# 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.

## Roster

| 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

| 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. |||||