2022–23 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

2022–23 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
2022–23 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	12–20 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach	Mark Slessinger (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Jody Bailey; Kris Arkenberg; Jay Smith;
Home arena	Lakefront Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi †	14	–	4	.778	24	–	11	.686
Northwestern State	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
Southeastern Louisiana	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Nicholls	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
Texas A&M–Commerce*	9	–	9	.500	13	–	20	.394
Houston Christian	7	–	11	.389	10	–	22	.313
New Orleans	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
McNeese	6	–	12	.333	11	–	23	.324
Incarnate Word	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
Lamar	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2023 Southland tournament winner

The 2022–23 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by 12th-year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Privateers finished the 2021–22 season 18–14, 10–4 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. In the Southland tournament, they defeated McNeese in the second round,^[1] before falling to Southeastern in the semifinals.^[2] The Privateers were invited to the 2022 The Basketball Classic. Their season ended with a loss to Portland.^[3]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 2 first place votes and 129 votes overall, the Privateers were picked to finish third in the conference.^[4]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	149 (11)
2	Nicholls	137 (6)
3	New Orleans	129 (2)
4	Southeastern	105
5	McNeese	97
6	Northwestern State	92
7	Texas A&M–Commerce	56
8	Houston Christian	55 (1)
9	Lamar	44
10	Incarnate Word	36

Preseason All Conference

Tyson Jackson and Simeon Kirkland were selected as a second team members.^[5]

Roster

2022–23 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Daniel Sackey	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Winnipeg, Canada
G	1	Jordan Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	2	Kmani Doughty	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Brooklyn, New York
F	4	Omarion Henry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	St. Louis, Missouri
F	5	Tyson Jackson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Fairburn, Georgia
G	10	Marquez Cooper	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	St. Petersburg, Florida
F	11	Simeon Kirkland	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Ocala, Florida
G	12	Spencer Simes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	North Little Rock, Arkansas
G	13	Jamond Vincent	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	20	Khaleb Wilson-Rouse	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
F	22	Darrius Washington	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Louisville, Kentucky
G	23	Preston Murphy, Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Barrington, Rhode Island
G	24	Cole Sinclair	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Durham, North Carolina
G	32	Dorian Hill	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Fr	Hampton, Virginia
F	34	Dillon Delatte	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	New Orleans, Louisiana

Head coach

Mark Slessinger (Aurora)

Assistant coach(es)

Jody Bailey (Louisville)
Kris Arkenberg (IUPUI)
Jay Smith (LSU–Alexandria)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2022* 5:30 pm, FS1		at Butler	L 53–89	0–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,122) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 12, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Francis (IL)	W 65–63	1–1	Lakefront Arena (1,923) New Orleans, LA
Nov 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, SEC+		at LSU	L 62–91	1–2	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,224) Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 23, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel Big Easy Classic	L 65–72	1–3	Lakefront Arena (897) New Orleans, LA
Nov 24, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		IUPUI Big Easy Classic	W 87–84	2–3	Lakefront Arena (715) New Orleans, LA
Nov 25, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Denver Big Easy Classic	L 76–77	2–4	Lakefront Arena (933) New Orleans, LA
Dec 3, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana	L 77–78	2–5	Lakefront Arena (1,243) New Orleans, LA
Dec 10, 2022* 7:30 pm, WCC Network		at Portland	L 61–100	2–6	Chiles Center (1,024) Portland, OR
Dec 13, 2022* 8:00 pm, MWN		at Boise State	L 50–91	2–7	ExtraMile Arena (7,254) Boise, ID
Dec 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Dillard	W 79–71	3–7	Lakefront Arena (744) New Orleans, LA
Dec 21, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 1 Purdue	L 53–74	3–8	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
Southland Conference regular season
Dec 30, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Houston Christian	L 96–101	3–9 (0–1)	Sharp Gymnasium (502) Houston, TX
Jan 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lamar	W 81–55	4–9 (1–1)	Lakefront Arena (1,012) New Orleans, LA
Jan 7, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Houston Christian	W 82–59	5–9 (2–1)	Lakefront Arena (842) New Orleans, LA
Jan 12, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	W 85–79 ^OT	6–9 (3–1)	McDermott Center (291) San Antonio, TX
Jan 14, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 79–97	6–10 (3–2)	American Bank Center (1,471) Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Commerce	L 58–63	6–11 (3–3)	Lakefront Arena (827) New Orleans, LA
Jan 21, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Northwestern State	L 65–88	6–12 (3–4)	Lakefront Arena (1,093) New Orleans, LA
Jan 26, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 87–92	6–13 (3–5)	University Center (915) Hammond, LA
Jan 28, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	L 64–80	6–14 (3–6)	Lakefront Arena (1,259) New Orleans, LA
Feb 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 69–86	6–15 (3–7)	Lakefront Arena (852) New Orleans, LA
Feb 4, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Incarnate Word	L 70–78	6–16 (3–8)	Lakefront Arena (949) New Orleans, LA
Feb 9, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Nicholls	L 59–84	6–17 (3–9)	Stopher Gymnasium (623) Thibodaux, LA
Feb 11, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		McNeese	L 78–79	6–18 (3–10)	Lakefront Arena (897) New Orleans, LA
Feb 16, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Commerce	W 84–78	7–18 (4–10)	The Field House (251) Commerce, TX
Feb 18, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Northwestern State	W 68–65	8–18 (5–10)	Prather Coliseum (1,515) Natchitoches, LA
Feb 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Nicholls	W 88–82	9–18 (6–10)	Lakefront Arena (1,137) New Orleans, LA
Feb 25, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar	W 84–79	10–18 (7–10)	Montagne Center (1,988) Beaumont, TX
Mar 1, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at McNeese	L 73–80	10–19 (7–11)	The Legacy Center (1,626) Lake Charles, LA
Southland Tournament
March 5, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (6) Houston Christian First round	W 90–69	11–19	The Legacy Center (1,059) Lake Charles, LA
March 6, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana Second round	W 82–78	12–19	The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
March 7, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Northwestern State Semifinals	L 70–74	12–20	The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "McNeese at New Orleans" (PDF). Southland Conference. March 10, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
^ "New Orleans at Southeastern La" (PDF). Southland Conference. March 11, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
^ "Sjolund hits 6 3s, Portland beats New Orleans at TBC". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. March 19, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Picked as Favorites in 2022-23 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams; HCU'S Lee is Preseason Player of the Year". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule - University of New Orleans Athletics". unoprivateers.com. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
^ "New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2022-23". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 29, 2022.

[1] "McNeese at New Orleans" (PDF). Southland Conference. March 10, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

[2] "New Orleans at Southeastern La" (PDF). Southland Conference. March 11, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

[3] "Sjolund hits 6 3s, Portland beats New Orleans at TBC". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. March 19, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

[4] "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Picked as Favorites in 2022-23 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[5] "Southland Announces 2022-23 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams; HCU'S Lee is Preseason Player of the Year". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[unoprivateers-6] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule - University of New Orleans Athletics". unoprivateers.com. Retrieved October 29, 2022.

[7] "New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2022-23". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 29, 2022.

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Venues	Human Performance Center (1969–1983; 2005–2008) Lakefront Arena (1983–2005; 2008–present)
Culture & lore	Captain BrUNO "Let's Hear It For UNO"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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