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14 Postseason Appearances • 8 Conference Titles • 4 NCAA Division I Tournaments • Six NIT Appearances • Eight NBA Players PRIVATEERS (3-11, Division I Independent) UNO Stat Leaders - Quick Glance vs. Points | Lovell Cook, 13.6 ppg CHAMPION BAPTIST TIGERS (4-17) Rebounds | Cory Dixon, 4.4 rpg Assists | Rarlensee Nelson, 6.4 apg Jan. 12, 2013 | Time 12 p.m. CT | (8,933) | New Orleans, La. Steals | Corey Blake, 1.9 spg Stats: UNOPrivateers.com | Audio: WGSO.com | Video: UNOPrivateers.com Minutes | Rarlensee Nelson, 29.6 mpg Radio: WGSO 990 AM |Twitter @UNOPrivateers Privateers Return Home to Lakefront Arena on Saturday Privateer Schedule NEW ORLEANS – The will be back in the friendly confines of Lakefront Arena for the first time in a month on Saturday at 12 p.m. for a contest November (2-4 • 2-3 H • 0-1 A • 0-0 N) against Champion Baptist. Nov. 9 San Jose State W, 72-68 Nov. 12 Southern Illinois L, 55-72 UNO (3-11) last played at home on Dec. 12 in a 79-76 victory over Nicholls State. Nov. 15 Bethune Cookman L, 65-71 Since that game, the Privateers dropped six straight contests including defeats at nation- Nov. 20 Blue Mountain College W, 99-51 ally-ranked Butler (57-44) and San Jose State (71-64) in their last two outings. Nov. 26 at Nicholls State L, 79-92 Nov. 29 Southeast Missouri State L, 67-83 Under head coach , UNO has performed well at home by posting a 16-5 record over two seasons. Slessinger often touts the success of the Privateers on the December (1-4 • 1-0 H • 0-3 A • 0-1 N) Lakefront where the program has won at a 76.9 percent clip historically with just one Dec. 8 at Duquesne L, 70-88 sub .500 record in 27 previous seasons. Dec. 12 Nicholls State W, 79-76 Dec. 17 at Southern Illinois L, 61-74 This year’s UNO squad is led by Lovell Cook, who narrowly missed his first career Dec. 19 at Southeast Missouri State L, 74-91 double-double with a 20-, nine effort against SJSU on Tuesday. Cook is Dec. 23 vs. Boise State (Las Vegas) L, 51-67 averaging 13.6 points an outing and shot 66.7 percent from the field versus the Spar- tans, his sixth time topping the 60 percent plateau in the team’s 14 contests. January (0-3 • 0-1 H • 0-2 A • 0-0 N) Jan. 3 at Mississippi State L, 46-97 While Cook was finding success on the glass by match a career mark with nine re- Jan. 5 at #17 Butler L, 44-57 bounds, the Privateers as a whole were flourishing. Jan. 8 at San Jose State L, 64-71 Jan. 12 Champion Baptist (Ark.) 12 p.m. The team gained a 52-39 advantage in the rebound column in Tuesday’s game led by Jan. 19 at Rice 7 p.m. Corey Blake’s 10 rebounds, a career-high. Cory Dixon fell one short of his career-best Jan. 21 NJIT 7 p.m. mark with seven rebounds while Evans Ganapamo provided an example of the contri- Jan. 23 at Air Force 8 p.m. butions throughout the lineup by setting a new career standard with three rebounds. February (0-0 • 0-0 H • 0-0 A • 0-0 N) Defensively, the team has rounded into form against some of the top players in the Feb. 6 UT-Pan American 7 p.m. country as of late. Feb. 9 Houston Baptist 12 p.m. Feb. 18 Central Baptist (Ark.) 7 p.m. SJSU’s James Kinney ranked No. 8 nationally in scoring before being held to a 3 of 18 Feb. 21 at Bowling Green 6 p.m. performance from the field by the Privateers. A few days earlier, Butler’s Rotnei Feb. 23 at NJIT 1 p.m. Clarke only made 1 of 7 attempts from the field, including a 1 of 6 shooting effort Feb. 26 at Houston Baptist 7 p.m. from beyond the arc after entering the game shooting 44.3 percent from long-range to rank as one of the nation’s top three-point shooters. March (0-0 • 0-0 H • 0-0 A • 0-0 N) Mar. 3 at UT-Pan American 2 p.m. Saturday, UNO will face another strong offensive weapon in CBC (4-17) standout Brandon Likins. (Continue reading at UNOPrivateers.com) All times Central & subject to change Home games to be played at Lakefront Arena

This Date in Privateer Basketball History On Jan. 12, 1987... UNO defeated Lamar 78-60 at Lakefront Arena as part of a 14-game winning streak for head coach ' 26- 4 team. The meeting was the first at Lakefront Arena between the two schools, which will become rivals next year. Dees' squad reached the 2nd round of the 1987 NCAA tournament and ranked No. 16 in the final AP poll. Privateer Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr-Exp GP/GS PPG RPG Etc 3 Rarlensee Nelson G 5-8 Sr-1L 14/14 8.8 3.4 4 asst or more in 13 of 14 games 0 Tradarrius McPhearson G 6-1 Jr-Tr 13/10 5.6 2.0 Avg 8.5 ppg over last two contests 1 Corey Blake G 6-5 Jr-Tr 14/13 7.7 3.9 Career-high 10 reb vs SJSU 32 Lovell Cook F 6-6 Sr-2L 14/14 13.6 2.9 20 pt, 9 reb performance vs SJSU 5 Eddie Denard F 6-5 Jr-Tr 14/14 5.2 3.4 Career-high nine rebs vs Miss State Privateer Top Reserves No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr-Exp GP/GS PPG RPG Etc 4 Cory Dixon F 6-7 Jr-Tr 14/0 8.2 4.4 Seven rebs vs SJSU, Most since 8 vs BC-U 11 Isaac Mack G 6-1 Jr-Tr 14/3 4.4 1.8 Career-high 11 pts vs Nicholls (12/12) 12 Max Banchy G 5-10 Jr-2L 14/1 2.6 0.9 8/15 from 3-PT range 15 Kevin Hill F 6-7 Fr-HS 14/0 3.9 3.4 Posted a in last three contests 20 Evans Ganapamo G/F 6-5 Fr-HS 12/1 4.5 1.2 3/5 FG, 2/3 3-PT FG vs SJSU Privateer Notes Last Time On the Floor San Jose St 71-64 UNO                   • UNO completed a six-game road swing in a 71-64 loss to SJSU.   !"##  $%#&' (  %  )

• UNO led only twice in the contest with the Spartans taking a 37-    *+,      27 edge into the half before being outscored 37-34 in the second                 half.    !"   #$   # %  $ $ #    $# $ &'!"()   *+ ## ,+ $ , + # $  $    • Lovell Cook scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds for  -.   !   / #  ##  # # % , $ $  $ $* # (' !"&  / %#% %  % * # # 0 $ # # # $0 the Privateers in the game. Rarlensee Nelson added 11 points with  ( !"    / %+  %     ## % %  # $+ % 12 !"&  #*  # %  ,    $   $# Corey Blake grabbing 10 rebounds. ## &'!"1- #0 % $$ #  #  % # $  # #$ #$  &.3!"4 # #     %   #   # # .1((!"' ) #  #$     #  # #  , $  !" )   $  $ #   0  %   # Winning the Battle of the Glass $% &5 3!" -       #        6 % $ * • UNO won the 'battle of the boards' 52-39.  $* #* #$# #0 % $ $ *% # #+ $  $ "7"#".8 ## $97 $ ":8 #% 09$7 6 8 $* 9%7    • Prior to Tuesday night's game, the Privateers had only won the "7"#".8 , 97 $ ":8 + 97 6 8 #* #0907   rebounding category in a victory against Blue Mountain College "7"#".8 ,+ ,,907 $ ":8 0#$ **9,7 6 8 #$# ,#9%7 %!$     ,-* (Nov. 20) while tying on the road against Southeast Missouri State                     (Dec. 19). # &  /:6!"&:   %,  %  % +  ## # $  # $0 $  !"(   *# #$ #$ #  #  #%  $ # # $ • Corey Blake had a career-high 10 rebounds in the contest, be- %%  ; !" 4 - *#  #% % % 0 $ #   $ $  #  ; !"9<9 / 0 $ +  $ $  # * $  $ % coming the first Privateer with 10 or more rebounds since Antonio  ' !"<6  / #0 , * #  % # + * $    %  !"6             # Wertz on Feb. 18, 2012 against SUNO.  < !"2) #   # $  #  $  # $ ## # 6:!" =:    $   #      #* • The whole roster got involved with career-highs coming from $# > ' !" ##    # #  $      Cook (9 - matched two times prior), Evans Ganapamo (three) with $ < !"&:  #$    # # # $    # % $%   / !"(> , $ #$  % % # , # #  # #, Cory Dixon falling one short of a career-best mark with seven.  6  # #  $,*+ #* #%$, #% $ + #0 ,# #* + % # $

