The 2017–18 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the
University of New Orleans
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during the
2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2017. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season ended with the Final Four in San Antonio on April 2, 2018. Practices officially began on September 2 ...
. The Privateers were led by seventh-year head coach
Mark Slessinger and played their home games at
Lakefront Arena
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as members of the
Southland Conference
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. They finished the season 16–17, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the
Southland tournament, they defeated
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the first round before losing to
Sam Houston State
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in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the
College Basketball Invitational where they defeated
Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the first round and received a second round bye before losing in the quarterfinals to
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.
Previous season
The
Privateers
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finished the
2016–17 season 20–12, 13–5 in Southland play to win the regular season Southland championship. They defeated
Sam Houston State
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and
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi to win the
Southland Conference tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the
NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to
Mount St. Mary's.
Roster
Schedule and results
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CBI
Source
See also
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2017–18 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team
References
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