2022–23 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

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.

2022–23 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record12–20 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jody Bailey
  • Kris Arkenberg
  • Jay Smith
Home arenaLakefront Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi144 .7782411 .686
Northwestern State135 .7222211 .667
Southeastern Louisiana126 .6671814 .563
Nicholls117 .6111615 .516
Texas A&M–Commerce*99 .5001320 .394
Houston Christian711 .3891022 .313
New Orleans711 .3891220 .375
McNeese612 .3331123 .324
Incarnate Word612 .3331219 .387
Lamar513 .278922 .290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 Southland tournament winner

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 finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Texas A&M–Corpus Christi149 (11)
2Nicholls137 (6)
3New Orleans129 (2)
4Southeastern105
5McNeese97
6Northwestern State92
7Texas A&M–Commerce56
8Houston Christian55 (1)
9Lamar44
10Incarnate Word36

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G0Daniel Sackey5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)175 lb (79 kg)SrWinnipeg, Canada
G1Jordan Johnson6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)JrMemphis, Tennessee
G2Kmani Doughty6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)SoBrooklyn, New York
F4Omarion Henry6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrSt. Louis, Missouri
F5Tyson Jackson6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg)JrFairburn, Georgia
G10Marquez Cooper6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)GSSt. Petersburg, Florida
F11Simeon Kirkland6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg)SrOcala, Florida
G12Spencer Simes6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrNorth Little Rock, Arkansas
G13Jamond Vincent6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrNew Orleans, Louisiana
G20Khaleb Wilson-Rouse6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrChicago, Illinois
F22Darrius Washington6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg)SoLouisville, Kentucky
G23Preston Murphy, Jr.6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrBarrington, Rhode Island
G24Cole Sinclair6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrDurham, North Carolina
G32Dorian Hill6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg)RS FrHampton, Virginia
F34Dillon Delatte6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg)JrNew Orleans, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2022*
5:30 pm, FS1
at ButlerL 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 LSUL 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+
LouisianaL 77–78 2–5
Lakefront Arena (1,243)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 10, 2022*
7:30 pm, WCC Network
at PortlandL 61–100 2–6
Chiles Center (1,024)
Portland, OR
Dec 13, 2022*
8:00 pm, MWN
at Boise StateL 50–91 2–7
ExtraMile Arena (7,254)
Boise, ID
Dec 19, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
DillardW 79–71 3–7
Lakefront Arena (744)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 21, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 1 PurdueL 53–74 3–8
Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
Southland Conference regular season
Dec 30, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Houston ChristianL 96–101 3–9
(0–1)
Sharp Gymnasium (502)
Houston, TX
Jan 5, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
LamarW 81–55 4–9
(1–1)
Lakefront Arena (1,012)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 7, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Houston ChristianW 82–59 5–9
(2–1)
Lakefront Arena (842)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 12, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Incarnate WordW 85–79 OT6–9
(3–1)
McDermott Center (291)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 14, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiL 79–97 6–10
(3–2)
American Bank Center (1,471)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 19, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–CommerceL 58–63 6–11
(3–3)
Lakefront Arena (827)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 21, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern StateL 65–88 6–12
(3–4)
Lakefront Arena (1,093)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 26, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Southeastern LouisianaL 87–92 6–13
(3–5)
University Center (915)
Hammond, LA
Jan 28, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeastern LouisianaL 64–80 6–14
(3–6)
Lakefront Arena (1,259)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiL 69–86 6–15
(3–7)
Lakefront Arena (852)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 4, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Incarnate WordL 70–78 6–16
(3–8)
Lakefront Arena (949)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 9, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at NichollsL 59–84 6–17
(3–9)
Stopher Gymnasium (623)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 11, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
McNeeseL 78–79 6–18
(3–10)
Lakefront Arena (897)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 16, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–CommerceW 84–78 7–18
(4–10)
The Field House (251)
Commerce, TX
Feb 18, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Northwestern StateW 68–65 8–18
(5–10)
Prather Coliseum (1,515)
Natchitoches, LA
Feb 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
NichollsW 88–82 9–18
(6–10)
Lakefront Arena (1,137)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 25, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at LamarW 84–79 10–18
(7–10)
Montagne Center (1,988)
Beaumont, TX
Mar 1, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at McNeeseL 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]

See also

2022–23 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team

References