"7"#".8 # %$9+7 $ ":8 #$% 97 6 8 $,*+ +9#7    "7"#".8 + 97 $ ":8 , 97 6 8 #* #0907   "7"#".8 %# %97 $ ":8 ##, 0907 6 8 #%$, #9+7 !# Defensive Results vs the Best -8" ; "&:   !"<66"&!" "   -: -" 8" ;"     9" "< "  ; !" 49   - 8"##% • SJSU's James Kinney was the second scorer in two games #8$*"#".""/  "#" " "5 "## ranked amongst the nation's leaders to face the Privateer defense.    ."  /  0/   1  $   ;"    $, , *+     ? &: -    -: 5  $* + # * #* • Kinney shot 3 of 18 from the field to follow a 1-of-7 effort by  "< " , %  <5 %* $* 0 # ## ("""5 "$ 8*!"<5"$ $8#$9 - " ""$"6 9 Butler's Rotnei Clarke. Combined, the duo shot 4 of 25 against ( / " ""5 " "$"##080!"<5" "##"##8$9 ( "-: / ""$"6 9 UNO over the last two games. • Kinney entered the game vs UNO ranked eighth nationally with Hill’s String of Games with a Block 21.5 points per game and a 43.4 percent clip from the field. • Clarke was averaging 17.2 points and 41.9 percent from the •Kevin Hill has five blocks this season and enters the game against field, including a .443 shooting percentage from beyond the arc. Champion Baptist with a string of three straight. •Hill's blocks have been able to come in limited minutes as the freshman registered just two minutes against Butler (1.5.13) and seven at San Jose State (1.8.13) •The last player to register a block in three or more consecutive games was Antonio Wertz with a seven-game string with blocks be- tween Nov. 26, 2011 against Tulane and Dec. 16, 2011 against Concordia-Selma. 2012-13 QUICK FACTS Cook Pours in 20+ vs SJSU • Lovell Cook narrowly missed his first career double-double with a 20-point, nine re- General Information bound performance. School...... University of New Orleans • On the season, Cook has scored 20 points on three occasions, each coming on a 60+ Location ...... New Orleans, La. percent shooting night. Two of the efforts have come against the same team - San Jose Founded ...... 1958 State. Enrollment ...... 9,825 • This year, Cook has shot 60 percent or better from the field in six of the team's 14 con- President ...... Dr. Peter J. Fos tests. Athletic Director ...... Derek Morel F.A.R ...... Dr. James Lowry Nickname ...... Privateers Cook’s 20-Point Performances School Colors ...... Royal Blue and Silver Opponent (Date) FGM/FGA (Pct.) PTS Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I SJSU (11.9) 10/16 (62.5) 20 Conference ...... Independent at S Illinois (12.17) 9/11 (81.8) 22 Facility at SJSU (1.8) 6/9 (66.7) 20 Home Court ...... Lakefront Arena The Bench vs the Opponent Capacity ...... 8,933 Press Row Phone ...... (504) 280-3884 • UNO’s bench outscored their SJSU counterparts 16-11. • UNO’s bench is 11-2-1 on the season against their counterparts. Coaching Staff • On the season, the only losses have come against Mississippi State and Southern Illinois. Head Coach ...... Mark Slessinger • UNO went 21-10-1 when just factoring in bench scoring in 2011-12, a four-game im- Alma Mater ...... Aurora (1995) provement on the team’s overall mark of 17-15. Phone ...... (504) 280-6102 • Under Slessinger, the Privateer reserves are 32-12-2 all-time when factoring head-ot- E-mail ...... [email protected] Record (Overall) ...... 53-40 (3 yrs) head scorings vs foes’ benches. Record (at UNO) ...... 17-15 (1 yrs) Assistant Coaches ...... Hill’s String of Games with a Block ...... Kenyon Spears (1st yr) •Kevin Hill has five blocks this season and enters the game against Champion Baptist with ...... Kris Arkenberg (2nd yr) a string of three straight...... Kerwin Forges (2nd yr) Athletic Trainer . . . . .Chris Young (2nd yr) •Hill's blocks have been able to come in limited minutes as the freshman registered just Administrative Asst . . .Paula Picker (5th yr) two minutes against Butler (1.5.13) and seven at San Jose State (1.8.13) Equipment Manager . . . .Mike Hill (5th yr) •The last player to register a block in three or more consecutive games was Antonio Strength & Conditioning ...... TBA Wertz with a seven-game string with blocks between Nov. 26, 2011 against Tulane and Dec. 16, 2011 against Concordia-Selma. UNO Basketball History First Season ...... 1969 UNO vs Opposing Offenses All-Time Record ...... 726-511 All-Time Home Record ...... 453-140 • SJSU turned the ball over just nine times against the Privateers, becoming just the third Conference Championships ...... 8 team to have 10 or fewer turnovers, joining Southeast Missouri and Bethune-Cookman, NCAA Appearances . . . .4 (87, 91, 93, 96) which had seven apiece. NIT Appearances ...... 6 • Under Mark Slessinger, a total of 22 opponents in 46 games have had at least 18 (83, 88, 89, 90, 94, 97) turnovers. The number grows to 34 of 46 if the number is lowered to 15 or more. NCAA Div II Appearances ...... 4 (71, 72, 74, 75) • This season, five opponents in 14 games have at least 20 turnovers against the Priva- teers. 2012-13 Team Information 2011 Record ...... 17-15 NCAA or NIT Appearances by Schools in State of League Record ...... N/A League Finish ...... N/A Final RPI ...... N/A School Total NCAA/NIT Starters R/L ...... 3/2 LSU 26 20/6 Letterwinners R/L ...... 5/10 La. Tech 11 5/6 NEW ORLEANS 10 4/6 Media Relations La.-Lafayette 10 5/5 Dir of Media Relations . . . . .Jason Plotkin UL-Monroe 9 7/2 Phone ...... (504) 280-6284 E-mail ...... [email protected] Tulane 9 3/6 Fax ...... (504) 280-3977 Southern B.R. 8 7/1 Web Site ...... unoprivateers.com McNeese 5 2/3 Twitter ...... @UNOPrivateers Nicholls 2 2/0 Northwestern St 2 2/0 ** Southeastern 1 1/0 Grambling 1 0/1

** Mark Slessinger was member of staff for both N’western St NCAA appearances. 2012-13 UNO Men’s Basketball Roster No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl-Exp Hometown/High School (Prev. School) 0 Tradarrius McPhearson G 6-1 195 Jr-TR Edwards, Miss./Raymond (East Mississippi CC) 1 Corey Blake G 6-5 200 Jr-TR Lecompte, La./Alexandria (Southern-Shreveport) 3 Rarlensee Nelson G 5-8 180 Sr-1L Ville Platte, La./Ville Platte (Baton Rouge CC) 4 Cory Dixon F 6-7 205 Jr-TR Argyle, Tex/Argyle HS (N’western St/Collin Co,/Hutchinson JC) 5 Eddie Denard F 6-5 240 Jr-TR Chicago, Ill./Foreman (Ill-Chicago/Kirkwood CC) 10 Tommy Hobbs F 6-5 200 Fr-HS Anchorage, Ak./South Anchorage 11 Isaac Mack G 6-1 170 Jr-TR Indianapolis, Ind./Arsenal Tech (Panola College) 12 Max Banchy G 6-2 170 Jr-2L Stillwater, Minn./Notre Dame Prep (Saint Louis) 13 John Reese G 6-4 175 Fr-HS Leesville, La./Anacoco 15 Kevin Hill F 6-7 210 Fr-HS Marrero, La./John Ehret 20 Evans Ganapamo G/F 6-5 185 Fr-HS Mandeville, La./Mandeville 22 Mitchell Parker F 6-8 195 Fr-HS Tallahassee, Fla/North Florida Christian 24 Maurice County G 6-1 195 Jr-TR Pineville, La./Pineville HS (Jacksonville College) 25 Benjamin James G 6-3 200 So-1L Maurice, La./ North Vermillion 32 Lovell Cook F 6-6 215 Sr-1L New Orleans, La./Warren Easton (Northern /Gillette) 45 Travis Avery C 6-8 215 Fr-HS Algiers, La./Country Day

