The New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represents the
University of New Orleans
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in
,
Louisiana
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, United States. The school's team currently competes as a member of the
Southland Conference
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. They are currently led by head coach
Mark Slessinger and play their home games at
Lakefront Arena
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.
Coach Slessinger is the fourth native
Hoosier
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to lead the Privateer program, joining
Ron Greene (1969-1976),
Don Smith (1979-1985) and
Monte Towe
Monte Corwin Towe (born September 27, 1953) is an American basketball coach and retired basketball player. He was a starting point guard on the 1973–74 North Carolina State Wolfpack men's basketball team which won the NCAA Division I Men's Bask ...
(2001-2006).
Head coaches
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Season results
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Postseason appearances
NCAA Division I Tournament results
The Privateers have appeared in the
NCAA Division I Tournament five times. Their combined record is 1–5.
National Invitational Tournament (NIT) results
The Privateers have appeared in the
National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their combined record is 4–6.
College Basketball Invitational (CBI) results
The Privateers have appeared in the
College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once. Their combined record is 1–1.
CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) results
The Privateers have appeared in the
CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) once. Their combined record is 0–1.
The Basketball Classic results
The Privateers have appeared in
The Basketball Classic
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one time. Their record is 0–1.
NCAA Division II Tournament results
The Privateers have appeared in the
NCAA Division II Tournament four times. Their combined record is 9–6.
Notable players
Retired jerseys
On December 29, 1997, the Privateers retired their first jersey,
Ervin Johnson
Ervin Johnson Jr. (born December 21, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who is a community ambassador for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in the NBA for the Seattle SuperSonics, De ...
's number 40.
See also
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List of NCAA Division I men's basketball programs
References
External links
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