Omaha Battles Oral Roberts Saturday on ESPN3
Jan 23, 2016 | Men's Basketball
This Weekend
The Omaha men's basketball team continues its road swing this weekend, visiting Oral Roberts on Saturday, Jan. 23. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Okla., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN3. Gary Sharp will also have the radio call on KOIL 1290 AM, and fans can stream the audio on their smartphones by downloading NRG Media's app “The Mighty 1290 KOIL.” Links to live video, audio and stats will be available on OMavs.com.
Quick Hits
•The Mavericks remain in a first-place tie in the Summit League, matching Fort Wayne with a 5-1 league mark.
•Omaha received votes for the second straight week in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major Top 25 poll. The last time the Mavericks received votes in the poll was Jan. 13, 2013.
•Four Mavericks average double-figure scoring: senior guard Devin Patterson (17.4 ppg), senior forward Jake White (17.2 ppg), sophomore forward Tre'Shawn Thurman (14.5 ppg) and junior guard Tra-Deon Hollins (11.3 ppg).
•Hollins is the nation's leader in both steals (85) and steals per game (4.3).
•Patterson has 988 career points and needs just 12 to become Omaha's 36th 1,000-point scorer.
•White finished with a career-high 29 points at Denver Thursday night, the 21st Maverick scoring performance with 20 or more points this season. Omaha had 20 scoring efforts with 20+ over 29 games in 2014-15.
•UNO and IPFW combined for 207 points on Jan. 16, the most in any Summit League contest since December 2007.
•Eleven different Mavericks have had at least one double-figure scoring performance this season.
•According to kenpom.com, UNO is sixth nationally with an adjusted tempo of 77.1, which estimates of the possessions per 40 minutes a team would have against a team that wants to play at an average Division I tempo.
•Omaha was picked seventh in the Summit League's preseason poll.
Scouting the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Oral Roberts carries a record of 11-10 (3-4 Summit League) into the weekend, coming off an 86-74 loss to South Dakota State on Thursday. Obi Emegano, the conference's leading scorer, paced the Golden Eagles with 20 points.
Head coach Scott Sutton is in his 17th season at Oral Roberts with a career record of 317-218. Saturday marks the fifth meeting between Omaha and ORU, with the Golden Eagles leading the all-time series 4-0. Oral Roberts won the most recent matchup, 81-78, on Feb. 19, 2015 in Tulsa, Okla.
Last Time Out: White's Career Night Leads Mavs Past Denver, 69-55
Omaha maintained its share of first place in the conference standings Thursday night with a 69-55 victory over Denver at Magness Arena. Senior forward Jake White put together a dominant performance, posting a career-high 29 points with a game-high nine rebounds on 10-of-13 shooting from the floor and a flawless 9-of-9 showing at the free throw line. Sophomore forward Tre'Shawn Thurman joined him in double figures with 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting alongside six rebounds.
Junior guard Tra-Deon Hollins also came through for the Mavericks, finishing with nine points, eight assists, five rebounds and four steals.
As a team, Omaha shot at a 49 percent (24-of-49) clip from the floor, 10 percent (1-of-10) from 3-point range and a season-best 91 percent (20-of-22) at the stripe. Denver finished at 35 percent (17-of-49) from the field, 20 percent (5-of-25) from long range and 94 percent (16-of-17) at the line. UNO held the advantage on the glass, outrebounding DU 34-26, and in assists (13-7), steals (7-5) and turnovers forced (13-12).
Production in the Paint
Omaha's production in the paint stood out vs. Fort Wayne on Jan. 16, as UNO posted a season-high-tying 50 points in the paint to match its total at Minnesota (Nov. 27). It followed with 40 points in the paint at Denver on Jan. 21.
The Mavericks have averaged 37.0 points in the paint per game this year -- the most since 2009-10 (36.8). When scoring 40 or more points inside, they are 7-3.
Man of Steal
Junior guard Tra-Deon Hollins leads the nation in both total steals (85) and steals per game (4.3). Driven by his efforts on defense, Omaha as a team is also third in the country for total steals and fifth for steals per game.
