2020–21 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by tenth-year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference.

2020–21 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	10–15 (8–7 Southland)
Head coach	Mark Slessinger (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Jody Bailey Kris Arkenberg Jay Smith
Home arena	Lakefront Arena

2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Nicholls	14	–	2		.875			18	–	7		.720
Abilene Christian †	13	–	2		.867			24	–	5		.828
Sam Houston State	13	–	3		.813			19	–	9		.679
Stephen F. Austin*	12	–	3		.800			16	–	5		.762
Northwestern State	9	–	7		.563			11	–	18		.379
New Orleans	8	–	7		.533			10	–	15		.400
Lamar	6	–	10		.375			10	–	18		.357
Incarnate Word	5	–	9		.357			8	–	14		.364
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	10		.333			8	–	18		.308
McNeese State	4	–	10		.286			10	–	14		.417
Houston Baptist	4	–	11		.267			6	–	19		.240
Central Arkansas	4	–	12		.250			5	–	19		.208
Texas A&M–CC	2	–	13		.133			5	–	19		.208
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
† 2021 Southland tournament winner

Previous season

The Privateers 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.

Roster

2020–21 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Jay Rodgers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Columbus, Ohio G 1 Damion Rosser 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr McDonough, Georgia G 2 Lamont Berzat 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr New Orleans, Louisiana G 3 Troy Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr St. Rose, Louisiana F 4 Jahmel Myers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Cape Coral, Florida G 5 Charles Bohannon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Austin, Texas G 10 Derek St. Hilaire 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Atlanta, Georgia F 11 Haren Freeman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Orange Park, Florida G 12 Norris Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr New Orleans, Louisiana G 13 Kmani Doughty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Brooklyn, New York G 15 Tamir Bynum 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Houston, Texas G 20 Larry Robinson III 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Bossier City, Louisiana F 21 Bol Tong 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Kansas City, Missouri F 23 Ladarius Marshall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Jackson, Mississippi G 24 Rodney Carson Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 32 Rashad Holmes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr New Orleans, Louisiana F 33 D'Ante Bell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Shreveport, 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: 2020-12-07

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 26, 2020* 8:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 61–86	0–1	Marriott Center  Provo, UT
Nov 29, 2020* 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Texas A&M	L 53–82	0–2	Reed Arena (1,114) College Station, TX
Dec 2, 2020* 7:00 pm		Louisiana	L 63–66	0–3	Lakefront Arena (500) New Orleans, LA
Dec 8, 2020* 1:30 pm		vs. Florida National Dolphin Classic	W 74–57	1–3	Swisher Gymnasium (42) Jacksonville, FL
Dec 9, 2020* 1:30 pm		vs. Campbell Dolphin Classic	L 70–79	1–4	Swisher Gymnasium (38) Jacksonville, FL
Dec 10, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville Dolphin Classic	L 70–77	1–5	Swisher Gymnasium (180) Jacksonville, FL
Dec 15, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 63–73	1–6	Cajundome (366) Lafayette, LA
Dec 16, 2020* 8:00 pm, SECN		at LSU	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 21, 2020* 2:00 pm		at Rice	L 62–73	1–7	Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, TX
Southland Regular season
Jan 2, 2021 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 67–78	1–8 (0–1)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,035) Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 6, 2021 4:30 pm		at Central Arkansas	L 79–83	1–9 (0–2)	Farris Center (348) Conway, AR
Jan 9, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 86–64	2–9 (1–2)	Lakefront Arena (425) New Orleans, LA
Jan 16, 2021 6:00 pm		McNeese State	W 99–84	3–9 (2–2)	Lakefront Arena (486) New Orleans, LA
Jan 20, 2021 7:00 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 87–68	4–9 (3–2)	Lakefront Arena (500) New Orleans, LA
Jan 23, 2021 5:00 pm		at Nicholls	L 62–86	4–10 (3–3)	Stopher Gymnasium (230) Thibodaux, LA
Jan 27, 2021 6:30 pm		at Northwestern State	L 73–81	4–11 (3–4)	Prather Coliseum (975) Natchitoches, LA
Jan 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 73–79	4–12 (3–5)	University Center (317) Hammond, LA
Feb 6, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
Feb 10, 2021 7:00 pm		Central Arkansas	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
Feb 13, 2021 6:30 pm		at Incarnate Word	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Feb 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin rescheduled from February 6	L 79–89	4–13 (3–6)	Lakefront Arena (500) New Orleans, LA
Feb 20, 2021 4:00 pm		at McNeese State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Burton Coliseum  Lake Charles, LA
Feb 22, 2021 7:00 pm		Central Arkansas rescheduled from February 10	W 88–63	5–13 (4–6)	Lakefront Arena (484) New Orleans, LA
Feb 24, 2021 7:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 69–61	6–13 (5–6)	American Bank Center (708) Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 27, 2020 6:00 pm		Nicholls	L 101–105 OT	6–14 (5–7)	Lakefront Arena (726) New Orleans, LA
Mar 1, 2021 7:00 pm		at Incarnate Word rescheduled from February 13	W 88–72	7–14 (6–7)	McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX
Mar 3, 2021 7:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 92–83	8–14 (7–7)	Lakefront Arena (551) New Orleans, LA
Mar 6, 2021 7:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 81–76 OT	9–14 (8–7)	Lakefront Arena (940) New Orleans, LA
Southland tournament
March 10, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (8) Southeastern Louisiana Second round	W 80–63	10–14	Merrell Center  Katy, TX
March 11, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Northwestern State Quarterfinals	L 79–82	10–15	Merrell Center  Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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