Omaha Meets K-State For Tuesday Tussle
Nov 15, 2016 | Men's Basketball
This Week
The Omaha men's basketball team completes its three-game opening road swing this Tuesday, Nov. 15, visiting Kansas State. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan., and the game will be televised on Fox Sports Kansas City and ESPN3 with Ben Boyle and Stan Weber on the call. Gary Sharp has the radio call on 1180 Zone 2.
Fans can stream audio on their smartphones by downloading NRG Media's app “1620 The Zone” or video with the WatchESPN app. Links to live video, audio and stats will be available on OMavs.com.
Quick Hits
•Tuesday's game at K-State marks the fourth time Omaha will face a team from the Big 12 in the Division I era. The Mavericks previously fell to KSU in 2014-15 and Iowa State and Texas Tech in 2012-13.
•Omaha capped the 2015-16 season at 18-14 overall and 10-6 in the Summit League, finishing third in the conference standings. The Mavericks were picked fourth in the league's 2016-17 preseason poll last month.
•Senior guard Tra-Deon Hollins and junior forward Tre'Shawn Thurman were both named Preseason All-Summit, with Hollins on the first team and Thurman on the second team.
•Hollins was the nation's leader in both steals (127) and steals per game (3.9) as a junior.
•Senior guard Marcus Tyus has returned to the lineup after redshirting in 2015-16. Prior to last weekend, Tyus had not played in a game since Feb. 7, 2015 at Denver, when he suffered a season-ending knee injury.
•UNO lost five letterwinners from 2015-16, including second-team All-Summit performers in guard Devin Patterson and forward Jake White.
•Omaha was a perfect 10-0 when shooting 50 percent or better last year, including 4-0 in league play.
•Eleven different Mavericks had at least one double-figure scoring performance last season.
•According to kenpom.com, UNO is 11th nationally for adjusted tempo (77.2), 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.
Scouting the Kansas State Wildcats
Kansas State is 1-0 (0-0 Big 12) on the year after an 82-55 season-opening win over Western Illinois last Friday. Barry Brown led the Wildcats with 18 points, while Wesley Iwundu added 17 points and nine rebounds and Xavier Sneed had 17 points courtesy of four 3-pointers. D.J. Johnson led the way on the glass, pulling down 12 rebounds.
K-State finished 17-16 (5-13 Big 12) last season and was picked ninth in the Big 12 Preseason Poll. Iwundu was a third-team All-Big 12 selection in 2015-16.
Head coach Bruce Weber enters his fifth season at K-State with a record of 80-54 and carries a career mark of 393-209 over 19 seasons.
Tuesday marks the second meeting all-time between Omaha and Kansas State. The Wildcats won the last matchup, 84-66, on Dec. 2, 2014 in Manhattan, Kan.
Last Time Out: USC Sinks Mavericks With Late Rally, 82-72
Omaha led much of the game but was unable to stave off a late rally by USC Sunday evening, falling 82-72 at the Galen Center. Senior guard Marcus Tyus put together a career performance, finishing with 33 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field with six 3-pointers. Junior forward Tre'Shawn Thurman notched his first double-double of the season with 20 points and a career-high-tying 14 rebounds in addition to three blocks and an assist.
Senior guard Tra-Deon Hollins dished out a team-leading six assists along with six rebounds, two steals and two points. Junior forward Daniel Meyer added six points, five boards and a pair of assists.
USC was led by 16 points from Shaqquan Aaron and a double-double from Chimezie Metu, who had 14 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks. D'Anthony Melton (13 points), Jordan McLaughlin (12) and Elijah Stewart (11) also finished in double figures. Melton added another nine caroms, as USC held a 51-42 advantage on the glass.
Omaha led for 17:41 of the first half, sparked by a huge offensive effort from Tyus. He accounted for 17 of Omaha's 37 points, shooting 6-of-9 from the field, including 3-of-5 beyond the arc.
Man of Steal
Senior guard Tra-Deon Hollins led the nation in both total steals (127) and steals per game (3.97), well ahead of the second-ranked player, Hameed Ali of Texas A&M Corpus Christi (88; 2.67).
