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14 Postseason Appearances • 8 Conference Titles • 4 NCAA Division I Tournaments • Six NIT Appearances • Eight NBA Players PRIVATEERS (8-17, Division I Independent) UNO Stat Leaders - Quick Glance vs. Points | Lovell Cook, 14.6 ppg TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (14-15, 4-3 Great West) Rebounds | Cory Dixon, 5.1 rpg Assists | Rarlensee Nelson, 6.8 apg Mar. 3, 2013 | Time 2 p.m. CT | UTPA Fieldhouse | Edinburg, Texas Steals | Corey Blake, 1.9 spg Stats: UTPABroncs.com | Audio: WGSO.com | Video: UTPABroncs.com Minutes | Rarlensee Nelson, 30.4 mpg Radio: WGSO 990 AM |Twitter @UNOPrivateers Privateers, Broncs Continue Rivalry in UNO’s Season Finale Privateer Schedule EDINBURG, Texas – The New Orleans men’s basketball team will conclude the 2012-13 season on Sunday with a familiar foe, visiting Texas-Pan American for a 2 November (2-4 • 2-3 H • 0-1 A • 0-0 N) p.m. tip at the UTPA Fieldhouse. Nov. 9 San Jose State W, 72-68 Nov. 12 Southern Illinois L, 55-72 UNO (8-17) and UTPA (14-15) will be meeting for the second time this season and Nov. 15 Bethune Cookman L, 65-71 38th time overall. The Privateers have won eight straight in the series including this Nov. 20 Blue Mountain College W, 99-51 year’s encounter, a 76-74 overtime victory at Lakefront Arena on Feb. 6. Nov. 26 at Nicholls State L, 79-92 Nov. 29 Southeast Missouri State L, 67-83 Kevin Hill drained a pair of free throws on that night with 0.1 seconds left to send the game to overtime, an extra period in which UNO never trailed. The freshman’s free December (1-4 • 1-0 H • 0-3 A • 0-1 N) throw shooting has been consistent throughout the campaign, making 44 of 55 charity Dec. 8 at Duquesne L, 70-88 stripe attempts for an 80 percent clip. Dec. 12 Nicholls State W, 79-76 Dec. 17 at Southern Illinois L, 61-74 Hill has continued to play well for head coach Mark Slessinger, most recently earning Dec. 19 at Southeast Missouri State L, 74-91 a start in the team’s 65-52 loss at Houston Baptist this past Monday. The John Ehret Dec. 23 vs. Boise State (Las Vegas) L, 51-67 product established a career-high with 28 minutes while also matching his previous ca- reer-best with 12 rebounds. January (2-5 • 2-0 H • 0-5 A • 0-0 N) Jan. 3 at Mississippi State L, 46-97 Competing at the collegiate level this year, Hill and his teammates have benefited from Jan. 5 at #17 Butler L, 44-57 playing with seniors Lovell Cook and Rarlensee Nelson. The senior duo will make Jan. 8 at San Jose State L, 64-71 their last appearance as Privateers on Sunday, having played a critical role in building Jan. 12 Champion Baptist (Ark.) W, 87-50 the foundation for UNO to springboard into the Southland Conference next year. Jan. 19 at Rice L, 71-95 Jan. 21 NJIT W, 96-94 (3ot) Cook is the team’s leading scorer, averaging 14.6 points per game while shooting 55 Jan. 23 at Air Force L, 48-90 percent from the field. The Warren Easton product ranks 30th in the NCAA in field Jan. 26 Champion Baptist (Ark.) W, 94-54 goal shooting as of earlier this week and has made 50 percent or more of his attempts in 19 of 25 games to date. February (2-4• 2-1 H • 0-3 A • 0-0 N) Feb. 6 UT-Pan American W, 75-73 (ot) The speedy Nelson ranks second on the Privateers with 9.9 points per game and with Feb. 9 Houston Baptist L, 68-75 (ot) 169 assists to his name, ranks second in school history for single-season produc- Feb. 18 Central Baptist (Ark.) W, 100-59 tion. The Ville Platte, La. native needs nine assists to tie the top mark of 178 by Jim- Feb. 21 at Bowling Green L, 56-87 mie Smith and 10 to establish a new record. Feb. 23 at NJIT L, 64-84 Feb. 25 at Houston Baptist L, 52-65 A double-figure assist performance by Nelson would also tie Jordan Crump’s school- record for single-season (seven) and career (eight) games with 10 or more assists. March (0-0 • 0-0 H • 0-0 A • 0-0 N) Mar. 3 at UT-Pan American 2 p.m. (Continue reading on UNOPrivateers.com) All times Central & subject to change Home games to be played at Lakefront Arena

This Date in Privateer Basketball History On Mar. 3, 1990... the led Privateers defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 91-76 infront of 4,454 fans in Jonesboro, Ark. in the semi- finals of the American South Conference tournament. UNO would claim the tournament a day later in 48-44 win over Texas-Pan Amer- ican as the Privateers advanced to the NIT quarterfinals. Privateer Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr-Exp GP/GS PPG RPG Etc 3 Rarlensee Nelson G 5-8 Sr-1L 25/24 9.9 3.2 18 pts at HBU, three shy of career-high 0 Tradarrius McPhearson G 6-1 Jr-Tr 23/20 6.1 2.9 7 rebs at HBU, career-high 20 Evans Ganapamo G/F 6-5 Fr-HS 24/4 4.3 1.2 Career-high 18 at NJIT 5 Eddie Denard F 6-5 Jr-Tr 25/25 5.2 3.8 11 pts vs CBC tied career-high 15 Kevin Hill F 6-7 Fr-HS 25/1 5.0 4.8 Career-high matching 12 reb at HBU Privateer Top Reserves No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr-Exp GP/GS PPG RPG Etc 4 Cory Dixon F 6-7 Jr-Tr 25/0 8.6 5.1 Averaging 6 rpg per game, last six 11 Isaac Mack G 6-1 Jr-Tr 25/3 5.0 1.8 Scored at least 7 pts, last four games 12 Max Banchy G 5-10 Jr-2L 24/4 2.8 1.0 Started last four games 32 Lovell Cook F 6-6 Sr-2L 25/24 14.6 3.2 Has made 17 of last 20 FTA Privateer Notes

Last Time On the Floor                    HBU 65-52 UNO   !"#$ %%   &  '()* • Art Bernardi scored all 14 of his points in the second half,     +,!#     shooting 6 of 10 in the final 20 minutes after missing all six field                    !"         #     $ $ goal attempts prior to the intermission. $ %&''!"( )  *  + , , $* # -   * $ *+  .%   !   / $+ * # #  0 *  $ *  $ 0 • The production from Bernardi reversed the trend for the  ' !"    / 0$# * #,     $+  +  # 0 *  !" )  / * *       $  $  $, Huskies, who were held to 8 of 30 shooting as a team in the first # &1 !"2  *+  $*  *     $ $ $ *0 half by UNO. The hosts made 13 of 26 shots in the second half. $$ 2(!"&. 0 $   * *  0  *  * ** $*  2%3!"4 $ $   $ $    *   + • HBU's advantage was established during a stretch of 6:04 mid- *# 25 3!" .             6 * 2(!"')    **    * +     $ way through the second half without a field goal for UNO. The  7 $ $ *  $+ $$ $** $# *# + * *  *$ # $ *

