# 2021–22 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by eleventh-year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference.

## Previous season

The Privateers finished the 2020–21 season 10–14, 8–7 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. In the Southland tournament, they defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the second round, before falling to Northwestern State in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 6, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Loyola (NO) Homecoming | L 72–80 | – | Lakefront Arena (1,862) New Orleans, LA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Ole Miss | L 61–82 | 0–1 | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS |
| November 13, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Spring Hill | W 79–41 | 1–1 | Lakefront Arena (1,027) New Orleans, LA |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Northwestern | L 67–83 | 1–2 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,593) Evanston, IL |
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rice | L 78–83 | 1–3 | Lakefront Arena (959) New Orleans, LA |
| November 24, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas UNO Classic | W 90–63 | 2–3 | Lakefront Arena (994) New Orleans, LA |
| November 25, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian UNO Classic | L 66–68 | 2–4 | Lakefront Arena (927) New Orleans, LA |
| November 26, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | VMI UNO Classic | W 79–71 | 3–4 | Lakefront Arena (856) New Orleans, LA |
| November 30, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Texas A&M | L 65–85 | 3–5 | Reed Arena (4,958) College Station, TX |
| December 3, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 67–80 | 3–6 | Cajundome (2,826) Lafayette, LA |
| December 11, 2021* 8:00 pm | | at Utah State | L 50–82 | 3–7 | Smith Spectrum (8,727) Logan, UT |
| December 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dillard | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tulane | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA |
| December 28, 2021* 5:30 pm, BTN | | at No. 13 Ohio State | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| December 31, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belhaven | W 94–54 | 4–7 | Lakefront Arena (905) New Orleans, LA |
| January 6, 2022* 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. McNeese State Southland Basketball Tip-Off First Round | L 82–92 $^{2OT}$ | 4–8 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| January 7, 2022* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | vs. Houston Baptist Southland Basketball Tip-Off Consolation 2nd Round | W 81–65 | 5–8 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| January 8, 2022* 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Northwestern State Southland Basketball Tip-Off 5th Place Game | W 80–79 | 6–8 | Merrell Center (101) Katy, TX |
| January 11, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dillard Rescheduled from December 17 | W 93–66 | 7–8 | Lakefront Arena (835) New Orleans, LA |
| Southland Regular Season ||||||
| January 15, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Nicholls | W 78–66 | 8–8 (1–0) | Lakefront Arena (1,102) New Orleans, LA |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 78–72 | 9–8 (2–0) | Lakefront Arena (921) New Orleans, LA |
| January 22, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | W 85–77 | 10–8 (3–0) | Lakefront Arena (921) New Orleans, LA |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Houston Baptist | W 77–66 | 11–8 (4–0) | Sharp Gym (742) Houston, TX |
| January 30, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at McNeese State | W 84–78 | 12–8 (5–0) | The Legacy Center (1,712) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 3, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 79–70 | 13–8 (6–0) | Dugan Wellness Center (1,348) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Incarnate Word | L 70–78 | 13–9 (6–1) | McDermott Center (273) San Antonio, TX |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 78–69 | 14–9 (7–1) | Lakefront Arena (1,179) New Orleans, LA |
| February 12, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 84–57 | 15–9 (8–1) | Lakefront Arena (1,127) New Orleans, LA |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | McNeese State | W 88–75 | 16–9 (9–1) | Lakefront Arena (1,245) New Orleans, LA |
| February 24, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 79–84 | 16–10 (9–2) | University Center (621) Hammond, LA |
| February 26, 2022 3:00 pm | | at Northwestern State | L 77–87 | 16–11 (9–3) | Prather Coliseum (648) Natchitoches, LA |
| March 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Houston Baptist | W 75–74 | 17–11 (10–3) | Lakefront Arena (1,002) New Orleans, LA |
| March 5, 2022 3:00 pm | | at Nicholls | L 85–92 | 17–12 (10–4) | Stopher Gym (1,355) Thibodaux, LA |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (7) McNeese State Second round | W 82–78 | 18–12 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| March 11, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana Semifinals | L 65–74 | 18–13 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| The Basketball Classic ||||||
| March 19, 2022* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Portland First Round | L 73–94 | 18–14 | Chiles Center (659) Portland, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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