Hollins finished one steal shy of averaging a full 4.0 steals per game, and he was the first player in more than a decade to tally 3.5 steals per game while appearing in at least 25 contests.
If Hollins can surpass last year's steals output in his senior campaign, he can 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 all players in the NJCAA with 4.1 swipes per game while playing at Central CC in 2013-14.
Tyus on Track
Though he entered the 2016-17 season having not played a game since Feb. 7, 2015, senior guard Marcus Tyus is the next Omaha player on track to join the prestigious 1,000-Point Club. Over four seasons (2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2016-17), he has amassed 829 career points, spurred most recently by his career-high 33 at USC on Sunday. If he reaches 1,000, Tyus will be the 37th UNO player to achieve the feat.
Omaha's active career leader for 3-pointers, Tyus also sits at 16th on the Mavericks' career triples chart. After knocking down six 3-pointers at USC, his career total of 99 sits just behind Andy Price (1994-96), who had 101.
Tracking Tre'Shawn
After 30 blocked shots to his credit as a freshman and 35 more as a sophomore, junior forward Tre'Shawn Thurman made his way into the top 10 in school history with 65 career blocks. With his combined five at UC Santa Barbara and USC last weekend, the Omaha Central product now sits at seventh on the list with 70, and his next hurdle is Matt Hagerbaumer (2010-14), who had 79 for sixth.
Thurman's 35 blocks in 2015-16 were the 10th-highest single-season mark in school history, and the total ranked him third in the Summit League. His 21 blocks in league play were also the second-most of any league player last year.
Feelin' Hahn, Hahn, Hahn
Sophomore forward Mitch Hahn made an impression in his Maverick debut Saturday at UC Santa Barbara, coming off the bench to lead all scorers with 15 points. The Fremont, Neb., native hit 5-of-11 from behind the arc in the performance.
Hahn is the first Maverick to knock down at least five triples in a season opener since former Maverick Jeff Martin did so in 2009-10. In that game, Martin scored 18, finishing 6-of-11 from the floor and 5-of-9 from long range as Omaha defeated Doane, 96-67.
Welcome to the Good Life
Omaha's roster includes six players from the state of Nebraska: senior guards Tra-Deon Hollins and Kyler Erickson, junior forward Tre'Shawn Thurman, junior guard Alex Allbery, sophomore forward Mitch Hahn and redshirt freshman forward Ben Kositzke. Hollins, Erickson and Thurman -- all three Omaha natives -- tote previous starting experience, as Hollins and Thurman started every game in 2015-16, and Erickson got the nod in the last seven games of the year.
Stacking Up Nationally
Omaha ranks among the top 30 nationally in three statistical categories: 10th for 3-point attempts (59), 23rd for 3-pointers made (17) and 27th for free throw percentage (.816).
Individually, senior guard Tra-Deon Hollins is fourth for total assists (14) and 16th for total steals (five). Senior guard Marcus Tyus is 13th for 3-point attempts (17) and 3-pointers made (13) and 23rd for field goal attempts (29), and junior forward Tre'Shawn Thurman is seventh for double-doubles (one), 15th for field goal attempts (31) and 22nd for total blocks (five).
League Leaders
After the first weekend of play, Omaha finds itself the Summit League's top team for free throw percentage (.816). Individually, junior forward Tre'Shawn Thurman is the league leader for defensive rebounds (14), while senior guard Tra-Deon Hollins is first for steals (five), assists (14) and free throw percentage (.100).
Transfer Trio Brings Past Division I Experience
Omaha's roster includes a trio of transfers with previous Division I playing experience with junior guard Daniel Norl, sophomore forward Mitch Hahn and senior guard Renard Suggs.
Norl began his collegiate career at Eastern Kentucky in 2014-15, appearing in 11 games in reserve for the Colonels. Last season, he played at Mineral Area CC, where he averaged 10.5 points per game and shot 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from 3-point range and 75 percent at the free throw line.
Hahn, a Fremont, Neb. native, sat out in 2015-16 in accordance with NCAA transfer rules after playing his freshman season at Holy Cross. He averaged 4.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game and shot .447 from the field.
