# 2018–19 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by eighth-year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference. The team finished the season 19–14 overall and 12–6 in conference play. In conference, they tied for 3rd place with Lamar and Southeastern Louisiana. As the number four seed in Southland Conference tournament, the Privateers defeated Lamar in the first round, Southeastern Louisiana in the second round, and lost to Abilene Christian in the championship finals game. Om March 17, New Orleans received an invitation to the College Insider tournament. Their season ended with an overtime loss to Texas Southern.

## Previous season

The Privateers finished the season 16–17, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Southland tournament, they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the first round before losing to Sam Houston State in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the first round and received a second round bye before losing in the quarterfinals to Campbell.

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:45 pm | | Spring Hill | W 95–66 | 1–0 | Lakefront Arena (611) New Orleans, LA |
| Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | L 52–82 | 1–1 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,747) Evanston, IL |
| Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Pensacola Christian | W 87–59 | 2–1 | Lakefront Arena (321) New Orleans, LA |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, CUSA.TV | | at UAB | L 68–75 | 2–2 | Bartow Arena (2,874) Birmingham, AL |
| Nov 24, 2018* 12:00 pm | | Governors State | W 97–53 | 3–2 | Lakefront Arena (524) New Orleans, LA |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Louisiana | L 73–77 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | Lakefront Arena (1,582) New Orleans, LA |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | | South Alabama | W 71–60 | 4–3 | Lakefront Arena (505) New Orleans, LA |
| Dec 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulsa | L 60–70 | 4–4 | Reynolds Center (3,570) Tulsa, OK |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm | | vs. Williams Baptist | W 90–62 | 5–4 | Alario Center (381) Westwego, LA |
| Dec 20, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACC+ | | at Pittsburgh | L 57–88 | 5–5 | Petersen Events Center (3,988) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Dec 29, 2018* 5:00 pm, FSNSW | | at Baylor | L 44–84 | 5–6 | Ferrell Center (6,123) Waco, TX |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | L 58–68 | 5–7 (0–1) | Moody Coliseum (525) Abilene, TX |
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm | | Houston Baptist | W 81–76 | 6–7 (1–1) | Lakefront Arena (553) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | W 78–71 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 (2–1) | Montagne Center (1,537) Beaumont, TX |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:15 pm | | McNeese State | W 79–66 | 8–7 (3–1) | Lakefront Arena (625) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | W 68–61 | 9–7 (4–1) | Lakefront Arena (734) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 19, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 61–76 | 9–8 (4–2) | American Bank Center (1,215) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | L 71–76 | 9–9 (4–3) | Farris Center (848) Conway, AR |
| Jan 26, 2019 3:00 pm, ELVN / SLC Digital | | at Incarnate Word | W 61–52 | 10–9 (5–3) | McDermott Convocation Center (507) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm | | Northwestern State | W 72–64 | 11–9 (6–3) | Lakefront Arena (607) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | Incarnate Word | W 89–72 | 12–9 (7–3) | Lakefront Arena (652) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 81–73 $^{OT}$ | 13–9 (8–3) | Prather Coliseum (1,520) Natchitoches, LA |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:15 pm | | Nicholls Homecoming | L 63–64 | 13–10 (8–4) | Lakefront Arena (1,334) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:15 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 68–58 | 14–10 (9–4) | Lakefront Arena (793) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 89–68 | 15–10 (10–4) | Lakefront Arena (813) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm | | at McNeese State | W 60–51 | 16–10 (11–4) | H&HP Complex (2,221) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm | | Sam Houston State | L 60–71 | 16–11 (11–5) | Lakefront Arena (852) New Orleans, LA |
| March 2, 2019 3:30 pm | | at Nicholls | W 80–70 | 17–11 (12–5) | Stopher Gymnasium (503) Thibodaux, LA |
| March 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 67–81 | 17–12 (12–6) | University Center (771) Hammond, LA |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Lamar Second round | W 76–72 | 18–12 | Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| Mar 15, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) Sam Houston State Semifinal | W 79–76 | 19–12 | Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| Mar 16, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (2) Abilene Christian Final | L 60–77 | 19–13 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,751) Katy, TX |
| CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Texas Southern First round | L 89–95 $^{OT}$ | 19–14 | Lakefront Arena (612) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||