Huskies led 35-34 with 14:11 left in the contest and scored 9 of 11 "8"$"%9 +** ,:#8 * ";9 $$ *:8 7 9 $+ #:8    "8"$"%9 * :8 * ";9 $+ $*:8 7 9 $$ $:8   points as the Privateers misfired from the field. "8"$"%9 +$* ,,:08 * ";9 0$ 0:8 7 9 $** ,+:*8 $ • Rarlensee Nelson scored a Privateer high 18 points in the con-     - +!!.     test. Kevin Hill pulled down a career-high matching 12 rebounds                 #   &!"   ,$,  **   + # $# $ $ * $ *, in his first collegiate start. #* <32 !"2  *#  *# * * #  ,     $ * &%!" .  / , *#     # +  *  # *0 $$ %&''!" ;  / *+ $0   * * $   *    Hill’s First Collegiate Start # 2 3 !"2 / *+ * $*    #  $   $ $  %  !"<7      * * $      * • Freshman Kevin Hill made his first collegiate start against HBU $ %!"'7    #  # *      - $* ' =&!"  *0  +$ $ #  $ $* * #   * on Monday, establishing a career-high in minutes (28) while ** =2(!"  #0  0$* # + $* * $ $ *  $   7 $ $ * matching his career-high of 12 rebounds (previously accomplished  *$, $ * $ *0 #* ** , $$ $# * 0 * "8"$"%9 + *,:08 * ";9 $*, :8 7 9 *$, 0:8    on Jan. 12 vs Champion Baptist) "8"$"%9 + :8 * ";9  ,:8 7 9 $ *:$8   • Hill narrowly missed his third double-double of the season by "8"$"%9 0$* +:8 * ";9 $$+ 0*:*8 7 9 * ,,:08 , .9"  "  / !" "> !"< "= "&&&  .; ." 9" >"     :"%  "?  : scoring nine points. Hill had a pair of double-doubles early in the   . 9"+$ season against Champion Baptist in both games vs the school.    )  / ! /   &  *   >"    *# *+      @ 2; .    .; 5  ** $ 0 , * • Of Hill's 12 rebounds, six were on the offensive glass, matching %  "? * #* - %5 *+ * $$ # *0 ihs caerer-best accomplished against Blue Mountain College (Nov. '"""5 "* 9##!"%5"* $9: . " ""0"7 : ' / " ""5 " ""$9#0!"%5" "$"* $9: ' ".; / ""0"7 : 20) • In the game, Hill went to the charity stripe a total of eight games, The Bench vs the Opponent making eight. On the season, Hill is 44 of 55 (80 percent) at the • UNO’s bench was outscored by their HBU counterparts 27-20 line. • UNO’s bench is 16-6-3 on the season against their counterparts Change at the Start with the only losses against Air Force, Mississippi State, Southern Illinois, UTPA, Bowling Green and HBU The most recent lineup of Hill, Eddie Denard, Evans Ganapamo, • UNO went 21-10-1 when just factoring in bench scoring in Traddarius McPhearson and Rarlensee Nelson was the ninth used 2011-12, a four-game improvement on the team’s overall mark of by head coach Mark Slessinger this season. 17-15. Lovell Cook was a non-starter against HBU after previously lead- • Under Slessinger, the Privateer reserves are 37-16-4 all-time ing off for the Privateers in the team's last 56 contests. It was the when factoring head-to-head scoring vs foes’ benches. first non-start of Cook's career. The lineup that has seen the most time on the floor was one fea- turing Nelson, McPhearson, Corey Blake, Cook and Denard. They took the court in 10 games, posting a 2-8 record. 2012-13 QUICK FACTS Season Low Assists for UNO • UNO had just five assists against Houston Baptist, the team's lowest performance since General Information totaling seven against Mississippi State (1/3/13). School...... University of New Orleans • The effort was the lowest for the Privateers since they had just five in the team's 2011-12 Location ...... New Orleans, La. season opener against New Mexico (11/11/11). Founded ...... 1958 Enrollment ...... 9,825 Rarlensee Nelson Assists Update President ...... Dr. Peter J. Fos • Rarlensee Nelson had a season-low three assists against HBU, the total was his lowest Athletic Director ...... Derek Morel F.A.R ...... Dr. James Lowry since last year's season finale with two assists at Selma (2.27.12) Nickname ...... Privateers • On the season, Nelson has totaled five or more assists in 17 of the team's 24 games. School Colors ...... Royal Blue and Silver • As of games played on Feb. 24 ,Nelson ranked No. 8 in the nation in assists per game Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I (6.9). Conference ...... Independent • The guard needs nine assists against UTPA to tie Jimmie Smith’s school-record of 178 Facility assists, accomplished in 31 games during the 1994-95 season. With 169 assists, coupled with Nelson’s 6.8 average with a game left, Nelson is two shy of the pace needed to at least Home Court ...... Lakefront Arena Capacity ...... 8,933 tie. Press Row Phone ...... (504) 280-3884 • If Nelson were to break Smith’s record, Nelson could break two more records as well. Nelson is just one shy of the late Jordan Crump's school-record of seven games in double- Coaching Staff figure assists in a season set in 1974-75. Nelson's seven career games with double-digit as- Head Coach ...... Mark Slessinger sists is also two shy of a Crump mark. Crump had eight career games with 10 or more Alma Mater ...... Aurora (1995) assists. Phone ...... (504) 280-6102 • Nelson came a single assist short of tying school-record of three straight games with 10 E-mail ...... [email protected] Record (Overall) ...... 53-40 (3 yrs) or more assists with nine against Nicholls. The mark was originally established by Jordan Record (at UNO) ...... 17-15 (1 yrs) Crump, who pulled off the feat twice in 1974-75 with 10+ assists in three straight games. Assistant Coaches ...... Kenyon Spears (1st yr) On the Break ...... Kris Arkenberg (2nd yr) • For the ninth time this season, UNO won the battle of the fast break against an oppo- ...... Kerwin Forges (2nd yr) Athletic Trainer . . . . .Chris Young (2nd yr) nent, outscoring HBU 6-4. Administrative Asst . . .Paula Picker (5th yr) • UNO’s only fast break advantages prior came in both games vs Nicholls, vs Blue Equipment Manager . . . .Mike Hill (5th yr) Mountain, vs Boise State, at Butler, in both meetings against Champion Baptist and versus Strength & Conditioning ...... TBA Central Baptist. • The season-high for UNO this season is 16 fast break points, coming in games against UNO Basketball History Blue Mountain College (Nov. 20), Boise State (Dec. 22) , Champion Baptist (Jan. 12 + First Season ...... 1969 Jan. 26) and Central Baptist (Feb. 18) All-Time Record ...... 726-511 All-Time Home Record ...... 453-140 • UNO’s only other forray into double-figures was a 10 point showing at Nicholls (Nov. Conference Championships ...... 8 26) with zero fast break points coming in losses against Southern Illinois (Nov. 12), B-CU NCAA Appearances . . . .4 (87, 91, 93, 96) (Nov. 15) plus a win against UTPA (Feb. 6). NIT Appearances ...... 6 (83, 88, 89, 90, 94, 97) NCAA Div II Appearances ...... 4 (71, 72, 74, 75) 2012-13 Team Information 2011 Record ...... 17-15 NCAA or NIT Appearances by Schools in State of Louisiana 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 31 Joseph Hebert G 5-10 160 Jr-Tr New Orleans, La./John Ehret (Dawson CC) 32 Lovell Cook F 6-6 215 Sr-1L New Orleans, La./Warren Easton (Northern Oklahoma/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 Dixon Keeps It Going Cook’s Smooth Shooting Continues - No. 31 in the Nation • Cory Dixon is averaging 11.6 points (81 pts) and 6.1 rebounds • Ranked No. 30in the NCAA Division I as of Feb. 21 with a (43 rebs) over the last seven games. 54.9 percent clip Lovell Cook is UNO’s top shooter. • After having double-figures in five games in a row, Dixon has • Cook has shot 50 percent or better from the field in 19 of 25 slowed down to some extent with peformances of seven points games during the 2012-13 campaign, including a streak of six in a against NJIT and five more against HBU. row to begin the season. • Prior to the NJIT game, Dixon has scored in double-figures 11 • The lone exceptions to the 50 percent or higher occured against times on the season with a streak of five games in a row surpassing Duquesne (4 of 9), Southeast Missouri (3 of 9), at Mississippi State his prior mark of back-to-back games accomplished three times (3 of 7), vs Champion Baptist (4 of 9), against Houston Baptist prior. with a 6 of 15 showing and 4 of 12 against Bowling Green most re- cently. The Total Team Effort • Through 25 games this season, a total of 10 players have scored New Orleans vs UTPA Specific at least 10 points once. • Eddie Denard, Isaac Mack and Traddarius McPhearson all hit UNO vs UTPA - Last Meeting double-figures for the first time this season against Nicholls State • UNO posted a 75-73 overtime win over UTPA on Feb. 6. (Dec. 12) to join the group. • With one last chance to tie the game, Privateer freshman Kevin • Last season, a total of 13 players scored in double-figures once. Hill, a product of John Ehret, was fouled with 0.1 seconds left keeping the hosts' head above water. Hill calmly drained both free UNO vs Opposing Offenses throws to send the contest into overtime. • HBU had 14 turnovers against the Privateers. • UNO never trailed in the extra period, outscoring UTPA 8-6. • The 28 by Central Baptist in February tied the 28 by Southern McPhearson scored four of the points with Cory Dixon sealing the Illinois as the most this year for a UNO opponent. A 28 turnover victory with a defensive with just less than four seconds outing by Southeastern (Fla.) during the 2011-12 campaign tied left in the game. those two for tops in the 'Sless Era'. • On the season, San Jose St (nine), Bowling Green (eight) South- Great West = Overtime east Missouri (seven) and Bethune-Cookman (seven) are the only • In three of five games against Great West foes, UNO went to teams to have less than double-figure turnovers against the Priva- overtime - the lone exception, the most recent game at NJIT and teers. HBU. • Under Mark Slessinger, a total of 26 opponents in 57 games • UNO won its first overtime game after NJIT with a 75-73 victory have had at least 18 turnovers. The number grows to 39 of 57 if over Texas-Pan American on Feb. 9 before falling 75-68 in over- the number is lowered to 15 or more. time against Houston Baptist. • This season, eight opponents in 24 games have at least 20 turnovers against the Privateers. Privateers by the Numbers UNO vs UTPA - Series History Double-Figure Scoring Games • UNO has won eight straight games against UTPA and currently leads the all-time series Name Season Career 29-9. Cook 19 43 • The Privateers’ success against their old Sun Belt Conference and American South rival Nelson 16 18 includes a 16-3 record in New Orleans, a 12-6 mark in Edinburg and a 1-0 record on a Dixon 11 11 Blake 5 5 neutral floor. McPhearson 4 4 • UNO’s current eight-game winning streak includes three straight wins in Edinburg, Denard 4 4 Texas. The team’s last loss at UTPA Fieldhouse came on Dec. 30, 1994 with a 72-64 loss Hill 4 4 to the Broncs. Ganapamo 4 4 Hobbs 2 2 Texas-Pan American UNO Leads 28-9 Mack 2 2 1/31/81 HPC L, 56-66 Banchy --- 6 2/16/81 Edinburg, TX L, 63-75 James --- 1 1/30/82 HPC W, 77-56 2/20/82 Edinburg, TX W, 88-68 20+ Point Scoring Games 1/17/83 Edinburg, TX W, 69-58 2/14/84 Edinburg, TX W, 62-56 Name Season Career 3/10/84 Lakefront Arena W, 73-67 Cook 5 10 2/11/85 Edinburg, TX W, 93-76 Nelson 1 1 3/9/85 Lakefront Arena W, 70-66 1/29/86 Edinburg, TX W, 72-70 3/8/86 Lakefront Arena L, 54-58 10+ Rebound Games 2/14/87 Lakefront Arena W, 71-66 Name Season Career 2/21/87 Edinburg, TX W, 73-72 Hill 3 3 2/6/88 Lakefront Arena W, 69-48 Blake 1 1 2/27/88 Edinburg, TX L, 86-91 Denard 1 1 1/19/89 Lakefront Arena L, 51-52 2/9/89 Edinburg, TX L, 51-66 Dixon 1 1 1/27/90 Edinburg, TX W, 74-69 2/17/90 Lakefront Arena W, 78-68 5+ Assist Games 3/4/90 Jonesboro, AR W, 48-44 Name Season Career 1/19/91 Lakefront Arena W, 72-54 Nelson 17 21 2/16/91 Edinburg, TX L, 67-73 1/4/92 Lakefront Arena W, 56-49 County 2 2 3/1/92 Edinburg, TX W, 69-57 McPhearson 1 1 1/11/93 Lakefront Arena W, 83-52 2/11/93 Edinburg, TX W, 81-63 Single Game Point Leader 1/17/94 Edinburg, TX L, 56-59 2/19/94 Lakefront Arena W, 74-64 Name Season Career 12/30/94 Edinburg, TX L, 64-72 Cook 15 28 1/7/95 Lakefront Arena W, 67-46 Nelson 4 5 1/4/96 Edinbrug, TX W, 69-50 Blake 3 3 1/27/96 Lakefront Arena W, 58-54 Dixon 3 3 1/11/97 Lakefront Arena W, 89-44 2/6/97 Edinburg, TX W, 76-60 Hill 2 2 1/29/98 Lakefront Arena W, 75-62 Ganapamo 1 1 2/21/98 Edinburg, TX W, 88-78 Banchy --- 2 2/6/13 Lakefront Arena W, 76-74 (ot)

