2014–15 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by fourth year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena. They were new members of the Southland Conference.

2014–15 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	11–18 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach	Mark Slessinger (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Kenyon Spears Kris Arkenberg Kerwin Forges
Home arena	Lakefront Arena (Capacity: 10,000)

2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stephen F. Austin †	17	–	1		.944			29	–	5		.853
Sam Houston State	15	–	3		.833			26	–	9		.743
Texas A&M–CC	13	–	5		.722			20	–	14		.588
Northwestern State	13	–	5		.722			19	–	13		.594
Incarnate Word**	10	–	8		.556			18	–	11		.621
Lamar*	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
McNeese State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Houston Baptist*	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
Nicholls State	7	–	11		.389			10	–	19		.345
New Orleans	6	–	12		.333			11	–	18		.379
Southeastern Louisiana	6	–	12		.333			9	–	23		.281
Abilene Christian**	4	–	14		.222			10	–	21		.323
Central Arkansas*	2	–	16		.111			2	–	27		.069
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties ** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
† 2015 Southland tournament winner

The Privateers were picked to finish ninth (9th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll. The team finished the season with an 11–18 overall record including a record of 1–1 in the 2015 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. The Privateers finished conference play tied for tenth place with a final record of 6–12.

Roster

2014–15 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Bryce Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Fossil Ridge HS Keller, TX G 1 Tevin Broyles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Gautier HS Gautier, MS G 2 Kevin Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Elsik HS Louisiana-Lafayette Houston, TX G 3 Nate Frye 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Houma Christian HS Houma, LA F 4 Kevin Hill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr John Ehret HS Westwego, LA G 5 Christavious Gill 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Alexandria HS Alexandria, LA G/F 11 Michael Zeno 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Westbrook HS Beaumont, TX G/F 13 Colton Weisbrod 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nederland HS Nederland, TX F 14 Terrance Syon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr North Crowley HS Navarro JC Ft. Worth, TX G/F 20 Evans Ganapamo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mandeville HS France F 25 Trevin Thibodeaux 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Brusly HS Plaquemine, LA G 31 Kenneth Terry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr McKinley HS Baton Rouge, LA F 33 Dalton Galpion 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Augustine New Orleans, LA C 45 Travis Avery 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Country Day Algiers, LA	Head coach Mark Slessinger (Aurora) Assistant coach(es) Kenyon Spears (Lamar) Kris Arkenberg (Franklin (IN)) Kerwin Forges (Northwestern State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-09-23

Schedule

Source

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Out of Conference
11/18/2014* 7:45 pm	Pensacola Christian	W 88–61	1–0	Lakefront Arena (856) New Orleans, LA
11/20/2014* 7:00 pm	at TCU	L 71–86	1–1	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,425) Fort Worth, TX
11/28/2014* 12:00 pm, SECN	at Texas A&M	L 65–87	1–2	Reed Arena (5,281) College Station, TX
11/30/2014* 2:00 pm	at Denver	L 60–79	2–2	Magness Arena (1,468) Denver, CO
12/06/2014* 6:15 pm	Crowley's Ridge	W 100–85	2–3	Lakefront Arena (983) New Orleans, LA
12/13/2014* 9:30 pm	at San Diego	L 60–85	2–4	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,662) San Diego, CA
12/19/2014* 7:05 pm	at Southern Illinois	W 56–52	3–4	SIU Arena (4,485) Carbondale, IL
12/22/2014* 6:05 pm, BTNPlus	at Indiana	L 59–79	3–5	Assembly Hall (13,182) Bloomington, IL
12/30/2014* 7:45 pm	Central Baptist	W 90–60	4–5	Lakefront Arena (512) Lake Charles, LA
Conference Games
01/05/2015 7:45 pm	Lamar	W 72–67	5–5 (1–0)	Lakefront Arena (581) New Orleans, LA
01/10/2015 6:15 pm	Sam Houston State	L 62–68	5–6 (1–1)	Lakefront Arena (806) New Orleans, LA
01/12/2015 7:30 pm	at Incarnate Word	L 66–97	5–7 (1–2)	McDermott Center (412) San Antonio, TX
01/17/2015 7:00 pm	at Houston Baptist	L 73–74	5–8 (1–3)	Sharp Gymnasium (907) Houston, TX
01/19/2015 7:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	L 54–79	5–9 (1–4)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,124) Nacogdoches, TX
01/24/2015 6:15 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 67–71 OT	5–10 (1–5)	Lakefront Arena (1,079) New Orleans, LA
01/26/2015 7:00 pm	Central Arkansas	W 87–67	6–10 (2–5)	Lakefront Arena (340) New Orleans, LA
01/31/2015 3:00 pm	at McNeese State	L 61–68	6–11 (2–6)	Burton Coliseum (2,128) Lake Charles, LA
02/02/2015 7:30 pm	at Nicholls State	L 55–67	6–12 (2–7)	Stopher Gym (1,113) Thibodaux, LA
02/07/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Central Arkansas	L 67–70	6–13 (2–8)	Farris Center (985) Conway, AR
02/09/2015 7:00 pm	McNeese State	W 81–71	7–13 (3–8)	Lakefront Arena (493) New Orleans, LA
02/16/2015 7:00 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 53–55	7–14 (3–9)	Lakefront Arena (1,270) New Orleans, LA
02/21/2015 6:15 pm	at Northwestern State	L 84–87	7–15 (3–10)	Lakefront Arena (510) New Orleans,LA
02/23/2015 7:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	W 74–73	8–15 (4–10)	University Center (749) Hammond, LA
02/28/2015 6:15 pm	at Abilene Christian	W 75–55	9–15 (5–10)	Lakefront Arena (879) New Orleans, LA
03/02/2015 7:00 pm	Nicholls State	L 79–89	9–16 (5–11)	Lakefront Arena (609) New Orleans, LA
03/05/2015 7:45 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	W 85–79	10–16 (6–11)	Lakefront Arena (1,048) New Orleans, LA
03/07/2015 3:00 pm	at Northwestern State	L 78–88	10–17 (6–12)	Prather Coliseum (2,442) Natchitoches, LA
Southland tournament
03/11/2015 7:30 pm	vs. Nicholls State	W 82–73	11–17	Merrell Center (1,029) Katy, TX
03/12/2015 7:30 pm	vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 58–61	11–18	Merrell Center (1,213) Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2014–15 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team