2017 – 18 New Orleans Privateers men 's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Privateers were led by seventh-year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference . They finished the season 16 – 17 , 11 – 7 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place . As the No. 5 seed in the Southland Tournament , they defeated Texas A&M – Corpus Christi in the first round before losing to Sam Houston State in the quarterfinals . They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Texas – Rio Grande Valley in the first round and received a second round bye before losing in the quarterfinals to Campbell
Southland Tournament
2018 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team