Mavericks Tangle With Washburn
Jan 21, 2011 | General, Men's Basketball
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The UNO men's basketball team (10-5, 7-4 MIAA) looks to take sole possession of third place in the conference this week, hosting Washburn on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. The Mavericks and the Ichabods share identical season and conference records and are tied for No. 3 in the MIAA heading into Saturday night's game.
Nebraska-Omaha last took the court on Wednesday, Jan. 19, defeating Pittsburg State 82-79 in dramatic fashion. Sophomore forward Alex Welhouse hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer, marking the Mavs' seventh win in their last eight games. Five players finished in double-figure scoring: Welhouse (15), Tyler Bullock (17), Mitch Albers (14), John Karhoff (14) and Torrian Harris (12).
Washburn is on a three-game win streak, most recently notching a 90-71 win over Lincoln on Wednesday. Logan Stutz finished with 27 points, shooting 12-for-15 from the field, while Jeff Reid (16) and De'Andre Washington (10) also reached double figures.
Last Time Out
WU leads 34-20 in the all-time series with UNO and has not won in Omaha since Dec. 6, 1986, when they took a 69-62 double overtime win.
The two teams last squared off on Dec. 1, when the Ichabods took a 79-73 win in Topeka, Kan. Jeff Martin starred behind the arc for UNO, hitting career-best-tying six 3-pointers for all 18 of his points on the night. Tyler Bullock also had 20 points, while Torrian Harris had 14, and Mitch Albers had 12. Washburn was topped by Logan Stutz, who had 24 points and five rebounds, and De'Andre Washington, who had 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Jeff Reid also added 19 points of his own.
Last year, the Mavericks last faced Washburn at the 2010 MIAA Tournament on March 7, 2010, earning a 69-67 win for the conference championship.
How They Stack Up
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Category UNO PSU
Scoring Tyler Bullock (19.3 ppg) Logan Stutz (21.1 ppg)
Rebounding Torrian Harris (6.9 (rpg) De'Andre Washington (6.9 rpg)
Assists Tyler Bullock (5.1 apg) De'Andre Washington (5.7 apg)
Steals Tyler Bullock (25) De'Andre Washington (15)
Blocks Torrian Harris (12) Logan Stutz (10)
TEAM RANKS/AVERAGES IN THE MIAA
Category UNO WU
Scoring Offense 5th (80.0) 6th (77.8)
Scoring Defense 9th (77.9) 3rd (69.1)
Scoring Margin 7th (+2.1) 3rd (+8.7)
Rebounds Per Game 10th (33.1) 6th (35.4)
Rebounding Margin 9th (-3.5) 2nd (+5.9)
FG Percentage 5th (.473) 4th (.477)
FG Defense 10th (.451) 8th (.450)
3-Pt. FG Percentage 9th (.332) 11th (.315)
3-Pt. FG Defense 9th (.358) 12th (.398)
Free Throw Perc. 2nd (.726) 11th (.667)
Assists Per Game 6th (15.0) 2nd (18.2)
Blocks Per Game 4th (3.3) 7th (2.8)
Steals Per Game 5th (7.3) 6th (7.2)
Assist/Turnover Ratio 4th (1.2) 1st (1.4)
Mavericks Rank in Top Teams Nationally
UNO is 15th nationally in average for turnovers per game in the NCAA's Division II rankings through Jan. 16, as the Mavs have 12.4 turnovers per contest. Two MIAA schools are included in the top 15 for the category, as Northwest Missouri State is also 13th with 12.2 per game.
Individually, senior guard Tyler Bullock is 44th in the country in scoring (19.5 PPG) and 37th in assists per game (5.1 APG). Junior guard Mitch Albers is also ranked nationally, coming in at 47th in free throw percentage (86.7) and 68th in scoring (18.3 PPG).
Bullock Nears 1,000 Career Points
Tyler Bullock has been the Mavericks' leading scorer in both his junior and senior seasons and has approached the 1,000 career points mark at a rapid pace. Bullock, who totaled 588 points last year, has 290 points through 15 games in 2010-11 for a two-year total of 878. The Lincoln, Neb., native needs just 122 more to become the 33rd member of the UNO 1,000 Point Club in school history, and with an average of 19.3 points per game, he is on track to reach the milestone in the next seven contests.
