2025–26 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

2025–26 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
2025–26 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	12–15 (10–8 Southland)
Head coach	Stacy Hollowell (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Trey Lindsey; Javan Felix; Andrew Fava; Silvey Dominguez;
Home arena	Lakefront Arena

2025–26 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin	17	–	1	.944	24	–	3	.889
McNeese	15	–	3	.833	22	–	5	.815
UT Rio Grande Valley	11	–	7	.611	15	–	12	.556
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	10	–	8	.556	14	–	13	.519
New Orleans	10	–	8	.556	12	–	15	.444
Nicholls	10	–	8	.556	11	–	16	.407
Lamar	7	–	11	.389	12	–	15	.444
East Texas A&M	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
Houston Christian	6	–	12	.333	10	–	17	.370
Northwestern State	6	–	12	.333	8	–	19	.296
Incarnate Word	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	13	.278	8	–	19	.296

† 2026 Southland tournament winner As of February 16, 2026

The 2025–26 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represents the University of New Orleans during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers are led by second-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 2024–25 season 4–27, 2–18 in conference play to finish in twelfth place. Failing to qualify for the SLC tournament, the Privateers' season ended with a 62–95 loss to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

Roster

2025–26 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: November 4, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Sacramento State	W 89−76	–	25 – Buckley	10 – Thomas	8 – Buckley	Lakefront Arena (908) New Orleans, LA
November 8, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern–New Orleans	W 115−73	–	18 – Benson	6 – Osby	9 – Kemp	Lakefront Arena (2,691) New Orleans, LA
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at TCU	W 78–74	1–0	22 – Benson	7 – Tied	9 – Buckley	Schollmaier Arena (4,741) Fort Worth, TX
November 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	at LSU	L 58–93	1–1	12 – Buckley	8 – Buckley	1 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,505) Baton Rouge, LA
November 14, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulane	W 85–63	2–1	33 – Benson	8 – Abass	12 – Buckley	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,009) New Orleans, LA
November 18, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pepperdine Acrisure Series on-campus game	L 79–90	2–2	17 – Tied	14 – Thomas	6 – Benson	Firestone Fieldhouse (489) Malibu, CA
November 21, 2025* 8:00 p.m., MW Network	at Fresno State Acrisure Series on-campus game	L 76–85	2–3	25 – Buckley	14 – Buckley	4 – Thomas	Save Mart Center (3,874) Fresno, CA
November 24, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	at Mississippi State	L 78–81 ^OT	2–4	25 – Benson	10 – Tied	6 – Buckley	Humphrey Coliseum (6,943) Starkville, MS
November 26, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 20 Texas Tech	L 50–82	2–5	16 – Buckley	6 – Majek	3 – Buckley	United Supermarkets Arena (10,441) Lubbock, TX
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Memphis	L 70–86	2–6	21 – Cope	8 – Thomas	6 – Coquia	FedExForum (9,123) Memphis, TN
December 6, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian	L 76–85	2–7 (0–1)	26 – Benson	7 – Thomas	8 – Buckley	Lakefront Arena (1,741) New Orleans, LA
December 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Incarnate Word	W 84–83	3–7 (1–1)	19 – Cope	8 – Thomas	7 – Buckley	Lakefront Arena (368) New Orleans, LA
December 13, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 7 Houston	L 57–99	3–8	17 – Thomas	8 – Thomas	3 – Buckley	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
December 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Rio Grande Valley	W 85–69	4–8 (2–1)	32 – Buckley	10 – Thomas	4 – Tied	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,010) Edinburg, TX
December 31, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 69–83	4–9 (2–2)	15 – Tied	6 – Tied	4 – Buckley	Hilliard Center (1,089) Corpus Christi, TX
January 3, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Northwestern State	L 68–74	4–10 (2–3)	17 – Buckley	12 – Thomas	4 – Buckley	Prather Coliseum (353) Natchitoches, LA
January 5, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Texas A&M	W 83–73	5–10 (3–3)	17 – Benson	19 – Thomas	9 – Buckley	Lakefront Arena (389) New Orleans, LA
January 10, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Nicholls	L 77–90	5–11 (3–4)	26 – Benson	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Lakefront Arena (906) New Orleans, LA
January 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana	W 79–76	6–11 (4–4)	30 – Benson	12 – Thomas	2 – Tied	University Center (415) Hammond, LA
January 17, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin	L 79–84	6–12 (4–5)	24 – Buckley	9 – Abass	7 – Buckley	Lakefront Arena (375) New Orleans, LA
January 19, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lamar	W 89–76	7–12 (5–5)	20 – Tied	9 – Thomas	8 – Buckley	Lakefront Arena (361) New Orleans, LA
January 24, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at McNeese	L 63–82	7–13 (5–6)	23 – Benson	8 – Thomas	5 – Buckley	The Legacy Center (3,236) Lake Charles, LA
January 27, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Nicholls	W 80–62	8–13 (6–6)	20 – Abass	8 – Abass	6 – Buckley	Stopher Gymnasium (915) Thibodaux, LA
January 31, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northwestern State	W 75–64	9–13 (7–6)	18 – Buckley	7 – Tied	6 – Buckley	Lakefront Arena (793) New Orleans, LA
February 2, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at East Texas A&M	W 94–85	10–13 (8–6)	34 – Benson	9 – Boudouma	5 – Tied	The Field House (407) Commerce, TX
February 7, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley	L 76–95	10–14 (8–7)	25 – Buckley	7 – Buckley	4 – Buckley	Lakefront Arena (401) New Orleans, LA
February 9, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 84–78 ^OT	11–14 (9–7)	22 – Buckley	9 – Boudouma	3 – Tied	Lakefront Arena (396) New Orleans, LA
February 14, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Houston Christian	L 60–61	11–15 (9–8)	18 – Abass	9 – Abass	6 – Buckley	Sharp Gymnasium (706) Houston, TX
February 16, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Incarnate Word	W 78–64	12–15 (10–8)	18 – Benson	6 – Tied	4 – Buckley	McDermott Center (168) San Antonio, TX
February 21, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lamar						Neches Arena Beaumont, TX
February 23, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin						William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
February 28, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	McNeese						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
March 2, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Southland tournament
March 8–11, 2026 TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBA						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[1]^[2]

References

^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule - University of New Orleans Athletics". unoprivateers.com. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
^ "New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2025-26". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[1] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule - University of New Orleans Athletics". unoprivateers.com. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

[2] "New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2025-26". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

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