2015–16 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska Omaha during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 11th year head coach Derrin Hansen, played their home games at Baxter Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 18–14, 10–6 in Summit League play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to Denver. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Duquesne.

2015–16 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceSummit League
Record18–14 (10–6 Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Eberhart
  • Tyler Erwin
  • James Miller
Home arenaBaxter Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
IPFW 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
South Dakota State 12 4   .750 26 8   .765
Omaha 10 6   .625 18 14   .563
IUPUI 9 7   .563 13 19   .406
North Dakota State 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Denver 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Oral Roberts 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
South Dakota 5 11   .313 14 18   .438
Western Illinois 3 13   .188 10 17   .370
2016 Summit League Tournament winner

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 JT Gibson Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
1 Tim Smallwood Guard 6–2 175 Senior Tulsa, Oklahoma
2 Randy Reed Guard/Forward 6–6 200 Senior St. Louis, Missouri
3 Devin Patterson Guard 5–11 160 Senior Portsmouth, Virginia
4 Kyler Erickson Guard 6–0 165 Senior Omaha, Nebraska
11 Alex Allbery Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Omaha, Nebraska
15 Tre'Shawn Thurman Forward 6–7 230 Sophomore Omaha, Nebraska
21 Zach Jackson Guard 6–5 180 Freshman Wichita, Kansas
23 Marcus Tyus Guard 6–1 175 Senior Ramsey, Minnesota
24 Tra-Deon Hollins Guard 6–2 190 Junior Omaha, Nebraska
25 Devin Newsome Guard 5–9 165 Sophomore Shawnee, Kansas
32 Daniel Meyer Forward 6–9 240 Sophomore Billings, Montana
33 Zach Pirog Center 6–10 200 Freshman Highlands Ranch, Colorado
35 Ben Kositzke Forward 6–8 210 Freshman Omaha, Nebraska
43 Jake White Forward 6–8 235 Senior Chaska, Minnesota
44 Mitchell Hahn Forward 6–8 205 Sophomore Fremont, Nebraska

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Tour of Italy
08/14/2015*
9:30 am
vs. All Star Varese W 85–43 
Palazzetto Dello Sport–Milan 
Milan, Italy
08/19/2015*
12:00 pm
vs. Stellazzurra W 75–39 
Hotel Roccaporena 
Roccaporena, Italy
08/20/2015*
12:00 pm
at Isernia W 107–31 
Palazzetto Dello Sport–Isernia 
Isernia, Italy
08/21/2015*
12:00 pm
vs. LUISS University W 81–41 
Arena Altero Felici 
Rome, Italy
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara L 59–60  0–1
Baxter Arena (3,538)
Omaha, NE
11/15/2015*
4:00 pm
Saint Mary's (MN) W 104–58  1–1
Baxter Arena (1,154)
Omaha, NE
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, FSMO
UMKC W 95–89 OT 2–1
Baxter Arena (1,278)
Omaha, NE
11/22/2015*
1:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 82–87  2–2
Coors Events Center (7,199)
Boulder, CO
11/25/2015*
8:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 105–85  3–2
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,106)
Greeley, CO
11/27/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Minnesota L 90–93  3–3
Williams Arena (9,976)
Minneapolis, MN
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
Eastern Michigan L 73–80  3–4
Baxter Arena (1,739)
Omaha, NE
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
at Montana State W 100–97  4–4
Worthington Arena (1,533)
Bozeman, MT
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Missouri L 78–85  4–5
Mizzou Arena (5,022)
Columbia, MO
12/13/2015*
8:00 pm
at Grand Canyon
Global Sports Classic
W 108–104 OT 5–5
GCU Arena (4,614)
Phoenix, AZ
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm
Simpson W 81–71  6–5
Baxter Arena (1,823)
Omaha, NE
12/19/2015*
at Wyoming
Global Sports Classic
L 75–76  6–6
Arena-Auditorium (4,408)
Laramie, WY
12/21/2015*
1:00 pm
vs. Eastern Illinois
Global Sports Classic
W 80–68  7–6
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
12/22/2015*
3:30 pm
vs. Southern
Global Sports Classic
W 74–53  8–6
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
01/01/2016
1:00 pm
Western Illinois W 82–80  9–6
(1–0)
Baxter Arena (1,576)
Omaha, NE
01/03/2016
4:30 pm
IUPUI W 76–71  10–6
(2–0)
Baxter Arena (1,579)
Omaha, NE
01/07/2016
7:00 pm
at North Dakota State W 91–82  11–6
(3–0)
Scheels Arena (1,887)
Fargo, ND
01/09/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3/MidcoSN
at South Dakota W 79–73  12–6
(4–0)
DakotaDome (1,741)
Vermillion, SD
01/16/2016
1:00 pm
IPFW L 101–106 OT 12–7
(4–1)
Baxter Arena (2,220)
Omaha, NE
01/21/2016
8:00 pm
at Denver W 69–55  13–7
(5–1)
Magness Arena (1,078)
Denver, CO
01/23/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts W 85–79  14–7
(6–1)
Mabee Center (5,308)
Tulsa, OK
01/28/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota State L 76–87  14–8
(6–2)
Frost Arena (2,840)
Brookings, SD
01/30/2016
7:00 pm
South Dakota W 96–83  15–8
(7–2)
Baxter Arena (3,345)
Omaha, NE
02/03/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Illinois L 76–83  15–9
(7–3)
Western Hall (922)
Macomb, IL
02/06/2016
1:00 pm
Denver L 72–75  15–10
(7–4)
Baxter Arena (2,222)
Omaha, NE
02/10/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3/MidcoSN
South Dakota State W 96–92  16–10
(8–4)
Baxter Arena (2,838)
Omaha, NE
02/13/2016
1:00 pm
North Dakota State W 76–69  17–10
(9–4)
Baxter Arena (3,028)
Omaha, NE
02/17/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at IUPUI L 76–88  17–11
(9–5)
Fairgrounds Coliseum (1,044)
Indianapolis, IN
02/20/2016
6:00 pm
at IPFW L 90–94  17–12
(9–6)
Gates Sports Center (1,832)
Fort Wayne, IN
02/25/2016
7:00 pm
Oral Roberts W 102–98  18–12
(10–6)
Baxter Arena (3,109)
Omaha, NE
The Summit League tournament
03/06/2016
8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Denver
Quarterfinals
L 70–78  18–13
Premier Center (6,432)
Sioux Falls, SD
CBI
03/16/2016*
6:00 pm
at Duquesne
First round
L 112–120  18–14
Palumbo Center (609)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball - 2015-16 Schedule". Omaha Mavericks. University of Nebraska - Omaha. Retrieved September 28, 2015.