# New Orleans Privateers men's basketball

The New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represents the University of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The school's team currently competes as a member of the Southland Conference. They are currently led by head coach Stacy Hollowell and play their home games at Lakefront Arena.
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), Monte Towe (2001-2006) and Mark Slessinger (2011–2024)

## Season results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Ron Greene (D–II Independent/Sun Belt) (1969–1976) ||||||
| 1969–70 | New Orleans | 18–5 | | | |
| 1970–71 | New Orleans | 23–3 | | | D–II Regional semifinals |
| 1971–72 | New Orleans | 16–10 | | | D–II Regional semifinals |
| 1972–73 | New Orleans | 9–13 | | | |
| 1973–74 | New Orleans | 21–9 | | | D–II Final Four |
| 1974–75 | New Orleans | 23–7 | | | D–II Runner-Up |
| 1975–76 | New Orleans | 18–8 | | | |
| 1976–77 | New Orleans | 18–10 | 4–2 | 2nd | |
| Ron Greene: | Ron Greene: | 146–65 (.692) | 4–2 (.667) | | |
| Butch van Breda Kolff (Sun Belt) (1977–1978) ||||||
| 1977–78 | New Orleans | 21–6 | 8–2 | 2nd | |
| 1978–79 | New Orleans | 11–16 | 3–7 | 5th | |
| Butch van Breda Kolff: | Butch van Breda Kolff: | 32–22 (.593) | 11–9 (.550) | | |
| Don Smith (Sun Belt/Independent) (1979–1984) ||||||
| 1979–80 | New Orleans | 5–21 | 2–12 | 7th | |
| 1980–81 | New Orleans | 13–14 | | | |
| 1981–82 | New Orleans | 18–8 | | | |
| 1982–83 | New Orleans | 23–7 | | | NIT second round |
| 1983–84 | New Orleans | 14–14 | | | |
| 1984–85 | New Orleans | 11–19 | | | |
| Don Smith: | Don Smith: | 84–83 (.503) | 2–12 (.143) | | |
| Benny Dees (Independent) (1985–1986) ||||||
| 1985–86 | New Orleans | 16–12 | | | |
| 1986–87 | New Orleans | 26–4 | | | NCAA second round |
| Benny Dees: | Benny Dees: | 42–16 (.724) | | | |
| Art Tolis (American South) (1987) ||||||
| 1987–88 | New Orleans | 21–11 | 7–3 | T–1st | NIT first round |
| Art Tolis: | Art Tolis: | 21–11 (.656) | 7–3 (.700) | | |
| Tim Floyd (American South/Sun Belt) (1988–1993) ||||||
| 1988–89 | New Orleans | 19–11 | 7–3 | 1st | NIT first round |
| 1989–90 | New Orleans | 21–11 | 8–2 | T–1st | NIT Quarterfinals |
| 1990–91 | New Orleans | 23–8 | 9–3 | T–1st | NCAA first round |
| 1991–92 | New Orleans | 17–15 | 8–8 | 7th | |
| 1992–93 | New Orleans | 26–4 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA first round |
| 1993–94 | New Orleans | 20–10 | 12–6 | 3rd | NIT second round |
| Tim Floyd: | Tim Floyd: | 126–59 (.681) | 62–22 (.738) | | |
| Tic Price (Sun Belt) (1994–1996) ||||||
| 1994–95 | New Orleans | 20–11 | 13–5 | 2nd | |
| 1995–96 | New Orleans | 21–9 | 14–4 | T–1st | NCAA first round |
| 1996–97 | New Orleans | 22–7 | 14–4 | T–1st | NIT first round |
| Tic Price: | Tic Price: | 63–27 (.700) | 41–13 (.759) | | |
| Joey Stiebing (Sun Belt) (1997–2000) ||||||
| 1997–98 | New Orleans | 15–12 | 9–9 | T–5th | |
| 1998–99 | New Orleans | 14–16 | 5–9 | T–7th | |
| 1999–00 | New Orleans | 11–18 | 6–10 | 7th | |
| 2000–01 | New Orleans | 17–12 | 10–6 | T–2nd (West) | |
| Joey Stiebing: | Joey Stiebing: | 57–58 (.496) | 30–34 (.469) | | |
| Monte Towe (Sun Belt) (2001–2005) ||||||
| 2001–02 | New Orleans | 15–14 | 9–6 | 3rd (West) | |
| 2002–03 | New Orleans | 15–14 | 7–8 | T–3rd (West) | |
| 2003–04 | New Orleans | 17–14 | 9–6 | 2nd (West) | |
| 2004–05 | New Orleans | 13–17 | 7–8 | 3rd (West) | |
| 2005–06 | New Orleans | 10–19 | 6–9 | T–4th (West) | |
| Monte Towe: | Monte Towe: | 70–78 (.473) | 38–37 (.507) | | |
| Buzz Williams (Sun Belt) (2006) ||||||
| 2006–07 | New Orleans | 14–17 | 9–9 | 4th (West) | |
| Buzz Williams: | Buzz Williams: | 14–17 (.452) | 9–9 (.500) | | |
| Joe Pasternack (Sun Belt/Independent) (2007–2010) ||||||
| 2007–08 | New Orleans | 19–13 | 8–10 | 4th (West) | |
| 2008–09 | New Orleans | 11–19 | 6–12 | T–5th (West) | |
| 2009–10 | New Orleans | 8–22 | 3–15 | 7th (West) | |
| 2010–11 | New Orleans | 16–6 | | | |
| Joe Pasternack: | Joe Pasternack: | 54–60 (.474) | 17–37 (.315) | | |
| Mark Slessinger (Independent/Southland) (2011–present) ||||||
| 2011–12 | New Orleans | 17–15 | | | |
| 2012–13 | New Orleans | 8–18 | | | |
| 2013–14 | New Orleans | 11–15 | 8–10 | 8th | |
| 2014–15 | New Orleans | 11–18 | 6–12 | T–10th | |
| 2015–16 | New Orleans | 10–20 | 6–12 | T–9th | |
| 2016–17 | New Orleans | 20–12 | 13–5 | 1st | NCAA First Four |
| 2017–18 | New Orleans | 16–17 | 11–7 | T–5th | CBI Quarterfinals |
| 2018–19 | New Orleans | 19–14 | 12–6 | T–3rd | CIT first round |
| Mark Slessinger: | Mark Slessinger: | 112–129 (.465) | 56–52 (.519) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 821–625 (.568) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
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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.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1987 | 7 | First round Second Round | (10) BYU (2) Alabama | W 83–79 L 76–101 |
| 1991 | 14 | First round | (3) Kansas | L 49–55 |
| 1993 | 8 | First round | (9) Xavier | L 55–73 |
| 1996 | 11 | First round | (6) North Carolina | L 62–83 |
| 2017 | 16 | First Four | (16) Mount St. Mary's | L 66–67 |