Suggs joins the Mavericks after playing at Washington State in 2015-16. He appeared in 25 games for the Cougars, averaging 5.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.0 assists over 12.6 minutes per game minutes per game. Suggs scored in double figures in the first three games of the season and posted a career-high 14 points off the bench in WSU's upset of No. 25 UCLA. He will sit out in 2016-17 in accordance with NCAA transfer rules.
Action Jackson
Sophomore guard Zach Jackson started 24 games in his freshman campaign in 2015-16, averaging 3.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per contest. A native of Wichita, Kan., he scored in double figures twice, first notching 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting vs. Saint Mary's, then 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting at Montana State.
Jackson was the first Omaha freshman to start a season opener since CJ Carter in 2011. Jackson also had the distinction of making the first basket in Baxter Arena history, nailing a jumper 52 seconds into last year's season opener vs. UC Santa Barbara.
On Saturday vs. UCSB, Jackson scored a career-high-tying 14 points and pulled down a career-best and game-high eight rebounds.
History-Making Hollins
Junior guard Tra-Deon Hollins is Omaha's all-time single-season steals leader, and he joined the top 20 for career steals on Feb. 6, 2016. Now in his senior season, he is 11th in school history with 132 career swipes.
Hollins' 196 assists last season were also the second-highest single-season mark in school history.
Hollins had one of his finest performances of the season vs. Fort Wayne on Jan. 16, 2016, finishing with 23 points, a season-high 13 assists and a season-best eight steals alongside five rebounds. He claimed Omaha's single-season steals record (then 81) in the game, clearing the previous mark of 80 set by Vernon Manning (1981-82). Hollins was also the first Omaha player in six years to record a double-double off points and assists.
What Makes Up the Mavericks
•UNO returns 45 percent of its offensive production from last season, as this year's returners accounted for 1,216 of the Mavericks' 2,729 points. The returners are also credited for 51 percent (581) of last season's 1,132 rebounds.
•Junior forward Tre'Shawn Thurman and senior guard Tra-Deon Hollins are UNO's leading returning scorers after averaging 13.9 and 12.5 points per game, respectively, both of which ranked among the top 15 scorers in the Summit League. Hollins also led the league in steals (127) and assists (196).
•Senior guard Marcus Tyus, who last saw action in 2014-15, averaged 13.0 points per game to rank 12th in the league that season.
•Hollins played the most minutes in 2015-16 of any returner on this year's roster, averaging 32.4 minutes per game.
•UNO's 2016-17 roster has four seniors, four juniors, three sophomores, two redshirt freshmen and one true freshman.
•The Mavericks hail from eight different states. Six are from Nebraska and three are from Minnesota, while Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee, Montana and Colorado are all represented once on the roster.
Omaha Goes Overseas
Four former Mavericks have gone on to play professionally overseas in the last two seasons: forward Mike Rostampour (Slovakia), guards CJ Carter (Macedonia) and Devin Patterson (Lithuania) and guard/forward Randy Reed II (Tunisia).
Carter and Rostampour, both 2014-15 graduates, won league championships with their respective teams last season. Carter's MZT Skopje Aerodrom team captured the Prva Liga title, while Rostampour's BC Prievidza squad won the Slovak Extraliga crown.
Two members of the 2015-16 graduating class also signed professional contracts after last season. Patterson joined the BC Šiauliai club, which plays in the Lithuanian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League, while Reed signed with Jeunesse Sportive d'El Mensah in Tunisia's Ligue 1.
2016-17 Slate = Tough Test for Mavericks
Omaha's 2016-17 schedule includes 29 games, and the team will play in 13 states against schools from nine other Division I conferences. The schedule has two opponents from both the Big 12 and Big West and one each from the Pac-12, Big Ten, ACC, Conference USA, MAC, Big Sky and WAC. Five opponents – USC, Iowa, Iowa State, Pitt and defending Summit League champion South Dakota State – played in the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
Entering the season, the Mavericks have never faced four of their opponents: USC, Rice, Cal State Fullerton and Pitt. They hold a combined all-time record of 133-171 over all teams on the regular-season slate.
Next Up
Omaha returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 19 for its home opener, welcoming Rice. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. at Baxter Arena, and Gary Sharp will have the call on 1180 Zone 2. Live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.