If Hollins maintains his pace, he will become just the 12th Division I player to average 4.0 steals or more for a season. The last time it happened was 2002, when Alabama A&M's Desmond Cambridge averaged a nation-leading 5.52 spg and Providence's John Linehan had 4.48 spg.
Hollins has long been regarded for his defensive prowess and is no stranger to pacing the nation in steals, as he led the all players in the NJCAA with 4.1 swipes per game while playing at Central CC in 2013-14.
Stacking Up Nationally
Omaha is second in the nation in free throws made (402), as well as third for total steals (195), and fifth for steals per game (9.8) and free throws attempted (537). The Mavericks are also seventh in scoring offense (85.1 ppg), 17th for turnovers forced (16.4) and 23rd for free throw percentage (.749).
Individually, junior guard Tra-Deon Hollins leads the nation in steals (85) and steals per game (4.3) and is 13th for assists (121) and 20th for assists per game (6.1).
Bouncing Back
Omaha has shown the ability to bounce back from losses this season, going 5-1 in games that follow a defeat.
Two for 20
Omaha has had at least two scorers with 20 or more points on the same night five times this season and is 4-1 in those games. An astonishing four Mavericks were 20-point scorers on Jan. 16 vs. Fort Wayne, marking the first time that has occurred in the modern era.
Last season, the Mavericks had two 20-point scorers in the same game just twice -- last on Nov. 22, 2014 in their road upset of Marquette, when Patterson had 26 points and CJ Carter had 25.
Comeback Kids
Omaha has overcome a double-digit second-half deficit for a win four times this season, most recently down 21 at South Dakota (Jan. 9). The Mavericks previously overcame a 19-point deficit at Grand Canyon (Dec. 13), a 16-point deficit vs. Western Illinois (Jan. 1) and a 10-point deficit vs. UMKC (Nov. 17).
Over Derrin Hansen's 11-year career, the Mavericks have prevailed over a double-digit deficit 23 times, including 11 in the Division I era.
League Leaders
Omaha leads the Summit League in seven statistical categories: points (1,702), points per game (85.1), field goals made per game (29.7), field goal attempts per game (63.5), free throws made per game (20.1), free throws attempted per game (26.9) and steals per game (9.8).
Individually, junior guard Tra-Deon Hollins is first among all league players for assists (121) and steals (85).
Terrific Trio
Senior guard Devin Patterson, senior forward Jake White and sophomore forward Tre'Shawn Thurman are the highest-scoring trio in the Summit League this season. Their combined average of 49.1 points per game is over seven points ahead of the scoring average for the next trio on the list, Oral Roberts' Obi Emegano, Jalen Bradley and Albert Owens (41.7). Patterson is second among conference scorers with 17.4 ppg, while White is fifth (17.2) and Thurman is 11th (14.5 ppg).
Pitter Patterson
Senior guard Devin Patterson is known for his quickness, and the Portsmouth, Va., native led the Summit League in steals each of the last two seasons. In the middle of his senior season, he ranks eighth on the Omaha career steals list with 151 in three year. Patterson's next hurdle is Vernon Manning (1978-82), who had 155.
Patterson also joined the top 20 in school history for career assists in the opening weekend, and his total has risen to 266 for 12th place. His next target is Thor Palamore (1987-91), who owned 276 helpers.
Additionally, Patterson has pushed his career scoring total to 988 points, which is the most of any active Maverick. Patterson needs 12 points to become Omaha's 36th 1,000-point scorer.
Tracking Tre'Shawn
After 30 blocked shots to his credit as a freshman and 25 more this season, sophomore forward Tre'Shawn Thurman has made his way into the top 15 in school history for career blocks. The Omaha Central product is now tied with former Maverick Chris DeSpain (2002-06) for 13th on the list, and his next target is Jerry Bennett (2006-08), who had 63 for 12th place.
Thurman put up five blocks at South Dakota on Jan. 9, matching his career high set against Nevada as a freshman.
Picking Up the Pace
Omaha ranks seventh nationally in scoring with 85.1 points per game, up from 78.1 ppg at this point of the season last year. In its 13 wins this season, UNO has averaged 88.0 points per contest, scoring 95 points or more in five of those games. In their wins, the Mavericks have also shot 49 percent from the field, 31 percent from long range and 77 percent at the line, compared to 43 percent, 29 percent and 70 percent, respectively, across their seven losses.