Coaching Staff Head Coach Mark Slessinger Assistant Coaches Kenyon Spears, Kris Arkenberg, Kerwin Forges Athletic Trainer: Chris Young

Privateer Shooting Woes of Late Nelson - Nationally Ranked • UNO has shot less than 40 percent in the last four contests, last • As of games played on Jan. 6, Rarlensee Nelson ranked No.14 exceeding the 40 percent clip against Southeast Missouri (45.6 per- in the nation in assists per game (6.6). cent) on Dec. 19, 2012. • Nelson’s numbers have tumled over the last few games, since • The team's 35.4 percent clip ranked as tied for the third-lowest dishing out 10 at Duquesne on Dec. 8. Since that game, Nelson is on the season with the home game against Southern Illinois on averaging 4.3 assists per game with 30 total over the last sev- Nov. 12, 2012. The team's lowest efforts were a 32.2 percent show- engames, including a season-low two vs Nicholls on Dec. 12. ing against Boise State in Las Vegas on Dec. 23 and a 33.3 percent • Nelson’s 14 assists against Bethune-Cookman ranks in a tie for effort at Mississippi State on Jan. 3. No. 3 this season nationally for single-game performance. High of • Of the eight games in which the Privateers have shot 40 percent 16 by Michael Carter-Williams (Syracuse) or better on the season, four have come in the friendly confines of • Nelson came a single short of tying school-record of three Lakefront Arena, topped with a 55.6 percent showing in a 79-76 games with 10 or more assists with nine against Nicholls. The win over Nicholls on Dec. 12. mark was originally established by Jordan Crump, who pulled off the feat twice in 1974-75 with 10+ assists in three straight games.

Cook’s Smooth Shooting - Ranked No. 27 in the Nation The Total Team Effort • Ranked No. 27th in the NCAA Division I as of Jan. 6 with a • Through 14 games this season, a total of 10 players have scored 58.1 percent clip Lovell Cook is UNO’s top shooter. at least 10 points once. • Cook has shot 50 percent or better from the field in 12 of 14 • Eddie Denard, Isaac Mack and Traddarius McPhearson all hit games during the 2012-13 campaign, including a streak of six in a double-figures for the first time this season against Nicholls State row to begin the season. The lone exceptions occured against (Dec. 12) to join the group. Southeast Missouri (3 of 9) and at Mississippi State (3 of 7) • Last season, a total of 13 players scored in double-figures once.

Cook’s Smooth Shooting II: Edition Playing 10 • Lovell Cook has made 26 of his last 30 free throws, a clip that • Through 14 contests, there are 10 players on the UNO roster includdes a 6-for-6 effort during the Privateers swing of the Mid- averaging at least 10 minutes per game with one at 9.4 minutes an west to SEMO and Southern Illinois. outing, within grasp of the plateau. • Cook's free throw string started with back-to-back 4-for-4 efforts • A ‘Slessinger staple’, 11 players averaged at least 10 minutes per against SEMO (Nov. 29) and Duquesne (Dec. 8) before making game in 2011-12 with one player a shade under that at 9.7. just 3 of 4 against Nicholls State (Dec. 12) before going 4-for-4 • Antonio Wertz (28.3 mpg) and Lovell Cook (27.1) were the against SIU (Dec. 17), 2-for-2 against SEMO (Dec. 19) and 1-for-1 only players over 20 minutes a game in 2011-12. against Boise State (Dec. 22) with a 1-of-2 outing against Missis- sippi State followed by a 7 of 9 showing against SJSU. Privateers by the Numbers New Orleans vs Champion Baptist Specific

UNO vs Champion Baptist Double-Figure Scoring Games Name Season Career • UNO will play Champion Baptist on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 12 p.m. in the first half of a Cook 10 34 doubleheader with the Lady Privateers, who will tip off at 2 p.m. against Houston Baptist in Nelson 7 9 the second game. Dixon 6 6 UNO vs Champion Baptist Series History Blake 5 5 Ganapamo 2 2 • UNO and Champion Baptist have played three times previously since 2010. McPhearson 2 2 • UNO has won all three games in the series, including a pair of games last year at Lake- Denard 2 2 front Arena and the HPC. Hill 1 1 • The Privateers have averaged a 94-59 result against CBC in the three meetings. Hobbs 1 1 Mack 1 1 Champion Baptist UNO Leads 3-0 11/13/10 Hot Springs, AR W, 92-47 Banchy --- 6 1/11/12 Lakefront Arena W, 88-69 James --- 1 2/25/12 HPC W, 102-62

20+ Point Scoring Games CBC’s Brandon Likins vs UNO Name Season Career •Brandon Likins has averaged 25.5 points and 15 rebounds in two career games against Cook 3 8 UNO. •The 23 rebounds for Likins on Jan. 11, 2012 established a UNO opponent record for a 10+ Rebound Games junior, topping the 22 by ULM's Mike Rose set on Jan. 30, 1974 and was just four shy of Name Season Career the all-time opponent record of 27 established by Wendell Ladner of Southern Miss. on Blake 1 1 Jan. 7, 1970.

5+ Assist Games Last Time vs Champion Baptist (Feb. 25, 2012) Name Season Career • UNO won 102-62 win over Champion Baptist at the Human Performance , top- Nelson 9 13 ping 100 points for the first time since a Dec. 29, 2007 victory over William Carey. Single Game Point Leader • The win over enabled the Privateers to clinch their second straight winning season while Name Season Career also improving the team's home mark to 13-2, tying head coach Mark Slessinger with Ron Cook 9 22 Greene for the most home wins during an inaugural season at the helm of the UNO pro- Blake 3 3 gram. Nelson 1 2 • Senior Antonio Wertz scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Privateers Dixon 1 1 while fellow senior Brandon Knight dished out a career-high equaling nine assists to go Hill 1 1 with 12 points. Banchy --- 2 •Antonio Holmes and Albert Peterson scored 11 and 10 points, respectively with Rar- lensee Nelson notching a career-best 10 assists. Single Game Rebound Leader •Brandon Likins led CBC with 23 points and seven rebounds. Matthias Capaci added 19 Name Season Career points and three assists for the Tigers Blake 5 5 Hill 4 4 Friendly Confines of Lakefront Arena Dixon 4 4 • UNO is 292-86 at Lakefront Arena with Mark Slessinger going 16-5 at Lakefront Arena. Nelson 2 3 • UNO hosted its first basketball game on Nov. 26, 1983, when both Privateer teams (men Denard 2 2 & women) hosted rival Louisiana State Mack 1 1 • Only once in the previous 27 years of playing basketball at Lakefront Arena have the Pri- Cook 1 11 vateers posted a sub .500 record (2009-10)

