New Orleans Privateers

8-13 - 5th in Southland

2026 Schedule

New Orleans wins 80-62 against Nicholls State

— Churchill Abass scored 20 points as New Orleans beat Nicholls State 80-62 on Tuesday.

Johnson puts up 26 as McNeese downs New Orleans 82-63

— Larry Johnson scored 26 points as McNeese beat New Orleans 82-63 on Saturday.

In a federal indictment unsealed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 20 men were charged in a point-shaving scheme. The scheme included “more than 29" college basketball games.” It included “more than 39 players” on at least 17 teams. Schools named in the indictment: Nicholls State, Tulane, Northwestern State, St. Louis, La Salle, Fordham, DePaul, Robert Morris, Southern Miss, North Carolina A&T, Kennesaw State, Coppin State, New Orleans, Abilene Christian, E. Michigan and Alabama State.

Many college players among dozens charged in point-shaving plot

A college basketball point-shaving scheme involving more than 39 players on 17 teams resulted in dozens of games in the previous two seasons being fixed by a gambling ring that included a former NBA player, according to a federal indictment.

Benson hits go-ahead 3-pointer, scores 30 to lead New Orleans over Southeastern Louisiana 79-76

— Coleton Benson buried a go-ahead 3-pointer with two seconds left and scored 30 to rally New Orleans to a 79-76 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Monday night.

Southland Standings

TEAM	W	L	GB	OVR
Stephen F. Austin	78.1	-	3	18
McNeese	83.1	1	4	17
Texas A&M-Corpus ..	73.0	7	10	11
Nicholls	74.0	10	13	8
Lamar	72.6	7	10	11
UT Rio Grande Val..	73.5	8	11	10
New Orleans	74.4	10	13	8
Northwestern Stat..	72.6	11.5	14	6
Incarnate Word	75.9	9	12	9
Houston Christian	69.4	10	13	8
East Texas A&M	71.7	10	13	8
SE Louisiana	65.3	12	15	6