White Out
In 2015-16, senior forward Jake White has taken a starting role and is one of four Mavericks averaging in double figures, credited for 17.2 points per game. He has scored in double figures in all but three games. White owns a Summit League-best five double-double performances this season: Dec. 1 vs. Eastern Michigan (14 points/12 rebounds), Dec. 9 at Missouri (18 points/10 rebounds), Dec. 16 vs. Simpson (17 points/11 rebounds), Dec. 19 at Wyoming (17 points/career-high 13 rebounds) and Jan. 16 (26 points/11 rebounds).
White was named to the Global Sports Classic All-Tournament Team for his play over the four tournament games, Dec. 13-22. He averaged 19.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game, shooting 62 percent (26-of-42) from the field and 77 percent (23-of-30) at the line.
Compared to the Opposition
One of the nation's top teams in steals per game, Omaha has equaled or tallied more steals than its opponent in all but one game this year. Over 20 games UNO has:
•More or equal steals compared to its opponent 19 times
•Fewer or equal turnovers compared to its opponent 17 times
•More or equal free throws made compared to its opponent 15 times
•More rebounds compared to its opponent 11 times
•More or equal blocks compared to its opponent nine times
•More or equal 3-point field goals made compared to its opponent eight times
Wiping Down the Offensive Glass
Omaha finished the 2014-15 season ranked second in the Summit League with 11.1 offensive boards per game, its highest average since head coach Derrin Hansen's first UNO team had 13.0 per game in 2005-06. Last year, the Mavericks tallied double-digit offensive rebounds in 62 percent (18 of 29) of their games.
This year, Omaha is up to 11.5 offensive boards per game, grabbing 10 or more in 14 out of 20 contests. The Mavericks have also averaged 13.0 second-chance points in that span.
#euromavs: A Maverick Adventure to Italy
Omaha embarked on its first overseas training trip August 12-22 of this year with a tour of Italy, spending 11 days in three cities with four games against foreign competition. The Mavericks won all four contests, defeating All Star Varese 85-43, Stellazzurra 75-39, Isernia 107-31 and Luiss University 81-41. Sophomore forward Daniel Meyer (11.5 points per game), senior forward Jake White (10.0 ppg) and senior guard/forward Randy Reed II (10.0 ppg) all averaged double-figure scoring for the trip.
The team stayed in Milan, Florence and Rome, and sightseeing activities included a private boat tour at Lake Como, visits to the Duomo, the Accademia Museum, Ponte Vecchio, Santa Maria Novella, the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain and tours of the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Vatican.
Hansen Guides Mavericks in 11th Season
Head coach Derrin Hansen is in his 11th season at the helm of the Omaha men's basketball program in 2015-16, boasting a career record of 174-145 over his head coaching career. He took the job after serving as an assistant coach for seven years with former Maverick head coaches Kevin McKenna and Kevin Lehman. Hansen has the second-most victories of any coach in program history, behind only Bob Hanson.
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, and the Mavs won their final NCC Tournament to advance to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time since 2004-05. In 2009-10, UNO earned an NCAA Tournament berth by capturing the MIAA Tournament crown in just its second year as a member of the league.
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.
Hansen is assisted by assistant coaches Tyler Erwin, Pat Eberhart and James Miller.
2015-16 Slate Takes Mavericks Around the Nation
Omaha's 2015-16 schedule includes 30 games, and the team will play in 13 states against schools from 10 other Division I conferences. The schedule has two opponents from both the WAC and the Big Sky and one each from the Big West, Pac-12, Big Ten, MAC, SEC, Mountain West, OVC and SWAC or MEAC. Two opponents – Wyoming and defending Summit League champion North Dakota State – played in the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
Entering the season, the Mavericks had never faced six of their opponents: UC Santa Barbara, Saint Mary's (Minn.), Colorado, Eastern Michigan, Montana State and Southern. They hold a combined all-time record of 171-193-2 over all teams on the regular-season slate.
Next Up
Omaha returns to action on Thursday, Jan. 28, visiting South Dakota State. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in Brookings, S.D., and Gary Sharp will have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2. Fans can stream the audio on their smartphones by downloading NRG Media's app “1620 The Zone,” and links to stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.
