2015–16 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by fifth year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 6–12 to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place Southland play. They lost to Southeastern Louisiana in the first round of the Southland tournament.

2015–16 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record10–20 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jody Bailey
  • Kris Arkenberg
  • Bill Duany
Home arenaLakefront Arena
(Capacity: 10,000)
Seasons
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 18 0   1.000 28 6   .824
Texas A&M–CC 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Sam Houston State 12 6   .667 18 16   .529
Incarnate Word* 12 6   .667 17 12   .586
Houston Baptist 10 8   .556 17 17   .500
Southeastern Louisiana 9 9   .500 12 21   .364
Abilene Christian* 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
McNeese State 7 11   .389 9 20   .310
Central Arkansas** 6 12   .333 7 21   .250
New Orleans 6 12   .333 10 20   .333
Nicholls State 6 12   .333 11 23   .324
Northwestern State 5 13   .278 8 20   .286
Lamar 3 15   .167 11 19   .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 Southland tournament winner

Preseason

edit

The Privateers were picked to finish eighth (8th) in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and tenth (10th) in the Sports Information Directors Poll.[1]

Roster

edit
2015–16 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Danny Cohen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Natchitoches Central Natchitoches, LA
G 1 Tevin Broyles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Gautier HS Gautier, MS
G 2 Coleman Edwards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Fort Bend Clements Sugar Land, TX
G 3 Nate Frye 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Houma Christian HS Houma, LA
F 4 Kevin Hill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr John Ehret HS Westwego, LA
G 5 Christavious Gill 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr Alexandria HS Alexandria, LA
G/F 11 Michael Zeno 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Westbrook HS Beaumont, TX
F 14 Erik Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr West Chapel
Baton Rouge CC
Wesley Chapel, FL
F 15 Cameron Reed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Eastern Louisville, KY
G/F 20 Evans Ganapamo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mandeville HS France
G 23 Venijie Wallis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Brother Martin New Orleans, LA
G 24 Corey Venson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Salmen Slidell, LA
F 25 Travin Thibodeaux 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Brusly HS Plaquemine, LA
G 32 Matthew Jiles 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Phoenix Braithwaite, LA
F 33 Lamine Mbodji 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr St. Francis Catholic
Otero JC
Senegal Africa
C 45 Travis Avery 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Country Day Algiers, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-12-05

Schedule

edit

Source[2][3]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Out of Conference
11/14/2015*
1:00 pm
at Bowling Green L 61–79  0–1
Stroh Center (1,592)
Bowling Green, OH
11/16/2015*
6:00 pm
at Duquesne L 75–95  0–2
Palumbo Center (1,016)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/19/2015*
7:45 pm
Pensacola Christian W 94–57  1–2
Lakefront Arena (580)
New Orleans, LA
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm
at Bradley W 64–51  2–2
Carver Arena (5,379)
Peoria, IL
11/28/2015*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern L 63–90  2–3
Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,015)
Evanston, IL
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
at Tulane L 62–64  2–4
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,581)
New Orleans, LA
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm
at Ball State L 52–66  2–5
John E. Worthen Arena (2,528)
Muncie, IN
12/12/2015*
6:15 pm
Williams Baptist College W 83–66  3–5
Lakefront Arena (487)
New Orleans, LA
12/16/2015*
6:00 pm
at UMass L 95–103 OT 3–6
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (4,273)
Amherst, MA
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 69–79  3–7
CajunDome (3,401)
Lafayette, LA
12/29/2015*
5:30 pm
Blue Mountain College W 94–61  4–7
Lakefront Arena (412)
New Orleans, LA
Conference Games
01/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar W 68–64  5–7
(1–0)
Montagne Center (1,731)
Beaumont, TX
01/9/2016
4:30 pm
at Sam Houston State L 70–73  5–8
(1–1)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (580)
Huntsville, TX
01/11/2016
7:00 pm
Incarnate Word L 68–71  5–9
(1–2)
Lakefront Arena (481)
New Orleans, LA
01/16/2016
6:45 pm
Houston Baptist L 69–73  5–10
(1–3)
Lakefront Arena (1,066)
New Orleans, LA
01/18/2016
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 58–82  5–11
(1–4)
Lakefront Arena (684)
New Orleans, LA
01/23/2016
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 76–87  5–12
(1–5)
American Bank Center (1,708)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/25/2016
7:00 pm
Central Arkansas W 94–83  6–12
(2–5)
Lakefront Arena (414)
New Orleans, LA
01/30/2015
6:15 pm
McNeese State W 76–64  7–12
(3–5)
Lakefront Arena (1,108)
New Orleans, LA
02/01/2016
7:00 pm
Nicholls State W 74–53  8–12
(4–5)
Lakefront Arena (468)
New Orleans, LA
02/06/2016
4:00 pm
at Central Arkansas L 77–112  8–13
(4–6)
Farris Center (2,192)
Conway, AR
02/11/2016
7:00 pm
at McNeese State L 76–87  8–14
(4–7)
Burton Coliseum (302)
Lake Charles, LA
02/15/2016
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 57–65  8–15
(4–8)
Lakefront Arena (332)
New Orleans, LA
02/20/2016
3:00 pm
at Northwestern State W 102–99  9–15
(5–8)
Prather Coliseum (1,928)
Natchitoches, LA
02/23/2016
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 81–93  9–16
(5–9)
University Center (734)
Hammond, LA
02/27/2016
4:00 pm
at Abilene Christian L 84–87  9–17
(5–10)
Moody Coliseum (1,987)
Abilene, TX
02/29/2016
6:30 pm
at Nicholls State L 76–80  9–18
(5–11)
Stopher Gym (782)
Thibodaux, LA
03/03/2016
7:45 pm
Southeastern Louisiana L 60–61  9–19
(5–12)
Lakefront Arena (684)
New Orleans, LA
03/05/2016
6:15 pm
Northwestern State W 97–86  10–19
(6–12)
Lakefront Arena (866)
New Orleans, LA
Southland tournament
03/09/2016
5:00 pm
vs. Southeastern Louisiana
First round
L 74–84  10–20
Merrell Center (1,077)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Stephen F Austin Named Favorite in Conference Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNO Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "New Orleans Privateers Schedule - 2015-16". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.