Double-Doubles Slessinger at Home on the Lakefront Name Season Career Nelson 1 1 • Last season’s 13-2 home mark was the best at UNO since led the Privateers to a 13-0 result in 1996-97. Games Started • Of first year head coaches, only (13-1) in 1969-70 posted a better home Name Season Career record than Slessinger. Cook 15 45 Nelson 14 15 General Notes Denard 14 14 In-Season Honors Blake 13 13 • Corey Blake was named College Sports Madness Independent Player of the Week on McPhearson 10 10 Dec. 17 after scoring 13 points, getting four steals and pulling down two rebounds in a Mack 3 3 game against Nicholls State. Ganapamo 1 1 Banchy 1 24 Privateer Starters Game-by Game 1 2 3 4 5 Record Nov. 9 San Jose State Nelson McPhearson Blake Cook Denard 1-0/1st Nov. 12 Southern Illinois Nelson McPhearson Blake Cook Denard 1-1/2nd Nov. 15 Bethune Cookman Nelson Banchy Blake Cook Denard 0-1/1st Nov. 20 Blue Mountain College Nelson McPhearson Blake Cook Denard 2-1/3rd Nov. 26 at Nicholls State Nelson McPhearson Blake Cook Denard 2-2/4th Nov. 29 Southeast Missouri State Nelson McPhearson Blake Cook Denard 2-3/5th Dec. 8 at Duquesne Nelson Mack Ganapamo Cook Denard 0-1/1st Dec. 12 Nicholls State Nelson Mack Blake Cook Denard 0-1/1st Dec. 17 at Southern Illinois Nelson McPhearson Blake Cook Denard 2-4/6th Dec. 19 at Southeast Missouri St Nelson McPhearson Blake Cook Denard 2-5/7th Dec. 23 vs. Boise State (Las Vegas) Nelson McPhearson Blake Cook Denard 2-6/8th Jan. 3 at Mississippi State Nelson McPhearson Blake Cook Denard 2-7/9th Jan. 5 at Butler Nelson Mack Blake Cook Denard 0-2/2nd Jan. 8 at San Jose State Nelson McPhearson Blake Cook Denard 2-8/10th Jan. 12 Champion Baptist (Ark.) Jan. 19 at Rice Jan. 21 NJIT Jan. 23 at Air Force Feb. 6 UT-Pan American Feb. 9 Houston Baptist Feb. 18 Central Baptist (Ark.) Feb. 21 at Bowling Green Feb. 23 at NJIT Feb. 26 at Houston Baptist Mar. 3 at UT-Pan American . Privateer Pair with 4+ Assists In-Season Home-and-Homes • Under Mark Slessinger, UNO is 9-4 when at least two players • San Jose State was one of seven in-season home-and-home foes net at least four assists, including an 8-2 mark in 2011-12. on the slate this season. • UNO averaged 15.2 assists in 2011-12 compared to 13.6 for op- • Other in-season home-and-home opponents include Southeast ponents. Missouri State, Nicholls State, Southern Illinois, UT-Pan Ameri- can, Houston Baptist and NJIT. Games with Pair or More with 4+ Assists • UNO is 1-3 in the first meeting and 1-3 in the second meeting vs. SJSU (11/9) Williams, Nelson (4) vs B-CU (11/15) on the season. UNO is 2-2 at home and 0-4 on the road. Nelson (14), Dixon (4) • In 2011-12, UNO had eight such opponents and went 5-3 in the vs Butler (1/5) Nelson, Blake (4) first meeting, 4-4 in second meetings. • UNO has not won an in-season home-and-home against an On the Break NCAA Division I foe since sweeping Denver on Jan. 9, 2008 at • For the fifth time this season, UNO won the battle of the fast the (65-49) before besting the Pio- break against an opponent, outscoring Butler 2-0. neers in Denver on Feb. 24, 2008 by a 60-54 score. • UNO’s only fast break point advantages prior came in both games vs Nicholls, vs Blue Mountain and vs Boise State. Slessinger & UNO vs Division I • UNO reached double-figures in fast break points for the second • Mark Slessinger is 3-18 all-time vs NCAA Division I foes. straight game with 10 points against MSU, which followed a sea- • UNO posted a 1-7 mark against NCAA Division I teams in son-high matching 16 against Boise State (Dec. 22), tying the mark 2011-12 while competing with minimal scholarships last season set against Blue Mountain College on Nov. 20. during what was then a transitional year to Division II. • UNO’s only other forray into double-figures was a 10 point • The Privateers defeated Alcorn State in 2011-12 before beating showing at Nicholls (Nov. 26) with zero fast break points coming San Jose State and Nichols State during the 2012-13 campaign. in losses against Southern Illinois (Nov. 12), Bethune Cookman • UNO is 559-477 all-time against Division I teams, but has not (Nov. 15). posted a winning mark against top tier competition since went 17-13 against Division I foes in 2007-08.

