# 2018–19 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska Omaha during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 14th-year head coach Derrin Hansen, played their home games at Baxter Arena as members of The Summit League.

## Previous season

The Mavericks finished the season 9–22, 4–10 in Summit League play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to South Dakota State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus | | at Minnesota | L 76–104 | 0–1 | Williams Arena (8,883) Minneapolis, MN |
| Nov 9, 2018* 12:00 pm | | Buena Vista | W 94–58 | 1–1 | Baxter Arena (527) Omaha, NE |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | L 66–76 | 1–2 | Baxter Arena (1,468) Omaha, NE |
| Nov 16, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | L 75–79 | 1–3 | CU Events Center (5,720) Boulder, CO |
| Nov 20, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 76–56 | 2–3 | Moore Gymnasium (781) Daytona Beach, FL |
| Nov 24, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Montana State Big Sky/Summit Challenge | W 89–65 | 3–3 | Baxter Arena (1,434) Omaha, NE |
| Nov 26, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Iowa State | L 55–82 | 3–4 | Hilton Coliseum (13,733) Ames, IA |
| Nov 28, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 71–89 | 3–5 | Wells Fargo Arena (6,951) Tempe, AZ |
| Dec 6, 2018* 9:00 pm | | at Seattle WAC/Summit League Challenge | L 71–90 | 3–6 | Redhawk Center (873) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12 | | at Oregon | L 61–84 | 3–7 | Matthew Knight Arena (8,052) Eugene, OR |
| Dec 15, 2018* 5:00 pm | | at Idaho Big Sky/Summit Challenge | W 89–80 | 4–7 | Cowan Spectrum (459) Moscow, ID |
| Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | W 85–74 | 5–7 | Baxter Arena (1,817) Omaha, NE |
| Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Rice | W 83–66 | 6–7 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,276) Houston, TX |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2018 7:30 pm | | Denver | W 91–84 | 7–7 (1–0) | Baxter Arena (2,090) Omaha, NE |
| Dec 30, 2018 4:30 pm | | Oral Roberts | L 84–87 | 7–8 (1–1) | Baxter Arena (1,764) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/Yurview | | North Dakota State | W 90–77 | 8–8 (2–1) | Baxter Arena (1,775) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+/MidcoSN2/Yurview | | at North Dakota | W 92–91 | 9–8 (3–1) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,525) Grand Forks, ND |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | W 80–71 | 10–8 (4–1) | Western Hall (426) Macomb, IL |
| Jan 20, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+/MidcoSN2/Yurview | | South Dakota | W 75–68 | 11–8 (5–1) | Baxter Arena (2,132) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 24, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 85–79 | 12–8 (6–1) | Gates Sports Center (1,125) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Jan 26, 2019 4:15 pm, ESPN3/MidcoSN2/Yurview | | at South Dakota State | L 73–83 | 12–9 (6–2) | Frost Arena (3,881) Brookings, SD |
| Feb 3, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+/MidcoSN2/Yurview | | North Dakota | W 90–72 | 13–9 (7–2) | Baxter Arena (2,054) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+/MidcoSN2/Yurview | | vs. South Dakota | W 107–102 $^{OT}$ | 14–9 (8–2) | Sanford Pentagon (789) Sioux Falls, SD |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/Yurview | | South Dakota State | W 85–84 | 15–9 (9–2) | Baxter Arena (4,228) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:30 pm | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 74–71 | 16–9 (10–2) | Baxter Arena (3,678) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm | | Western Illinois | W 77-63 | 17–9 (11–2) | Baxter Arena (2,666) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3/MidcoSN2/Yurview | | at North Dakota State | W 58–50 | 18–9 (12–2) | Scheels Center (2,177) Fargo, ND |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oral Roberts | L 80–84 | 18–10 (12–3) | Mabee Center (2,139) Tulsa, OK |
| Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ALT | | at Denver | W 86–76 | 19–10 (13–3) | Magness Arena (1,773) Denver, CO |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) North Dakota Quarterfinals | W 81–76 | 20–10 | Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| Mar 11, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Purdue Fort Wayne Semifinals | W 61–60 | 21–10 | Premier Center (4,508) Sioux Falls, SD |
| Mar 12, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (4) North Dakota State Championship Game | L 63–73 | 21–11 | Premier Center (4,076) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source. ||||||