Single Game Rebound Leader Name Season Career UNO vs the Great West Conference Hill 9 9 Dixon 8 8 • The final weeks of the campaign features six games versus Great West Conference foes Blake 5 5 as UNO will play home-and-homes against NJIT, Houston Baptist and UTPA Denard 4 4 • UNO is 2-3 against the GWC overall after defeating NJIT and UTPA before falling Cook 4 14 Nelson 3 4 home/away to HBU and on the road vs NJIT - this includes a 2-1 mark at home and 0-2 McPhearson 2 2 record on the road. Mack 1 1 • The GWC is essentially a league of ‘independents’ competing as a scheduling alliance with a postseason bid to the College Basketball Insiders tournament. Double-Doubles • The 2012-13 season represents the final one for the league as HBU joins the Southland Name Season Career Nelson 3 3 alongside UNO in 2013, with Chicago State, UTPA and Utah Valley heading to the WAC. Hill 2 2 NJIT is the only remaining member, one that is trying to find a home in the American East or perhaps another league. Games Started Name Season Career In-Season Home-and-Homes Cook 25 55 Denard 25 25 • UTPA is one of seven in-season home-and-home foes on the slate this season. Nelson 24 25 • Similar seriess include SE Miss. St, Nicholls St, S. Illinois, NJIT, HBU and San Jose St McPhearson 20 20 • UNO is 3-4 in the first meeting and 1-5 in the second meeting on the season. UNO is 4- Blake 13 13 3 at home and 0-6 on the road. County 7 7 Banchy 4 27 • In 2011-12, UNO had eight such opponents and went 5-3 in the first meeting, 4-4 in sec- Ganapamo 4 4 ond meetings. Mack 3 3 • UNO has not won an in-season home-and-home against an NCAA Division I foe since Hill 1 1 sweeping Denver during the 2009 season. 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.) Nelson County Ganapamo Cook Denard 1-0/1st Jan. 19 at Rice Nelson McPhearson County Cook Denard 0-1/1st Jan. 21 NJIT Nelson McPhearson County Cook Denard 1-1/2nd Jan. 23 at Air Force Nelson McPhearson County Cook Denard 1-2/3rd Jan. 26 Champion Baptist (Ark.) McPhearson County Ganapamo Cook Denard 1-0/1st Feb. 6 UT-Pan American Nelson McPhearson County Cook Denard 2-2/4th Feb. 9 Houston Baptist Nelson McPhearson County Cook Denard 2-3/5th Feb. 18 Central Baptist (Ark.) Nelson McPhearson Banchy Cook Denard 1-0/1st Feb. 21 at Bowling Green Nelson McPhearson Banchy Cook Denard 1-1/2nd Feb. 23 at NJIT Nelson McPhearson Banchy Cook Denard 1-2/3rd Feb. 25 at Houston Baptist Nelson McPhearson Ganapamo Denard Hill 0-1/1st Mar. 3 at UT-Pan American . Slessinger & UNO vs Division I General Notes • Mark Slessinger is 5-24 all-time vs NCAA Division I foes. • UNO posted a 1-7 mark against NCAA Division I teams in Going to the Southland in ‘13 2011-12 while competing with minimal scholarships last season • In August, the UNO announced it would join the Southland during what was then a transitional year to Division II. Conference in 2013-14. • The Privateers defeated Alcorn State in 2011-12 before beating • UNO will be one of four new members in ‘13, joining Houston San Jose State, Nichols State, NJIT and UTPA during the 2012- Baptist (Great West), Abilene Christian (Div II Lonestar) and In- 13 campaign. carnate Word (Div II Lonestar). • UNO is 561-482 all-time against Division I teams, but has not • The men’s tennis team at UNO is already an affiliate member posted a winning mark against top tier competition since Joe of the Southland in 2012-13. Pasternack went 17-13 against Division I foes in 2007-08. • University of Louisiana System (ULS) institutions include Mc- Neese, Nicholls, Northwestern State and Southeastern Louisiana. Seeking to End Skid on Road vs Div I • UNO has not posted a road win against an NCAA Division I Privateer Pair with 4+ Assists foe in its last 21 attempts dating back to a victory on Feb. 18, 2010 • Under Mark Slessinger, UNO is 13-5 when at least two players by a 82-73 score against Louisiana-Monroe. net at least four assists, including an 8-2 mark in 2011-12 and a 5-3 • During the current skid, UNO was operating as a 'true' Division mark this season. I IN the setbacks against the Arkansas Sun Belt schools in 2009-10 • UNO averaged 15.2 assists in 2011-12 compared to 13.6 for op- and this year’s games. ponents. • In 2010-11, UNO had a single Division I player as the school was transitioning to Division III while the 2011-12 season was part Games with Pair or More with 4+ Assists of a planned transition to Division II. vs. SJSU (11/9) Williams, Nelson (4) vs B-CU (11/15) Nelson (14), Dixon (4) Look Back at the Skid vs Div I at Butler (1/5) Nelson, Blake (4) 2012-13: 0-12 vs CBC (1/12) Nelson (9), County (5), Mack (4) (Nicholls, Duquesne, S Illinois, SEMO, Miss State, Butler, SJSU, vs CBC (1/26) Nelson (10), County (5), Avery (4) Rice, Air Force, BGSU, NJIT, HBU) vs UTPA (2/6) Nelson (8), Dixon (4) 2011-12: 0-6 vs Central Bapt. (2/18) Nelson (11), McPhearson (6) (Hawaii, Colorado, North Texas, Tulane, Rice, New Mexico) at NJIT (2/23) Nelson (7), McPhearson (4) 2010-11: 0-1 (Tulane) 2009-10: 0-2 (UALR, Arkansas State) In-Season Honors UNO Last Times • Corey Blake was named College Sports Madness Independent Player of the Week on Dec. 17 after scoring 13 points, getting four steals and pulling down two rebounds in a game INDIVIDUAL against Nicholls. Score 25+ Points • Lovell Cook followed with honors from CSM on Jan. 14 after averaging 19.5 points, six re- 32, Lovell Cook vs NJIT (1/21/2013) bounds and two steals per game as the Privateers split a week against San Jose State and CBC. Score 30+ Points • Lovell Cook was honored by CSM on Jan. 28 - his second recognition in three weeks - 32, Lovell Cook vs NJIT (1/21/2013) after averaging 17.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game as the UNO men's basketball won 2 of 3 games. Cook’s showing included a career-high 32 points in a 3-OT win over NJIT. Score 40+ Points 40, Jamie McNeilly vs Denver (2/10/07) Blake Benched for Season - Injury Grab 15+ Rebounds • UNO junior guard Corey Blake will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury. 16, Antonio Wertz at Fla Christian • Blake started 13 games for the Privateers while making 14 appearances, averaging 7.7 (2/4/12) points and 3.9 rebounds per contest while leading the squad with 1.9 steals per game. Blake's penchant for steals included sevena t Southern Illinois and four in both games against Grab 20+ Rebounds 20, DeWaune Wesley vs UTPA (2/21/98) Nicholls State. • The final appearance for Blake came at San Jose State on Jan. 8, 2013 - a contest in which Grab 25+ Rebounds he scored eight points and netted a career-high 10 rebounds. 27, Ervin Johnson at Lamar (2/18/93)

