2023–24 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

2023–24 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
2023–24 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	7–10 (2–2 Southland)
Head coach	Mark Slessinger (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Nick Bowman; Cory Dickson; Javan Felix;
Home arena	Lakefront Arena

2023–24 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
McNeese	4	–	0	1.000	15	–	2	.882
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	3	–	1	.750	10	–	7	.588
Lamar	3	–	1	.750	9	–	8	.529
Nicholls	3	–	1	.750	8	–	9	.471
New Orleans	2	–	2	.500	7	–	10	.412
Northwestern State	2	–	2	.500	4	–	13	.235
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	3	.250	6	–	11	.353
Houston Christian	1	–	3	.250	3	–	12	.200
Texas A&M–Commerce*	0	–	3	.000	6	–	10	.375
Incarnate Word	0	–	3	.000	5	–	11	.313
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 Southland tournament winner As of January 15, 2024

The 2023–24 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represents the University of New Orleans during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers are led by 13th-year head coach Mark Slessinger and play their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 132 votes overall and 3 first place votes, the Privateers were picked to finish third in the conference.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern	144 (6)
2	McNeese	142 (6)
3	New Orleans	132 (3)
4	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	124 (5)
5	Northwestern State	84
6	Nicholls	71
7	Texas A&M–Commerce	66
8	Houston Christian	50
9	Lamar	45
10	Incarnate Word	42

Preseason All Conference

Jordan Johnson, guard, was selected as a first team member of a Preseason all conference team. Tyson Jackson, forward, was selected as a second team member.^[1]

Roster

2023–24 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Mason James	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
G	1	Jordan Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	2	Jah Short	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Farmville, North Carolina
F	3	D'ante Bell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Shreveport, Louisiana
F	4	Omarion Henry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	St. Louis, Missouri
F	5	Tyson Jackson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	10	Kaleb Jenkins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	11	Preston Murphey, Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Barrington, Rhode Island
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)	Jr	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	15	Carlos Hart	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Miami, Florida
G	20	Khaleb Wilson-Rouse	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
F	22	Darrius Washington	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Louisville, Kentucky
F	23	James Glisson III	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	GS	Decatur, Georgia
G	24	Cole Sinclair	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Durham, North Carolina
G	32	Dorian Hill	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Hampton, Virginia
F	33	Dorian Booker	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Fr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Head coach

Mark Slessinger (Aurora)

Assistant coach(es)

Nick Bowman (Eastern Kentucky)
Cory Dixon (New Orleans)
Javan Felix(Texas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 19, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Millsaps	W 100–70	1–0	18 – J. Johnson	9 – J. Vincent	6 – J. Vincent	Lakefront Arena (1,207) New Orleans, LA
Nov 11, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	SUNO	W 106–69	2–0	21 – J. Johnson	13 – J. Short	8 – J. Johnson	Lakefront Arena (1,058) New Orleans, LA
Nov 18, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Loyola	L 70–73	2–1	31 – J. Johnson	7 – J. Vincent	4 – Tied (2)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,833) Chicago, IL
Nov 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Oklahoma State	L 68–96	2–2	23 – J. Johnson	4 – Tied (2)	2 – Tied (2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,907) Stillwater, OK
Nov 25, 2023* 2:00 pm	vs. North Dakota Central Arkansas Classic	L 69–71 ^OT	2–3	18 – J. Johnson	12 – D. Bell	3 – J. Johnson	Farris Center (105) Conway, AR
Nov 26, 2023* 2:45 pm, ESPN+	at Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Classic	W 79–74	3–3	29 – J. Johnson	8 – K. Wilson–Rouse	4 – J. Johnson	Farris Center (645) Conway, AR
Nov 30, 2023* 6:00 pm, BTN	at Minnesota	L 64–97	3–4	19 – K. Wilson-Rouse	6 – J. Johnson	3 – J. Johnson	Williams Arena (6,797) Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 5, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Belhaven	W 79–65	4–4	29 – J. Johnson	9 – J. Vincent	7 – J. Johnson	Lakefront Arena (727) New Orleans, LA
Dec 9, 2023* 4:00 pm, MW Network	at San Jose State	L 82–87	4–5	24 – J. Johnson	8 – J. Short	6 – J. Johnson	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,747) San Jose, California
Dec 11, 2023* 9:00 pm, ESPN+	at San Francisco	L 72–85	4–6	28 – J. Johnson	5 – T. Jackson	2 – J. Johnson	Sobrato Center San Francisco, California
Dec 14, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Birmingham–Southern	W 91–51	5–6	16 – J. Johnson	12 – J. Vincent	5 – J. Johnson	Lakefront Arena (711) New Orleans, LA
Dec 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, BTN Plus	at Ohio State	L 36–78	5–7	8 – J. Johnson	6 – T. Jackson	2 – J. Johnson	Value City Arena (11,749) Columbus, OH
Dec 29, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin	L 51–80	5–8	12 – J. Johnson	6 – J. Short	2 – J. Johnson	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,120) Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Conference regular season
Jan 6, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	L 68–73	5–9 (0–1)	17 – K. Wilson–Rouse	4 – J. Vincent	6 – J. Johnson	Lakefront Arena (1,139) New Orleans, LA
Jan 8, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Commerce	W 88–85	6–9 (1–1)	36 – J. Johnson	12 – J. Vincent	6 – J. Johnson	Lakefront Arena (404) New Orleans, LA
Jan 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 83–80	7–9 (2–1)	40 – J. Johnson	7 – J. Johnson	3 – Tied (2)	Lakefront Arena (792) New Orleans, LA
Jan 15, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Nicholls	L 75–78	7–10 (2–2)	18 – T. Jackson	8 – J. Short	5 – J. Johnson	Stopher Gymnasium (950) Thibodaux, LA
Jan 20, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Northwestern State						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Jan 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Houston Christian						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
Jan 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at McNeese						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Jan 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
Feb 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Incarnate Word						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Feb 5, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Houston Christian						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Feb 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Commerce						The Field House Commerce, TX
Feb 12, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Northwestern State						Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
Feb 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Lamar						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Feb 19, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Nicholls						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Feb 24, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA
Mar 2, 2024 TBA, ESPN+	at Incarnate Word						McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
Mar 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
Mar 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	McNeese						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[2]^[3]

National awards and honors

Jordan Johnson was named week nine Associated Press national player of the week on January 16, 2024.^[4]

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week	Jordan Johnson	G	November 27, 2023	^[5]
SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week	Jordan Johnson	G	January 15, 2024	^[6]

References

1 2 "Southeastern Edges Out McNeese as Favorites in Men's Hoops Preseason Poll; Team Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule - University of New Orleans Athletics". unoprivateers.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
↑ "New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
↑ "AP Player of the Week: New Orleans' Jordan Johnson averages 38 points in 2 games". USA Today a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
↑ James Hill (November 27, 2023). "UNO's Johnson Takes Home Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved November 28, 2023.
↑ James Hill (January 15, 2024). "UNO's Johnson Earns Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved January 16, 2024.

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[PrePolls-1] 1 2 "Southeastern Edges Out McNeese as Favorites in Men's Hoops Preseason Poll; Team Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.

[unoprivateers-2] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule - University of New Orleans Athletics". unoprivateers.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.

[3] "New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 19, 2023.

[4] "AP Player of the Week: New Orleans' Jordan Johnson averages 38 points in 2 games". USA Today a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

[5] James Hill (November 27, 2023). "UNO's Johnson Takes Home Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved November 28, 2023.

[6] James Hill (January 15, 2024). "UNO's Johnson Earns Southland Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved January 16, 2024.

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New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
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