2014–15 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team

2014–15 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball
Conference The Summit League
2014–15 record 12–17 (5–11 The Summit)
Head coach Derrin Hansen (10th year)
Assistant coach Pat Eberhart
Assistant coach Tyler Erwin
Assistant coach Randall Herbst
Home arena Ralston Arena
2014–15 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Dakota State 12 4   .750     23 10   .697
South Dakota State 12 4   .750     24 11   .686
Oral Roberts 10 6   .625     19 15   .559
IPFW 9 7   .563     16 15   .516
South Dakota 9 7   .563     17 16   .515
Denver 6 10   .375     12 18   .400
IUPUI 6 10   .375     10 21   .323
Omaha* 5 11   .313     12 17   .414
Western Illinois 3 13   .188     8 20   .286
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
2015 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska at Omaha during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by tenth year head coach Derrin Hansen, played their home games at the Ralston Arena and were members of The Summit League. As part of their transition from Division II to Division I, they were ineligible for the NCAA Tournament, and thus The Summit League Tournament because its champion receives an NCAA Tournament bid. They finished the season 12–17, 5–11 in Summit League play to finish in 8th place.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Tim Smallwood Guard 6–2 175 Junior Tulsa, Oklahoma
2 Randy Read Guard 6–6 200 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana
3 Devin Patterson Guard 5–11 160 Junior Portsmouth, Virginia
4 Kyler Erickson Guard 6–0 165 Sophomore Omaha, Nebraska
5 Mike Rostampour Forward 6–8 230 Senior Omaha, Nebraska
10 CJ Carter Guard 6–0 180 Senior Omaha, Nebraska
11 Rylan Murry Forward 6–7 240 Freshman West Branch, Iowa
15 Tre'Shawn Thurman Forward 6–7 220 Freshman Omaha, Nebraska
23 Marcus Tyus Guard 6–1 175 Junior Ramsey, Minnesota
24 Alex Allbery Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Omaha, Nebraska
25 Devin Newsome Guard 5–9 165 Freshman Shawnee, Kansas
32 Daniel Meyer Forward 6–9 240 Freshman Billings, Montana
43 Jake White Forward 6–8 235 Junior Chaska, Minnesota

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/16/2014* Central Arkansas W 100–75  1–0 Ralston Arena (1,367)
11/19/2014* at Seattle L 74–98  1–1 KeyArena (1,535)
11/22/2014* at Marquette W 97–89  2–1 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,575)
11/25/2014* at Nebraska L 80–67  2–2 Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,889)
11/29/2014* Nevada W 78–54  3–2 Ralston Arena (1,723)
12/02/2014* at Kansas State L 66–84  3–3 Bramlage Coliseum (12,126)
12/08/2014* at Air Force L 61–77  3–4 Clune Arena (1,003)
12/10/2014* Iowa Wesleyan W 94–67  4–4 Ralston Arena (1,012)
12/13/2014* at UMKC L 72–79  4–5 Municipal Auditorium (2,719)
12/17/2014* Northern Colorado W 92–82  5–5 Ralston Arena (1,287)
12/21/2014* Texas–Pan American W 77–72  6–5 Ralston Arena (1,039)
12/29/2014* at Chicago State L 66–69  6–6 Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (342)
01/02/2015 at South Dakota W 86–77  7–6 (1–0) DakotaDome (1,425)
01/04/2015 at Western Illinois L 78–80  7–7 (1–1) Western Hall (654)
01/08/2015 North Dakota State L 72–75  7–8 (1–2) Ralston Arena (1,243)
01/10/2015 South Dakota State L 68–87  7–9 (1–3) Ralston Arena (1,877)
01/14/2015 at Oral Roberts L 86–102  7–10 (1–4) Mabee Center (2,884)
01/18/2015 IUPUI L 84–89  7–11 (1–5) Ralston Arena (1,157)
01/24/2015 Denver W 80–69  8–11 (2–5) Ralston Arena (1,273)
01/28/2015 at South Dakota State L 64–86  8–12 (2–6) Frost Arena (2,274)
01/31/2015 IPFW L 65–75  8–13 (2–7) Ralston Arena (1,109)
02/05/2015 at North Dakota State L 57–64  8–14 (2–8) Scheels Arena (2,544)
02/07/2015 at Denver L 74–88  8–15 (2–9) Magness Arena (2,643)
02/12/2015 South Dakota L 73–74  8–16 (2–10) Ralston Arena (1,457)
02/14/2015 Western Illinois W 77–58  9–16 (3–10) Ralston Arena (1,108)
02/19/2015 Oral Roberts L 78–81  9–17 (3–11) Ralston Arena (2,209)
02/26/2015 at IPFW W 73–67  10–17 (4–11) Gates Sports Center (1,015)
02/28/2015 at IUPUI W 87–80 2OT 11–17 (5–11) Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,377)
03/03/2015* at North Dakota W 80–78  12–17 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,479)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. "Men's Basketball - 2014-15 Schedule". Omaha Mavericks. University of Nebraska - Omaha. Retrieved August 21, 2014.