The Omaha men's basketball team continues its road swing this weekend, visiting Oral Roberts on Saturday, Jan. 23. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Okla., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN3. Gary Sharp will also have the radio call on KOIL 1290 AM, and fans can stream the audio on their smartphones by downloading NRG Media's app “The Mighty 1290 KOIL.” Links to live video, audio and stats will be available on OMavs.com.
Quick Hits
•The Mavericks remain in a first-place tie in the Summit League, matching Fort Wayne with a 5-1 league mark.
•Omaha received votes for the second straight week in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major Top 25 poll. The last time the Mavericks received votes in the poll was Jan. 13, 2013.
•Four Mavericks average double-figure scoring: senior guard Devin Patterson (17.4 ppg), senior forward Jake White (17.2 ppg), sophomore forward Tre'Shawn Thurman (14.5 ppg) and junior guard Tra-Deon Hollins (11.3 ppg).
•Hollins is the nation's leader in both steals (85) and steals per game (4.3).
•Patterson has 988 career points and needs just 12 to become Omaha's 36th 1,000-point scorer.
•White finished with a career-high 29 points at Denver Thursday night, the 21st Maverick scoring performance with 20 or more points this season. Omaha had 20 scoring efforts with 20+ over 29 games in 2014-15.
•UNO and IPFW combined for 207 points on Jan. 16, the most in any Summit League contest since December 2007.
•Eleven different Mavericks have had at least one double-figure scoring performance this season.
•According to kenpom.com, UNO is sixth nationally with an adjusted tempo of 77.1, which estimates of the possessions per 40 minutes a team would have against a team that wants to play at an average Division I tempo.
•Omaha was picked seventh in the Summit League's preseason poll.
Scouting the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Oral Roberts carries a record of 11-10 (3-4 Summit League) into the weekend, coming off an 86-74 loss to South Dakota State on Thursday. Obi Emegano, the conference's leading scorer, paced the Golden Eagles with 20 points.
Head coach Scott Sutton is in his 17th season at Oral Roberts with a career record of 317-218. Saturday marks the fifth meeting between Omaha and ORU, with the Golden Eagles leading the all-time series 4-0. Oral Roberts won the most recent matchup, 81-78, on Feb. 19, 2015 in Tulsa, Okla.
Last Time Out: White's Career Night Leads Mavs Past Denver, 69-55
Omaha maintained its share of first place in the conference standings Thursday night with a 69-55 victory over Denver at Magness Arena. Senior forward Jake White put together a dominant performance, posting a career-high 29 points with a game-high nine rebounds on 10-of-13 shooting from the floor and a flawless 9-of-9 showing at the free throw line. Sophomore forward Tre'Shawn Thurman joined him in double figures with 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting alongside six rebounds.
Junior guard Tra-Deon Hollins also came through for the Mavericks, finishing with nine points, eight assists, five rebounds and four steals.
As a team, Omaha shot at a 49 percent (24-of-49) clip from the floor, 10 percent (1-of-10) from 3-point range and a season-best 91 percent (20-of-22) at the stripe. Denver finished at 35 percent (17-of-49) from the field, 20 percent (5-of-25) from long range and 94 percent (16-of-17) at the line. UNO held the advantage on the glass, outrebounding DU 34-26, and in assists (13-7), steals (7-5) and turnovers forced (13-12).
Production in the Paint
Omaha's production in the paint stood out vs. Fort Wayne on Jan. 16, as UNO posted a season-high-tying 50 points in the paint to match its total at Minnesota (Nov. 27). It followed with 40 points in the paint at Denver on Jan. 21.
The Mavericks have averaged 37.0 points in the paint per game this year -- the most since 2009-10 (36.8). When scoring 40 or more points inside, they are 7-3.
Man of Steal
Junior guard Tra-Deon Hollins leads the nation in both total steals (85) and steals per game (4.3). Driven by his efforts on defense, Omaha as a team is also third in the country for total steals and fifth for steals per game.
If Hollins maintains his pace, he will become just the 12th Division I player to average 4.0 steals or more for a season. The last time it happened was 2002, when Alabama A&M's Desmond Cambridge averaged a nation-leading 5.52 spg and Providence's John Linehan had 4.48 spg.