Harris Emerges as Dual Threat
Senior guard Torrian Harris has had a strong senior season in 2010-11, averaging double-figure scoring and leading the Mavericks on the boards. Harris has 11.6 points per game, which ranks third on the team, as well as a squad-best 6.9 rebounds per contest, which is eighth-best in the MIAA. In addition, the Saginaw, Mich., native started off his final season with a memorable exhibition game at Michigan State, where he faced his half-brother, Draymond Green. Harris has since started all 15 games and has hit double-figure scoring in 10 of those contests.
Martin Continues Climb Up Career Triples Chart
Senior Jeff Martin ranks among the top long-range shooters in program history with 138 career triples. He is seventh all-time entering this weekend's match-up and needs 23 more to tie Michael Jenkins (2005-09), who had 161 for sixth place on the list. Martin ranks second on the team in 2010-11 with 28 3-pointers.
Last season, Martin closed his junior campaign in style, hitting five 3-pointers in an NCAA Tournament game against Tarleton State to set the UNO school record for treys in a season (98). The mark surpassed former Maverick Zac Robinson's 96 3-pointers, set in 2006-07.
UNO Career 3-Point Leaders
1. Zac Robinson (2002-07) -- 248 7. Jeff Martin (2008-present) -- 138
2. Mike Simons (1996-2000) -- 230 8. Troy Kloewer (1993-97) -- 131
3. Dan Morrow (1999-2003) -- 186 9. Denny Johnston (2004-08) -- 125
4. Seth Nelson (1999-2003) -- 181 10. Mitch Albers (2007-present) -- 124
5. Andrew Bridger (2006-10) -- 164
6. Michael Jenkins (2005-09) -- 161
Albers Joins Maverick 1,000 Point Club
Junior guard Mitch Albers became the 32nd member of UNO's 1,000 Point Club on Jan. 12, as he dropped 29 points on Southwest Baptist in the Mavs' win. The Papillion-LaVista graduate now has 1,043 career points, which ranks 27th in UNO history. His next targets on the scoring list are Leonard Todd (1966-70), who had 1,048 points, and Ryan Curtis (2002-06), who had 1,051.
Coming Home
Junior guard Mitch Albers is a familiar face in the Maverick lineup in 2010-11, as he returns to UNO after a year on the Nebraska roster for the 2009-10 season. Albers transferred back to UNO after redshirting a year with the Huskers, and he brings back a major scoring presence for the Mavs.
As a sophomore in 2008-09, Albers made his way into the UNO record books, totaling 440 points for the year, which ranks 20th all-time for a season. The Papillion, Neb., native averaged 15.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game and earned honorable mention All-MIAA honors. Albers, who started all 28 games, also shot .476 from the field, as well as a .434 clip from long range.
Albers ranks 10th in school history with 123 career 3-pointers and is one away from Denny Johnston (2004-08). He also trails senior Jeff Martin's 138 shots from long-range, which is seventh-most in the Maverick record books.
Albers notched a team-leading 14 points for the Mavericks in an exhibition at No. 2 Michigan State on Nov. 8, seeing his first action in a UNO uniform since March 2009. He has since averaged 18.0 points in regular-season play, which ranks second on the team, highlighted by a season-high 29 points against Southwest Baptist on Jan. 12. Albers had the game-winning shot from half-court at the buzzer to defeat Central Missouri, 81-79, in Warrensburg, Mo.
Hansen Hits 100-Win Milestone
Head coach Derrin Hansen is in his sixth season at the helm of the UNO men's basketball program, having taken the job after serving as an assistant coach for seven years with former Maverick head coaches Kevin McKenna and Kevin Lehman. Hansen boasts a career record of 101-64 over the first five-plus years of his head coaching career and hit the century mark on Jan. 12 in a 90-84 win over Southwest Baptist. He has the second-most victories of any coach in program history, behind only Bob Hanson, who amassed a record of 382-313 from 1969 to 1994.
Hansen has coached or assisted teams that have earned five trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament, while also garnering two regular-season league titles and three tournament crowns. In 2007-08, his squad recorded a school-record 25 wins in its final season of North Central Conference play. The Mavs won their final NCC Tournament and earned their first appearance in the NCAA Division II Tournament since 2004-05.
