| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | New Orleans Privateers |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 20–12 |
| Conf Record: | 13–5 |
| Head Coach: | Mark Slessinger |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Jody Bailey |
| Asst Coach2: | Kris Arkenberg |
| Asst Coach3: | Bill Duany |
| Stadium: | Lakefront Arena (Capacity: 10,000) |
| Champion: | Southland regular season and tournament champions |
| Bowl Result: | First Four |
The 2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by sixth-year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 13–5 in Southland play to win the regular season Southland championship. They defeated Sam Houston State and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi to win the Southland Conference tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Mount St. Mary's.[1]
The Privateers finished the 2015–16 season 10–20, 6–12 to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place Southland play. They lost to Southeastern Louisiana in the first round of the Southland tournament.
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