Duo Named All-Independent Preseason-Selections • UNO placed two members on the College Sports Madness All- Independent squad. • Lovell Cook was selected to the second team with Eddie Denard a third-team selections. Seeking to End Skid on Road vs Div I UNO Last Times • UNO has not posted a road win against an NCAA Division I foe in its last 16 attempts dat- ing back to a victory on Feb. 18, 2010 by a 82-73 score against Louisiana-Monroe. INDIVIDUAL • During the current skid, UNO was operating as a 'true' Division I only three times, the set- Score 25+ Points backs against the Arkansas Sun Belt schools in 2009-10 and this year against Nicholls. 25, Antonio Wertz at Dillard (12/1/11) • In 2010-11, UNO had a single Division I player as the school was transitioning to Division Score 30+ Points III while the 2011-12 season was part of a planned transition to Division II. 31, Zach Kinsley vs Huntingdon (12/22/10) Look Back at the Skid vs Div I 2012-13: 0-7 Score 40+ Points 40, Jamie McNeilly vs Denver (2/10/07) (Nicholls, Duquesne, S Illinois, SEMO, Miss State, Butler, SJSU) 2011-12: 0-6 Grab 15+ Rebounds (Hawaii, Colorado, North Texas, Tulane, Rice, New Mexico) 16, Antonio Wertz at Fla Christian 2010-11: 0-1 (Tulane) (2/4/12) 2009-10: 0-2 (UALR, Arkansas State) Grab 20+ Rebounds 20, DeWaune Wesley vs UTPA (2/21/98) Going to the Southland in ‘13 • In August, the UNO announced it would join the Southland Conference in 2013-14. Grab 25+ Rebounds • UNO will be one of four new members in ‘13, joining Houston Baptist (Great West), Abi- 27, at Lamar (2/18/93) lene Christian (Div II Lonestar) and Incarnate Word (Div II Lonestar). Dish 10+ Assists • The men’s tennis team at UNO is already an affiliate member of the Southland in 2012- 10, R. Nelson vs Duquesne (12/8/12) 13. • Other University of Louisiana System (ULS) institutions in the league include McNeese Dish 15+ Assists State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State and Southeastern Louisiana. 18, Jordan Crump vs Sav St (11/30/74) 10+ Points & 10+ Assists Blake’s Seven Steals 10 pt, 10 asst, Nelson vs Duquesne • Corey Blake came up with seven steals against Southern Illinois on Dec. 17, two shy of the (12/8/12) school-record. • Blake made quick work in tying his previous-career high (four), doing so with 11:03 re- Post a Triple-Double maining in the first half. Blake established a new career-best with his fifth at the 15:08 13p, 11a, 10r, C. Blair vs HBU (12/5/09) mark of the second half. Game-Winning Shot at Buzzer Bo McCalebb 3-pt shot in 64-62 win at UNO Single-Game Steal Records North Texas (2/8/08) 9 - Generra Varmall vs Rice, Nov. 12, 2011 TEAM 8 - Ben Adams vs. Loyola (La.), Dec. 1, 2000 7 - COREY BLAKE vs S. Illinois, Dec. 17, 2012 (and others) Scored 100 Points (in regulation) 102 vs Champion Baptist (2/25/2012) Renaissance of UNO Basketball Allowed 100 Points (in regulation) • This season is considered the start of the ‘Renaissance’ of the UNO basketball program. 102 at UL-Lafayette (1/5/2002) • The ‘Renaissance’ comes after several years of uncertainity which had the Privateer pro- gram initially leaving the Sun Belt (Div I) for non-scholarship Division III and later the Gulf Won by 30 Points 99-51 (+48) vs Blue Mountain South Con (11/20/2012) ference (Div II) before resuming life as an NCAA Division I. Loss by 30 Points Benjamin James Debuts 34=92 (-58) at Colorado (12/28/11) • Benjamin James made his 2012 debut against Mississippi State on Jan. 3, playing two min- Played an Overtime Game utes after missing the previous 11 games with an injury. 2OT loss at Southeastern Fla. (12/18/10) • James played in 17 games, averaging 4.4 minutes and 1.2 points per game in 2011-12. 10 of Made 30+ Free Throws James' 21 points came in a win against Concordia-Selma on Jan. 7, 2012 in which he con- 30 in 2OT win at UALR (2/4/04) nected on all six free throw attempts. Grabbed 60+ Rebounds A First Time Foe - Butler Was #6 63 vs Blue Mountain (11/20/2012) • UNO’s meeting against Butler was the sixth first time meeting this season against a first Less than 5 Turnovers in a Game time foe, following suit of San Jose State, Blue Mountain College, Southeast Missouri, 5 at Florida Christian (2/4/12) Duquesne and Boise State Committed 30+ Turnovers • UNO is 2-4 against first-time foes, dispatching both SJSU and BMC in home contests at 30 at New Mexico State (2/6/03) Lakefront Arena before falling to SEMO at home, on the road at Duquesne amd Butler and the neutral site game against Boise State. Committed 30+ Fouls 30 in OT at North Texas (1/29/04) UNO Superlatives Privateers Sign Four in Early Signing • UNO signed four student-athletes during November. Overall Record ...... 3-11 • This group included three prep standouts and a JC player of which two are from Home ...... 3-3 Texas, one is from Mississippi and another from Louisiana. Away ...... 0-7 In Louisiana ...... 2-4 Neutral ...... 0-1 Teris Bourgeois, Guard/Forward, 6-6, 190, Galveston, Texas (Clear Springs/San Jacinto JC) November ...... 2-4 Tevin Broyles, Guard, 6-4, 200, Gautier, Miss. (Gautier HS) December ...... 1-4 Christavious Gill, Guard, 5-9, 170, Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) January ...... 0-3 James Harrison, Guard, 6-4, 190, Houston, Texas (Westfield HS) February ...... 0-0 March ...... 0-0 This is Our Home - Louisiana Monday ...... 0-3 • The UNO basketball team features nine players from Louisiana, including four from Tuesday ...... 1-1 metro New Orleans. Wednesday ...... 1-1 Thursday ...... 0-3 • Slessinger’s first team at UNO included 10 Louisiana student-athletes, of which five Friday ...... 1-0 were local to New Orleans Saturday ...... 0-2 • It is estimated that more than 50% of the city of New Orleans’ citizens with a college Sunday ...... 0-1 degree claim UNO as their alma mater. • Over 70% of Coach Slessinger’s roster while being the recruiting coordinator at North- Winning the Tip ...... 2-7 western State came from Louisiana. Losing the Tip ...... 1-4 Score First ...... 1-2 Opponent Scores First ...... 2-9 This is Coach Slessinger’s Team Leading at Half ...... 2-5 • The only player of the 15 on the active roster to not be recruited by Slessinger is Max Trailing at Half ...... 1-6 Banchy, who joined the Privateers, then coached by Joe Pasternack in 2010-11 following Tied at Half ...... 0-0 a redshirt season as a walk-on at Saint Louis. Leading with 5 min to Play ...... 3-1 Trailing with 5 min to Play ...... 0-10 Games Decided by 3 pt or Less ...... 1-0 Oysters Slessinger - A New Orleans Treat Games Decided by 4-10 Points ...... 1-2 • UNO head coach Mark Slessinger has a dish named after him at Katie’s Restaurant in Games Decided by 11+ Points ...... 1-9 Mid City. UNO Scores >60 Points ...... 0-4 • The dish features charbroiled oysters with bacon, spinach, provelone and shrimp. UNO Scores 60-69 Points ...... 0-3 • Katie’s Restaurant was featured on the Food Network’s Diners, Dive-Ins and Dives UNO Scores 70-79 Points ...... 2-3 and is owned by UNO alum and Privateer basketball season ticket holder Scot Craig. UNO Scores 80+ Points ...... 1-0 • A self-admitted foodie, Slessinger supports local eats and amongst others, favors Opp. Scores >60 Points ...... 1-1 Hubig’s Pies and Big Shot soda. Opp. Scores 60-69 Points ...... 1-1 Opp. Scores 70-79 Points ...... 1-3 Reunited - Sless & Dixon Opp. Scores 80+ Points ...... 0-2 • UNO head coach Mark Slessinger is coaching Cory Dixon for the 2nd time in four UNO Shoots > 50% ...... 2-8 seasons on a second team. UNO Shoots < 50% ...... 1-3 • Dixon was a redshirt in 2009-10 at Northwestern State after coming out of Argyle HS UNO Shoots > Than Opp ...... 2-2 (Texas) while Slessinger was an assistant on Mike McConathy’s staff. UNO Shoots < Than Opp ...... 1-9 Opp. Shoots > 50% ...... 2-5 • Dixon left after the redshirt season for stops at Collin Co. (Kan.) and Hutchinson JC Opp. Shoots < 50% ...... 1-6 (Kan.).