### National Invitational Tournament (NIT) results

The Privateers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their combined record is 4–6.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1983 | First round Second Round | LSU Oregon State | W 99–94 L 71–88 |
| 1988 | First round | Colorado State | L 54–63 |
| 1989 | First round | Wisconsin | L 61–63 |
| 1990 | First round Second Round Quarterfinals | James Madison Mississippi State Vanderbilt | W 78–74 W 65–60 L 65–88 |
| 1994 | First round Second Round | Texas A&M Vanderbilt | W 79–73 L 59–78 |
| 1997 | First round | Pittsburgh | L 63–82 |

### College Basketball Invitational (CBI) results

The Privateers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once. Their combined record is 1–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2018 | First round Quarterfinals | Texas–Rio Grande Valley Campbell | W 77–74 L 69–71 |

### CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) results

The Privateers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) once. Their combined record is 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2019 | First round | Texas Southern | L 89–95 $^{OT}$ |

### The Basketball Classic results

The Privateers have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2022 | First round | Portland | L 73-94 |

### 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.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1971 | Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Southwestern Louisiana Louisiana Tech | L 107–113 L 88–107 |
| 1972 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game | Prairie View A&M Wartburg Transylvania | W 80–72 L 79–80 W 110–74 |
| 1974 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game | Southern Fisk UC Riverside Southwest Missouri State Assumption | W 85–80 W 78–63 W 83–78 L 63–68 L 103–115 |
| 1975 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game | West Georgia Lincoln (MO) UC Riverside Assumption Old Dominion | W 90–89 W 84–83 W 73–59 W 84–73 $^{OT}$ L 74–76 |

## Notable players
### Retired jerseys

On December 29, 1997, the Privateers retired their first jersey, Ervin Johnson's number 40.
New Orleans Privateers retired jerseys :
| No. | Player | Position | Career | Year retired |
| 40 | Ervin Johnson | C | 1989–1993 | 1997 |