# 2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by sixth-year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 13–5 in Southland play to win the regular season Southland championship. They defeated Sam Houston State and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi to win the Southland Conference tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Mount St. Mary's.

## Previous season

The Privateers finished the 2015–16 season 10–20, 6–12 to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place Southland play. They lost to Southeastern Louisiana in the first round of the Southland tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm | | LaGrange | W 103–67 | 1–0 | Lakefront Arena (739) New Orleans, LA |
| November 16, 2016* 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 72–117 | 1–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,992) Stillwater, OK |
| November 19, 2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulsa | L 68–77 | 1–2 | Reynolds Center (3,271) Tulsa, OK |
| November 22, 2016* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | L 54–88 | 1–3 | Galen Center (2,711) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 25, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Florida College | W 90–63 | 2–3 | Lakefront Arena (413) New Orleans, LA |
| November 29, 2016* 7:00 pm, CST | | Tulane | W 74–59 | 3–3 | Lakefront Arena (1,308) New Orleans, LA |
| December 3, 2016* 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | W 70–54 | 4–3 | Beasley Coliseum (2,617) Pullman, WA |
| December 11, 2016* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | L 49–83 | 4–4 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,635) Evanston, IL |
| December 17, 2016* 6:15 pm | | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 71–76 | 4–5 | Lakefront Arena (1,411) New Orleans, LA |
| December 19, 2016* 8:00 pm | | at Utah State | L 66–76 | 4–6 | Smith Spectrum (5,825) Logan, UT |
| December 21, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Williams Baptist | W 91–74 | 5–6 | Lakefront Arena (311) New Orleans, LA |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2016 7:45 pm | | Abilene Christian | W 75–66 | 6–6 (1–0) | Lakefront Arena (608) New Orleans, LA |
| December 31, 2016 6:15 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 73–72 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 (2–0) | Lakefront Arena (517) New Orleans, LA |
| January 5, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lamar | W 66–62 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (3–0) | Montagne Center (2,017) Beaumont, TX |
| January 7, 2017 3:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 87–72 | 9–6 (4–0) | McDermott Center (751) San Antonio, TX |
| January 12, 2017 7:45 pm | | Sam Houston State | L 68–77 | 9–7 (4–1) | Lakefront Arena (721) New Orleans, LA |
| January 19, 2017 7:00 pm | | Houston Baptist | W 72–64 | 10–7 (5–1) | Lakefront Arena (727) New Orleans, LA |
| January 21, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | W 81–63 | 11–7 (6–1) | Farris Center (429) Conway, AR |
| January 26, 2017 7:00 pm | | McNeese State | W 75–56 | 12–7 (7–1) | Lakefront Arena (789) New Orleans, LA |
| January 28, 2017 6:00 pm | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 61–71 | 12–8 (7–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,166) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 1, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | L 69–70 $^{OT}$ | 12–9 (7–3) | Moody Coliseum (1,485) Abilene, TX |
| February 4, 2017 6:15 pm | | Nicholls | W 78–69 | 13–9 (8–3) | Lakefront Arena (1,782) New Orleans, LA |
| February 9, 2017 7:00 pm | | at McNeese State | W 69–63 | 14–9 (9–3) | Burton Coliseum (375) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 11, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 60–52 | 15–9 (10–3) | University Center (708) Hammond, LA |
| February 18, 2017 4:00 pm | | Central Arkansas | W 84–61 | 16–9 (11–3) | Lakefront Arena (812) New Orleans, LA |
| February 23, 2017 7:45 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | W 82–65 | 17–9 (12–3) | Lakefront Arena (1,211) New Orleans, LA |
| February 25, 2017 3:00 pm | | at Northwestern State | L 82–83 | 17–10 (12–4) | Prather Coliseum (1,423) Natchitoches, LA |
| March 2, 2017 7:45 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | L 58–63 | 17–11 (12–5) | Lakefront Arena (1,302) New Orleans, LA |
| March 4, 2017 3:00 pm | | at Nicholls | W 74–64 | 18–11 (13–5) | Stopher Gym (702) Thibodaux, LA |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (5) Sam Houston State Semifinals | W 75–63 | 19–11 | Merrell Center (2,318) Katy, TX |
| March 10, 2017 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (2) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Championship | W 68–65 $^{OT}$ | 20–11 | Merrell Center (2,068) Katy, TX |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2017* 5:40 pm, truTV | (16 E) | vs. (16 E) Mount St. Mary's First Four | L 66–67 | 20–12 | UD Arena (11,855) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||