# 2014–15 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska 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.
This was the Mavericks' final season at Ralston Arena. The team moved to the new on-campus Baxter Arena in fall 2015.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Tim Smallwood | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Junior | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2 | Randy Reed | Guard | 6–6 | 200 | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 3 | Devin Patterson | Guard | 5–11 | 160 | Junior | Portsmouth, Virginia |
| 4 | Kyler Erickson | Guard | 6–0 | 165 | Junior | 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

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/16/2014* 4:00 pm | Central Arkansas | W 100–75 | 1–0 | Ralston Arena (1,367) Ralston, NE |
| 11/19/2014* 9:00 pm | at Seattle | L 74–98 | 1–1 | KeyArena (1,535) Seattle, WA |
| 11/22/2014* 1:30 pm, FS2 | at Marquette | W 97–89 | 2–1 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,575) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Nebraska | W 80–67 | 2–2 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,889) Lincoln, NE |
| 11/29/2014* 1:00 pm | Nevada | W 78–54 | 3–2 | Ralston Arena (1,723) Ralston, NE |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm, FS Midwest | at Kansas State | L 66–84 | 3–3 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,126) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/08/2014* 8:00 pm, MWN | at Air Force | L 61–77 | 3–4 | Clune Arena (1,003) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/10/2014* 7:00 pm | Iowa Wesleyan | W 94–67 | 4–4 | Ralston Arena (1,012) Ralston, NE |
| 12/13/2014* 2:00 pm, ASN | at UMKC | L 72–79 | 4–5 | Municipal Auditorium (2,719) Kansas City, MO |
| 12/17/2014* 8:00 pm | Northern Colorado | W 92–82 | 5–5 | Ralston Arena (1,287) Ralston, NE |
| 12/21/2014* 1:00 pm | Texas–Pan American | W 77–72 | 6–5 | Ralston Arena (1,039) Ralston, NE |
| 12/29/2014* 7:00 pm | at Chicago State | L 66–69 | 6–6 | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (342) Chicago, IL |
| 01/02/2015 7:00 pm | at South Dakota | W 86–77 | 7–6 (1–0) | DakotaDome (1,425) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/04/2015 1:00 pm | at Western Illinois | L 78–80 | 7–7 (1–1) | Western Hall (654) Macomb, IL |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | North Dakota State | L 72–75 | 7–8 (1–2) | Ralston Arena (1,243) Ralston, NE |
| 01/10/2015 4:30 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | South Dakota State | L 68–87 | 7–9 (1–3) | Ralston Arena (1,877) Ralston, NE |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Oral Roberts | L 86–102 | 7–10 (1–4) | Mabee Center (2,884) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/18/2015 1:00 pm | IUPUI | L 84–89 | 7–11 (1–5) | Ralston Arena (1,157) Ralston, NE |
| 01/24/2015 1:00 pm | Denver | W 80–69 | 8–11 (2–5) | Ralston Arena (1,273) Ralston, NE |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm | at South Dakota State | L 64–86 | 8–12 (2–6) | Frost Arena (2,274) Brookings, SD |
| 01/31/2015 1:00 pm | IPFW | L 65–75 | 8–13 (2–7) | Ralston Arena (1,109) Ralston, NE |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm, MeTV ND | at North Dakota State | L 57–64 | 8–14 (2–8) | Scheels Arena (2,544) Fargo, ND |
| 02/07/2015 5:00 pm | at Denver | L 74–88 | 8–15 (2–9) | Magness Arena (2,643) Denver, CO |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | South Dakota | L 73–74 | 8–16 (2–10) | Ralston Arena (1,457) Ralston, NE |
| 02/14/2015 1:00 pm | Western Illinois | W 77–58 | 9–16 (3–10) | Ralston Arena (1,108) Ralston, NE |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm | Oral Roberts | L 78–81 | 9–17 (3–11) | Ralston Arena (2,209) Ralston, NE |
| 02/26/2015 6:00 pm | at IPFW | W 73–67 | 10–17 (4–11) | Gates Sports Center (1,015) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 02/28/2015 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at IUPUI | W 87–80 $^{2OT}$ | 11–17 (5–11) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,377) Indianapolis, IN |
| 03/03/2015* 8:00 pm, FCS Pacific | at North Dakota | W 80–78 | 12–17 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,479) Grand Forks, ND |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||