Hebert Joins Privateers Dish 10+ Assists 11, R. Nelson vs Central Bapt (2/18/13) • Joseph Hebert was added to the UNO roster prior to the team’s Feb. 18 game against Cen- tral Baptist. Dish 15+ Assists • A product of John Ehret, who played at Dawson CC, Hebert contested three minutes 18, Jordan Crump vs Sav St (11/30/74) against Central Baptist. 10+ Points & 10+ Assists 11 pt, 11 asst, R. Nelson vs Central Baptist Duo Named All-Independent Preseason-Selections (2/18/13) • 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. Post a Triple-Double 13p, 11a, 10r, C. Blair vs HBU (12/5/09) A First Time Foe - BSU Makes #10 Game-Winning Shot at Buzzer • UNO’s meeting against Bowling Green is slated to be the 10th against a first time foe. Bo McCalebb 3-pt shot in 64-62 win at • Prior to Central Baptist, the last first time opponent on the slate was Air Force, which also North Texas (2/8/08) happened to be the Privateers’ first game against one of the three major service academics at the Division I level. TEAM • The Privateers’ first time matchups have come against Air Force following suit of San Jose Scored 100 Points (in regulation) State, Blue Mountain College, Southeast Missouri, Duquesne, Boise State, Butler and NJIT. 100 vs Central Baptits (2/18/13) • UNO is 4-6 against first-time foes, dispatching SJSU, NJIT, Blue Mountain and Central Allowed 100 Points (in regulation) Baptist in home contests at Lakefront Arena before falling to SEMO at home, on the road at 102 at UL-Lafayette (1/5/2002) Air Force, Duquesne, Butler and Bowling Green and the neutral site game against Boise State. Won by 30 Points 100-59 (+41) vs Central Baptist (2/18/13) Renaissance of UNO Basketball Loss by 30 Points • This season is considered the start of the ‘Renaissance’ of the UNO basketball program. 48-90 (-42) at Air Force (1/23/13) • 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 Played an Overtime Game OT loss vs Houston Baptist (2/9/13) South Conference (Div II) before resuming life as an NCAA Division I. Made 30+ Free Throws Blake’s Seven Steals 30 in 2OT win at UALR (2/4/04) • Corey Blake came up with seven steals against Southern Illinois on Dec. 17, two shy of the Grabbed 60+ Rebounds school-record. 63 vs Blue Mountain (11/20/2012) • Blake made quick work in tying his previous-career high (four), doing so with 11:03 re- Less than 5 Turnovers in a Game maining in the first half. 5 at Florida Christian (2/4/12) UNO Single-Game Records Committed 30+ Turnovers 9 - Generra Varmall vs Rice, Nov. 12, 2011 30 at New Mexico State (2/6/03) 8 - Ben Adams vs. Loyola (La.), Dec. 1, 2000 Committed 30+ Fouls 7 - COREY BLAKE vs S. Illinois, Dec. 17, 2012 (and others) 30 in 3OT vs NJIT (1/21/2013) UNO Superlatives Close Calls • UNO’s victory over UTPA was their second time in 12 such instances in which the Overall Record ...... 8-17 team came back to win after trailing with five minutes to play. The Privateers entered the Home ...... 8-4 game 1-11 when trailing with five minutes left with the other victory against NJIT. Away ...... 0-12 • All four of UNO’s wins against NCAA Division I opponents (San Jose State, Nicholls In Louisiana ...... 8-5 Neutral ...... 0-1 State, NJIT and UTPA) have come by four points or less. • On the season, UNO is 4-0 when games are decided by less than five points. November ...... 2-4 December ...... 1-4 Privateers Sign Four in Early Signing January ...... 3-5 February ...... 2-4 • UNO signed four student-athletes during November. March ...... 0-0 • This group included three prep standouts and a JC player of which two are from Texas, one is from Mississippi and another from Louisiana. Monday ...... 2-4 Tuesday ...... 1-1 Teris Bourgeois, Guard/Forward, 6-6, 190, Galveston, Texas (Clear Springs/San Jacinto Wednesday ...... 2-2 JC) Thursday ...... 0-4 Friday ...... 1-0 Tevin Broyles, Guard, 6-4, 200, Gautier, Miss. (Gautier HS) Saturday ...... 2-5 Christavious Gill, Guard, 5-9, 170, Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) Sunday ...... 0-1 James Harrison, Guard, 6-4, 190, Houston, Texas (Westfield HS)