Last year, UNO won its first MIAA championship in only its second season as members of the league. The Mavericks finished with a record of 22-9.
As a player at Nebraska Wesleyan, Hansen's 1988 squad advanced to the NCAA Division III semifinals, and while serving as a student coach, the 1990 Plainsmen advanced to the final 16. He graduated with his bachelor's degree from NWU in 1991.
Preseason Honoree Bullock Leads Mavericks Into 2010-11 Season
Senior guard Tyler Bullock is UNO's top returning player this season, having been named an honorable mention All-American by the Division II Bulletin a year ago. The Bulletin also named Bullock a preseason honorable mention All-American and tabbed him the preseason player of the year for the MIAA.
Through games of Jan. 19, Bullock has averaged 19.3 points per game, highlighted by a season-best 28-point performance at Emporia State on Dec. 8. He tops the Mavericks in scoring average, points scored (290), assists (77), steals (25), field goals made (98-of-198) and free throws made (91-of-118).
In 2009-10, Bullock earned first-team All-MIAA status and ranked second in the league in scoring with 19.0 points per game. In addition to his conference and national recognition, he was a second-team all-region pick by Daktronics. Bullock started all 31 games and was 40th in the country in free throw percentage with a .856 clip. The business finance major is also a standout in the classroom, having been named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll the last two years.
On the way to a league championship, Bullock averaged 20 points in UNO's three MIAA Tournament games and was subsequently named the tournament's most valuable player. He reached double-figure scoring in 27 of 31 games and also scored 20 or more points on 15 occasions. His 588 total points for the season was the fourth-highest single-season total in school history.
Mavs Chosen Third in MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
Nebraska-Omaha was picked to finish third in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association's 2010-11 preseason polls, the league office announced in October. The preseason conference standings are chosen in a survey of MIAA head coaches and media members.
The Mavericks earned 102 points in the coaches poll and 157 in the media list, as well as two first-place votes in each poll. The 12 conference coaches selected Fort Hays State as their preseason favorite and Central Missouri at No. 2, while media voters picked UCM first, followed by FHSU.
Next Up for the Mavs...
UNO returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 26, hosting Fort Hays State. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at Sapp Fieldhouse.
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The UNO men's basketball team (10-5, 7-4 MIAA) looks to take sole possession of third place in the conference this week, hosting Washburn on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. The Mavericks and the Ichabods share identical season and conference records and are tied for No. 3 in the MIAA heading into Saturday night's game.
Nebraska-Omaha last took the court on Wednesday, Jan. 19, defeating Pittsburg State 82-79 in dramatic fashion. Sophomore forward Alex Welhouse hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer, marking the Mavs' seventh win in their last eight games. Five players finished in double-figure scoring: Welhouse (15), Tyler Bullock (17), Mitch Albers (14), John Karhoff (14) and Torrian Harris (12).
Washburn is on a three-game win streak, most recently notching a 90-71 win over Lincoln on Wednesday. Logan Stutz finished with 27 points, shooting 12-for-15 from the field, while Jeff Reid (16) and De'Andre Washington (10) also reached double figures.
Last Time Out
WU leads 34-20 in the all-time series with UNO and has not won in Omaha since Dec. 6, 1986, when they took a 69-62 double overtime win.
The two teams last squared off on Dec. 1, when the Ichabods took a 79-73 win in Topeka, Kan. Jeff Martin starred behind the arc for UNO, hitting career-best-tying six 3-pointers for all 18 of his points on the night. Tyler Bullock also had 20 points, while Torrian Harris had 14, and Mitch Albers had 12. Washburn was topped by Logan Stutz, who had 24 points and five rebounds, and De'Andre Washington, who had 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Jeff Reid also added 19 points of his own.
Last year, the Mavericks last faced Washburn at the 2010 MIAA Tournament on March 7, 2010, earning a 69-67 win for the conference championship.
