2015–16 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

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

2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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.

Preseason

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 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 Mark Slessinger (Aurora) Assistant coach(es) Jody Bailey (Louisville) Kris Arkenberg (Franklin (IN)) Bill Duany (Indiana) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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

• 2015–16 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team

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