2015–16 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

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|year=2015–16

|team=New Orleans Privateers

|image=New Orleans Privateers wordmark.svg

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|conference=Southland Conference

|short_conf=Southland

|record=10–20

|conf_record=6–12

|head_coach=Mark Slessinger

|hc_year = 5th

|asst_coach1=Jody Bailey

|asst_coach2=Kris Arkenberg

|asst_coach3=Bill Duany

|asst_coach4=

|stadium=Lakefront Arena
(Capacity: 10,000)

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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.

Preseason

The Privateers were picked to finish eighth (8th) in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and tenth (10th) in the Sports Information Directors Poll.{{cite web|title=Stephen F Austin Named Favorite in Conference Preseason Polls|url=http://www.southland.org/news/2015/10/28/MBB_1028150040.aspx?path=mbball|publisher=Southland Conference|accessdate=November 15, 2015|date=October 28, 2015}}

Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nate|last=Frye|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=210|class=jr|rs=|home=Houma, LA|high_school=Houma Christian HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kevin|last=Hill|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=215|class=sr|rs=|home=Westwego, LA|high_school=John Ehret HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Christavious|last=Gill|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|lbs=168|class=jr|rs=|home=Alexandria, LA|high_school=Alexandria HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Michael|last=Zeno|num=11|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=215|class=so|rs=|home=Beaumont, TX|high_school=Westbrook HS}}

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Baton Rouge CC}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cameron|last=Reed|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=195|class=fr|rs=|home=Louisville, KY|high_school=Eastern}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Venijie|last=Wallis|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=170|class=fr|rs=|home=New Orleans, LA|high_school=Brother Martin}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Corey|last=Venson|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=170|class=fr|rs=|home=Slidell, LA|high_school=Salmen}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Travin|last=Thibodeaux|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=245|class=so|rs=|home=Plaquemine, LA|high_school=Brusly HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Matthew|last=Jiles|num=32|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=155|class=so|rs=|home=Braithwaite, LA|high_school=Phoenix}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lamine|last=Mbodji|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=230|class=jr|rs=|home=Senegal Africa|high_school=St. Francis Catholic
Otero JC}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Travis|last=Avery|num=45|pos=C|ft=6|in=8|lbs=215|class=sr|rs=|home=Algiers, LA|high_school=Country Day}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

Mark Slessinger ({{college|Aurora}})

|asst_coach=

Jody Bailey ({{college|Louisville}})
Kris Arkenberg ({{college|Franklin (IN)}})
Bill Duany ({{college|Indiana}})

|roster_url=http://www.unoprivateers.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball

|accessdate=2015-12-05

}}

Schedule

Source{{cite web|url=http://www.unoprivateers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball|title=2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule|publisher=UNO Athletics|accessdate=2015-11-15}}{{cite web|title=New Orleans Privateers Schedule - 2015-16|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2443|work=ESPN.com|access-date=November 15, 2015}}

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!colspan=9 style="background:#003399; color:#C0C0C0;"| Out of Conference

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/14/2015

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Bowling Green

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Stroh Center

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH

| gamename =

| attend = 1,592

| tv =

| score = 61–79

| overtime =

| record = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/16/2015

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Duquesne

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Palumbo Center

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,016

| tv =

| score = 75–95

| overtime =

| record = 0–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/19/2015

| time = 7:45 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Pensacola Christian

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lakefront Arena

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 580

| tv =

| score = 94–57

| overtime =

| record = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/25/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Bradley

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Carver Arena

| site_cityst = Peoria, IL

| gamename =

| attend = 5,379

| tv =

| score = 64–51

| overtime =

| record = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/28/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Northwestern

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename =

| attend = 6,015

| tv = BTN

| score = 63–90

| overtime =

| record = 2–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/02/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Tulane

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,581

| tv =

| score = 62–64

| overtime =

| record = 2–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/05/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Ball State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena

| site_cityst = Muncie, IN

| gamename =

| attend = 2,528

| tv =

| score = 52–66

| overtime =

| record = 2–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/12/2015

| time = 6:15 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Williams Baptist College

