New Orleans Privateers basketball history
University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)
UNO Lakefront Arena
Southland Conference
Current head coach: Mark Slessinger (2011-)
- Asst: Jody Bailey (2015-)
- Asst: Kris Arkenberg (2012-)
- Asst: Jay Smith (2019-)
- DBO: Bradley Feig (2020-)
- Special Asst. to the HC: Silvey Dominguez (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 5 (1987, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2017)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 1-5
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 6 (1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1997)
- NIT Overall Record: 4-6
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2018)
- CBI Overall Record: 1-1
- TBC/CIT Appearances: 2 (2019, 2022)
- TBC/CIT Overall Record: 0-2
- NCAA Division II National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1975)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 4 (1971, 1972, 1974, 1975)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 9-6
Conference Titles (Sun Belt, American South, Southland):
- Southland Regular Season Championships: 1 (2017)
- Sun Belt Regular Season Championships: 3 (1993, 1996, 1997)
- American South Regular Season Championships: 4 (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991)
- Southland Tournament Championships: 1 (2017)
- Sun Belt Tournament Championships: 2 (1978, 1996)
- American South Tournament Championships: 1 (1990)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Southland Player of the Year: 1 (Erik Thomas, 2017)
- Sun Belt Player of the Year: 4 (last = Bo McCalebb, 2007)
- American South Player of the Year: 3 (last = Tank Collins, 1991)
New Orleans head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Mark Slessinger | 2011-Pres | 149-179 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Pasternack | 2007-11 | 54-60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buzz Williams | 2006-07 | 14-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monte Towe | 2001-06 | 70-78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Stiebing | 1997-2001 | 57-58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tic Price | 1994-97 | 63-27 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Floyd | 1988-94 | 126-59 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Art Tolis | 1987-88 | 21-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Dees | 1985-87 | 42-16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 1979-85 | 84-83 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch van Breda Kolff | 1977-79 | 32-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greene | 1969-77 | 146-65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These tournament appearances came when the New Orleans program was at the Division II level; UNO moved up to Division I prior to the 1975-76 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.