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2020-2021 SCHEDULE NEW ORLEANS BASKETBALL ALL TIMES CENTRAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE OVERALL 0-3 | SOUTHLAND 0-0 2020-2021 GAME NOTES HOME 0-1 | AWAY 0-2 | NEUTRAL 0-0 FOLLOW US! /PrivateersMBB @PrivateersMBB @privateersmbb NOVEMBER (0-2) 26 @ BYU L, 61-86 Contact Kelvin Queliz Email [email protected] Phone (917) 683-6517 27 @ Utah Canceled 29 @ Texas A&M L. 53-82 NEW ORLEANS BSN SPORTS DOLPHIN CLASSIC OPPONENTS DECEMBER (0-0) DEC 8 1:30 P.M. DEC 9 1:30 P.M. DEC 10 4:00 P.M. 2 Louisiana L, 63-66 8 vs. Florida National^ 1:30 P.M. 9 vs. Campbell^ 1:30 P.M. 10 @ Jacksonville^ 4:00 P.M. 15 @ Louisiana 6:00 P.M. 16 @ LSU 8:00 P.M. JANUARY (0-0, 0-0 SLC) RECORD 0-3, 0-0 SLC RECORD 2-10 RECORD 0-1 RECORD 3-1 2 @ Stephen F. Austin* TBD 6 @ Central Arkansas* 7:00 P.M. (0-2 vs. D1 exhibitions) 9 UIW* 6:00 P.M. HEAD COACH 16 McNeese* 6:00 P.M. Mark Slessinger 10th Season HEAD COACH HEAD COACH HEAD COACH 20 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* 7:00 P.M. Aurora ‘96 James “JJ” Thatcher Kevin McGeehan Tony Jasick 23 @ Nicholls* 5:00 P.M. 8th Season 8th Season 7th Season 27 @ Northwestern State* 6:30 P.M. CAREER RECORD Shores Christian Academy Gettysburg ‘95 Mars Hill ‘00 30 @ Southeastern* 4:00 P.M. Overall 146-176 at UNO 121-153 CAREER RECORD CAREER RECORD CAREER RECORD FEBRUARY (0-0, 0-0 SLC) vs. SLC 61-67 Overall 99-45 Overall 116-164 Overall 139-158 6 Stephen F. Austin* 6:00 P.M. vs. FLORIDA NATIONAL 0-0 vs. UNO 0-0 at CU 106-124 at JU 87-111 10 Central Arkansas* 7:00 P.M. vs. CAMPBELL 0-1 vs. Big South 49-73 vs. ASUN 49-73 13 @ UIW* 6:30 P.M. vs. JACKSONVILLE TBD vs. UNO 1-0 vs. UNO 0-0 20 @ McNeese* 4:00 P.M. 24 @ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* 7:00 P.M. ALL-TIME SERIES ALL-TIME SERIES ALL-TIME SERIES 27 Nicholls* 6:00 P.M. First Meeting Campbell leads 1-0. UNO leads 17-6. MARCH (0-0, 0-0 SLC) For more information on the all-time series see pages three, four and five. 3 Northwestern State* 6:00 P.M. 6 Southeastern* 7:00 P.M. 10-13 Southland Tournament* 6:00 P.M. TIP-OFF ^ BSN Sports Dolphin Classic * Southland Conference Game >> New Orleans is off to its first 0-3 start since dropping games at St. John’s, at #RV/#RV Oakland and at Memphis to start the 2017-2018 campaign. New Orleans would end up winning 11 Southland games that season and playing in its third straight postseason tournament - the College Basketball Invitational - eventually falling to Campbell by a buzzer-beater in the quarter-finals. >> DAMION ROSSER has been on fire since returning from last season’s injury leading the Privateers in both points scored (14.3) and rebounding (7.3). Last time out against Louisiana, he had his second career double-double with COVERAGE INFORMATION 18 points and 10 rebounds (both against the Cajuns), after finishing just a rebound shy of a double-double in the TELEVISION None opener at BYU. Rosser’s currently three points better than his career average (11.3) and is almost doubling his career average on the boards (3.7). Just like last season Rosser has in scored double-figures in the opening three games. STREAMING Tues/Wed YouTube.com/JUDolphins1 Thursday ESPN+ >> LAMONT BERZAT, AHREN FREEMAN, TROY GREEN, JAHMEL MYERS and DAMION ROSSER have started every game this season for the Privateers - the only time UNO was able to start the same five last season for three RADIO NASH 106.1 FM / TuneIn App games in a row was from November 12-30 when GREEN, BRYSON ROBINSON, ROSSER, GERRALE GATES and Play-by-Play Jude Young JAYLEN KEY started five straight games. LIVE STATS JUDolphins.com >> LADARIUS MARSHALL continues to earn more minutes off the bench with his defensive hustle. “Krunchy” has played in 18 minutes, 20 minutes and 25 minutes in his first three games and improved his rebounding numbers each game so far this season - 4 at BYU, 5 at Texas A&M and 7 vs. Louisiana. The Jackson native had a tremen- TWITTER @PrivateersMBB dous game at Texas A&M scoring 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting with five rebounds, an assist and a steal. Marshall collected his first two blocks on the Lakefront against Louisiana as well. Updated Coverage Information can be found on UNOPrivateers.com or on Twitter at @PrivateersMBB PROJECTED STARTING FIVE (BASED ON LAST GAME) DAMION ROSSER LAMONT BERZAT TROY GREEN JAHMEL MYERS AHREN