2015–16 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

2015–16 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
Conference Southland Conference
2015–16 record 10–20 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach Mark Slessinger (5th year)
Assistant coach Jody Bailey
Assistant coach Kris Arkenberg
Assistant coach Bill Duany
Home arena Lakefront Arena
(Capacity: 10,000)
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

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.

Preaseason

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

2015–16 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Cohen, DannyDanny Cohen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Natchitoches Central Natchitoches, LA
G 1 Broyles, TevinTevin Broyles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Gautier HS Gautier, MS
G 2 Edwards, ColemanColeman Edwards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Fort Bend Clements Sugar Land, TX
G 3 Frye, NateNate Frye 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Houma Christian HS Houma, LA
F 4 Hill, KevinKevin Hill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr John Ehret HS Westwego, LA
G 5 Gill, ChristaviousChristavious Gill 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr Alexandria HS Alexandria, LA
G/F 11 Zeno, MichaelMichael Zeno 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Westbrook HS Beaumont, TX
F 14 Thomas, ErikErik Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr West Chapel
Baton Rouge CC		 Wesley Chapel, FL
F 15 Reed, CameronCameron Reed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Eastern Louisville, KY
G/F 20 Ganapamo, EvansEvans Ganapamo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mandeville HS France
G 23 Wallis, VenijieVenijie Wallis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Brother Martin New Orleans, LA
G 24 Venson, CoreyCorey Venson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Salmen Slidell, LA
F 25 Thibodeaux, TravinTravin Thibodeaux 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Brusly HS Plaquemine, LA
G 32 Jiles, MatthewMatthew Jiles 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Phoenix Braithwaite, LA
F 33 Mbodji, LamineLamine Mbodji 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr St. Francis Catholic
Otero JC		 Senegal Africa
C 45 Avery, TravisTravis 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

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

References

  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 2015-11-15.
  3. ↑ "New Orleans Privateers Schedule - 2015-16". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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