The New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represents the

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, United States. The school's team currently competes as a member of the

Southland Conference The Southland Conference (SLC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in ...

. They are currently led by head coach Stacy Hollowell and play their home games at

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. Of the 13 head coaches in the history of UNO basketball, four of them are native Hoosiers: Ron Greene (1969-1976), Don Smith (1979-1985),

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(2001-2006) and Mark Slessinger (2011–2024)

Head coaches

Conference affiliations

* 1969–70 to 1975–76 – NCAA Division II Independent * 1976–77 to 1979–80 –

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* 1980–81 to 1986–87 – NCAA Division I Independent * 1987–88 to 1990–91 –

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* 1991–92 to 2009–10 – Sun Belt Conference * 2010–11 to 2012–13 – NCAA Division I Independent * 2013–14 to present –

Season-by-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

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one time. Their record is 0–1.

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Privateers, then known as Louisiana State University in New Orleans, appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament four times. Their combined record was 9–6.

Notable players

Retired jerseys

On December 29, 1997, the Privateers retired their first jersey,

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's number 40.

References

External links

* {{Southland Conference men's basketball navbox