2021–22 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by eleventh-year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference.

2021–22 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
The Basketball Classic, first round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	18–14 (10–4 Southland)
Head coach	Mark Slessinger (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Jody Bailey Kris Arkenberg Jay Smith
Home arena	Lakefront Arena
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Nicholls	11	–	3		.786			21	–	12		.636
Southeastern Louisiana	10	–	4		.714			19	–	15		.559
New Orleans	10	–	4		.714			18	–	14		.563
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi †	7	–	7		.500			23	–	12		.657
Houston Baptist	6	–	8		.429			11	–	18		.379
Northwestern State	5	–	9		.357			9	–	23		.281
McNeese State	4	–	10		.286			11	–	22		.333
Incarnate Word	3	–	11		.214			7	–	25		.219
† 2022 Southland tournament winner

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

Previous season

The Privateers finished the 2020–21 season 10–14, 8–7 in Southland play, to finish in sixth place. In the Southland tournament, they defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the second round^[4] before falling to Northwestern State in the quarterfinals.^[5]

Roster

2021–22 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) Jr Winnipeg, Canada G 2 Kmani Doughty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Brooklyn, NY G 3 Troy Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr St. Rose, LA F 4 Jahmel Myers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Cape Coral, FL F 5 Tyson Jackson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Fairburn, GA G 10 Derek St. Hilaire 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Atlanta, GA F 11 Simeon Kirkland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Ocala, FL G 12 Norris Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr New Orleans, LA G 13 Jamond Vincent 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr New Orleans, LA F 22 Darrius Washington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Louisville, KY G 24 Rodney Jr. Carson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Philadelphia, PA G 32 Dorian Hill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Hampton, VA F 33 D'Ante Bell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Shreveport, LA G 34 De'Sean Allen-Eikens 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Williston, ND	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: February 1, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola (NO) Homecoming	L 72–80	–	Lakefront Arena (1,862) New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Ole Miss	L 61–82	0–1	SJB Pavilion  Oxford, MS
November 13, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Spring Hill	W 79–41	1–1	Lakefront Arena (1,027) New Orleans, LA
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		at Northwestern	L 67–83	1–2	Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,593) Evanston, IL
November 19, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rice	L 78–83	1–3	Lakefront Arena (959) New Orleans, LA
November 24, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Arkansas UNO Classic	W 90–63	2–3	Lakefront Arena (994) New Orleans, LA
November 25, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Presbyterian UNO Classic	L 66–68	2–4	Lakefront Arena (927) New Orleans, LA
November 26, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		VMI UNO Classic	W 79–71	3–4	Lakefront Arena (856) New Orleans, LA
November 30, 2021* 6:00 p.m., SECN+		at Texas A&M	L 65–85	3–5	Reed Arena (4,958) College Station, TX
December 3, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 67–80	3–6	Cajundome (2,826) Lafayette, LA
December 11, 2021* 8:00 p.m.		at Utah State	L 50–82	3–7	Smith Spectrum (8,727) Logan, UT
December 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dillard	Postponed due to COVID-19		Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulane	Canceled due to COVID-19		Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
December 28, 2021* 5:30 p.m., BTN		at No. 13 Ohio State	Canceled due to COVID-19		Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
December 31, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Belhaven	W 94–54	4–7	Lakefront Arena (905) New Orleans, LA
January 6, 2022* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. McNeese State Southland Basketball Tip-Off first round	L 82–92 2OT	4–8	Merrell Center  Katy, TX
January 7, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		vs. Houston Baptist Southland Basketball Tip-Off consolation 2nd round	W 81–65	5–8	Merrell Center  Katy, TX
January 8, 2022* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Northwestern State Southland Basketball Tip-Off 5th-place game	W 80–79	6–8	Merrell Center (101) Katy, TX
January 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dillard Rescheduled from December 17	W 93–66	7–8	Lakefront Arena (835) New Orleans, LA
Southland regular season
January 15, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Nicholls	W 78–66	8–8 (1–0)	Lakefront Arena (1,102) New Orleans, LA
January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 78–72	9–8 (2–0)	Lakefront Arena (921) New Orleans, LA
January 22, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northwestern State	W 85–77	10–8 (3–0)	Lakefront Arena (921) New Orleans, LA
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Houston Baptist	W 77–66	11–8 (4–0)	Sharp Gym (742) Houston, TX
January 30, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		at McNeese State	W 84–78	12–8 (5–0)	The Legacy Center (1,712) Lake Charles, LA
February 3, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 79–70	13–8 (6–0)	Dugan Wellness Center (1,348) Corpus Christi, TX
February 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	L 70–78	13–9 (6–1)	McDermott Center (273) San Antonio, TX
February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 78–69	14–9 (7–1)	Lakefront Arena (1,179) New Orleans, LA
February 12, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 84–57	15–9 (8–1)	Lakefront Arena (1,127) New Orleans, LA
February 19, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		McNeese State	W 88–75	16–9 (9–1)	Lakefront Arena (1,245) New Orleans, LA
February 24, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 79–84	16–10 (9–2)	University Center (621) Hammond, LA
February 26, 2022 3:00 p.m.		at Northwestern State	L 77–87	16–11 (9–3)	Prather Coliseum (648) Natchitoches, LA
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Houston Baptist	W 75–74	17–11 (10–3)	Lakefront Arena (1,002) New Orleans, LA
March 5, 2022 3:00 p.m.		at Nicholls	L 85–92	17–12 (10–4)	Stopher Gym (1,355) Thibodaux, LA
Southland tournament
March 10, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	vs. (7) McNeese State Second round	W 82–78	18–12	Merrell Center  Katy, TX
March 11, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana Semifinals	L 65–74	18–13	Merrell Center  Katy, TX
The Basketball Classic
March 19, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland First round	L 73–94	18–14	Chiles Center (659) Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[6]