The 2018–19 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by eighth-year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena as members of the Southland Conference. The team finished the season 19–14 overall and 12–6 in Southland play. In conference, they tied for third place with Lamar and Southeastern Louisiana. As the number four seed in Southland Conference tournament, the Privateers defeated Lamar in the second round and Sam Houston State in the semifinals, before losing to Abilene Christian in the championship finals game. On March 17, New Orleans received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Their season ended with an overtime loss to Texas Southern.
Previous season The Privateers finished the 2017–18 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.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Southland regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Southland tournament
!colspan=9 style=|CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
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See also 2018–19 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team
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