2022–23 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2022–23
Prev Year:	2021–22
Next Year:	2023–24
Team:	New Orleans Privateers
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	12–20
Conf Record:	7–11
Head Coach:	Mark Slessinger
Hc Year:	12th
Asst Coach1:	Jody Bailey
Asst Coach2:	Kris Arkenberg
Asst Coach3:	Jay Smith
Stadium:	Lakefront Arena

The 2022–23 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by 12th-year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Privateers finished the 2021–22 season 18–14, 10–4 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. In the Southland tournament, they defeated McNeese in the second round,^[1] before falling to Southeastern in the semifinals.^[2] The Privateers were invited to the 2022 The Basketball Classic. Their season ended with a loss to Portland.^[3]

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 2 first place votes and 129 votes overall, the Privateers were picked to finish third in the conference.^[4]

1	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	149 (11)
2	Nicholls	137 (6)
3	New Orleans	129 (2)
4	Southeastern	105
5	McNeese	97
6	Northwestern State	92
7	Texas A&M–Commerce	56
8	Houston Christian	55 (1)
9	Lamar	44
10	Incarnate Word	36

Preseason All Conference

Tyson Jackson and Simeon Kirkland were selected as a second team members.^[5]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season

|-!colspan=9 style=|Southland Conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Southland Tournament

Source:^{[6] [7]}

See also

2022–23 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: McNeese at New Orleans . Southland Conference . November 14, 2022 . March 10, 2022.
2. Web site: New Orleans at Southeastern La. . Southland Conference . November 14, 2022 . March 11, 2022.
3. Web site: Sjolund hits 6 3s, Portland beats New Orleans at TBC . ESPN Enterprises, Inc. . November 14, 2022 . March 19, 2022.
4. Web site: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Picked as Favorites in 2022-23 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Poll . Southland Conference . November 10, 2022 . October 25, 2022.
5. Web site: Southland Announces 2022-23 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams; HCU'S Lee is Preseason Player of the Year . Southland Conference . November 10, 2022 . October 25, 2022.
6. Web site: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule - University of New Orleans Athletics. unoprivateers.com. October 29, 2022.
7. Web site: New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2022-23 . ESPN Enterprises, Inc. . October 29, 2022.