2017-2018 New Orleans Privateers

2017-2018 New Orleans Privateers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
2 Lamont Berzat Fr PG 5-7 152 Apr 12, 1998 New Orleans (LA) United States L.B. Landry High School
5 Charles Bohannon Fr G 6-0 205 - Austin (TX) United States Jack C. Hays High School
0 Diontae Champion Jr G 6-5 180 - Pearl (MS) United States Pearl High School
33 Ezekiel Charles Jr G 6-4 205 Sep 17, 1997 Brooklyn (NY) United States Abraham Lincoln High School
3 Troy Green Fr G 6-3 215 Dec 12, 1997 St. Rose (LA) United States Believe Prep
15 Tyren Harrison Jr F 6-5 193 Apr 28, 1994 St. Albans (NY) United States Riverside Academy
32 Matthew Jiles Sr G 5-10 155 Dec 11, 1995 Braithwaite (LA) United States Phoenix High School
55 Scott Plaisance Jr F 6-9 219 Feb 26, 1996 New Orleans (LA) United States / Portugal Metairie Park Country Day
22 Makur Puou Sr FC 6-9 210 Nov 11, 1994 Rumbek South Sudan Mooseheart High School
21 Bol Riek Fr C 7-3 212 Nov 24, 1997 Mooseheart (IL) United States Mooseheart High School
4 Bryson Robinson So SG 6-4 203 Apr 12, 1998 Mesquite (TX) United States / Spain Mesquite High School
13 Jorge Rosa RS-Sr SG 6-3 203 Nov 13, 1994 Orlando (FL) United States Lee Academy Prep
1 Damion Rosser Fr G 6-5 220 Aug 24, 1999 McDonough (GA) United States Henry County High School
25 Travin Thibodeaux Sr F 6-8 242 Feb 19, 1996 Plaquemine (LA) United States / Ukraine Brusly High School
11 Michael Zeno Sr GF 6-6 230 Oct 1, 1995 Beaumont (TX) United States West Brook High School

Recent New Orleans Privateers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 10-23 (4-14) 8th (Southland) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 12-20 (7-11) 6th (Southland) 3rd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 18-14 (10-4) 2nd (Southland) 3rd Rnd The Basketball Classic 1st Rnd
2020-2021 10-15 (8-7) 6th (Southland) 3rd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 9-21 (5-15) 11th (Southland) N/A N/A
2018-2019 19-14 (12-6) 3rd (Southland) Runner Up CIT 1st Rnd
2017-2018 16-17 (11-7) 5th (Southland) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2016-2017 20-12 (13-5) 1st (Southland) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2015-2016 10-20 (6-12) 9th (Southland) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 11-18 (6-12) 10th (Southland) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 11-15 (8-10) 9th (Southland) N/A N/A
2012-2013 8-18 N/A (NEC) N/A N/A
2010-2011 15-6 N/A (INDEP) N/A N/A
2009-2010 8-22 (3-15) 13th (Sun Belt) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 11-19 (6-12) 10th (Sun Belt) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 19-13 (8-10) 7th (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 14-17 (9-9) 7th (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 10-19 (6-9) 7th (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 13-17 (7-8) 7th (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 17-14 (9-6) 3rd (Sun Belt) Runner Up N/A
2002-2003 13-15 (7-8) 6th (Sun Belt) 1st Rnd N/A

2017-2018 New Orleans Privateers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Travin Thibodeaux NABC All-District (23) First Team
Bryson Robinson Southland Player of the Week (Jan 8, 2018)

2017-2018 New Orleans Privateers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Green B. Robinson E. Charles T. Thibodeaux M. Puou
Rotation L. Berzat D. Champion M. Zeno S. Plaisance  
Rotation   D. Rosser      
Rotation   J. Rosa      
Lim PT M. Jiles T. Harrison     B. Riek
Lim PT C. Bohannon        

2017-2018 New Orleans Privateers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Travin Thibodeaux 26 28.7 16.3 5.8 2.9 1.4 1.1 2.2
Bryson Robinson 27 24.9 9.5 2.2 2.8 0.8 0.0 1.6
Makur Puou 33 27.2 8.6 5.6 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.8
Troy Green 33 19.8 7.5 2.5 2.0 0.5 0.1 1.7
Ezekiel Charles 31 21.6 7.5 3.2 1.0 0.6 0.2 1.0
Michael Zeno 33 18.2 5.5 3.1 1.4 0.8 0.3 1.6
Diontae Champion 30 17.2 5.1 2.7 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.9
Jorge Rosa 2 13.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Damion Rosser 33 15.3 4.6 2.3 1.0 0.2 0.1 1.1
Scott Plaisance 25 14.6 4.5 2.6 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.3
Lamont Berzat 31 16.3 4.3 1.1 1.8 1.1 0.0 1.1
Tyren Harrison 26 9.6 2.1 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.9
Matthew Jiles 26 6.2 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.4
Bol Riek 12 3.4 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.3
Charles Bohannon 12 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3

2017-2018 New Orleans Privateers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Mark Slessinger Head Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Kris Arkenberg Assistant Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Bil Duany Assistant Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Jody Bailey Assistant Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Matt Richter Video Coordinator 2017-2018 N/A
Derek Morel Athletic Director 2012-2013 N/A
Corey Schmidt Director of Basketball Operations 2015-2016 N/A
Matthew Winsberg Assistant Director of Basketball Operations 2017-2018 N/A
Nick Holtgrieve Athletic Trainer 2015-2016 N/A
Kelvin Queliz Director of Communications 2017-2018 Director of Sports Information (Texas A&M - Kingsville, 2014 to 2017)