Winning the Tip ...... 5-12 This is Our Home - Louisiana Losing the Tip ...... 3-5 Score First ...... 4-6 • The UNO basketball team features 10 players from Louisiana, including five from Opponent Scores First ...... 3-11 metro New Orleans. Leading at Half ...... 7-7 • Slessinger’s first team at UNO included 10 Louisiana student-athletes, of which five Trailing at Half ...... 1-10 were local to New Orleans Tied at Half ...... 0-0 Leading with 5 min to Play ...... 6-2 • It is estimated that more than 50% of the city of New Orleans’ citizens with a college Trailing with 5 min to Play ...... 2-14 degree claim UNO as their alma mater. Games Decided by 3 pt or Less ...... 3-0 • Over 70% of Coach Slessinger’s roster while being the recruiting coordinator at North- Games Decided by 4-10 Points ...... 1-3 western State came from Louisiana. Games Decided by 11+ Points ...... 4-14 This is Coach Slessinger’s Team UNO Scores >60 Points ...... 0-7 UNO Scores 60-69 Points ...... 0-5 • The only player of the 16 on the active roster to not be recruited by Slessinger is Max UNO Scores 70-79 Points ...... 3-4 Banchy, who joined the Privateers, then coached by Joe Pasternack in 2010-11 following UNO Scores 80+ Points ...... 5-0 a redshirt season as a walk-on at Saint Louis. Opp. Scores >60 Points ...... 4-1 Opp. Scores 60-69 Points ...... 1-2 Oysters Slessinger - A New Orleans Treat Opp. Scores 70-79 Points ...... 2-4 Opp. Scores 80+ Points ...... 1-6 • UNO head coach Mark Slessinger has a dish named after him at Katie’s Restaurant in Mid City. UNO Shoots < 50% ...... 6-13 • The dish features charbroiled oysters with bacon, spinach, provelone and shrimp. UNO Shoots > 50% ...... 2-4 • Katie’s Restaurant was featured on the Food Network’s Diners, Dive-Ins and Dives UNO Shoots > Than Opp ...... 6-2 and is owned by UNO alum and Privateer basketball season ticket holder Scot Craig. UNO Shoots < Than Opp ...... 2-15 Opp. Shoots > 50% ...... 3-8 • A self-admitted foodie, Slessinger supports local eats and amongst others, favors Opp. Shoots < 50% ...... 5-9 Hubig’s Pies and Big Shot soda.

