List of New Orleans Privateers men's basketball head coaches

Last updated February 26, 2024

The following is a list of New Orleans Privateers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 12 head coaches of the Privateers in their 54-season history.^[1]

New Orleans' current head coach is Mark Slessinger. He was hired as the Privateers' head coach in June 2011,^[2] replacing Joe Pasternack, who left to join the coaching staff at Arizona.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1969–1977	Ron Greene	8	146–65	.692
2	1977–1979	Butch van Breda Kolff	2	32–22	.593
3	1979–1985	Don Smith	6	84–83	.503
4	1985–1987	Benny Dees	2	42–16	.724
5	1987–1988	Art Tolis	1	21–11	.656
6	1988–1994	Tim Floyd	6	126–59	.681
7	1994–1997	Tic Price	3	63–27	.700
8	1997–2001	Joey Stiebing	4	57–58	.496
9	2001–2006	Monte Towe	5	70–78	.473
10	2006–2007	Buzz Williams	1	14–17	.452
11	2007–2011	Joe Pasternack	4	54–60	.474
12	2011–present	Mark Slessinger	12	161–198	.448
Totals		12 coaches	54 seasons	870–695	.556
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

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References

1 2 "New Orleans Privateers 2020 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). New Orleans Athletics. pp. 11–12. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
↑ "NSU assistant Mark Slessinger hired as head coach of UNO". KSLA . June 28, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
↑ "Arizona hires New Orleans head coach as assistant". The Columbian . Associated Press. May 19, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "New Orleans Privateers 2020 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). New Orleans Athletics. pp. 11–12. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

[2] "NSU assistant Mark Slessinger hired as head coach of UNO". KSLA . June 28, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

[3] "Arizona hires New Orleans head coach as assistant". The Columbian . Associated Press. May 19, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

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