Hollins has long been regarded for his defensive prowess and is no stranger to pacing the nation in steals, as he led the all players in the NJCAA with 4.1 swipes per game while playing at Central CC in 2013-14.
Stacking Up Nationally
Omaha is second in the nation in free throws made (402), as well as third for total steals (195), and fifth for steals per game (9.8) and free throws attempted (537). The Mavericks are also seventh in scoring offense (85.1 ppg), 17th for turnovers forced (16.4) and 23rd for free throw percentage (.749).
Individually, junior guard Tra-Deon Hollins leads the nation in steals (85) and steals per game (4.3) and is 13th for assists (121) and 20th for assists per game (6.1).
Bouncing Back
Omaha has shown the ability to bounce back from losses this season, going 5-1 in games that follow a defeat.
Two for 20
Omaha has had at least two scorers with 20 or more points on the same night five times this season and is 4-1 in those games. An astonishing four Mavericks were 20-point scorers on Jan. 16 vs. Fort Wayne, marking the first time that has occurred in the modern era.
Last season, the Mavericks had two 20-point scorers in the same game just twice -- last on Nov. 22, 2014 in their road upset of Marquette, when Patterson had 26 points and CJ Carter had 25.
Comeback Kids
Omaha has overcome a double-digit second-half deficit for a win four times this season, most recently down 21 at South Dakota (Jan. 9). The Mavericks previously overcame a 19-point deficit at Grand Canyon (Dec. 13), a 16-point deficit vs. Western Illinois (Jan. 1) and a 10-point deficit vs. UMKC (Nov. 17).
Over Derrin Hansen's 11-year career, the Mavericks have prevailed over a double-digit deficit 23 times, including 11 in the Division I era.
League Leaders
Omaha leads the Summit League in seven statistical categories: points (1,702), points per game (85.1), field goals made per game (29.7), field goal attempts per game (63.5), free throws made per game (20.1), free throws attempted per game (26.9) and steals per game (9.8).
Individually, junior guard Tra-Deon Hollins is first among all league players for assists (121) and steals (85).
Terrific Trio
Senior guard Devin Patterson, senior forward Jake White and sophomore forward Tre'Shawn Thurman are the highest-scoring trio in the Summit League this season. Their combined average of 49.1 points per game is over seven points ahead of the scoring average for the next trio on the list, Oral Roberts' Obi Emegano, Jalen Bradley and Albert Owens (41.7). Patterson is second among conference scorers with 17.4 ppg, while White is fifth (17.2) and Thurman is 11th (14.5 ppg).
Pitter Patterson
Senior guard Devin Patterson is known for his quickness, and the Portsmouth, Va., native led the Summit League in steals each of the last two seasons. In the middle of his senior season, he ranks eighth on the Omaha career steals list with 151 in three year. Patterson's next hurdle is Vernon Manning (1978-82), who had 155.
Patterson also joined the top 20 in school history for career assists in the opening weekend, and his total has risen to 266 for 12th place. His next target is Thor Palamore (1987-91), who owned 276 helpers.
Additionally, Patterson has pushed his career scoring total to 988 points, which is the most of any active Maverick. Patterson needs 12 points to become Omaha's 36th 1,000-point scorer.
Tracking Tre'Shawn
After 30 blocked shots to his credit as a freshman and 25 more this season, sophomore forward Tre'Shawn Thurman has made his way into the top 15 in school history for career blocks. The Omaha Central product is now tied with former Maverick Chris DeSpain (2002-06) for 13th on the list, and his next target is Jerry Bennett (2006-08), who had 63 for 12th place.
Thurman put up five blocks at South Dakota on Jan. 9, matching his career high set against Nevada as a freshman.
Picking Up the Pace
Omaha ranks seventh nationally in scoring with 85.1 points per game, up from 78.1 ppg at this point of the season last year. In its 13 wins this season, UNO has averaged 88.0 points per contest, scoring 95 points or more in five of those games. In their wins, the Mavericks have also shot 49 percent from the field, 31 percent from long range and 77 percent at the line, compared to 43 percent, 29 percent and 70 percent, respectively, across their seven losses.