UNO Outrebounds Opp ...... 6-1 Reunited - Sless & Dixon Opp Outrebounds UNO ...... 3-14 • UNO head coach Mark Slessinger is coaching Cory Dixon for the 2nd time in four Rebounds Even ...... 0-1 seasons on a second team. Commit Same or Less Turnovers . . . . .7-5 • Dixon was a redshirt in 2009-10 at Northwestern State after coming out of Argyle HS Commit More Turnovers than Opp . .1-12 (Texas) while Slessinger was an assistant on Mike McConathy’s staff. • Dixon left after the redshirt season for stops at Collin Co. (Kan.) and Hutchinson JC Overtime ...... 2-1 (Kan.). Games vs Top 25 Opponents ...... 0-1 Games Following UNO Win ...... 1-7 Games Following UNO Loss ...... 6-9 Reunited II - Arkenberg & Mack • UNO assistant coach Kris Arkenberg was an assistant on a staff that not only recruited, Games vs Team w/Winning Records . . .1-7 but coached Isaac Mack at Panola College (Texas) Games vs Team w/Losing Records . . . .5-7 • A native of Indiana, Arkenberg recruited Mack out of Arsenal Tech HS (Ind.) and Games vs Team with .500 Records . . . .2-3 brought him to the tough Texas JC league. NCAA Division I Opponents ...... 4-17 • Mack re-joined Arkenberg at UNO, where Arkenberg is in the midst of his second NCAA Division II Opponents ...... 0-0 season on the Lakefront. NAIA Opponents ...... 2-0 ACCA Opponents ...... 2-0 Misc. Player Facts Privateers in the NBA • Forward Cory Dixon’s cousin Jon • Eight Privateers have reached the NBA, headlined by Wayne Cooper and Ervin Johnson, Lieber played 14 years in the major who each played more than 13 seasons apiece in the Association. leagues as a pitcher, most notably • A total of 11 Privateers have been drafted into the NBA with the highest pick being Johnson making the 2001 All-Star Game dur- by the Seattle Supersonics with the 23rd pick in 1993. The 1983 draft featured two Privateers ing a campaign in which he won 20 (Oscar Taylor & Mike Edwards). games. • Guard/forward Evans Ganapamo is Privateers Who Reached the NBA only second player in UNO men's bas- Player Seasons) Games Points Teams ketball history to call Mandeville Wayne Cooper 14 (1978-1992) 984 7,777 Portland/Denver home, joining Drew Dotson (2007- Ledell Eackles 7 (1988-1998) 441 4,783 Washington/Miami 08). Ronnie Grandison 5 (1988-98) 105 254 Bos/Char/NY/Phil • Forward Tommy Hobbs’ dad Tony Harris 3 (1990-95) 14 68 Philadelphia/Boston played with David Robinson on the Wilbur Holland 4 (1975-79) 276 3,760 Chicago/Atlanta Naval Academy team that reached the Ervin Johnson 13 (1993-2006) 845 3,473 Sea/Den/Mil/Minn ‘Elite 8’ of the NCAA Tournament. Michael McDonald 1 (1997-98) 1 0 Charlotte Dedric Willoughby 1 (1999-2000) 25 190 Chicago John Ehret Connection UNO vs San Jose - One of Must See Non-Conference Games • UNO assistant coach Kerwin Forges, junior guard Joseph • UNO's home opener against San Jose State was recognized by Hebert and freshman forward Kevin Hill all played at John Ehret Sports Illustrated's Andy Glockner as one of the "must see non- High School. conference face-offs" of the 2012-13. • Forges played at Ehret for former UNO assistant Reggie Frilot • On a list predominantly featuring high major programs, Glock- before eventually joining then-Northwestern State assistant Mark ner wrote in his column that “After years of post-Katrina decline, a Slessinger in Natchitoches, La. two-year dalliance with a drop from Division I athletics and a • Hebert and Hill were coached by Al Collins who coached the switch from the Louisiana State system to the University of 2005-06 John Ehret team in which the movie’Hurricane Season’s- Louisiana system, the Privateers have decided to stay in D-I. Good tarring Forrest Whittaker is based off of. for them and good luck helping rebuild the school and reconnect- UNO’s First Alaskan Men’s Basketball Player ing with the city.” • The game lived up to its hype as UNO won the game 72-68 • Hailing from Anchorage, Alaska - Tommy Hobbs is UNO’s without taking the lead until the final minutes before getting the go- first Alaskan men’s basketball player. ahead bucket with 15.3 seconds left from Cory Dixon. • Hobbs prepped at South Anchorage HS before playing a prep season at LaJolla Prep in California in 2011-12 as an opportunity Second-Year Coaches to draw attention - which he did from several mid-majors, notably • Historically, five of the nine coaches to reach their second year those in the Big Sky Conference. at UNO have seen improvement from their first year to the second • Hobbs may be the only Alaskan in UNO men’s basketball his- year. tory, but is one of two in the department - joining Laila Hansen of • Benny Dees (1986-87) had the most significant gain with a +10 the volleyball team, who comes from a town 20 miles north of An- while Butch Van Breda Kolff (1978-79) had the biggest drop with a chorage, Alaska. -10 during his second season. Home of the Privateers on the Radio • Mark Slessinger went 17-15 in his first year at the helm of the UNO program. • UNO contests will be broadcast on WGSO 990 & WGSO.com - the first season all home and away games have been broadcast Second-Year Coach Records + Improvement over the air since 2009-10. Record Win Improvment • Veteran New Orleans sportscaster Ro Brown will have the call 1970-71 Ron Greene 23-3 +5 of the game. 1978-79 Butch Van Breda Kolff 11-16 -10 • Former St. Aug and Northwestern State standout Ryan Dup- 1980-81 Don Smith 13-14 +8 lessis will join Brown as a color commentator for home games. 1986-87 Benny Dees 26-4 +10 • At home, all games are streamed online via UNO Vision, which 1989-90 Tim Floyd 21-11 +2 can be found on UNOPrivateers.com. The video can also be seen 1995-96 Tic Price 21-9 +1 on UNOPrivateers.com via UNO Vision with games to be 1998-99 Joey Stiebing 14-16 -1 archived within 48-72 hours of completion. 2002-03 Monte Towe 15-14 +0 2008-09 Joe Pasternack 11-19 -8 2012-13 Mark Slessinger TBD UNO Record Chasers (Through Feb. 27, 2013) The UNO Basketball Tradition Single-Season Field-Goal Percentage (min. 200 attempts or 100 made) A Tradition of Post-Season Success No. Player Season Yr. FG FGA Pct. • To date, UNO has made 14 post-season appearances, including 1. Ervin Johnson 1992-93 Sr. 208 336 .619 four in the NCAA Di 2. Terrence Breaux 1983-84 So. 130 213 .610 3. DeWaune Wesley1996-97 Jr. 126 207 .609 vision I (‘87, ‘91, ‘93, ‘96). 4. Mark Petteway 1982-83 Sr. 184 303 .607 • UNO is 1-4 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, defeating BYU 5. Tank Collins 1989-90 Jr. 117 199 .588 in 1987 before falling to Alabama in the second round. 6. Curtis Wilson 1998-99 Jr. 122 208 .587 • 7. Mark Petteway 1981-82 Jr. 163 278 .586 UNO appeared in six NITs - ‘83, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘94 and ‘97. 8. Ervin Johnson 1991-92 Jr. 185 317 .584 • UNO also made four NCAA Division II (‘71, ‘72, ‘74, ‘75) tour- 9. Claude Butler 1982-83 Sr. 144 249 .578 naments, including a runner-up finish in 1975. 10. Wade Blundell 1982-83 Sr. 148 256 .578 ** LOVELL COOK 2011-12 Sr. 148 269 .550 Lakefront Arena A New Look at Lakefront Arena Career Field Goal Percentage No. Player Seasons FG FGA Pct. • Lakefront Arena received several notable offseason upgrades. 1. Ervin Johnson 4 (1989-93) 639 1,081 .591 • 2. Mark Petteway 3 (1980-83) 474 834 .568 Included in the upgrades were new LED tables courtside, new 3. DeWaune Wesley2 (1996-98) 301 531 .567 shotclocks above the baskets, a redesigned basketball playing sur- 4. Tank Collins 2 (1989-91) 337 599 .563 face and the restoration of the team’s championship banners. 5. Tony Harris 2 (1988-90) 369 674 .547 6. Wade Blundell 3 (1980-83) 353 650 .543 • Prior to the Nov. 9 opener against San Jose State, championship ** LOVELL COOK 2 (2010-12) 331 623 .531 banners reflective of UNO’s past successes have not hung in Lake- 7. Oscar Taylor 3 (1980-83) 522 991 .527 front Arena since prior to Hurricane Katrina. 8. John Harris 4 (1981-85) 517 994 .520 9. Ronnie Grandison2 (1985-87) 365 702 .520 • Several more upgrades are scheduled for the next year at Lake- 10. Louweegi Dyer 3 (1989-92) 342 662 .517 front Arena as the facility moves alongside the Privateer basketball teams into the Southland Conference, where it will rank as one of Assists Per Game by Senior (Single Season) Name Season G Asst Avg the top basketball venues in the league. Duane Reboul 1970-71 25 171 6.8 RARLENSEE NELSON 2012-13 25 169 6.8 Lakefront Arena Moments

Single Season Assists Per Game • Lakefront Arena has hosted numerous sporting events including Rk Season Player Yr. G Ast. Avg. the 1991 NCAA Women's Division I Final Four which included 1. 1969-70 Duane Reboul Jr. 17 136 8.0 Pat Summit directing Tennessee to its third national championship 2. 1970-71 Duane Reboul Sr. 25 171 6.8 with a win over Dawn Staley-led Virginia. ** 2012-13 R. NELSON Sr 25 169 6.8 3. 1971-72 Terry Gill So. 26 162 6.2 • Larry Bird holds the Arena scoring record after scoring a career- 4. 1972-73 Terry Gill Jr. 22 127 5.8 high 60 points on Mar. 12, 1985 against the Atlanta Hawks during 5. 1994-95 Jimmie Smith Sr. 31 178 5.7 a series of 'home games' for the Hawks during the 1984-85 season. 6. 2005-06 Jamie McNeilly Jr. 29 164 5.6 • Lakefront Arena will celebrate its 30th Anniversary this year. 7. 1974-75 Jordan Crump So. 30 166 5.5 8. 1981-82 Claude Butler Jr. 26 136 5.2 9. 1988-89 Lamont Thornton Sr. 28 143 5.1 UNO Basketball Alumni National Team Stars Single-Season Assists • No. Player Season Yr. G Ast. UNO’s Bo McCalebb and Hector Romero currently play in 1. Jimmie Smith 1994-95 Sr. 31 178 FIBA competitions with Macedonia and Venezuela, respectively. 2. R. NELSON 2012-13 Sr. 25 169 • Though originally from New Orleans, McCalebb has become a 3. Duane Reboul 1970-71 Sr. 25 171 national hero in Macedonia after leading the squad to a fourth 4. Jordan Crump 1974-75 So. 30 166 5. Jamie McNeilly 2005-06 Jr. 29 164 place finish in the 2011 FIBA European Championships. 6. Terry Gill 1971-72 So. 26 162 • McCalebb was voted the ‘Fan’s Choice’ for 2011 FIBA Euro- 7. Brandon Knight 2011-12 Sr. 32 150 pean Player of the Year an after interest from multiple NBA 8. Terry Gill 1973-74 Sr. 30 148 9. Lamont Thornton1988-89 Sr. 28 143 teams, signed with Turkey’s Fenerbahce Ulker, helping them de- 10. Gabe Corchiani1987-88 Sr. 32 136 feat the Boston Celtics prior to the 2012-13 season. Claude Butler 1981-82 Jr. 26 136 • Duane Reboul 1969-70 Jr. 17 136 Romero, who attended the 2012 opener against San Jose State, plays for the Venezuelan national team and helped lead them to a Single-Season - 10+ Assists in a Game 2012 FIBA South American runner-up finish, their best showing 7 - Jordan Crump (1974-75) since 1997. 6 - Rarlensee Nelson (2012-13) • McCalebb and Romero both played with their respective teams Career -10+ Assists in a Game in the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament this past sum- 8 - Jordan Crump (1973-78) mer with neither earning a berth in the Olympics. 7 - Rarlensee Nelson (2011-13) The Next Time on the Floor