UNO Outrebounds Opp ...... 1-1 Reunited II - Arkenberg & Mack Opp Outrebounds UNO ...... 2-9 • UNO assistant coach Kris Arkenberg was an assistant on a staff that not only recruited, Rebounds Even ...... 0-1 but coached Isaac Mack at Panola College (Texas) Commit Same or Less Turnovers . . . . .3-5 • A native of Indiana, Arkenberg recruited Mack out of Arsenal Tech HS (Ind.) and Commit More Turnovers than Opp . . .0-6 brought him to the tough Texas JC league. • Mack re-joined Arkenberg at UNO, where Arkenberg is in the midst of his second Overtime ...... 0-0 season on the Lakefront. Games vs Top 25 Opponents ...... 0-1 Misc. Player Facts Games Following UNO Win ...... 0-3 Games Following UNO Loss ...... 2-7 • Forward Cory Dixon’s cousin Jon Lieber played 14 years in the major leagues as a pitcher, most notably making the 2001 All-Star Game during a campaign in which he won Games vs Team w/Winning Records . . .0-5 20 games. Games vs Team w/Losing Records . . . .2-3 • Guard/forward Evans Ganapamo is nly second player in UNO men's basketball his- Games vs Team with .500 Records . . . .1-3 tory to call Mandeville home, joining Drew Dotson (2007-08). NCAA Division I Opponents ...... 2-11 • Forward Tommy Hobbs’ dad played with David Robinson on the Naval Academy NCAA Division II Opponents ...... 0-0 team that reached the ‘Elite 8’ of the NCAA Tournament. NAIA Opponents ...... 1-0 ACCA Opponents ...... 0-0 John Ehret Connection Privateers in the NBA • UNO assistant coach Kerwin • Eight Privateers have reached the NBA, headlined by Wayne Cooper and Ervin Johnson, Forges and freshman forward Kevin who each played more than 13 seasons apiece in the Association. Hill both played at John Ehret High • A total of 11 Privateers have been drafted into the NBA with the highest pick being Johnson School. by the Seattle Supersonics with the 23rd pick in 1993. The 1983 draft featured two Privateers • Forges played at Ehret for former (Oscar Taylor & Mike Edwards). UNO assistant Reggie Frilot before eventually joining then-Northwestern Privateers Who Reached the NBA State assistant Mark Slessinger in Player Seasons) Games Points Teams Natchitoches, La. Wayne Cooper 14 (1978-1992) 984 7,777 Portland/Denver • Hill was coached by Al Collins who Ledell Eackles 7 (1988-1998) 441 4,783 Washington/Miami coached the 2005-06 John Ehret team Ronnie Grandison 5 (1988-98) 105 254 Bos/Char/NY/Phil in which the movie’Hurricane Sea- Tony Harris 3 (1990-95) 14 68 Philadelphia/Boston son’starring Forrest Whittaker is based Wilbur Holland 4 (1975-79) 276 3,760 Chicago/Atlanta off of. Ervin Johnson 13 (1993-2006) 845 3,473 Sea/Den/Mil/Minn Michael McDonald 1 (1997-98) 1 0 Charlotte UNO’s First Alaskan Men’s Basket- Dedric Willoughby 1 (1999-2000) 25 190 Chicago ball Player Second-Year Coaches • Hailing from Anchorage, Alaska - Tommy Hobbs is UNO’s • Historically, five of the nine coaches to reach their second year first Alaskan men’s basketball player. at UNO have seen improvement from their first year to the second • Hobbs prepped at South Anchorage HS before playing a prep year. season at LaJolla Prep in California in 2011-12 as an opportunity • Benny Dees (1986-87) had the most significant gain with a +10 to draw attention - which he did from several mid-majors, notably while (1978-79) had the biggest drop with a those in the Big Sky Conference. -10 during his second season. • Hobbs may be the only Alaskan in UNO men’s basketball his- • Mark Slessinger went 17-15 in his first year at the helm of the tory, but is one of two in the department - joining Laila Hansen of UNO program. the volleyball team, who comes from a town 20 miles north of An- chorage, Alaska. Second-Year Coach Records + Improvement Home of the Privateers on the Radio Record Win Improvment 1970-71 Ron Greene 23-3 +5 • UNO contests will be broadcast on WGSO 990 & WGSO.com 1978-79 Butch Van Breda Kolff 11-16 -10 - the first season all home and away games have been broadcast 1980-81 Don Smith 13-14 +8 over the air since 2009-10. 1986-87 Benny Dees 26-4 +10 • Veteran New Orleans sportscaster Ro Brown will have the call 1989-90 21-11 +2 of the game. 1995-96 Tic Price 21-9 +1 • Former St. Aug and Northwestern State standout Ryan Dup- 1998-99 Joey Stiebing 14-16 -1 lessis will join Brown as a color commentator for home games. 2002-03 15-14 +0 • At home, all games are streamed online via UNO Vision, which 2008-09 Joe Pasternack 11-19 -8 can be found on UNOPrivateers.com. The video can also be seen 2012-13 Mark Slessinger TBD on UNOPrivateers.com via UNO Vision with games to be archived within 48-72 hours of completion. The UNO Basketball Tradition A Tradition of Post-Season Success UNO vs San Jose - One of Must See Non-Conference Games • To date, UNO has made 14 post-season appearances, including • UNO's home opener against San Jose State was recognized by four in the NCAA Di Sports Illustrated's Andy Glockner as one of the "must see non- vision I (‘87, ‘91, ‘93, ‘96). conference face-offs" of the 2012-13. • UNO is 1-4 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, defeating BYU • On a list predominantly featuring high major programs, Glock- in 1987 before falling to Alabama in the second round. ner wrote in his column that “After years of post-Katrina decline, a • UNO appeared in six NITs - ‘83, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘94 and ‘97. two-year dalliance with a drop from Division I athletics and a • UNO also made four NCAA Division II (‘71, ‘72, ‘74, ‘75) tour- switch from the Louisiana State system to the University of naments, including a runner-up finish in 1975. Louisiana system, the Privateers have decided to stay in D-I. Good for them and good luck helping rebuild the school and reconnect- ing with the city.” • The game lived up to its hype as UNO won the game 72-68 without taking the lead until the final minutes before getting the go- ahead bucket with 15.3 seconds left from Cory Dixon. UNO Record Chasers (Through Jan. 9, 2013) UNO Basketball Alumni Single-Season Field-Goal Percentage (min. 200 attempts or 100 made) National Team Stars No. Player Season Yr. FG FGA Pct. • UNO’s Bo McCalebb and Hector Romero currently play in 1. Ervin Johnson 1992-93 Sr. 208 336 .619 FIBA competitions with Macedonia and Venezuela, respectively. 2. Terrence Breaux 1983-84 So. 130 213 .610 3. DeWaune Wesley1996-97 Jr. 126 207 .609 • Though originally from New Orleans, McCalebb has become a 4. Mark Petteway 1982-83 Sr. 184 303 .607 national hero in Macedonia after leading the squad to a fourth 5. Tank Collins 1989-90 Jr. 117 199 .588 place finish in the 2011 FIBA European Championships. 6. Curtis Wilson 1998-99 Jr. 122 208 .587 • 7. Mark Petteway 1981-82 Jr. 163 278 .586 McCalebb was voted the ‘Fan’s Choice’ for 2011 FIBA Euro- 8. Ervin Johnson 1991-92 Jr. 185 317 .584 pean Player of the Year an after interest from multiple NBA ** LOVELL COOK 2011-12 Sr. 79 136 .581 teams, signed with Turkey’s Fenerbahce Ulker, helping them de- 9. Claude Butler 1982-83 Sr. 144 249 .578 feat the Boston Celtics prior to the 2012-13 season. 10. Wade Blundell 1982-83 Sr. 148 256 .578 • Romero, who attended the 2012 opener against San Jose State, Career Percentage plays for the Venezuelan national team and helped lead them to a No. Player Seasons FG FGA Pct. 2012 FIBA South American runner-up finish, their best showing 1. Ervin Johnson 4 (1989-93) 639 1,081 .591 since 1997. 2. Mark Petteway 3 (1980-83) 474 834 .568 3. DeWaune Wesley2 (1996-98) 301 531 .567 • McCalebb and Romero both played with their respective teams 4. Tank Collins 2 (1989-91) 337 599 .563 in the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament this past sum- 5. Tony Harris 2 (1988-90) 369 674 .547 6. Wade Blundell 3 (1980-83) 353 650 .543 mer with neither earning a berth in the Olympics. ** LOVELL COOK 2 (2010-12) 260 491 .530 7. Oscar Taylor 3 (1980-83) 522 991 .527 The Next Time on the Floor 8. John Harris 4 (1981-85) 517 994 .520 9. Ronnie Grandison2 (1985-87) 365 702 .520 10. Louweegi Dyer 3 (1989-92) 342 662 .517 UNO vs Rice • The all-time series between UNO and Rice favors the Owls 1-0 Assists Per Game by Senior (Single Season) Name Season G Asst Avg as they claimed an 83-49 victory at Tudor Fieldhouse in the very Duane Reboul 1970-71 25 171 6.8 first meeting between the squads on Nov. 11, 2011. RARLENSEE NELSON 2012-13 14 90 6.4 Rice Rice Leads 1-0 Single Season Assists Per Game 11/12/11 Houston, TX L, 49-83 Rk Season Player Yr. G Ast. Avg. 1. 1969-70 Duane Reboul Jr. 17 136 8.02. 1970- Last Meeting - Rice vs UNO 71 Duane Reboul Sr. 25 171 6.8 ** 2012-13 R. NELSON Sr 14 90 6.4 • The 2011 game was set up by former Privateer head coach Joe 3. 1971-72 Terry Gill So. 26 162 6.2 Pasternack as an opportunity to play his former mentor Ben 4. 1972-73 Terry Gill Jr. 22 127 5.8 Braun as the duo served together at California. It was Mark 5. 1994-95 Jimmie Smith Sr. 31 178 5.7 6. 2005-06 Jamie McNeilly Jr. 29 164 5.6 Slessinger’s second game at the helm of the UNO program. 7. 1974-75 Jordan Crump So. 30 166 5.5 • Rice overcame 25 turnovers and a University of New Orleans 8. 1981-82 Claude Butler Jr. 26 136 5.2 school-record nine steals by Generra Varmall to defeat the Priva- 9. 1988-89 Lamont Thornton Sr. 28 143 5.1 teers 83-49. akefront Arena • Eight of Varmall's school-record steal total came in the first half, A New Look at Lakefront Arena easily tying the UNO mark of eight established by Ben Adams on • Lakefront Arena received several notable offseason upgrades. Dec. 1, 2000 against Loyola before 20 minutes had passed in the • Included in the upgrades were new LED tables courtside, new game. shotclocks above the baskets, a redesigned basketball playing sur- • Adding to his defensive efforts, Varmall narrowly missed a face and the restoration of the team’s championship banners. points-steals double-double as he led the Privateers with 12 points. • Prior to the Nov. 9 opener against San Jose State, championship Lovell Cook added another 10 points for UNO. banners reflective of UNO’s past successes have not hung in Lake- • The Owls were led by preseason All-American candidate Ar- front Arena since prior to Hurricane Katrina. salan Kazemi, who posted his 28th double-double of his career • Several more upgrades are scheduled for the next year at Lake- with 11 points and 12 rebounds. The effort by the Iranian national front Arena as the facility moves alongside the Privateer basketball team member coupled with 12 points by Julian DeBose lifted Rice teams into the Southland Conference, where it will rank as one of on the night. the top basketball venues in the league. Privateers in Texas This Season Lakefront Arena Moments • The game against the Owls is the first of three contests in the • Lakefront Arena has hosted numerous sporting events including Lonestar State during the 2013 portion fo the slate. the 1991 NCAA Women's Division I Final Four which included • The Privateers will face Houston Baptist (Feb. 26) and Texas- Pat Summit directing Tennessee to its third national championship Pan American (Mar. 3) during the season-ending road stretch. with a win over Dawn Staley-led Virginia. • UNO will become heavily acquainted with the state of Texas • Larry Bird holds the Arena scoring record after scoring a career- when it joins the Southland Conference, where it will face Abilene high 60 points on Mar. 12, 1985 against the during Christian, Houston Baptist, Incarnate Word (San Antonio), Lamar a series of 'home games' for the Hawks during the 1984-85 season. (Beaumont), Sam Houston State (Huntsville), Stephen F. Austin • Lakefront Arena will celebrate its 30th Anniversary this year.3. (Nacogdoches) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on a regular basis. UNO Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mark Slessinger turned to Lakefront Arena in 2008. a top priority for our staff. “

Slessinger prepared for his first NCAA Slessinger intends to recruit players that the heading coaching job by working for 11 city of New Orleans can call their own. years under Northwestern State’s Mike Mc- Conathy. Slessinger was the top assistant “We need to build a program at UNO that for McConathy – one of the winningest the city will proudly call its own,” said coaches in Louisiana history - while also Slessinger. “This needs to be a team that serving as the school’s recruiting coordina- will play hard every night and work every tor. day in the classroom and on campus.”