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lakefront Arena

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 487

| tv =

| score = 83–66

| overtime =

| record = 3–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/16/2015

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = UMass

| opprank =

| site_stadium = William D. Mullins Memorial Center

| site_cityst = Amherst, MA

| gamename =

| attend = 4,273

| tv =

| score = 95–103

| overtime = OT

| record = 3–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/21/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette

| opprank =

| site_stadium = CajunDome

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 3,401

| tv =

| score = 69–79

| overtime =

| record = 3–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/29/2015

| time = 5:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Blue Mountain College

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lakefront Arena

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 412

| tv =

| score = 94–61

| overtime =

| record = 4–7

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#003399; color:#C0C0C0;"| Conference Games

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/04/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Lamar

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Montagne Center

| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX

| gamename =

| attend = 1,731

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 68–64

| overtime =

| record = 5–7

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/9/2016

| time = 4:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Sam Houston State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bernard Johnson Coliseum

| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX

| gamename =

| attend = 580

| tv =

| score = 70–73

| overtime =

| record = 5–8

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/11/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Incarnate Word

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lakefront Arena

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| attend = 481

| tv =

| score = 68–71

| overtime =

| record = 5–9

| conference = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/16/2016

| time = 6:45 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Houston Baptist

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lakefront Arena

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| attend = 1,066

| tv =

| score = 69–73

| overtime =

| record = 5–10

| conference = 1–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/18/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Stephen F. Austin

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lakefront Arena

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 684

| tv =

| score = 58–82

| overtime =

| record = 5–11

| conference = 1–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/23/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Texas A&M–Corpus Christi

| opprank =

| site_stadium = American Bank Center

| site_cityst = Corpus Christi, TX

| gamename =

| attend = 1,708

| tv =

| score = 76–87

| overtime =

| record = 5–12

| conference = 1–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/25/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Central Arkansas

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lakefront Arena

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 414

| tv =

| score = 94–83

| overtime =

| record = 6–12

| conference = 2–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/30/2015

| time = 6:15 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = McNeese State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lakefront Arena

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,108

| tv =

| score = 76–64

| overtime =

| record = 7–12

| conference = 3–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/01/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Nicholls State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lakefront Arena

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 468

| tv =

| score = 74–53

| overtime =

| record = 8–12

| conference = 4–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/06/2016

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Central Arkansas

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Farris Center

| site_cityst = Conway, AR

| gamename =

| attend = 2,192

| tv =

| score = 77–112

| overtime =

| record = 8–13

| conference = 4–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/11/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = McNeese State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Burton Coliseum

| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 302

| tv =

| score = 76–87

| overtime =

| record = 8–14

| conference = 4–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/15/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Texas A&M–Corpus Christi

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lakefront Arena

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 332

| tv =

| score = 57–65

| overtime =

| record = 8–15

| conference = 4–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/20/2016

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Northwestern State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Prather Coliseum

| site_cityst = Natchitoches, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,928

| tv =

| score = 102–99

| overtime =

| record = 9–15

| conference = 5–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/23/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana

| opprank =

| site_stadium = University Center

| site_cityst = Hammond, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 734

| tv =

| score = 81–93

| overtime =

| record = 9–16

| conference = 5–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/27/2016

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Abilene Christian

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum

| site_cityst = Abilene, TX

| gamename =

| attend = 1,987

| tv =

| score = 84–87

| overtime =

| record = 9–17

| conference = 5–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/29/2016

| time = 6:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Nicholls State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Stopher Gym

| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 782

| tv =

| score = 76–80

| overtime =

| record = 9–18

| conference = 5–11

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/03/2016

| time = 7:45 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lakefront Arena

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 684

| tv =

| score = 60–61

| overtime =

| record = 9–19

| conference = 5–12

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/05/2016

| time = 6:15 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Northwestern State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lakefront Arena

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 866

| tv =

| score = 97–86

| overtime =

| record = 10–19

| conference = 6–12

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#003399; color:#C0C0C0;"| Southland tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/09/2016

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = no

| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Merrell Center

| site_cityst = Katy, TX

| gamename = First round

| attend = 1,077

| tv =

| score = 74–84

| overtime =

| record = 10–20

}}

References

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