2013-14 • The known schedule for 2013-14 includes 18 Southland games (9 home, 9 away) plus a November home date against Boise State and a TBA contest at Bethune Cookman. 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 8 17 N/A N/A 8 4 0 12 0 1 OVERALL 61 57 N/A N/A 21 6 4 24 0 2 Career-Highs #0 Traddarius McPhearson #1 Corey Blake #3 Rarlensee Nelson Minutes ...... 39 vs NJIT (1.21.13) Minutes . . . . .34 at Southern Ill. (12.17.12) Minutes ...... 40, two times Points ...... 16 vs NJIT (1.21.13) Points . . . .16 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Points ...... 21 vs UTPA (2.6.13) Rebounds ...... 7 at HBU (2.25.13) Rebounds ...... 10 at San Jose St (1.8.13) Rebounds . . . . .8 vs Cent Baptist (2.18.13) Assists ...... 6 vs Cent Baptist (2.18.13) 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 ...... 5 vs Central Bapt (2.18.13)

#4 Cory Dixon #5 Eddie Denard #10 Tommy Hobbs Minutes ...... 28, two times Minutes ...... 24 vs Miss. St (1.3.13) Minutes ...... 20 vs Champ Bapt (1.12.13) Points ...... 15, three times Points ...... 11, two times Points ...... 10 , two times Rebounds . . . .13 vs Champ Bapt (1.12.13) Rebounds . . .10 vs Champ Bapt. (1.26.13) Rebounds ...... 5, two times Assists ...... 4 , two times Assists ...... 3, three times Assists ...... 1 vs Champ Bapt (1.26.13) Blocks ...... 3, four times Blocks ...... 2 vs NJIT (1.21.13) Blocks ...... N/A Steals ...... 5 vs Champ Bapt (1.12.13) Steals . . . .3 vs Southern Illinois (11.12.12) Steals ...... 2 vs Champ Bapt (1.12.13)

#11 Isaac Mack #12 Max Banchy #13 John Reese Minutes ...... 28, vs Duquesne (12.8.12) Minutes ...... 31 at Xavier (2.1.12) Minutes ...... 18 vs Champ Bapt (1.12.13) Points ...... 12 vs Champ Bapt (1.26.13) Points ...... 16 vs Xavier (1.4.12) Points ...... 5 vs Champ Bapt (1.12.13) Rebounds ...... 4, two times Rebounds6 vs Christian Brothers (12.31.11) Rebounds . . . . .2 vs Champ Bapt (1.26.13) Assists ...... 4 vs Champ Bapt (1.12.13) Assists . . .5 vs Champion Baptist (1.11.12) Assists ...... 1 vs Champ Bapt (1.26.13) Blocks ...... 1 at Nicholls (11.26.12) Blocks ...... 1, two times Blocks ...... N/A Steals ...... 2, two times Steals . . . .4 vs Champion Baptist (1.11.12) Steals ...... 1 vs Champ Bapt (1.26.13)

#15 Kevin Hill #20 Evans Ganapamo #22 Mitchell Parker Minutes ...... 28 at HBU (2.25.13) Minutes ...... 27 at NJIT (2.23.13) Minutes . . . . .10, vs Champ Bapt (1.26.13) Points . . . .12 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Points ...... 18 at NJIT (2.23.13) Points ...... 2, four times Rebounds ...... 12 , two times Rebounds ...... 5 at NJIT (2.23.13) Rebounds . . . . .3 vs Champ Bapt (1.26.13) Assists ...... 1, four times Assists ...... 2 , two times Assists ...... 1 vs Champ Bapt (1.26.13) Blocks ...... 2 , three times Blocks ...... 1, seven times Blocks ...... N/A Steals ...... 2 vs Champ Bapt (1.26.13) Steals ...... 2, two times Steals ...... 1, two times

#24 Maurice County #25 Benjamin James #31 Joseph Hebert Minutes ...... 31 vs NJIT (1.21.13) Minutes . . .16 vs Concordia-Selma (1.7.12) Minutes ...... 3 vs Cent. Bapt (2.18.13) Points ...... 8 vs Champ Bapt (1.12.13) Points . . . .10 vs Concordia-Selma (1.7.12) Points ...... N/A Rebounds . . . . .5 vs Champ Bapt (1.12.13) Rebounds ...... 3, two times Rebounds ...... 1 vs Cent. Bapt (2.18.13) Assists ...... 5 , two times Assists . . .2 vs Champion Baptist (1.11.12) Assists ...... N/A Blocks ...... 1, two times Blocks ...... N/A Blocks ...... N/A Steals ...... 5 vs Champ Bapt (1.12.13) Steals ...... 1, four times Steals ...... N/A

Individual Marks

#32 Lovell Cook SLESSINGER ERA UNO RECORDS Minutes ...... 47 vs NJIT (1.21.13) Points ...... 32, Lovell Cook Points ...... 48, Butch Webster Points ...... 32 vs NJIT (1.21.13) ...... vs NJIT (1.21.13) ...... vs. Ball State (12.5.1970) Rebounds ...... 9, four times Rebounds ...... 18, Antonio Wertz Rebounds ...... 27, Ervin Johnson Assists ...... 4 vs Loyola (2.8.12) ...... vs. Johnson & Wales (12.10.11) ...... vs Lamar (2.18.1993) Blocks ...... 3 at Loyola (1.17.12) Assists ...... 14, Rarlensee Nelson Assists ...... 18, Jordan Crump Steals ...... 4, two times) ...... 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) #45 Travis Avery Steals ...... 9, Generra Varmsall Steals ...... 9, Generra Varmsall Minutes ...... 15 vs Champ Bapt (1.12.13) ...... at Rice (11.13.11) ...... at Rice (11.13.2011) Points ...... 8 vs Champ Bapt (1.12.13) Minutes ...... 47, Lovell Cook Minutes ...... 59, Mike Edwards Rebounds . . . .5 vs Champ Bapt (1.26.13) ...... vs NJIT (1.21.13) ...... vs South Florida (2.8.1979( Assists ...... 4 vs Champ Bapt (1.26.13) Blocks . . . . .3 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) Steals ...... 2 vs Blue Mountain (11.20.12) 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 # 31 Joseph Hebert #32 Lovell Cook #40 Travis Avery G, 6-1, 195, Jr-Tr G, 5-10, 160, Jr-Tr F, 6-6, 215, Sr-1L C, 6-8, 215, Fr-HS Pineville, La./Pineville HS New Orleans, La/John Ehret New Orleans, La/Easten Algiers, La./Country Day Jacksonville College Dawson CC 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 Feb 25, 2013) All games