The Omaha men's basketball team completes its three-game opening road swing this Tuesday, Nov. 15, visiting Kansas State. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan., and the game will be televised on Fox Sports Kansas City and ESPN3 with Ben Boyle and Stan Weber on the call. Gary Sharp has the radio call on 1180 Zone 2.
Fans can stream audio on their smartphones by downloading NRG Media's app “1620 The Zone” or video with the WatchESPN app. Links to live video, audio and stats will be available on OMavs.com.
Quick Hits
•Tuesday's game at K-State marks the fourth time Omaha will face a team from the Big 12 in the Division I era. The Mavericks previously fell to KSU in 2014-15 and Iowa State and Texas Tech in 2012-13.
•Omaha capped the 2015-16 season at 18-14 overall and 10-6 in the Summit League, finishing third in the conference standings. The Mavericks were picked fourth in the league's 2016-17 preseason poll last month.
•Senior guard Tra-Deon Hollins and junior forward Tre'Shawn Thurman were both named Preseason All-Summit, with Hollins on the first team and Thurman on the second team.
•Hollins was the nation's leader in both steals (127) and steals per game (3.9) as a junior.
•Senior guard Marcus Tyus has returned to the lineup after redshirting in 2015-16. Prior to last weekend, Tyus had not played in a game since Feb. 7, 2015 at Denver, when he suffered a season-ending knee injury.
•UNO lost five letterwinners from 2015-16, including second-team All-Summit performers in guard Devin Patterson and forward Jake White.
•Omaha was a perfect 10-0 when shooting 50 percent or better last year, including 4-0 in league play.
•Eleven different Mavericks had at least one double-figure scoring performance last season.
•According to kenpom.com, UNO is 11th nationally for adjusted tempo (77.2), 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.
Scouting the Kansas State Wildcats
Kansas State is 1-0 (0-0 Big 12) on the year after an 82-55 season-opening win over Western Illinois last Friday. Barry Brown led the Wildcats with 18 points, while Wesley Iwundu added 17 points and nine rebounds and Xavier Sneed had 17 points courtesy of four 3-pointers. D.J. Johnson led the way on the glass, pulling down 12 rebounds.
K-State finished 17-16 (5-13 Big 12) last season and was picked ninth in the Big 12 Preseason Poll. Iwundu was a third-team All-Big 12 selection in 2015-16.
Head coach Bruce Weber enters his fifth season at K-State with a record of 80-54 and carries a career mark of 393-209 over 19 seasons.
Tuesday marks the second meeting all-time between Omaha and Kansas State. The Wildcats won the last matchup, 84-66, on Dec. 2, 2014 in Manhattan, Kan.
Last Time Out: USC Sinks Mavericks With Late Rally, 82-72
Omaha led much of the game but was unable to stave off a late rally by USC Sunday evening, falling 82-72 at the Galen Center. Senior guard Marcus Tyus put together a career performance, finishing with 33 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field with six 3-pointers. Junior forward Tre'Shawn Thurman notched his first double-double of the season with 20 points and a career-high-tying 14 rebounds in addition to three blocks and an assist.
Senior guard Tra-Deon Hollins dished out a team-leading six assists along with six rebounds, two steals and two points. Junior forward Daniel Meyer added six points, five boards and a pair of assists.
USC was led by 16 points from Shaqquan Aaron and a double-double from Chimezie Metu, who had 14 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks. D'Anthony Melton (13 points), Jordan McLaughlin (12) and Elijah Stewart (11) also finished in double figures. Melton added another nine caroms, as USC held a 51-42 advantage on the glass.
Omaha led for 17:41 of the first half, sparked by a huge offensive effort from Tyus. He accounted for 17 of Omaha's 37 points, shooting 6-of-9 from the field, including 3-of-5 beyond the arc.
Man of Steal
Senior guard Tra-Deon Hollins led the nation in both total steals (127) and steals per game (3.97), well ahead of the second-ranked player, Hameed Ali of Texas A&M Corpus Christi (88; 2.67).
Hollins finished one steal shy of averaging a full 4.0 steals per game, and he was the first player in more than a decade to tally 3.5 steals per game while appearing in at least 25 contests.