How They Stack Up
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Category UNO PSU
Scoring Tyler Bullock (19.3 ppg) Logan Stutz (21.1 ppg)
Rebounding Torrian Harris (6.9 (rpg) De'Andre Washington (6.9 rpg)
Assists Tyler Bullock (5.1 apg) De'Andre Washington (5.7 apg)
Steals Tyler Bullock (25) De'Andre Washington (15)
Blocks Torrian Harris (12) Logan Stutz (10)
TEAM RANKS/AVERAGES IN THE MIAA
Category UNO WU
Scoring Offense 5th (80.0) 6th (77.8)
Scoring Defense 9th (77.9) 3rd (69.1)
Scoring Margin 7th (+2.1) 3rd (+8.7)
Rebounds Per Game 10th (33.1) 6th (35.4)
Rebounding Margin 9th (-3.5) 2nd (+5.9)
FG Percentage 5th (.473) 4th (.477)
FG Defense 10th (.451) 8th (.450)
3-Pt. FG Percentage 9th (.332) 11th (.315)
3-Pt. FG Defense 9th (.358) 12th (.398)
Free Throw Perc. 2nd (.726) 11th (.667)
Assists Per Game 6th (15.0) 2nd (18.2)
Blocks Per Game 4th (3.3) 7th (2.8)
Steals Per Game 5th (7.3) 6th (7.2)
Assist/Turnover Ratio 4th (1.2) 1st (1.4)
Mavericks Rank in Top Teams Nationally
UNO is 15th nationally in average for turnovers per game in the NCAA's Division II rankings through Jan. 16, as the Mavs have 12.4 turnovers per contest. Two MIAA schools are included in the top 15 for the category, as Northwest Missouri State is also 13th with 12.2 per game.
Individually, senior guard Tyler Bullock is 44th in the country in scoring (19.5 PPG) and 37th in assists per game (5.1 APG). Junior guard Mitch Albers is also ranked nationally, coming in at 47th in free throw percentage (86.7) and 68th in scoring (18.3 PPG).
Bullock Nears 1,000 Career Points
Tyler Bullock has been the Mavericks' leading scorer in both his junior and senior seasons and has approached the 1,000 career points mark at a rapid pace. Bullock, who totaled 588 points last year, has 290 points through 15 games in 2010-11 for a two-year total of 878. The Lincoln, Neb., native needs just 122 more to become the 33rd member of the UNO 1,000 Point Club in school history, and with an average of 19.3 points per game, he is on track to reach the milestone in the next seven contests.
Harris Emerges as Dual Threat
Senior guard Torrian Harris has had a strong senior season in 2010-11, averaging double-figure scoring and leading the Mavericks on the boards. Harris has 11.6 points per game, which ranks third on the team, as well as a squad-best 6.9 rebounds per contest, which is eighth-best in the MIAA. In addition, the Saginaw, Mich., native started off his final season with a memorable exhibition game at Michigan State, where he faced his half-brother, Draymond Green. Harris has since started all 15 games and has hit double-figure scoring in 10 of those contests.
Martin Continues Climb Up Career Triples Chart
Senior Jeff Martin ranks among the top long-range shooters in program history with 138 career triples. He is seventh all-time entering this weekend's match-up and needs 23 more to tie Michael Jenkins (2005-09), who had 161 for sixth place on the list. Martin ranks second on the team in 2010-11 with 28 3-pointers.
Last season, Martin closed his junior campaign in style, hitting five 3-pointers in an NCAA Tournament game against Tarleton State to set the UNO school record for treys in a season (98). The mark surpassed former Maverick Zac Robinson's 96 3-pointers, set in 2006-07.
UNO Career 3-Point Leaders
1. Zac Robinson (2002-07) -- 248 7. Jeff Martin (2008-present) -- 138
2. Mike Simons (1996-2000) -- 230 8. Troy Kloewer (1993-97) -- 131
3. Dan Morrow (1999-2003) -- 186 9. Denny Johnston (2004-08) -- 125
4. Seth Nelson (1999-2003) -- 181 10. Mitch Albers (2007-present) -- 124
5. Andrew Bridger (2006-10) -- 164
6. Michael Jenkins (2005-09) -- 161
Albers Joins Maverick 1,000 Point Club
Junior guard Mitch Albers became the 32nd member of UNO's 1,000 Point Club on Jan. 12, as he dropped 29 points on Southwest Baptist in the Mavs' win. The Papillion-LaVista graduate now has 1,043 career points, which ranks 27th in UNO history. His next targets on the scoring list are Leonard Todd (1966-70), who had 1,048 points, and Ryan Curtis (2002-06), who had 1,051.
