University of New Orleans Men's Basketball

Stacy Hollowell enters his first season on the Lakefront after being named the 13th men’s basketball coach in school history last April. He replaced Mark Slessinger who spent 13 seasons as Privateers head coach and tallied the most wins in school history. Hollowell comes to New Orleans after spending last season at Texas Southern as an assistant coach under Johnny Jones. During his one season Hollowell helped the Tigers to a 12-6 mark in the SWAC and a run to the SWAC tournament finals.   During the 2023-24 season Hollowell joined Kermit Davis’ staff at Ole Miss as the Associate Athletic Director for Men’s Basketball. During his time in Oxford, Hollowell oversaw day to day operations of the program with a focus on development and mentorship of student-athletes. He also helped the program achieve a top-12 recruiting class that season according to ESPN’s rankings. It was at Loyola (New Orleans) where Hollowell wrote his name into Louisiana folk lore. Hollowell left Loyola (New Orleans) after the 2021-22 season as the second winningest coach in school history and a national champion. During his eight seasons in charge of the Wolfpack he compiled a record of 166-78 (.680) and 90-51 (.638) record in conference play. His final team uptown won the 2022 NAIA National Championship - the second in school history and the first since 1945. His national championship team set a Loyola record with 37 wins that season, and the record for winning percentage at .974. That squad also set school records for points in a game (143) and the largest winning margin in school history (78). In an odd twist of fate Hollowell beat UNO at Lakefront Arena in an exhibition game to start his run to the national title.  While at Loyola (New Orleans) Hollowell won 20+ games five times, won a pair of conference tournaments (2019, 2021) along with a regular season championship (2021). Prior to being named the head coach at Loyola he served as an assistant on the Wolfpack Coaching staff starting in 2009 where he was part of another 20-win campaign. He coached 19 All-Conference selections, and individual student athletes to Conference Player of the Year, Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Conference Newcomer of the Year and Conference Freshman of the Year status. Hollowell was instrumental in the recruitment and development of two of Loyola New Orleans' best ever players - Zach Wrightsil and Myles Burns. Wrightsil was named both the 2021-2022 NAIA National Player of the Year, and Southern States Athletic Conference Player of the Year following the national championship. He is the program's all-time scoring leader, and first all time in assists, and second all-time in rebounds and steals. He also owns both the most points and rebounds in a single season in school Wolfpack. Burns was named a three-time Southern States Athletic Conference Defensive player of the year. He ranks No. 1 in Wolfpack history in career rebounds, and holds both the single season record, and single season number two mark for rebounding in program history. Burns also finished his career with the most steals in program history, and the second most points. Both Wrightsil (Marquette) and Burns (Ole Miss) transferred to Div. I schools after the national championship - a testament to Hollowell's ability to develop talent. Burns spent last season playing in the NBA G-League for Raptors 905. Hollowell's career also boasts extensive international experience - having coached aboard in over 30 countries. Before first joining the Loyola staff as an assistant coach in 2011, Hollowell gained international experience coaching professionally in Qatar, Lithuania, Bahrain, and China. As assistant coach for the Qatar National Team under former New Orleans men’s basketball coach Joey Stiebing, Hollowell helped the team qualify for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the only world championship appearance in Qatar’s history.    Hollowell was born in Shreveport, La. and raised in Mandeville, La. He was a four-year basketball player at Mandeville High School. He and his wife Nicole have three children, Emma, Jett and Jax, and stepson Aaron Traub.  

FIRST SEASON: 2022-23 One of college basketball's most respected figures, Dominguez enters his second season with the New Orleans Men's Basketball program after three seasons at East Carolina University as assistant to the head coach. He served as a consultant and analyst during the 2019-20 campaign. Dominguez has over three decades of experience having coached at the Division I level for the last 37 years. Dominguez been a part of three NCAA Tournament teams and two NIT squads. Prior to ECU, Dominguez spent two seasons (2017-19) at Montana State University, the second as an assistant coach, after three seasons (2014-17) as an assistant coach on Ernie Kent's staff at Washington State. Previously, he spent three seasons at Air Force (2011-14) in Colorado. Dominguez has coached at 13 different schools, including two stints at Air Force.  Some highlights during his career include serving as the top assistant to Rick Majerus at Utah, an Elite Eight appearance during his five seasons at USC, Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator as Lamar University, five seasons at St. Mary's (CA) with Ernie Kent, and at Colorado State with Boyd Grant reaching NIT semifinals. A native of Grants, N.M., Dominguez graduated from New Mexico in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in political science and Spanish. He received his master's in business administration from Western New Mexico in 1981.  

FIRST SEASON: 2023-24 A New Orleans native, Felix brings with him valuable experience from Loyola University New Orleans, where he served as assistant coach for two seasons, to New Orleans men's basketball. Felix joined the Loyola men's basketball program as an assistant coach in August 2021.  In his second season (2022-2023) with the team, Felix contributed to the Wolf Pack securing both the SSAC Regular Season and Tournament Championships for the second consecutive year. The team's impressive 24-7 overall record tied for the second-most wins in a single season in Loyola's program history. Notably, in Felix's debut season on the coaching staff, Loyola achieved a significant milestone by clinching the 2022 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship title, marking only the second national championship in the school's history.  Before transitioning from player to coach, Felix enjoyed a professional basketball career playing in the respected Croatian professional basketball league during the 2016-2017 season. Subsequently, he went on to play in the NBA's G League, representing the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers organizations from 2017 to 2020.  During his time as a student-athlete at the University of Texas, Felix was a point guard under the guidance of head coaches Rick Barnes and Shaka Smart. Throughout his four years, he played in 132 games while starting 78 of them.  Felix made the Big 12 all-conference team in 2014 and was a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.  He was also named the Big 12 Player of the week and the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week.  Felix's presence was instrumental in Texas' success as the team earned three NCAA Tournament berths during his tenure.  Prior to his college career, Felix experienced a storied high school career at St. Augustine High School, where he led the Purple Knights to a 5A State Championship. His performance during his junior season earned him the prestigious 5A Player of the Year award, solidifying his reputation as one of the elite point guards in the nation before joining the University of Texas.  Felix is a 2016 graduate of the University of Texas with a bachelor's degree in physical culture and sports. 

Andrew Fava, an assistant coach and director of operations for the Privateers, returns to New Orleans following one season as an assistant coach at Belmont Abbey College.  Fava began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant coach for Loyola New Orleans alongside Javan Felix under head coach Donald Reyes, contributing to the Wolf Pack securing both the SSAC Regular Season and Tournament Championships for the second consecutive year.  "Fava was one of the hardest-working players and best leaders that I have ever coached. He can teach shooting at a very high level. He's super organized and driven to be great, and we are excited to add him to our staff," Head Coach Stacy Hollowell said.  In 2021-22, Fava finished his collegiate career as part of Loyola's National Championship team. He was one of just two players on the team to start all 38 games and was selected as Second-Team All-SSAC after averaging 9.5 points, 2.1 assists, 1.4 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game.   Fava transferred to Loyola as a graduate student from the University of Florida, where he earned All-SEC Academic Honor Roll honors twice. At Florida, he also helped tie an NCAA record as the Gators had nine different players hit a three-pointer in a game against North Florida.  A Baltimore native, Fava attended Loyola Blakefield High School, where he was a two-time Baltimore Catholic League Honorable Mention and team captain in basketball.   Fava earned his Bachelor of Arts in Criminology from Florida and a Master's degree in Business Administration and Marketing and Communications from Loyola New Orleans.