If Hollins can surpass last year's steals output in his senior campaign, he can 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 all players in the NJCAA with 4.1 swipes per game while playing at Central CC in 2013-14.
Tyus on Track
Though he entered the 2016-17 season having not played a game since Feb. 7, 2015, senior guard Marcus Tyus is the next Omaha player on track to join the prestigious 1,000-Point Club. Over four seasons (2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2016-17), he has amassed 829 career points, spurred most recently by his career-high 33 at USC on Sunday. If he reaches 1,000, Tyus will be the 37th UNO player to achieve the feat.
Omaha's active career leader for 3-pointers, Tyus also sits at 16th on the Mavericks' career triples chart. After knocking down six 3-pointers at USC, his career total of 99 sits just behind Andy Price (1994-96), who had 101.
Tracking Tre'Shawn
After 30 blocked shots to his credit as a freshman and 35 more as a sophomore, junior forward Tre'Shawn Thurman made his way into the top 10 in school history with 65 career blocks. With his combined five at UC Santa Barbara and USC last weekend, the Omaha Central product now sits at seventh on the list with 70, and his next hurdle is Matt Hagerbaumer (2010-14), who had 79 for sixth.
Thurman's 35 blocks in 2015-16 were the 10th-highest single-season mark in school history, and the total ranked him third in the Summit League. His 21 blocks in league play were also the second-most of any league player last year.
Feelin' Hahn, Hahn, Hahn
Sophomore forward Mitch Hahn made an impression in his Maverick debut Saturday at UC Santa Barbara, coming off the bench to lead all scorers with 15 points. The Fremont, Neb., native hit 5-of-11 from behind the arc in the performance.
Hahn is the first Maverick to knock down at least five triples in a season opener since former Maverick Jeff Martin did so in 2009-10. In that game, Martin scored 18, finishing 6-of-11 from the floor and 5-of-9 from long range as Omaha defeated Doane, 96-67.
Welcome to the Good Life
Omaha's roster includes six players from the state of Nebraska: senior guards Tra-Deon Hollins and Kyler Erickson, junior forward Tre'Shawn Thurman, junior guard Alex Allbery, sophomore forward Mitch Hahn and redshirt freshman forward Ben Kositzke. Hollins, Erickson and Thurman -- all three Omaha natives -- tote previous starting experience, as Hollins and Thurman started every game in 2015-16, and Erickson got the nod in the last seven games of the year.
Stacking Up Nationally
Omaha ranks among the top 30 nationally in three statistical categories: 10th for 3-point attempts (59), 23rd for 3-pointers made (17) and 27th for free throw percentage (.816).
Individually, senior guard Tra-Deon Hollins is fourth for total assists (14) and 16th for total steals (five). Senior guard Marcus Tyus is 13th for 3-point attempts (17) and 3-pointers made (13) and 23rd for field goal attempts (29), and junior forward Tre'Shawn Thurman is seventh for double-doubles (one), 15th for field goal attempts (31) and 22nd for total blocks (five).
League Leaders
After the first weekend of play, Omaha finds itself the Summit League's top team for free throw percentage (.816). Individually, junior forward Tre'Shawn Thurman is the league leader for defensive rebounds (14), while senior guard Tra-Deon Hollins is first for steals (five), assists (14) and free throw percentage (.100).
Transfer Trio Brings Past Division I Experience
Omaha's roster includes a trio of transfers with previous Division I playing experience with junior guard Daniel Norl, sophomore forward Mitch Hahn and senior guard Renard Suggs.
Norl began his collegiate career at Eastern Kentucky in 2014-15, appearing in 11 games in reserve for the Colonels. Last season, he played at Mineral Area CC, where he averaged 10.5 points per game and shot 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from 3-point range and 75 percent at the free throw line.
Hahn, a Fremont, Neb. native, sat out in 2015-16 in accordance with NCAA transfer rules after playing his freshman season at Holy Cross. He averaged 4.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game and shot .447 from the field.
