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
Southland Conference Tournament
2017 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team