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2020–21 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team

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2020–21 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record5–20 (3–11 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Eberhart
  • Tyler Erwin
  • Jake Koch
Home arenaBaxter Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 9 3   .750 16 7   .696
South Dakota 11 4   .733 14 11   .560
North Dakota State 11 5   .688 15 12   .556
Oral Roberts 10 5   .667 18 11   .621
North Dakota 8 8   .500 9 17   .346
Kansas City 7 7   .500 11 13   .458
Western Illinois 5 9   .357 7 15   .318
Omaha 3 11   .214 5 20   .200
Denver 1 13   .071 2 19   .095
2021 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska Omaha in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 16th-year head coach Derrin Hansen, played their home games at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

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The Mavericks finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 9–7 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to Oral Roberts.[1]

Roster

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2020–21 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sam'i Roe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Independence Community College Atlantic City, New Jersey
G 1 Nick Ferrarini 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Wayne State Omaha, Nebraska
G/F 2 Darrius Hughes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Rockhurst High School Kansas City, Missouri
G 3 Kyle Luedtke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Creighton Prep Omaha, Nebraska
G 5 Zach Thornhill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. James Academy Lenexa, Kansas
G 10 Ayo Akinwole 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Papillion-La Vista High School Papillion, Nebraska
G 11 La'Mel Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Park Hill South High School Riverside, Missouri
F 13 Wanjang Tut 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So The Skill Factory Prep Omaha, Nebraska
C 14 Dylan Brougham 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Park Hill South High School Riverside, Missouri
G 15 Grant Frickenstein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Archbishop Bergan High School Fremont, Nebraska
G 20 Jadin Booth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Westside High School Omaha, Nebraska
F 21 Devin Evans 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Southwest Mississippi Community College Conyers, Georgia
G 22 Marco Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr UMKC Kansas City, Kansas
G/F 23 Marlon Ruffin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Highland Community College Madison, Wisconsin
C 24 Nathan Brusseau 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So New Prague High School New Prague, Minnesota
F 40 Matt Pile 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Eisenhower High School Wichita, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 8, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
1:00 pm
vs. Austin Peay
Gulf Coast Showcase
L 66–72  0–1
Hertz Arena (50)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2020*
10:00 am
vs. Middle Tennessee
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 60–59  1–1
Hertz Arena (50)
Estero, FL
November 28, 2020*
10:00 am
vs. Abilene Christian
Gulf Coast Showcase
L 58–70  1–2
Hertz Arena (50)
Estero, FL
December 1, 2020*
4:00 pm, FS1
at No. 9 Creighton L 67–94  1–3
CHI Health Center Omaha (251)
Omaha, NE
December 3, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake L 66–87  1–4
Knapp Center (89)
Des Moines, IA
December 5, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville W 65–63  2–4
First Community Arena 
Edwardsville, IL
December 11, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 5 Kansas L 55-90  2-5
Allen Fieldhouse (2,500)
Lawrence, KS
December 16, 2020*
4:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 49-91  2-6
CU Events Center (0)
Boulder, CO
December 17, 2020*
8:00 pm, MWN
at Wyoming L 78-82  2-7
Arena-Auditorium (0)
Laramie, WY
December 29, 2020*
7:00 pm, Big 12 Now
at Kansas State L 58–60  2–8
Bramlage Coliseum (519)
Manhattan, KS
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2021
7:00 pm
Oral Roberts L 83–95  2–9
(0–1)
Baxter Arena (547)
Omaha, NE
January 3, 2021
7:00 pm
Oral Roberts L 75–86  2–10
(0–2)
Baxter Arena (361)
Omaha, NE
January 8, 2021
7:30 pm, MidcoSN
at North Dakota State L 69–71  2–11
(0–3)
Scheels Center (954)
Fargo, ND
January 9, 2021
7:30 pm, MidcoSN
at North Dakota State L 66–80  2–12
(0–4)
Scheels Center (1,245)
Fargo, ND
January 15, 2021
7:00 pm
South Dakota State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
January 16, 2021
7:00 pm
South Dakota State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
January 29, 2021
8:00 pm, MidcoSN
at South Dakota L 59–91  2–13
(0–5)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (743)
Vermillion, SD
January 30, 2021
7:00 pm, MidcoSN
at South Dakota L 93–97  2–14
(0–6)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (619)
Vermillion, SD
February 6, 2021
8:00 pm
Western Illinois L 77–85  2–15
(0–7)
Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
February 7, 2021
8:00 pm
Western Illinois L 73–75  2–16
(0–8)
Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
February 12, 2021
7:00 pm
at Kansas City L 52–62  2–17
(0–9)
Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
February 13, 2021
7:00 pm
at Kansas City L 47–55  2–18
(0–10)
Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
February 19, 2021
7:00 pm
North Dakota W 72–62  3–18
(1–10)
Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
February 20, 2021
7:00 pm
North Dakota L 69–81  3–19
(1–11)
Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
February 26, 2021
2:00 pm
at Denver W 80–76  4–19
(2–11)
Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, DO
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm
at Denver W 80–76  5–19
(3–11)
Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
Summit League tournament
March 6, 2020
5:45 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
(8) vs. (1) South Dakota State
Quarterfinals
L 71–84  5–20
Sanford Pentagon 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 4 seed ORU uses strong second half to knock out No. 5 Omaha". The Summit League. March 8, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Nebraska Omaha Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2020.