Suggs joins the Mavericks after playing at Washington State in 2015-16. He appeared in 25 games for the Cougars, averaging 5.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.0 assists over 12.6 minutes per game minutes per game. Suggs scored in double figures in the first three games of the season and posted a career-high 14 points off the bench in WSU's upset of No. 25 UCLA. He will sit out in 2016-17 in accordance with NCAA transfer rules.
Action Jackson
Sophomore guard Zach Jackson started 24 games in his freshman campaign in 2015-16, averaging 3.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per contest. A native of Wichita, Kan., he scored in double figures twice, first notching 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting vs. Saint Mary's, then 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting at Montana State.
Jackson was the first Omaha freshman to start a season opener since CJ Carter in 2011. Jackson also had the distinction of making the first basket in Baxter Arena history, nailing a jumper 52 seconds into last year's season opener vs. UC Santa Barbara.
On Saturday vs. UCSB, Jackson scored a career-high-tying 14 points and pulled down a career-best and game-high eight rebounds.
History-Making Hollins
Junior guard Tra-Deon Hollins is Omaha's all-time single-season steals leader, and he joined the top 20 for career steals on Feb. 6, 2016. Now in his senior season, he is 11th in school history with 132 career swipes.
Hollins' 196 assists last season were also the second-highest single-season mark in school history.
Hollins had one of his finest performances of the season vs. Fort Wayne on Jan. 16, 2016, finishing with 23 points, a season-high 13 assists and a season-best eight steals alongside five rebounds. He claimed Omaha's single-season steals record (then 81) in the game, clearing the previous mark of 80 set by Vernon Manning (1981-82). Hollins was also the first Omaha player in six years to record a double-double off points and assists.
What Makes Up the Mavericks
•UNO returns 45 percent of its offensive production from last season, as this year's returners accounted for 1,216 of the Mavericks' 2,729 points. The returners are also credited for 51 percent (581) of last season's 1,132 rebounds.
•Junior forward Tre'Shawn Thurman and senior guard Tra-Deon Hollins are UNO's leading returning scorers after averaging 13.9 and 12.5 points per game, respectively, both of which ranked among the top 15 scorers in the Summit League. Hollins also led the league in steals (127) and assists (196).
•Senior guard Marcus Tyus, who last saw action in 2014-15, averaged 13.0 points per game to rank 12th in the league that season.
•Hollins played the most minutes in 2015-16 of any returner on this year's roster, averaging 32.4 minutes per game.
•UNO's 2016-17 roster has four seniors, four juniors, three sophomores, two redshirt freshmen and one true freshman.
•The Mavericks hail from eight different states. Six are from Nebraska and three are from Minnesota, while Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee, Montana and Colorado are all represented once on the roster.
Omaha Goes Overseas
Four former Mavericks have gone on to play professionally overseas in the last two seasons: forward Mike Rostampour (Slovakia), guards CJ Carter (Macedonia) and Devin Patterson (Lithuania) and guard/forward Randy Reed II (Tunisia).
Carter and Rostampour, both 2014-15 graduates, won league championships with their respective teams last season. Carter's MZT Skopje Aerodrom team captured the Prva Liga title, while Rostampour's BC Prievidza squad won the Slovak Extraliga crown.
Two members of the 2015-16 graduating class also signed professional contracts after last season. Patterson joined the BC Šiauliai club, which plays in the Lithuanian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League, while Reed signed with Jeunesse Sportive d'El Mensah in Tunisia's Ligue 1.
2016-17 Slate = Tough Test for Mavericks
Omaha's 2016-17 schedule includes 29 games, and the team will play in 13 states against schools from nine other Division I conferences. The schedule has two opponents from both the Big 12 and Big West and one each from the Pac-12, Big Ten, ACC, Conference USA, MAC, Big Sky and WAC. Five opponents – USC, Iowa, Iowa State, Pitt and defending Summit League champion South Dakota State – played in the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
Entering the season, the Mavericks have never faced four of their opponents: USC, Rice, Cal State Fullerton and Pitt. They hold a combined all-time record of 133-171 over all teams on the regular-season slate.
Next Up
Omaha returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 19 for its home opener, welcoming Rice. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. at Baxter Arena, and Gary Sharp will have the call on 1180 Zone 2. Live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.
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