FREEMAN #1 GUARD #2 GUARD #3 GUARD #4 FORWARD #11 FORWARD POINTS 14.3 POINTS 9.3 POINTS 10.3 POINTS 4.0 POINTS 2.0 REBOUNDS 7.3 REBOUNDS 3.0 REBOUNDS 3.7 REBOUNDS 3.3 REBOUNDS 2.3 STEALS 1.0 STEALS 2.0 STEALS 1.3 STEALS 0.7 STEALS 0.0 ASSISTS 3.0 ASSISTS 3.7 ASSISTS 2.3 ASSISTS 1.3 ASSISTS 2.3 MINUTES 32.3 MINUTES 27.0 MINUTES 27.0 MINUTES 21.7 MINUTES 17.3 >> UNOPRIVATEERS.COM @PRIVATEERSMBB -1- NEW ORLEANS BASKETBALL 2020-2021 ROSTER NEWS & NOTES # NAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Jay Rodgers G 6-3 185 Fr. Columbus, Ohio Winchendon Prep 1 Damion Rosser G 6-4 220 R-Jr. McDonough, Ga. Henry County HS 2 Lamont Berzat G 5-6 155 Sr. New Orleans, La. Landry-Walker HS 3 Troy Green G 6-3 215 Sr. St. Rose, La. Believe Prep Academy 4 Jahmel Myers F 6-6 215 Jr. Cape Coral, Fla. Mariner HS RECORD CHASING TROY 5 Charles Bohannon G 6-0 205 Sr. Austin, Texas Jack C. Hays HS >> Preseason All-Southland selection TROY GREEN has made his way 10 Derek St. Hilaire G 5-11 180 Gr. Atlanta, Ga. Jacksonville State up the school record books in several catagories. With four made 11 Ahren Freeman F 6-6 235 So. Orange Park, Fla. Providence School of Jacksonville free throws in the season opener, he now ranks 10th in all time (282) 12 Norris Williams G 6-2 165 Fr. New Orleans, La. Archbishop Hannan HS in that category. The St. Rose native sits just outside the top 10 in 13 Kmani Doughty G 6-5 195 R-Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. Florida Prep points (974), assists (257), steals (109), and games played (98). He is 15 Tamir Bynum G 6-2 160 Jr. Houston, Texas Prairie View A&M 26 points away from becoming the 24th member of the 1,000 point 20 Larry Robinson III G 5-11 175 R-Sr. Bossier City, La. Southern University (Shreveport) club in school history. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE PAGE 20. 21 Bol Tong F 6-9 215 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. Hill JC 23 LaDarius Marshall F 6-6 230 Jr. Jackson, Miss. Hinds CC EVERGREEN 24 Rodney Carson Jr. G 6-3 180 So. Philadelphia, Pa. Combine Academy >> TROY GREEN is the only returner to appear in all 30 games last 32 Rashad Holmes G 5-11 195 Fr. New Orleans, La. John Curtis HS season as the injury-riddled Privateers were forced to mix and match 33 D’Ante Bell F 6-9 225 Fr. Shreveport, La. Bossier HS rotations throughout lasy season year. Green has started 53 straight games - missing just one game two seasons ago at Baylor - and COACHES & STAFF played in 98 out of 99 possible games in his career. Head Coach Mark Slessinger Aurora ‘96 10th Season at UNO Assistant Coach Jody Bailey Louisville ‘95 5th Season at UNO Assistant Coach Kris Arkenberg IUPUI ‘09 10th Season at UNO CARSON FEASTS ON CAJUN COOKING Assistant Coach Jay Smith LSU-Alexandria ‘17 2nd Season at UNO >> RODNEY CARSON JR. had a strong shooting performance last Director of Basketball Ops Cory Dixon New Orleans ‘14 2nd Season at UNO time out. The Philadelphia native connected on all four of his field Graduate Manager John Curtis Creed Centenary ‘19 2nd Season at UNO goals, three from beyond the arc, and scored 11 points in 12 minutes Video / Analytics / Internal Ops Bradley Feig New Orleans ‘20 4th Season at UNO against the Cajuns - his most points ever against an NCAA opponent. SPORTS MEDICINE & PERFORMANCE FIVE STRAIGHT GAMES WITH A TRIPLE? Athletic Trainer Nick Holtgreive Ouachita Baptist ‘12 6th Season at UNO >> If he connects on a three-point shot against Florida National, DEREK Sports Performance Coach Matt Hans Mount. St. Joseph ‘14 1st Sesason at UNO ST. HILIARE will have a three-point shot for the fifth game in a row Sports Performance Intern Beaux Hebert Nicholls ‘15 3rd Season at UNO (including Jacksonville State) for the third time in his collegiate career. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FAMILIAR FOES Kris Arkenberg Ark-en-berg >> While the meeting with Florida National will be a first, UNO is very D’Ante Bell Dee-Anh-tay familiar with Campbell and Jacksonville. Mark Slessinger’s Privateers Lamont Berzat Lah-mont Bur-zaht and Kevin McGeehan’s Camels a met in the quarterfinals of the Tamir Bynum Ta-meer Bye-num College Basketball Invitational in 2018. EZEKIEL CHARLES’ three- Rashad Holmes Rah-shad pointer with 7.7 seconds to go seemed to force overtime before Gory Jahmel Myers Jah-mel Gensler hit a buzzer-beater to send the Camels to the next round.