Coming Home
Junior guard Mitch Albers is a familiar face in the Maverick lineup in 2010-11, as he returns to UNO after a year on the Nebraska roster for the 2009-10 season. Albers transferred back to UNO after redshirting a year with the Huskers, and he brings back a major scoring presence for the Mavs.
As a sophomore in 2008-09, Albers made his way into the UNO record books, totaling 440 points for the year, which ranks 20th all-time for a season. The Papillion, Neb., native averaged 15.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game and earned honorable mention All-MIAA honors. Albers, who started all 28 games, also shot .476 from the field, as well as a .434 clip from long range.
Albers ranks 10th in school history with 123 career 3-pointers and is one away from Denny Johnston (2004-08). He also trails senior Jeff Martin's 138 shots from long-range, which is seventh-most in the Maverick record books.
Albers notched a team-leading 14 points for the Mavericks in an exhibition at No. 2 Michigan State on Nov. 8, seeing his first action in a UNO uniform since March 2009. He has since averaged 18.0 points in regular-season play, which ranks second on the team, highlighted by a season-high 29 points against Southwest Baptist on Jan. 12. Albers had the game-winning shot from half-court at the buzzer to defeat Central Missouri, 81-79, in Warrensburg, Mo.
Hansen Hits 100-Win Milestone
Head coach Derrin Hansen is in his sixth season at the helm of the UNO men's basketball program, having taken the job after serving as an assistant coach for seven years with former Maverick head coaches Kevin McKenna and Kevin Lehman. Hansen boasts a career record of 101-64 over the first five-plus years of his head coaching career and hit the century mark on Jan. 12 in a 90-84 win over Southwest Baptist. He has the second-most victories of any coach in program history, behind only Bob Hanson, who amassed a record of 382-313 from 1969 to 1994.
Hansen has coached or assisted teams that have earned five trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament, while also garnering two regular-season league titles and three tournament crowns. In 2007-08, his squad recorded a school-record 25 wins in its final season of North Central Conference play. The Mavs won their final NCC Tournament and earned their first appearance in the NCAA Division II Tournament since 2004-05.
Last year, UNO won its first MIAA championship in only its second season as members of the league. The Mavericks finished with a record of 22-9.
As a player at Nebraska Wesleyan, Hansen's 1988 squad advanced to the NCAA Division III semifinals, and while serving as a student coach, the 1990 Plainsmen advanced to the final 16. He graduated with his bachelor's degree from NWU in 1991.
Preseason Honoree Bullock Leads Mavericks Into 2010-11 Season
Senior guard Tyler Bullock is UNO's top returning player this season, having been named an honorable mention All-American by the Division II Bulletin a year ago. The Bulletin also named Bullock a preseason honorable mention All-American and tabbed him the preseason player of the year for the MIAA.
Through games of Jan. 19, Bullock has averaged 19.3 points per game, highlighted by a season-best 28-point performance at Emporia State on Dec. 8. He tops the Mavericks in scoring average, points scored (290), assists (77), steals (25), field goals made (98-of-198) and free throws made (91-of-118).
In 2009-10, Bullock earned first-team All-MIAA status and ranked second in the league in scoring with 19.0 points per game. In addition to his conference and national recognition, he was a second-team all-region pick by Daktronics. Bullock started all 31 games and was 40th in the country in free throw percentage with a .856 clip. The business finance major is also a standout in the classroom, having been named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll the last two years.
On the way to a league championship, Bullock averaged 20 points in UNO's three MIAA Tournament games and was subsequently named the tournament's most valuable player. He reached double-figure scoring in 27 of 31 games and also scored 20 or more points on 15 occasions. His 588 total points for the season was the fourth-highest single-season total in school history.
Mavs Chosen Third in MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
Nebraska-Omaha was picked to finish third in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association's 2010-11 preseason polls, the league office announced in October. The preseason conference standings are chosen in a survey of MIAA head coaches and media members.
The Mavericks earned 102 points in the coaches poll and 157 in the media list, as well as two first-place votes in each poll. The 12 conference coaches selected Fort Hays State as their preseason favorite and Central Missouri at No. 2, while media voters picked UCM first, followed by FHSU.
Next Up for the Mavs...
UNO returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 26, hosting Fort Hays State. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at Sapp Fieldhouse.
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