2024–25 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

2024–25 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–26 (2–17 Southland)
Head coach	Stacy Hollowell (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Trey Lindsey Javan Felix Andrew Fava Silvey Dominguez
Home arena	Lakefront Arena

2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
McNeese	18	–	1		.947			24	–	6		.800
Lamar	13	–	6		.684			18	–	12		.600
Nicholls	13	–	6		.684			19	–	11		.633
Southeastern Louisiana	12	–	7		.632			18	–	12		.600
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	11	–	8		.579			18	–	13		.581
Northwestern State	11	–	8		.579			14	–	15		.483
Incarnate Word	9	–	10		.474			16	–	14		.533
Houston Christian	9	–	10		.474			12	–	18		.400
UT Rio Grande Valley	7	–	12		.368			15	–	15		.500
Stephen F. Austin	7	–	12		.368			14	–	16		.467
East Texas A&M*	2	–	17		.105			4	–	26		.133
New Orleans	2	–	17		.105			4	–	26		.133
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2025 Southland tournament winner As of February 24, 2025

The 2024–25 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represents the University of New Orleans during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers are led by first-year head coach Stacy Hollowell and play their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Privateers finished the 2023–24 season 10–23, 4–14 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They upset Southeastern Louisiana, before falling to Lamar in the second round of the Southland tournament. On April 19, 2024, head coach Mark Slessinger left the program after 13 years at the helm, in order to take the associate head coaching position at Indiana State. On April 25, the school announced that they would be hiring Texas Southern assistant coach Stacy Hollowell as the team's next head coach.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 54 votes overall, the Privateers were picked to finish tenth in the conference.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	McNeese	242 (21)
2	Stephen F. Austin	208
3	Nicholls	205 (3)
4	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	191
5	Lamar	143
6	Southeastern	121
7	Incarnate Word	117
8	UT Rio Grande Valley	112
9	Northwestern State	90
10	Texas A&M–Commerce	54
10	New Orleans	54
12	Houston Christian	48

Preseason All Conference

No Privateers were selected as members of a preseason all-conference team.

