2024–25 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

2024–25 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–11 (0–2 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLakefront Arena
Seasons
2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese 2 – 0   1.000 8 – 5   .615
Nicholls 2 – 0   1.000 8 – 5   .615
Lamar 2 – 0   1.000 7 – 6   .538
Northwestern State 2 – 0   1.000 5 – 7   .417
UT Rio Grande Valley 1 – 1   .500 9 – 4   .692
Incarnate Word 1 – 1   .500 8 – 5   .615
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 1 – 1   .500 8 – 6   .571
Houston Christian 1 – 1   .500 4 – 9   .308
Stephen F. Austin 0 – 2   .000 7 – 6   .538
Southeastern Louisiana 0 – 2   .000 6 – 7   .462
East Texas A&M* 0 – 2   .000 2 – 11   .154
New Orleans 0 – 2   .000 2 – 11   .154
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2025 Southland tournament winner
As of December 31, 2024

The 2024–25 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represents the University of New Orleans during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers are led by first-year head coach Stacy Hollowell and play their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Privateers finished the 2023–24 season 10–23, 4–14 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place.[1] They upset Southeastern Louisiana,[2] before falling to Lamar in the second round of the Southland tournament.[3]

On April 19, 2024, head coach Mark Slessinger left the program after 13 years at the helm, in order to take the associate head coaching position at Indiana State.[4] On April 25, the school announced that they would be hiring Texas Southern assistant coach Stacy Hollowell as the team's next head coach.[5]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 54 votes overall, the Privateers were picked to finish tenth in the conference.[6][7]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 McNeese 242 (21)
2 Stephen F. Austin 208
3 Nicholls 205 (3)
4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 191
5 Lamar 143
6 Southeastern 121
7 Incarnate Word 117
8 UT Rio Grande Valley 112
9 Northwestern State 90
10 Texas A&M–Commerce 54
10 New Orleans 54
12 Houston Christian 48

Preseason All Conference

No Privateers were selected as members of a preseason all-conference team.[6]

Roster

2024–25 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 JR Jacobs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Walters State Community College Memphis, Tennessee
G 2 Jah Short 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Farmville High School Greenville, North Carolina
G 3 Theo Grant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Temple College Schertz, Texas
F 4 Omarion Henry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Link Academy St. Louis, Missouri
G 5 James White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr UAB Conyers, Georgia
G 10 Dae Dae Hunter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Pearl River Community College Como, Mississippi
F 11 Leland Coleman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Richmond, Virginia
G 13 Jamond "Turk" Vincent 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr L.B. Landry High School New Orleans, Louisiana
G 15 Grant Kemp 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr LSU–Alexandria Madisonville, Louisiana
F 20 Luke Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Midland College Winterville, North Carolina
F 22 Kerwin Prince 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr South Plains College Waterbury, Connecticut
F 23 MJ Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Link Year Prep Denton, Texas
G 24 Kohen Rowbatham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas High School Metairie, Louisiana
F 32 Jackson Sowards 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Metro Christian Academy Tulsa, Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2024*
7:00 p.m., – 		Southern Miss L 102–105 OT –
  23 – J. White   23 – J. White   7 – J. Jacobs  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Regular season
November 5, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas State L 65–89  0–1
  19 – J. Short   8 – J. White   4 – J. Short  Bramlage Coliseum (9,155)
Manhattan, KS
November 9, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy
Homecoming 		L 61–78  0–2
  23 – J. White   11 – M. Thomas   12 – J. Jacobs  Lakefront Arena (1,028)
New Orleans, LA
November 14, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Lindenwood
Urban–Bennett Invitational MTE 		W 82–74  1–2
  20 – J. White   11 – J. White   6 – J. Jacobs  UPMC Events Center 
Moon, PA
November 15, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Stonehill
Urban–Bennett Invitational MTE 		L 54–80  1–3
  15 – T. Grant   8 – J. White   2 – J. Short  UPMC Events Center 
Moon, PA
November 17, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris
Urban–Bennett Invitational MTE 		L 62–73  1–4
  26 – J. White   8 – J. White   3 – J. Short  UPMC Events Center (206)
Moon, PA
November 22, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulane W 93–87 OT 2–4
  31 – J. White   9 – M. Thomas   7 – J. Jacobs  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,293)
New Orleans, LA
November 27, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 17 Baylor L 60–91  2–5
  18 – D. Hunter   7 – Tied   5 – J. White  Foster Pavilion (7,500)
Waco, TX
December 7, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Nicholls L 70–73  2–6
(0–1) 		 16 – M. Thomas   9 – Tied   4 – J. Jacobs  Stopher Gymnasium (544)
Thibodaux, LA
December 15, 2024*
1:00 p.m., BTN 		at Iowa L 57–104  2–7
  24 – J. White   11 – J. Short   3 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,410)
Iowa City, IA
December 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Texas L 62–98  2–8
  16 – D. Hunter   9 – M. Thomas   3 – J. Jacobs  Moody Center (10,565)
Austin, TX
December 22, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at LSU L 70–86  2–9
  24 – J. White   11 – J. White   3 – J. Jacobs  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,278)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 28, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at McNeese L 61–86  2–10
(0–2) 		 20 – J. White   11 – M. Thomas   4 – J. Short  The Legacy Center (3,130)
Lake Charles, LA
December 30, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Vanderbilt L 56–100  2–11
  18 – J. White   7 – J. Short   5 – J. Short  Memorial Gymnasium (7,302)
Nashville, TN
January 4, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Rio Grande Valley       Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
January 6, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi       Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
January 11, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana       Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
January 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lamar       Neches Arena 
Beaumont, TX
January 18, 2025
2:15 p.m., ESPN+ 		at East Texas A&M       The Field House 
Commerce, TX
January 20, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State       Prather Coliseum 
Natchitoches, LA
January 25, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston Christian       Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
January 27, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word       Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
February 1, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southeastern Louisiana       Pride Roofing University Center 
Hammond, LA
February 3, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin       Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
February 8, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian       Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
February 10, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word       McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
February 15, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		McNeese       Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
February 17, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Nicholls       Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
February 22, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northwestern State       Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
February 24, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Texas A&M       Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
March 1, 2025
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Rio Grande Valley       UTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
March 3, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi       American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[8][9]

See also


References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Lions exit Southland Conference Tourney early with double-digit loss to UNO". The Lion's Roar. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Anderson's 20 help Lamar defeat New Orleans 71-57 in Southland Conference Tournament". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "UNO men's basketball coach Mark Slessinger takes job at Indiana State". WWL-TV. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "UNO has its new men's basketball coach, but he's hardly new to the city of New Orleans". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  7. ^ Anthony Goss (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule - University of New Orleans Athletics". unoprivateers.com. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  9. ^ "New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 24, 2024.