SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2020 GAME NOTES #NOLASTEAM 7-18 3-12 - / - 12-14 7-8 - / - OVERALL SOUTHLAND RANKING (AP / COACHES) OVERALL SOUTHLAND RANKING (AP / COACHES) - at - MARK SLESSINGER 119-147 HEATH SCHROYER 21-36 COWBOYS PRIVATEERS HEAD COACH RECORD AT NEW ORLEANS, 9TH SEASON HEAD COACH RECORD AT McNEESE, 2ND SEASON NEW ORLEANS at McNEESE HOW TO TUNE IN SERIES AT A GLANCE 2019-20 SCHEDULE (H: 5-7; A: 2-11 N: 0-0) GAME Lake Charles, La. • Lakefront Arena (8,785) Listen: Tune In App & NASH Icon 106.1 FM OVERALL / STK 14-8 / L1 (7-18 Overall, 3-12 Southland Conference) February 22, 2020 • 3:30 p.m. Broadcast: Jude Young & Cory Dixon in New Orleans 10-3 #26 WATCH: mcneesesports.com/watch Stats: bit.ly/2JRdUSN in Lake Charles 5-5 Date Opponent Time/Result TV Play-by-Play: n/a Neutral 0-0 NOVEMBER (3-4) TIP-OFF TV Analyst: n/a Last Meeting Jan. 18, 2020 (L, 65-52) 5 SPRING HILL W, 114-58 TALE OF THE TAPE 9 at Butler L, 79-53 • The Privateers return to action following their second bye of the season. 12 at SMU L, 77-64 • New Orleans defeated McNeese 60-51 in the first meeting at the H&PE 17 at #RV/RV Mississippi State L, 82-59 Arena (Feb. 23, 2019). The H&PE Arena opened last season. 24 at Hawaii L, 79-71 • In the victory, three student-athletes reached double figures - Bryson 29 EUREKA W, 125-60 Robinson (13 points and four assists), Jahmel Myers (13 points) and 30 #16 XAVIER (LA.) W, 79-62 Troy Green (10 points, three assists, three steals). DECEMBER (1-4, 0-2 Southland) • Two years ago, Robinson set a career-high with 31 points in an overtime 75.4 POINTS/GAME 79.8 3 at #RV/RV LSU L, 90-54 14 WILLIAMS BAPTIST W, 103-59 win in Lake Charles (Jan. 6, 2018). It’s a mark B-Rob tied earlier this 46.1 49.7 18 ABILENE CHRISTIAN * L, 77-71 campaign. FG% 21 at Sam Houston State * L, 87-79 • RECORD WATCH 28 at #9/10 Memphis L, 57-99 - Robinson is currently tied for second most three-pointers in a single 34.4 3FG% 40.8 JANUARY (2-7, 2-7 Southland) season with 74 (Gabe Corchiani). He is 11 away from tying James Parlow 2 LAMAR * L, 74-67 atop the Privateer charts. 76.2 FT % 72.7 4 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN * L, 87-68 - All-time, he is third in triples, just seven away from tying Christavi- 8 CENTRAL ARKANSAS * W, 86-78 ous Gill. 31.2 REBOUNDS/GAME 36.4 11 at UIW * L, 73-70 15 at HBU * W, 106-98 - He has played in 100 games as a Privateer. 14.6 ASSISTS/GAME 16.3 18 McNEESE * L, 65-52 - Page 5 has more single season and career records. 22 at A&M-Corpus Christi * L, 74-71 • New Orleans is 6-8 in the state of Louisiana in 2019-20. 25 NICHOLLS * L, 77-72 • The Privateers are 6-0 when scoring 80 or more. 2.0 BLOCKS/GAME 4.0 29 NORTHWESTERN STATE * L, 82-74 • UNO has used 12 different starting lineups this season. FEBRUARY (1-3, 1-3 Southland) • McNeese has the second longest active losing streak in the Southland 7.9 STEALS/GAME 6.9 1 at Southeastern * W, 84-73 with five consecutive setbacks. The Cowboys are currently in the last 8 at #RV Stephen F. Austin * L, 81-74 playoff spot in the league (No. 8). 76.4 SCORING DEFENSE 73.8 12 at Central Arkansas * L, 73-68 15 UIW * L, 67-66 • A loss would officially eliminate the Privateers from the 2020 Southland 48.4 FG% DEFENSE 43.0 22 at McNeese * 3:30 p.m. Tournament. 26 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI * 7 p.m. • After its first bye of the season, New Orleans debuted its Mardi Gras 3FG% DEFENSE 29 at Nicholls * 3 p.m. uniforms in Nacogdoches against #RV SFA (Feb. 8). 34.4 35.7 MARCH (0-0, 0-0 Southland) • Two home game remain on the schedule with Faculty/Staff Apprecia- REBOUND MARGIN 4 at Northwestern State * 6:30 p.m. tion Wednesday vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi & Senior Night March 7 vs. -2.2 +3.6 7 SOUTHEASTERN * 6 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana. 11-14 Southland Tournament (Katy, Texas) ! 1.0 ASSIST-TURNOVER RATIO 1.0 Rank: AP Top 25 / USA Today Coaches’ Poll * Southland Conference Game | ! Southland Conference Tournament LAST GAME’S STARTERS COMMUNICATIONS KELVIN QUELIZ Assistant AD for Communications and New Media e: [email protected] c: 917-683-6517 Lamont Berzat Troy Green Bryson Robinson Jahmel Myers Jaylen Key 2 Junior • Guard 3 Junior • Guard 4 Senior • Guard 11 Sophomore • Forward 15 Senior • Forward @iamkelvinq MIN 19.4 MIN 31.4 MIN 34.0 MIN 22.0 MIN 22.8 CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA PPG 4.0 PPG 13.6 PPG 18.1 PPG 7.2 PPG 8.4 /PrivateersMBB FG% 36.3 FG% 44.7 FG% 40.8 FG% 61.4 FG% 50.3 @PrivateersMBB ASTS 2.8 FT% 85.3 REB 4.1 REB 3.7 REB 4.3 @PrivateersMBB STEALS 1.1 REB 4.0 FT% 89.1 STEALS 1.0 ASTS 0.6 NEW ORLEANS McNEESE LEADERS LEADERS Pts .......................................Robinson ..........................................452 (18.1) Pts .......................................Kennedy ...........................................453 (18.1) FG Made .................................Robinson ..........................................136 FG Made .................................Kennedy ...........................................178 FG% .......................................Freeman ...........................................62.0 FG% .......................................Kennedy ...........................................66.9 3PT Made ...............................Robinson ..........................................74 3PT Made ...............................Kuxhausen .......................................104 3PT%.......................................Robinson ..........................................36.5 3PT%.......................................Kuxhausen .......................................48.6 FT Made ..................................Robinson ..........................................106 FT Made ..................................Kennedy ...........................................97 FT% .......................................Robinson ..........................................89.1 FT% .......................................Kuxhausen .......................................91.8 Reb .......................................Gates ................................................129 (5.6) Reb .......................................Kennedy ...........................................264 (10.6) Asts .......................................Green ................................................73 (2.9) Asts .......................................Lawson .............................................95 (4.1) Blocks ....................................Gates/Key ........................................12 (0.5) Blocks ....................................Kennedy ...........................................70 (2.8) Steals .....................................Green ................................................37 (1.5) Steals .....................................Lawson .............................................28 (1.2) 2019-20 @PrivateersMBB NUMERICAL ROSTER COACHING STAFF NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL NAME POS. // YR. AT UNO ALMA MATER // YR. 0 Raquan Brown G 6-3 218 Fr. HS Charlotte, N.C. / Butler HS Mark Slessinger Head Coach // 9th Aurora // 1995 1 Damion Rosser G 6-4 220 Jr. 2L McDonough, Ga. / Henry County HS Jody Bailey Assistant Coach // 5th Louisville // 1995 2 Lamont Berzat G 5-6 155 Jr. 2L New Orleans, La. / Landry-Walker HS Kris Arkenberg Assistant Coach // 9th IUPUI // 2009 3 Troy Green G 6-3 217 Jr. 2L St. Rose, La. / Believe Prep Academy Jay Smith Assistant Coach // 1st LSU Alexandria // 2017 4 Bryson Robinson G 6-4 203 Sr. 3L Mesquite, Texas / Mesquite HS J.A. Anglin Director of Ops // 1st LSU Shreveport // 2010 5 Charles Bohannon G 6-0 205 Jr. 2L Austin, Texas / Jack C. Hays HS Cory Dixon Player Development // 1st New Orleans // 2014 10 Gerrale Gates F 6-6 250 So. 1L Charlotte, N.C. / Butler HS Beaux Hebert Strength & Cond. Intern // 2nd Nicholls // 2015 11 Jahmel Myers F 6-6 213 So. 1L Cape Coral, Fla. / Mariner HS John Curtis Creed Video Coordinator // 1st Centenary // 2019 13 Kmani Doughty G 6-5 192 Fr. HS Brooklyn, N.Y. / Florida Prep 15 Jaylen Key F 6-8 230 Sr. TR Milwaukee, Wis. / Northern Illinois PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kris Arkenburg ...........................ARK-en-berg 20 Larry Robinson III G 5-11 175 Sr. 1L Bossier City, La. / Southern U of Shreveport Lamont Berzat .............................BURR-ZAHT 21 Bol Riek C 7-3 212 R-So. RS Bentiu, Northern Liech, South Sudan / Mooseheart (Ill.) HS Ahren Freeman ............................Aaron 23 Ahren Freeman G 6-6 233 Fr. HS Orange Park, Fla. / Providence School of Jacksonville Gerrale Gates ..............................JER-RAIL 24 Rodney Carson Jr. G 6-3 175 Fr. HS Philadelphia, Pa. / Combine Academy Bol Riek ........................................BOWL REEK (smell) Damion Rosser ............................ROSS-ERR ROSTER BREAKDOWN Mark Slessinger .........................SLES-in-jer TOTAL PLAYERS 14 Seniors (3) B. Robinson, Key, L. Robinson III Juniors (4) Rosser, Berzat, Green, Bohannon Sophomores (3) Gates, Haynes, Riek 2019-20 MEDIA INFORMATION Freshmen (4) Brown, Doughty, Freeman, Carson Jr. Post Game Interviews (including redshirt seasons) New Orleans head coach Mark Slessinger and requested players will be available to the media after SEASONS IN THE NEW ORLEANS PROGRAM each game following a customary 10-minute cooling down period. The Privateer locker room will not 4th Year (1) B. Robinson be open to the media. Each visiting team will set its own post-game policy. 3rd Year (5) Rosser, Berzat, Green, Bohannon, Riek 2nd Year (6) Gates, Myers, L. Robinson III Interview Requests 1st Year (4) Brown, Doughty, Key, Freeman, Carson Jr. All New Orleans players and coaches will be available throughout the 2019-20 season for interviews