# 2014–15 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by fourth year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena. They were new members of the Southland Conference.
The Privateers were picked to finish ninth (9th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll. The team finished the season with an 11–18 overall record including a record of 1–1 in the 2015 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. The Privateers finished conference play tied for tenth place with a final record of 6–12.

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Out of Conference |||||
| 11/18/2014* 7:45 pm | Pensacola Christian | W 88–61 | 1–0 | Lakefront Arena (856) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/20/2014* 7:00 pm | at TCU | L 71–86 | 1–1 | Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,425) Fort Worth, TX |
| 11/28/2014* 12:00 pm, SECN | at Texas A&M | L 65–87 | 1–2 | Reed Arena (5,281) College Station, TX |
| 11/30/2014* 2:00 pm | at Denver | L 60–79 | 2–2 | Magness Arena (1,468) Denver, CO |
| 12/06/2014* 6:15 pm | Crowley's Ridge | W 100–85 | 2–3 | Lakefront Arena (983) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/13/2014* 9:30 pm | at San Diego | L 60–85 | 2–4 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,662) San Diego, CA |
| 12/19/2014* 7:05 pm | at Southern Illinois | W 56–52 | 3–4 | SIU Arena (4,485) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/22/2014* 6:05 pm, BTNPlus | at Indiana | L 59–79 | 3–5 | Assembly Hall (13,182) Bloomington, IL |
| 12/30/2014* 7:45 pm | Central Baptist | W 90–60 | 4–5 | Lakefront Arena (512) Lake Charles, LA |
| Conference Games |||||
| 01/05/2015 7:45 pm | Lamar | W 72–67 | 5–5 (1–0) | Lakefront Arena (581) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/10/2015 6:15 pm | Sam Houston State | L 62–68 | 5–6 (1–1) | Lakefront Arena (806) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/12/2015 7:30 pm | at Incarnate Word | L 66–97 | 5–7 (1–2) | McDermott Center (412) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | L 73–74 | 5–8 (1–3) | Sharp Gymnasium (907) Houston, TX |
| 01/19/2015 7:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | L 54–79 | 5–9 (1–4) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,124) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/24/2015 6:15 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 67–71 $^{OT}$ | 5–10 (1–5) | Lakefront Arena (1,079) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/26/2015 7:00 pm | Central Arkansas | W 87–67 | 6–10 (2–5) | Lakefront Arena (340) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/31/2015 3:00 pm | at McNeese State | L 61–68 | 6–11 (2–6) | Burton Coliseum (2,128) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/02/2015 7:30 pm | at Nicholls State | L 55–67 | 6–12 (2–7) | Stopher Gym (1,113) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/07/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Central Arkansas | L 67–70 | 6–13 (2–8) | Farris Center (985) Conway, AR |
| 02/09/2015 7:00 pm | McNeese State | W 81–71 | 7–13 (3–8) | Lakefront Arena (493) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/16/2015 7:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 53–55 | 7–14 (3–9) | Lakefront Arena (1,270) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/21/2015 6:15 pm | at Northwestern State | L 84–87 | 7–15 (3–10) | Lakefront Arena (510) New Orleans,LA |
| 02/23/2015 7:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 74–73 | 8–15 (4–10) | University Center (749) Hammond, LA |
| 02/28/2015 6:15 pm | at Abilene Christian | W 75–55 | 9–15 (5–10) | Lakefront Arena (879) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/02/2015 7:00 pm | Nicholls State | L 79–89 | 9–16 (5–11) | Lakefront Arena (609) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/05/2015 7:45 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 85–79 | 10–16 (6–11) | Lakefront Arena (1,048) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/07/2015 3:00 pm | at Northwestern State | L 78–88 | 10–17 (6–12) | Prather Coliseum (2,442) Natchitoches, LA |
| Southland tournament |||||
| 03/11/2015 7:30 pm | vs. Nicholls State | W 82–73 | 11–17 | Merrell Center (1,029) Katy, TX |
| 03/12/2015 7:30 pm | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 58–61 | 11–18 | Merrell Center (1,213) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||