Roster

2024–25 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 JR Jacobs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Walters State Community College Memphis, Tennessee G 2 Jah Short 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Farmville High School Greenville, North Carolina G 3 Theo Grant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Temple College Schertz, Texas F 4 Omarion Henry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Link Academy St. Louis, Missouri G 5 James White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr UAB Conyers, Georgia G 10 Dae Dae Hunter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Pearl River Community College Como, Mississippi F 11 Leland Coleman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Richmond, Virginia G 13 Jamond "Turk" Vincent 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr L.B. Landry High School New Orleans, Louisiana G 15 Grant Kemp 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr LSU–Alexandria Madisonville, Louisiana F 20 Luke Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Midland College Winterville, North Carolina F 22 Kerwin Prince 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr South Plains College Waterbury, Connecticut F 23 MJ Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Link Year Prep Denton, Texas G 24 Kohen Rowbatham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas High School Metairie, Louisiana F 32 Jackson Sowards 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Metro Christian Academy Tulsa, Oklahoma	Head coach Stacy Hollowell (St. Edward's) Assistant coach(es) Trey Lindsey (Louisiana–Monroe) Javan Felix (Texas) Andrew Fava (Florida) Silvey Dominguez (New Mexico) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., –		Southern Miss	L 102–105 OT	–	23 – J. White	23 – J. White	7 – J. Jacobs	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
Regular season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kansas State	L 65–89	0–1	19 – J. Short	8 – J. White	4 – J. Short	Bramlage Coliseum (9,155) Manhattan, KS
November 9, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Troy Homecoming	L 61–78	0–2	23 – J. White	11 – M. Thomas	12 – J. Jacobs	Lakefront Arena (1,028) New Orleans, LA
November 14, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Lindenwood Urban–Bennett Invitational MTE	W 82–74	1–2	20 – J. White	11 – J. White	6 – J. Jacobs	UPMC Events Center  Moon, PA
November 15, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Stonehill Urban–Bennett Invitational MTE	L 54–80	1–3	15 – T. Grant	8 – J. White	2 – J. Short	UPMC Events Center  Moon, PA
November 17, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Robert Morris Urban–Bennett Invitational MTE	L 62–73	1–4	26 – J. White	8 – J. White	3 – J. Short	UPMC Events Center (206) Moon, PA
November 22, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulane	W 93–87 OT	2–4	31 – J. White	9 – M. Thomas	7 – J. Jacobs	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,293) New Orleans, LA
November 27, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 17 Baylor	L 60–91	2–5	18 – D. Hunter	7 – Tied	5 – J. White	Foster Pavilion (7,500) Waco, TX
December 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Nicholls	L 70–73	2–6 (0–1)	16 – M. Thomas	9 – Tied	4 – J. Jacobs	Stopher Gymnasium (544) Thibodaux, LA
December 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BTN		at Iowa	L 57–104	2–7	24 – J. White	11 – J. Short	3 – Tied	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,410) Iowa City, IA
December 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Texas	L 62–98	2–8	16 – D. Hunter	9 – M. Thomas	3 – J. Jacobs	Moody Center (10,565) Austin, TX
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		at LSU	L 70–86	2–9	24 – J. White	11 – J. White	3 – J. Jacobs	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,278) Baton Rouge, LA
December 28, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at McNeese	L 61–86	2–10 (0–2)	20 – J. White	11 – M. Thomas	4 – J. Short	The Legacy Center (3,130) Lake Charles, LA
December 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		at Vanderbilt	L 56–100	2–11	18 – J. White	7 – J. Short	5 – J. Short	Memorial Gymnasium (7,302) Nashville, TN
January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley	L 64–76	2–12 (0–3)	23 – J. White	11 – M. Thomas	3 – Tied	Lakefront Arena (644) New Orleans, LA
January 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 83–97	2–13 (0–4)	25 – T. Grant	6 – L. Davis	5 – J. Short	Lakefront Arena (501) New Orleans, LA
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	L 71–91	2–14 (0–5)	18 – M. Thomas	7 – L. Davis	5 – J. Short	Lakefront Arena (729) New Orleans, LA
January 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lamar	W 68–62	3–14 (1–5)	12 – D. Hunter	9 – M. Thomas	4 – Tied	Neches Arena (1,019) Beaumont, TX
January 18, 2025 2:15 p.m., ESPN+		at East Texas A&M	W 82–73	4–14 (2–5)	28 – J. Vincent	7 – J. Vincent	6 – J. Short	The Field House (489) Commerce, TX
January 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Northwestern State	L 61–73	4–15 (2–6)	24 – J. Vincent	6 – J. Short	3 – J. White	Prather Coliseum (389) Natchitoches, LA
January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Houston Christian	L 76–86	4–16 (2–7)	29 – J. White	9 – J. White	6 – J. Short	Lakefront Arena (964) New Orleans, LA
January 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Incarnate Word	L 58–74	4–17 (2–8)	15 – J. white	6 – M. Thomas	6 – J. Short	Lakefront Arena (604) New Orleans, LA
February 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 68–76	4–18 (2–9)	22 – M. Thomas	11 – M. Thomas	6 – J. Jacobs	Pride Roofing University Center (633) Hammond, LA
February 3, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	L 85–88 OT	4–19 (2–10)	28 – K. Rowbatham	11 – L. Coleman	16 – J. Jacobs	Lakefront Arena (455) New Orleans, LA
February 8, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Houston Christian	L 68–81	4–20 (2–11)	18 – M. Thomas	11 – M. Thomas	2 – J. Jacobs	Sharp Gymnasium (779) Houston, TX
February 10, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	L 65–75	4–21 (2–12)	32 – M. Thomas	11 – M. Thomas	2 – J. Jacobs	McDermott Center (79) San Antonio, TX
February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		McNeese	L 64–78	4–22 (2–13)	15 – L. Coleman	10 – M. Thomas	4 – L. Coleman	Lakefront Arena (737) New Orleans, LA
February 17, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Nicholls	L 62–78	4–23 (2–14)	12 – M. Thomas	17 – M. Thomas	5 – J. Jacobs	Lakefront Arena (738) New Orleans, LA
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northwestern State	L 66–73	4–24 (2–15)	20 – K. Rowbatham	9 – L. Davis	3 – K. Rowbatham	Lakefront Arena (947) New Orleans, LA
February 24, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		East Texas A&M	L 71–73	4–25 (2–16)	16 – M. Thomas	18 – M. Thomas	7 – J. Jacobs	Lakefront Arena (850) New Orleans, LA
March 1, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley	L 78–88	4–26 (2–17)	20 – J. Jacobs	11 – G. Kemp	4 – J. Jacobs	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,079) Edinburg, TX
March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						American Bank Center  Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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See also

• 2024–25 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team