# 2024–25 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by first-year head coach Stacy Hollowell and played their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference. The Privateers finished the 2024–25 season 4–27, 2–18 in conference play to finish in twelfth place. Failing to qualify for the SLC tournament, the Privateers' season ended with a 62–95 loss to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

## Previous season

The Privateers finished the 2023–24 season 10–23, 4–14 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They upset Southeastern Louisiana, before falling to Lamar in the second round of the Southland tournament.
On April 19, 2024, head coach Mark Slessinger left the program after 13 years at the helm, in order to take the associate head coaching position at Indiana State. On April 25, the school announced that they would be hiring Texas Southern assistant coach Stacy Hollowell as the team's next head coach.

## Preseason polls
### Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 54 votes overall, the Privateers were picked to finish tenth in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | McNeese | 242 (21) |
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 208 |
| 3 | Nicholls | 205 (3) |
| 4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 191 |
| 5 | Lamar | 143 |
| 6 | Southeastern | 121 |
| 7 | Incarnate Word | 117 |
| 8 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 112 |
| 9 | Northwestern State | 90 |
| 10 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 54 |
| 10 | New Orleans | 54 |
| 12 | Houston Christian | 48 |

### Preseason All Conference

No Privateers were selected as members of a preseason all-conference team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., – | Southern Miss | L 102–105 $^{OT}$ | – | 23 – J. White | 23 – J. White | 7 – J. Jacobs | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Kansas State | L 65–89 | 0–1 | 19 – J. Short | 8 – J. White | 4 – J. Short | Bramlage Coliseum (9,155) Manhattan, KS |
| November 9, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Troy Homecoming | L 61–78 | 0–2 | 23 – J. White | 11 – M. Thomas | 12 – J. Jacobs | Lakefront Arena (1,028) New Orleans, LA |
| November 14, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. Lindenwood Urban–Bennett Invitational MTE | W 82–74 | 1–2 | 20 – J. White | 11 – J. White | 6 – J. Jacobs | UPMC Events Center Moon, PA |
| November 15, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. Stonehill Urban–Bennett Invitational MTE | L 54–80 | 1–3 | 15 – T. Grant | 8 – J. White | 2 – J. Short | UPMC Events Center Moon, PA |
| November 17, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Robert Morris Urban–Bennett Invitational MTE | L 62–73 | 1–4 | 26 – J. White | 8 – J. White | 3 – J. Short | UPMC Events Center (206) Moon, PA |
| November 22, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Tulane | W 93–87 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | 31 – J. White | 9 – M. Thomas | 7 – J. Jacobs | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,293) New Orleans, LA |
| November 27, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at No. 17 Baylor | L 60–91 | 2–5 | 18 – D. Hunter | 7 – Tied | 5 – J. White | Foster Pavilion (7,500) Waco, TX |
| December 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Nicholls | L 70–73 | 2–6 (0–1) | 16 – M. Thomas | 9 – Tied | 4 – J. Jacobs | Stopher Gymnasium (544) Thibodaux, LA |
| December 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BTN | at Iowa | L 57–104 | 2–7 | 24 – J. White | 11 – J. Short | 3 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,410) Iowa City, IA |
| December 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | at Texas | L 62–98 | 2–8 | 16 – D. Hunter | 9 – M. Thomas | 3 – J. Jacobs | Moody Center (10,565) Austin, TX |
| December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | at LSU | L 70–86 | 2–9 | 24 – J. White | 11 – J. White | 3 – J. Jacobs | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,278) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 28, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at McNeese | L 61–86 | 2–10 (0–2) | 20 – J. White | 11 – M. Thomas | 4 – J. Short | The Legacy Center (3,130) Lake Charles, LA |
| December 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | at Vanderbilt | L 56–100 | 2–11 | 18 – J. White | 7 – J. Short | 5 – J. Short | Memorial Gymnasium (7,302) Nashville, TN |
| January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UT Rio Grande Valley | L 64–76 | 2–12 (0–3) | 23 – J. White | 11 – M. Thomas | 3 – Tied | Lakefront Arena (644) New Orleans, LA |
| January 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 83–97 | 2–13 (0–4) | 25 – T. Grant | 6 – L. Davis | 5 – J. Short | Lakefront Arena (501) New Orleans, LA |
| January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Southeastern Louisiana | L 71–91 | 2–14 (0–5) | 18 – M. Thomas | 7 – L. Davis | 5 – J. Short | Lakefront Arena (729) New Orleans, LA |
| January 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Lamar | W 68–62 | 3–14 (1–5) | 12 – D. Hunter | 9 – M. Thomas | 4 – Tied | Neches Arena (1,019) Beaumont, TX |
| January 18, 2025 2:15 p.m., ESPN+ | at East Texas A&M | W 82–73 | 4–14 (2–5) | 28 – J. Vincent | 7 – J. Vincent | 6 – J. Short | The Field House (489) Commerce, TX |
| January 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Northwestern State | L 61–73 | 4–15 (2–6) | 24 – J. Vincent | 6 – J. Short | 3 – J. White | Prather Coliseum (389) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Houston Christian | L 76–86 | 4–16 (2–7) | 29 – J. White | 9 – J. White | 6 – J. Short | Lakefront Arena (964) New Orleans, LA |
| January 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Incarnate Word | L 58–74 | 4–17 (2–8) | 15 – J. white | 6 – M. Thomas | 6 – J. Short | Lakefront Arena (604) New Orleans, LA |
| February 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 68–76 | 4–18 (2–9) | 22 – M. Thomas | 11 – M. Thomas | 6 – J. Jacobs | Pride Roofing University Center (633) Hammond, LA |
| February 3, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Stephen F. Austin | L 85–88 $^{OT}$ | 4–19 (2–10) | 28 – K. Rowbatham | 11 – L. Coleman | 16 – J. Jacobs | Lakefront Arena (455) New Orleans, LA |
| February 8, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Houston Christian | L 68–81 | 4–20 (2–11) | 18 – M. Thomas | 11 – M. Thomas | 2 – J. Jacobs | Sharp Gymnasium (779) Houston, TX |
| February 10, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Incarnate Word | L 65–75 | 4–21 (2–12) | 32 – M. Thomas | 11 – M. Thomas | 2 – J. Jacobs | McDermott Center (79) San Antonio, TX |
| February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | McNeese | L 64–78 | 4–22 (2–13) | 15 – L. Coleman | 10 – M. Thomas | 4 – L. Coleman | Lakefront Arena (737) New Orleans, LA |
| February 17, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Nicholls | L 62–78 | 4–23 (2–14) | 12 – M. Thomas | 17 – M. Thomas | 5 – J. Jacobs | Lakefront Arena (738) New Orleans, LA |
| February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Northwestern State | L 66–73 | 4–24 (2–15) | 20 – K. Rowbatham | 9 – L. Davis | 3 – K. Rowbatham | Lakefront Arena (947) New Orleans, LA |
| February 24, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | East Texas A&M | L 71–73 | 4–25 (2–16) | 16 – M. Thomas | 18 – M. Thomas | 7 – J. Jacobs | Lakefront Arena (850) New Orleans, LA |
| March 1, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at UT Rio Grande Valley | L 78–88 | 4–26 (2–17) | 20 – J. Jacobs | 11 – G. Kemp | 4 – J. Jacobs | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,079) Edinburg, TX |
| March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 62–95 | 4–27 (2–18) | 18 – L. Davis | 11 – L. Davis | 4 – J. Jacobs | American Bank Center (1,511) Corpus Christi, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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