Overall record: 8-17 Conf: 0-0 Home: 8-4 Away: 0-12 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 25-24 692 27.7 148-269 . 5 5 0 4-7 . 5 7 1 64-84 . 7 6 2 19 60 79 3.2 50 0 7 39 8 24 364 14.6 03 NELSON, Rarlensee 25-24 761 30.4 86-201 . 4 2 8 2-21 . 0 9 5 74-110 . 6 7 3 15 64 79 3.2 66 2 169 99 0 34 248 9.9 04 DIXON, Cory 25-0 538 21.5 79-151 . 5 2 3 1-1 1.000 56-94 . 5 9 6 52 75 127 5.1 67 3 20 51 23 24 215 8.6 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,Tradar 23-20 571 24.8 53-135 . 3 9 3 19-56 . 3 3 9 16-34 . 4 7 1 19 47 66 2.9 53 3 33 46 0 26 141 6.1 05 DENARD, Eddie 25-25 424 17.0 54-109 . 4 9 5 0-2 . 0 0 0 23-45 . 5 1 1 25 70 95 3.8 83 5 23 29 5 23 131 5.2 15 HILL, Kevin 25-1 298 11.9 41-86 . 4 7 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 44-55 . 8 0 0 43 78 121 4.8 48 1 4 27 15 10 126 5.0 11 MACK, Isaac 25-3 424 17.0 48-134 . 3 5 8 13-48 . 2 7 1 16-25 . 6 4 0 13 32 45 1.8 29 1 21 35 1 17 125 5.0 20 GANAPAMO, Evans 24-4 274 11.4 36-102 . 3 5 3 20-62 . 3 2 3 11-21 . 5 2 4 6 23 29 1.2 21 0 9 21 7 6 103 4.3 10 HOBBS, Tommy 8-0 50 6.3 10-21 . 4 7 6 3-7 . 4 2 9 5-6 . 8 3 3 5 8 13 1.6 3 0 1 4 0 2 28 3.5 12 BANCHY, Max 24-4 344 14.3 24-61 . 3 9 3 15-44 . 3 4 1 4-5 . 8 0 0 8 17 25 1.0 24 0 10 26 0 9 67 2.8 24 COUNTY, Maurice 24-7 218 9.1 18-45 . 4 0 0 3-16 . 1 8 8 5-6 . 8 3 3 8 12 20 0.8 21 0 20 11 5 11 44 1.8 22 PARKER, Mitchell 6-0 27 4.5 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-6 . 8 3 3 1 5 6 1.0 2 0 2 2 1 1 9 1.5 45 AVERY, Travis 11-0 51 4.6 7-18 . 3 8 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-8 . 2 5 0 4 10 14 1.3 9 0 8 4 3 4 16 1.5 13 REESE, John 10-0 54 5.4 4-10 . 4 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.4 4 0 1 1 0 1 9 0.9 31 HEBERT, Joseph 2-0 4 2.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 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 45 45 90 2 Total...... 25 5125 647-1460 . 4 4 3 89-309 . 2 8 8 351-532 . 6 6 0 283 586 869 34.8 505 15 352 442 74 218 1734 69.4 Opponents...... 25 5125 671-1469 . 4 5 7 154-454 . 3 3 9 391-582 . 6 7 2 316 625 941 37.6 453 10 382 417 82 233 1887 75.5

TEAM STATISTICS UNO OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1734 1887 11/9/12 SAN JOSE STATE W 72-68 1419 Points per game 69.4 75.5 11/12/12 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 55-72 690 Scoring margin -6.1 - 11/15/12 BETHUNE-COOKMAN L 65-71 471 FIELD GOALS-ATT 647-1460 671-1469 11/20/12 BLUE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE W 99-51 433 Field goal pct . 4 4 3 . 4 5 7 11/26/12 at Nicholls L 79-92 650 3 POINT FG-ATT 89-309 154-454 11/29/12 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L 67-83 442 3-point FG pct . 2 8 8 . 3 3 9 12/8/12 at Duquesne University L 70-88 2646 3-pt FG made per game 3.6 6.2 12/12/12 NICHOLLS W 79-76 584 FREE THROWS-ATT 351-532 391-582 12/17/12 at Southern Illinois L 61-74 5031 pct . 6 6 0 . 6 7 2 12/19/12 at Southeast Missouri L 71-94 1820 F-Throws made per game 14.0 15.6 12/23/12 vs Boise State L 51-67 732 REBOUNDS 869 941 1/3/13 at Mississippi State L 46-97 6028 Rebounds per game 34.8 37.6 1/5/13 at Butler L 44-57 7076 Rebounding margin -2.9 - 1/8/13 at San Jose State L 64-71 1134 ASSISTS 352 382 1/12/13 CHAMPION BAPTIST W 87-50 403 Assists per game 14.1 15.3 1/19/13 at Rice L 71-95 1423 TURNOVERS 442 417 1/21/13 NEW JERSEY INST. OF Wo3 96-94 481 Turnovers per game 17.7 16.7 1/23/13 at Air Force L 48-90 1671 Turnover margin -1.0 - 1/26/13 CHAMPION BAPTIST W 94-54 435 Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.9 2/6/13 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN Wot 75-73 684 STEALS 218 233 2/9/13 HOUSTON BAPTIST L o t 68-75 489 Steals per game 8.7 9.3 2/18/13 CENTRAL BAPTIST W 100-59 417 BLOCKS 74 82 02/21/13 at Bowling Green L 56-87 1517 Blocks per game 3.0 3.3 2/23/13 at New Jersey Inst. of L 64-84 377 ATTENDANCE 6948 30686 02/25/13 at Houston Baptist L 52-65 581 Home games-Avg/Game 12-579 12-2496 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-732 * - Conference game

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Totals New Orleans 798 892 26 11 7 1734 Opponents 858 982 31 11 5 1887 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Texas-Pan American vs New Orleans 2/6/13 7 p.m. at New Orleans, La. (Lakefront Arena)

Texas-Pan American 73 • 12-12 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 21 Lauri Toivonen f 2-4 0-1 0-3 1 3 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 25 32 Justin Leathers f 1-3 0-0 3-4 0 0 0 4 5 3 1 1 1 21 01 Brandon Provost g 8-14 6-10 2-2 0 4 4 1 24 1 2 0 2 41 03 Aaron Urbanus g 0-8 0-5 1-2 1 1 2 3 1 6 1 0 0 34 23 Jesus Delgado g 2-5 0-0 10-12 4 4 8 4 14 2 2 0 0 29 04 Jamal Dantzler 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 15 05 DeMarko Nash 0-1 0-1 1-1 0 1 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 11 13 Ruben Cabrera 1-4 0-0 1-2 0 3 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 15 24 Shaquille Hines 3-6 0-0 4-6 0 1 1 2 10 0 0 0 3 20 25 Josh Cleveland 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 9 30 Hurley Johnson 2-3 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 5 Team 1 3 4 Totals 21-54 7-18 24-34 9 22 31 23 73 17 11 2 7 225

FG % 1st Half: 8-26 30.8% 2nd half: 12-24 50.0% OT: 1-4 25.0% Game: 21-54 38.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% OT: 1-2 50.0% Game: 7-18 38.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-13 61.5% 2nd half: 13-17 76.5% OT: 3-4 75.0% Game: 24-34 70.6% 4

New Orleans 75 • 7-13 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 DENARD, Eddie f 2-3 0-0 1-3 0 3 3 5 5 2 0 0 0 13 32 COOK, Lovell f 7-13 0-0 5-5 0 4 4 2 19 1 3 0 2 36 00 McPHEARSON,Tradarriu g 3-6 0-1 0-0 1 5 6 4 6 1 5 0 0 36 03 NELSON, Rarlensee g 8-15 0-1 5-5 3 3 6 2 21 8 3 0 0 40 24 COUNTY, Maurice g 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 15 04 DIXON, Cory 6-6 0-0 3-5 1 7 8 3 15 4 2 1 1 28 11 MACK, Isaac 1-4 1-1 1-2 0 3 3 1 4 0 3 0 1 25 12 BANCHY, Max 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 11 15 HILL, Kevin 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 12 20 GANAPAMO, Evans 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 Team 2 2 4 Totals 28-53 1-5 18-24 8 31 39 27 75 16 18 2 4 225

FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd half: 12-19 63.2% OT: 4-6 66.7% Game: 28-53 52.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 0-1 0.0% OT: 0-0 0.0% Game: 1-5 20.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 14-17 82.4% OT: 0-2 0.0% Game: 18-24 75.0% 1

Officials: Shannon Cain, K.B. Burdett, Talmadge Scott Technical fouls: Texas-Pan American-Jesus Delgado. New Orleans-BANCHY, Max. Attendance: 684

Score by periods 1st 2nd OT Total In Off 2nd Fast Texas-Pan American 27 40 6 73 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UTPA 24 23 14 8 25 New Orleans 29 38 8 75 UNO 30 17 8 0 24

Last FG - UTPA OT-02:28, UNO OT-01:42. Score tied - 7 times. Largest lead - UTPA by 9 2nd-15:17, UNO by 5 OT-02:53. Lead changed - 5 times.