White Out
In 2015-16, senior forward Jake White has taken a starting role and is one of four Mavericks averaging in double figures, credited for 17.2 points per game. He has scored in double figures in all but three games. White owns a Summit League-best five double-double performances this season: Dec. 1 vs. Eastern Michigan (14 points/12 rebounds), Dec. 9 at Missouri (18 points/10 rebounds), Dec. 16 vs. Simpson (17 points/11 rebounds), Dec. 19 at Wyoming (17 points/career-high 13 rebounds) and Jan. 16 (26 points/11 rebounds).
White was named to the Global Sports Classic All-Tournament Team for his play over the four tournament games, Dec. 13-22. He averaged 19.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game, shooting 62 percent (26-of-42) from the field and 77 percent (23-of-30) at the line.
Compared to the Opposition
One of the nation's top teams in steals per game, Omaha has equaled or tallied more steals than its opponent in all but one game this year. Over 20 games UNO has:
•More or equal steals compared to its opponent 19 times
•Fewer or equal turnovers compared to its opponent 17 times
•More or equal free throws made compared to its opponent 15 times
•More rebounds compared to its opponent 11 times
•More or equal blocks compared to its opponent nine times
•More or equal 3-point field goals made compared to its opponent eight times
Wiping Down the Offensive Glass
Omaha finished the 2014-15 season ranked second in the Summit League with 11.1 offensive boards per game, its highest average since head coach Derrin Hansen's first UNO team had 13.0 per game in 2005-06. Last year, the Mavericks tallied double-digit offensive rebounds in 62 percent (18 of 29) of their games.
This year, Omaha is up to 11.5 offensive boards per game, grabbing 10 or more in 14 out of 20 contests. The Mavericks have also averaged 13.0 second-chance points in that span.
#euromavs: A Maverick Adventure to Italy
Omaha embarked on its first overseas training trip August 12-22 of this year with a tour of Italy, spending 11 days in three cities with four games against foreign competition. The Mavericks won all four contests, defeating All Star Varese 85-43, Stellazzurra 75-39, Isernia 107-31 and Luiss University 81-41. Sophomore forward Daniel Meyer (11.5 points per game), senior forward Jake White (10.0 ppg) and senior guard/forward Randy Reed II (10.0 ppg) all averaged double-figure scoring for the trip.
The team stayed in Milan, Florence and Rome, and sightseeing activities included a private boat tour at Lake Como, visits to the Duomo, the Accademia Museum, Ponte Vecchio, Santa Maria Novella, the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain and tours of the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Vatican.
Hansen Guides Mavericks in 11th Season
Head coach Derrin Hansen is in his 11th season at the helm of the Omaha men's basketball program in 2015-16, boasting a career record of 174-145 over his head coaching career. He took the job after serving as an assistant coach for seven years with former Maverick head coaches Kevin McKenna and Kevin Lehman. Hansen has the second-most victories of any coach in program history, behind only Bob Hanson.
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, and the Mavs won their final NCC Tournament to advance to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time since 2004-05. In 2009-10, UNO earned an NCAA Tournament berth by capturing the MIAA Tournament crown in just its second year as a member of the league.
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.
Hansen is assisted by assistant coaches Tyler Erwin, Pat Eberhart and James Miller.
2015-16 Slate Takes Mavericks Around the Nation
Omaha's 2015-16 schedule includes 30 games, and the team will play in 13 states against schools from 10 other Division I conferences. The schedule has two opponents from both the WAC and the Big Sky and one each from the Big West, Pac-12, Big Ten, MAC, SEC, Mountain West, OVC and SWAC or MEAC. Two opponents – Wyoming and defending Summit League champion North Dakota State – played in the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
Entering the season, the Mavericks had never faced six of their opponents: UC Santa Barbara, Saint Mary's (Minn.), Colorado, Eastern Michigan, Montana State and Southern. They hold a combined all-time record of 171-193-2 over all teams on the regular-season slate.
Next Up
Omaha returns to action on Thursday, Jan. 28, visiting South Dakota State. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in Brookings, S.D., and Gary Sharp will have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2. Fans can stream the audio on their smartphones by downloading NRG Media's app “1620 The Zone,” and links to stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.
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