2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
Southland regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record20–12 (13–5 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jody Bailey
  • Kris Arkenberg
  • Bill Duany
Home arenaLakefront Arena
(Capacity: 10,000)
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Orleans 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
Texas A&M–CC 12 6   .667 24 12   .667
Houston Baptist 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Stephen F. Austin 12 6   .667 18 15   .545
Sam Houston State 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
Lamar 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
Southeastern Louisiana 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Nicholls State 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Abilene Christian* 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Northwestern State 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Incarnate Word* 7 11   .389 12 17   .414
Central Arkansas 7 11   .389 8 24   .250
McNeese State 4 14   .222 7 22   .241
2017 Southland tournament winner
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I

The 2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by sixth-year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 13–5 in Southland play to win the regular season Southland championship. They defeated Sam Houston State and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi to win the Southland Conference tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Mount St. Mary's.