The duo of McConathy and Slessinger not “The name on the front of our jersey rep- only graduated students at a rate of 85 per- resents more than our team. It represents cent, they turned around a NSU program the University, our students, faculty, and The 2012-13 season will be the second at that had struggled at the Division I level on staff. But most importantly it represents the the helm of the UNO program for Mark the floor. city and the people we play for.” Slessinger. The native of Bloomington, In- diana became the 12th head coach in Priva- During Slessinger’s tenure at NSU, the Slessinger resides in New Orleans with his teer men’s basketball history on June 28, Demons won three Southland Conference wife, the former Toni Purvis of 2011. titles and compiled signature victories over Williamston, N.C. The couple met in New Oklahoma State, Mississippi State, Oregon Orleans. “Becoming the head coach at UNO is a State and a 2006 NCAA Tournament first culmination of a lifelong dream to be a round victory over Iowa. NCAA head coach,” said Slessinger. “UNO is a university storied in tradition Slessinger graduated from Aurora Univer- and history, and I welcome the challenge of sity with a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Ed- bringing success back to the basketball pro- ucation. He then coached at his alma mater gram.” as an assistant basketball coach during the 1995-96 season before moving on to Cen- “Coach Sless” as he is affectionately known tral Michigan, where he served as an assis- on the Lakefront hit the ground running in tant during the 1996-97 campaign. his first season. In his first season at UNO, the head coach had less than two months Following his run at CMU, Slessinger spent to re-recruit student-athletes from the previ- three years at Northland Pioneer College ous season in addition to eight newcomers (Ariz.), the last two as head coach. His from the state of Louisiana. teams posted a 36-25 record with eight players signing on at the Division I level be- Forcing turnovers and pushing the pace, fore he departed to join McConathy’s staff every member of the Privateer roster was at NSU. involved on both ends of floor. In total, a school-record 13 players topped double-fig- Regarded in coaching circles as a strong re- ures at least once as the team posted a 17- cruiter, Slessinger has not only signed and 15 mark against a schedule of coached student athletes from all corners full-scholarship teams while having just of Louisiana, he has graduated them. three scholarship equivalencies. “My comfort level and base in recruiting is Off the court, the UNO men’s basketball rooted in the state of Louisiana,” said team was visible on campus and in the Slessinger. “During my tenure at NSU, community. The team’s presence parlayed over 70% of our rosters have been made into an increase in attendance with some of up of Louisiana natives. Recruiting the best the larger student crowds since the team re- in-state student-athletes that we can will be Coaching Record OVERALL CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL WLWLWLWLWL Northland Pioneer 36 25 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A UNO 2011-12 17 15 N/A N/A 13 2 4 12 0 1 2012-13 3 11 N/A N/A 3 3 0 7 0 1 OVERALL 56 51 N/A N/A 16 5 4 19 0 2 Career-Highs #0 Traddarius McPhearson #1 Corey Blake #3 Rarlensee Nelson Minutes ...... 28, vs SEMO (11.29.12) Minutes . . . . .34 at Southern Ill. (12.17.12) Minutes . .39, vs Beth-Cookman (11.15.12) Points ...... 10, twice Points . . . .16 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Points ...... 17 vs SEMO (11.29.12) Rebounds ...... 4 , three times Rebounds ...... 10 at San Jose St (1.8.13) Rebounds ...... 6 at SEMO (12.19.12) Assists ...... 3 v Nicholls (12.12.12) Assists ...... 4 at Butler (1.5.13) Assists . . . .14 vs Beth-Cookman (11.15.12) Blocks ...... N/A Blocks ...... 1, six times Blocks ...... N/A Steals ...... 4 at Nicholls (11.26.12) Steals ...... 7 at Southern Ill. (12.17.12) Steals ...... 4 vs. Boise State (12.23.12)

#4 Cory Dixon #5 Eddie Denard #10 Tommy Hobbs Minutes ...... 26, two times Minutes ...... 22 at at SEMO (12.19.12) Minutes . . . .9 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Points . . .15 vs Southern Illinois (11.12.12) Points ...... 11 at SEMO (12.19.12) Points . . . .10 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Rebounds . . . .8 vs B-Cookman (11.15.12) Rebounds ...... 9 at Mississippi St (1.3.13) Rebounds . .5 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Assists ...... 4 vs B-Cookman (11.15.12) Assists ...... 3, two times Assists ...... N/A Blocks ...... 3, two times Blocks ...... 1, three times Blocks ...... N/A Steals ...... 1, 10imes Steals . . . .3 vs Southern Illinois (11.12.12) Steals ...... N/A

#11 Isaac Mack #12 Max Banchy #13 John Reese Minutes ...... 28, vs Duquesne (12.8.12) Minutes ...... 31 at Xavier (2.1.12) Minutes . . . .8 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Points ...... 11 vs Nicholls (12.12.12) Points ...... 16 vs Xavier (1.4.12) Points . . . . .2 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Rebounds ...... 4, two times Rebounds6 vs Christian Brothers (12.31.11) Rebounds . .1 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Assists ...... 2 v Nicholls (12.12.12) Assists . . .5 vs Champion Baptist (1.11.12) Assists ...... N/A Blocks ...... 1 at Nicholls (11.26.12) Blocks ...... 1, two times Blocks ...... N/A Steals ...... 1, seven times Steals . . . .4 vs Champion Baptist (1.11.12) Steals ...... N/A

#15 Kevin Hill #20 Evans Ganapamo #22 Mitchell Parker Minutes . . . . .18 at Southern Ill. (12.17.12) Minutes . . .16 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Minutes . . . .5 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Points . . . .12 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Points . . . .12 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Points . . . . .2 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Rebounds . .8 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Rebounds ...... 3 at San Jose St (1.8.13) Rebounds . .1 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Assists ...... 1, two times Assists . . . . .2 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Assists ...... N/A Blocks ...... 1, five times Blocks ...... 1, three times Blocks ...... N/A Steals ...... 1, four times Steals ...... 1 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Steals ...... N/A

#24 Maurice County #25 Benjamin James #32 Lovell Cook Minutes ...... 10, two times Minutes . . .16 vs Concordia-Selma (1.7.12) Minutes ...... 37 at Xavier (2.1.12) Points . . . . .7 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Points . . . .10 vs Concordia-Selma (1.7.12) Points ...... 24 at Selma (2.27.12) Rebounds . .2 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Rebounds ...... 3, two times Rebounds ...... 9, three times Assists ...... 2 vs Nicholls (12.12.12) Assists . . .2 vs Champion Baptist (1.11.12) Assists ...... 4 vs Loyola (2.8.12) Blocks ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A Blocks ...... 3 at Loyola (1.17.12) Steals ...... 1, two times Steals ...... 1, four times Steals . . . .4 vs Southeastern Fla. (11.19.11)

