# 2019–20 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by ninth-year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of two of the most important teams in the Southland Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 5–15 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament.

## Previous season

The Privateers finished the season 119–14 overall and 112–6 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. On March 17, New Orleans received an invitation to the College Insider tournament. Their season ended with an overtime loss to Texas Southern.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | Spring Hill | W 114–58 | 1–0 | Lakefront Arena (1,427) New Orleans, LA |
| Nov 9, 2019* 6:00 pm, FSN | at Butler | L 53–79 | 1–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,118) Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at SMU | L 64–77 | 1–2 | Moody Coliseum (3,665) Dallas, TX |
| Nov 17, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN | at Mississippi State | L 59–82 | 1–3 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,090) Starkville, MS |
| Nov 24, 2019* 9:00 pm, Spectrum Sports | at Hawaii | L 71–79 | 1–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,188) Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 29, 2019 12:00 pm | Eureka | W 125–60 | 2–4 | Lakefront Arena (392) New Orleans, LA |
| Nov 30, 2019* 6:00 pm | Xavier (LA) | W 79–62 | 3–4 | Lakefront Arena (773) New Orleans, LA |
| Dec 3, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN | at LSU | L 54–90 | 3–5 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,608) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 14, 2019* 6:00 pm | Williams Baptist | W 103–59 | 4–5 | Lakefront Arena (514) New Orleans, LA |
| Dec 18, 2019 7:00 pm | Abilene Christian | L 71–77 | 4–6 (0–1) | Lakefront Arena (381) New Orleans, LA |
| Dec 21, 2019 2:00 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 79–87 | 4–7 (0–2) | Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (541) Huntsville, TX |
| Dec 28, 2019* 12:30 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 9 Memphis | L 55–97 | 4–8 | FedExForum (15,501) Memphis, TN |
| Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm | Lamar | L 67–74 | 4–9 (0–3) | Lakefront Arena (518) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 4, 2020 6:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 68–87 | 4–10 (0–4) | Lakefront Arena (743) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm | Central Arkansas | W 86–78 | 5–10 (1–4) | Lakefront Arena (427) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 11, 2020 4:15 pm | at Incarnate Word | L 70–73 | 5–11 (1–5) | McDermott Convocation Center (279) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | W 106–98 | 6–11 (2–5) | Sharp Gymnasium (609) Houston, TX |
| Jan 18, 2020 6:00 pm | McNeese State | L 52–65 | 6–12 (2–6) | Lakefront Arena (1,253) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 71–74 | 6–13 (2–7) | American Bank Center (1,438) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 25, 2020 6:00 pm | Nicholls | L 72–77 | 6–14 (2–8) | Lakefront Arena (1,294) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm | Northwestern State | L 74–82 | 6–15 (2–9) | Lakefront Arena (629) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 1, 2020 4:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 84–73 | 7–15 (3–9) | University Center (729) Hammond, LA |
| Feb 8, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Stephen F. Austin | L 74–81 | 7–16 (3–10) | Johnson Coliseum (5,337) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Feb 12, 2020 7:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 68–73 | 7–17 (3–11) | Farris Center (1,485) Conway, AR |
| Feb 15, 2020 6:00 pm | Incarnate Word | L 66–67 | 7–18 (3–12) | Lakefront Arena (451) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 22, 2020 3:30 pm | at McNeese State | W 82–77 | 8–18 (4–12) | H&HP Complex (2,221) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 75–81 | 8–19 (4–13) | Lakefront Arena (364) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 29, 2020 3:00 pm | at Nicholls | L 68–92 | 8–20 (4–14) | Stopher Gymnasium (737) Thibodaux, LA |
| Mar 4, 2020 6:30 pm | at Northwestern State | L 73–95 | 8–21 (4–15) | Prather Coliseum (1,212) Natchitoches, LA |
| Mar 7, 2020 6:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 79–69 | 9–21 (5–15) | Lakefront Arena (1,129) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||