New Orleans
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Traditions
- Colors -
- Fight Songs - Let's Hear It For UNO
Stadiums
- Basketball -
- Baseball - Maestri Field, seating capacity 4,200 and located on campus. Is acclaimed as one of the finest playing facilities in the country.
Basketball
Staff
Head Basketball Coach -
Projected Starters
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Key Bench Players:
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Basketball History
- Final Four Appearances -
- National Championships -
- Famous Alumni
Karl "The NO Guy" O'Kane
Earvin Johnson - All-America basketball center who was UNO’s first NBA first-round draft choice (1993).
Baseball
Staff
Head Baseball Coach - Tom Walter, 2nd season with UNO
Pitching Coach - Bill Cilento
Hitting Coach - Chuck Bartlett
Baseball History
UNO is a Division I member of the Sun-Belt Conference. The Sun-Belt Conference ranks among the nations top 10 in NCAA ratings percentage index (RPI).
First Louisiana school to compete in the NCAA Division I College World Series (1984). Won Sun Belt Conference championship in 2000. 12 NCAA Division I Tournament berths including 2000. Won 40 or more games nine times.
- College World Series Appearances - NCAA Division I College World Series (1984).
- National Championships -
- Famous Alumni
Augie Schmidt - Won the Golden Spikes Award, presented annually to America’s top amateur baseball player (1982). Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the second pick overall in the 1982 amateur draft.
Joe Slusarski and Ted Wood - Members of the United States’ gold-medal Olympic baseball team in 1988.
Brian Traxler - Selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 16th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Randy Bush (1979) - Selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft. Played 11 seasons with Minnesota. Bush was a member of the championship winning Twins team in 1987, playing outfield and designated hitter.
Wayne Harer (1972-73) - Harer spent nine years in professional baseball with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees organizations.
Thomas Diamond - Selected by the Texas Rangers as the tenth pick overall in the 2004 amateur draft.
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