2013-14 men's basketball schedule

The 2013-14 men's basketball schedule was announced today, featuring 12 home games and road trips to LSU, Hawaii, Minnesota, UTEP, and Michigan State.

The Privateers open their inaugural Southland Conference campaign with a trip to Nicholls on January 2, 2014.

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Butler starts the AAA All-Star Game

Former Privateer Joey Butler, now with the Round Rock Express, started in RF and went 0-for-2 in the Triple-A All-Star Game in Reno, Nevada. He lined out to right in his first at-bat and struck out in his second at-bat.

Butler is hitting .303/.381/.451 on the season.

Maestri returns as baseball coach

At a press conference on Tuesday afternoon (video here), UNO announced that Ron Maestri will come out of retirement to return as the Privateers head baseball coach.

Maestri never had a losing season during his first tenure, taking New Orleans to the College World Series in 1984 before his retirement to full-time athletic director duties in 1985. Most recently, Maes was CEO of the New Orleans Zephyrs.