#45 Travis Avery Individual Marks Minutes . . .10 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Points . . . . .1 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) SLESSINGER ERA UNO RECORDS Rebounds . .4 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Points ...... 28, Antonio Wertz Points ...... 48, Butch Webster Assists . . . . .2 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) ...... at Dillard (12.1.11) ...... vs. Ball State (12.5.1970) Blocks . . . . .3 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Rebounds ...... 18, Antonio Wertz Rebounds ...... 27, Ervin Johnson Steals ...... 2 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) ...... vs. Johnson & Wales (12.10.11) ...... vs Lamar (2.18.1993) Assists ...... 14, Rarlensee Nelson Assists ...... 18, Jordan Crump ...... vs Beth-Cookman (11.15.12) ...... vs Savannah State (11.30.1974) Blocks ...... 4, Antonio Wertz Blocks ...... 12, Ervin Johnson ...... at Hawaii (2.14.12) ...... vs Texas A&M (12.29.1992) Steals ...... 9, Generra Varmsall Steals ...... 9, Generra Varmsall ...... at Rice (11.13.11) ...... at Rice (11.13.2011) Minutes ...... 39, Rarlensee Nelson Minutes ...... 59, Mike Edwards ...... vs Bethune Cookman (11.29.12) ...... vs South Florida (2.8.1979( TV/Media Roster

#0 Traddarius McPhearson #1 Corey Blake #3 Rarlensee Nelson #4 Cory Dixon G, 6-1,195, Jr-Tr G,6-5, 200, Jr-Tr G, 5-8, 180, Sr-1L F, 6-7, 205, Jr-Tr Edwards, Miss/Raymond Lecompte, La./Alexandria Ville Plate, La/Ville Plate Argyle, Texas/Argyle East Mississippi CC Southern-Shreveport Baton Rouge CC NWST/Collin Co/Hutchinson

#5 Eddie Denard #10 Tommy Hobbs #11 Isaac Mack #12 Max Banchy F, 6-5, 240, Jr-Tr F, 6-5, 200, Fr-HS G, 6-1, 170, Jr-Tr G, 6-2, 170, Jr-2L Chicago, Ill./Foreman Anchorage, Ak./S.Anchorage Indianapolis, Ind./Arsenal Tech Stillwater, Minn./Notre Dame Prep Ill-Chicago/Kirkwood CC Panola College Saint Louis

#13 John Reese #15 Kevin Hill #20 Evans Ganapamo #22 Mitchell Parker G, 6-4, 175, Fr-HS F, 6-7, 210, Fr-HS G/F, 6-5, 185, Fr-HS F, 6-8, 195, Fr-HS Leesville, La./Anacoco Marrero, La./John Ehret Mandeville, La/Mandeville Tallahassee, Fla./N Fla Christian

#24 Maurice County # 25 Benjamin James #32 Lovell Cook #40 Travis Avery G, 6-1, 195, Jr-Tr G, 6-3, 200, So-1L F, 6-6, 215, Sr-1L C, 6-8, 215, Fr-HS Pineville, La./Pineville HS Maurice, La./N. Vermillion New Orleans, La/Easten Algiers, La./Country Day Jacksonville College N Oklahoma/Gilette

Mark Slessinger Kenyon Spears Kris Arkenberg Kerwin Forges Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Second Season First Season Second Season Second Season UNO Basketball New Orleans Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 08, 2013) All games

Overall record: 3-11 Conf: 0-0 Home: 3-3 Away: 0-7 Neutral: 0-1

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 32 COOK, Lovell 14-14 399 28.5 79-136 . 5 8 1 3-4 . 7 5 0 30-39 . 7 6 9 11 29 40 2.9 30 0 4 26 5 11 191 13.6 03 NELSON, Rarlensee 14-14 414 29.6 43-108 . 3 9 8 0-7 . 0 0 0 37-63 . 5 8 7 10 38 48 3.4 39 0 90 47 0 16 123 8.8 04 DIXON, Cory 14-0 300 21.4 41-88 . 4 6 6 1-1 1.000 32-53 . 6 0 4 25 36 61 4.4 38 1 11 27 12 10 115 8.2 01 BLAKE, Corey 14-13 372 26.6 37-112 . 3 3 0 8-40 . 2 0 0 26-33 . 7 8 8 20 34 54 3.9 24 0 17 40 6 26 108 7.7 00 McPHEARSON,Tradda 13-10 293 22.5 29-72 . 4 0 3 7-25 . 2 8 0 8-23 . 3 4 8 8 18 26 2.0 29 1 10 24 0 14 73 5.6 05 DENARD, Eddie 14-14 245 17.5 32-64 . 5 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 9-25 . 3 6 0 13 34 47 3.4 46 2 12 14 3 13 73 5.2 20 GANAPAMO, Evans 13-1 136 10.5 20-54 . 3 7 0 11-35 . 3 1 4 7-13 . 5 3 8 3 13 16 1.2 13 0 5 13 3 3 58 4.5 11 MACK, Isaac 14-3 223 15.9 23-72 . 3 1 9 7-28 . 2 5 0 8-13 . 6 1 5 7 18 25 1.8 17 0 10 15 1 7 61 4.4 15 HILL, Kevin 14-0 132 9.4 14-37 . 3 7 8 0-0 . 0 0 0 26-32 . 8 1 3 18 29 47 3.4 26 1 2 14 5 5 54 3.9 12 BANCHY, Max 14-1 164 11.7 12-22 . 5 4 5 8-15 . 5 3 3 4-5 . 8 0 0 4 9 13 0.9 14 0 1 13 0 5 36 2.6 10 HOBBS, Tommy 4-0 14 3.5 3-8 . 3 7 5 1-2 . 5 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 1 4 5 1.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 2.5 22 PARKER, Mitchell 3-0 8 2.7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 0 2 2 0.7 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1.0 24 COUNTY, Maurice 13-0 48 3.7 5-6 . 8 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 1 5 6 0.5 3 0 3 1 0 2 13 1.0 45 AVERY, Travis 5-0 16 3.2 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-6 . 1 6 7 1 3 4 0.8 4 0 2 1 3 2 3 0.6 13 REESE, John 4-0 13 3.3 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.5 02 WILLIAMS, Darrell 2-0 21 10.5 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 1 0 7 4 0 0 0 0.0 25 JAMES, Benjamin 1-0 2 2.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 35 22 57 2 Total...... 14 2800 340-786 . 4 3 3 46-162 . 2 8 4 197-317 . 6 2 1 157 296 453 32.4 286 5 175 244 38 114 923 65.9 Opponents...... 14 2800 380-812 . 4 6 8 79-239 . 3 3 1 222-325 . 6 8 3 192 349 541 38.6 264 6 202 237 53 126 1061 75.8

TEAM STATISTICS UNO OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 923 1061 11/9/12 SAN JOSE STATE W 72-68 1419 Points per game 65.9 75.8 11/12/12 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 55-72 690 Scoring margin -9.9 - 11/15/12 BETHUNE-COOKMAN L 65-71 471 FIELD GOALS-ATT 340-786 380-812 11/20/12 BLUE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE W 99-51 433 Field goal pct . 4 3 3 . 4 6 8 11/26/12 at Nicholls L 79-92 650 3 POINT FG-ATT 46-162 79-239 11/29/12 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L 67-83 442 3-point FG pct . 2 8 4 . 3 3 1 12/08/12 at Duquesne University L 70-88 2646 3-pt FG made per game 3.3 5.6 12/12/12 NICHOLLS W 79-76 584 FREE THROWS-ATT 197-317 222-325 12/17/12 at Southern Illinois L 61-74 5031 Free throw pct . 6 2 1 . 6 8 3 12-19-12 at Southeast Missouri L 71-94 1820 F-Throws made per game 14.1 15.9 12-23-12 vs Boise State L 51-67 732 REBOUNDS 453 541 01-03-13 at Mississippi State L 46-97 6028 Rebounds per game 32.4 38.6 01/05/13 at BUTLER L 44-57 7076 Rebounding margin -6.3 - 01/08/13 at San Jose State L 64-71 1134 ASSISTS 175 202 Assists per game 12.5 14.4 * - Conference game TURNOVERS 244 237 Turnovers per game 17.4 16.9 Turnover margin -0.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.7 0.9 STEALS 114 126 Steals per game 8.1 9.0 BLOCKS 38 53 Blocks per game 2.7 3.8 ATTENDANCE 4039 25117 Home games-Avg/Game 6-673 7-3484 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-732

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals New Orleans 438 485 923 Opponents 514 547 1061