SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 GAME NOTES #NOLASTEAM 7-15 3-9 - / - 20-3 11-1 RV / - OVERALL SOUTHLAND RANKING (AP / COACHES) OVERALL SOUTHLAND RANKING (AP / COACHES) - at - MARK SLESSINGER 119-144 JACKS KYLE KELLER 80-41 PRIVATEERS HEAD COACH RECORD AT NEW ORLEANS, 9TH SEASON HEAD COACH RECORD AT SFA, 6TH SEASON NEW ORLEANS at SFA HOW TO TUNE IN SERIES AT A GLANCE 2019-20 SCHEDULE (H: 5-6; A: 2-9 N: 0-0) GAME Nacogdoches • Johnson Coliseum (7,203) Listen: Tune In App & NASH Icon 106.1 FM OVERALL / STK 2-6 / L1 (7-15 Overall, 3-9 Southland Conference) February 8, 2020 • 4:30 p.m. Broadcast: Jude Young & Cory Dixon in New Orleans 2-3 #23 WATCH: es.pn/2RSSFnZ Stats: bit.ly/2JRdUSN in Nacogdoches 0-3 Date Opponent Time/Result TV Play-by-Play: David Saltzman Neutral 0-0 NOVEMBER (3-4) TIP-OFF TV Analyst: Jim Haller Last Meeting Jan. 4, 2020 (L, 87-68) 5 SPRING HILL W, 114-58 TALE OF THE TAPE 9 at Butler L, 79-53 • New Orleans resumes league play after its first bye. 12 at SMU L, 77-64 • Bryson Robinson is 10 points away from cracking the top 20 in program 17 at #RV/RV Mississippi State L, 82-59 history. He enters scenic Nacogdoches with 1,030 career points. 24 at Hawaii L, 79-71 • Robinson is coming off 28 points, eight three-pointers and seven 29 EUREKA W, 125-60 rebounds in the win at Southeastern (Feb. 1). 30 #16 XAVIER (LA.) W, 79-62 • The eight triples and seven boards are both one shy of tying B-Robs DECEMBER (1-4, 0-2 Southland) career-highs. 76.2 POINTS/GAME 80.4 3 at #RV/RV LSU L, 90-54 14 WILLIAMS BAPTIST W, 103-59 • The eight 3FG are one short of tying the single game program record, 46.1 49.1 18 ABILENE CHRISTIAN * L, 77-71 a mark he and James Parlow have. FG% 21 at Sam Houston State * L, 87-79 • Robinson has reached double figures in 24 consecutive games dating 28 at #9/10 Memphis L, 57-99 back to last season. 34.0 3FG% 36.7 JANUARY (2-7, 2-7 Southland) • Gerrale Gates came off the bench with 17 points and six rebounds. He 2 LAMAR * L, 74-67 has reached double figures in back-to-back games. 76.7 FT % 69.5 4 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN * L, 87-68 • Joining B-Rob in the starting five in all 22 games has been junior guard 8 CENTRAL ARKANSAS * W, 86-78 Troy Green, who is averaging career-highs in points and free throw shoot- 31.7 REBOUNDS/GAME 36.9 11 at UIW * L, 73-70 15 at HBU * W, 106-98 ing. Green is coming off 14 points and seven rebounds at SLU (Feb. 1). 15.3 ASSISTS/GAME 15.0 18 McNEESE * L, 65-52 • Jahmel Myers went 5-for-5 for 11 points and Rodney Carson Jr. made 22 at A&M-Corpus Christi * L, 74-71 his first collegiate start in the win (Feb. 1). 25 NICHOLLS * L, 77-72 • The Privateers were +7 in rebounds vs. the Lions (Feb. 1). 2.3 BLOCKS/GAME 3.0 29 NORTHWESTERN STATE * L, 82-74 • New Orleans posted 50+ field goal, 50+ three-point and 85+ free throw FEBRUARY (1-0, 1-0 Southland) percentages, finishing 52.8 percent from the field. 8.3 STEALS/GAME 10.6 1 at Southeastern * W, 84-73 • The Privateers are 6-0 when scoring 80 or more. 8 at Stephen F. Austin * 4:30 p.m. • The Privateers have used 12 different starting lineups this season. 76.7 SCORING DEFENSE 67.3 12 at Central Arkansas * 7 p.m. 15 UIW * 6 p.m. • EIGHT AWAY 48.2 FG% DEFENSE 42.8 22 at McNeese * 3:30 p.m. - Head coach Mark Slessinger needs eight wins to tie Tim Floyd 26 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI * 7 p.m. for second most wins in New Orleans history (126). Coach Slessinger, 3FG% DEFENSE 29 at Nicholls * 3 p.m. in his ninth season, is the program leader in games coached and years 34.0 35.9 MARCH (0-0, 0-0 Southland) on the sideline, and has taken the Privateers to back-to-back-to-back REBOUND MARGIN 4 at Northwestern State * 6:30 p.m. postseasons (NCAA 2017, CBI 2018, CIT 2019). -1.9 +7.2 7 SOUTHEASTERN * 6 p.m. 11-14 Southland Tournament (Katy, Texas) ! 1.1 ASSIST-TURNOVER RATIO 0.8 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 Troy Green Bryson Robinson Jahmel Myers Jaylen Key Rodney Carson Jr. 3 Junior • Guard 4 Senior • Guard 11 Sophomore • Forward 15 Senior • Forward 24 Freshman • Guard @iamkelvinq MIN 19.1 MIN 31.0 MIN 33.4 MIN 21.1 MIN 23.1 CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA PPG 4.1 PPG 13.2 PPG 17.6 PPG 6.8 PPG 8.7 /PrivateersMBB FG% 36.5 FG% 43.9 FG% 39.7 FG% 57.0 FG% 51.9 @PrivateersMBB ASTS 2.9 FT% 86.7 FT% 88.0 REB 3.5 REB 4.4 @PrivateersMBB STEALS 1.3 REB 4.0 REB 4.0 STEALS 1.1 BLOCKS 0.6 NEW ORLEANS SFA LEADERS LEADERS Pts .......................................Robinson ..........................................397 (18.0) Pts .......................................Harris................................................410 (17.8) FG Made .................................Robinson ..........................................121 FG Made .................................Harris................................................130 FG% .......................................Freeman ...........................................60.4 FG% .......................................Kensmil ............................................61.5 3PT Made ...............................Robinson ..........................................65 3PT Made ...............................Harris................................................41 3PT%.......................................Berzat ...............................................40.0 3PT%.......................................Harris................................................39.4 FT Made ..................................Robinson ..........................................90 FT Made ..................................Harris................................................109 FT% .......................................Robinson ..........................................88.2 FT% .......................................Comeaux ..........................................81.9 Reb .......................................Gates ................................................119 (6.0) Reb .......................................Kensmil ............................................151 (6.9) Asts .......................................Green ................................................66 (3.0) Asts .......................................Comeaux ..........................................57 (2.5) Blocks ....................................Gates/Key ........................................12 (0.6) Blocks ....................................Daniels .............................................15 (0.7) Steals .....................................Robinson ..........................................32 (1.5) Steals .....................................Comeaux ..........................................44 (1.9) 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