# 2017–18 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska Omaha during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 13th-year head coach Derrin Hansen, played their home games at Baxter Arena as members of The Summit League. They 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.

## Previous season

The Mavericks finished the season 18–14, 9–7 in Summit League play to finish in third place. They beat Fort Wayne and IUPUI before losing to South Dakota State in the Summit League tournament championship.

## Preseason

In a poll of league coaches, media, and sports information directors, the Mavericks were picked to finish in sixth place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 26, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Creighton ARC hurricane relief charity game | L 67–96 | | CenturyLink Center Omaha (8,280) Omaha, NE |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm | | vs. Montana State Great Falls Showcase | L 80–89 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Pacific Steel & Recycling Arena (4,307) Great Falls, MT |
| Nov 12, 2017* 2:00 pm, FSOK | | at Oklahoma | L 89–108 | 0–2 | Lloyd Noble Center (9,045) Norman, OK |
| Nov 14, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at New Mexico Emerald Coast Classic campus-site game | L 71–103 | 0–3 | Dreamstyle Arena (9,601) Albuquerque, NM |
| Nov 17, 2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 18 Louisville | L 78–87 | 0–4 | KFC Yum! Center (18,112) Louisville, KY |
| Nov 20, 2017* 8:00 pm, FSSW | | at TCU Emerald Coast Classic campus-site game | L 66–99 | 0–5 | Schollmaier Arena (6,733) Fort Worth, TX |
| Nov 24, 2017* 11:00 am | | vs. Tennessee Tech Emerald Coast Classic Pool B semifinals | L 85–86 | 0–6 | The Arena at NFSC (325) Niceville, FL |
| Nov 25, 2017* 10:00 am | | vs. Jackson State Emerald Coast Classic Pool B 3rd place game | L 73–75 $^{OT}$ | 0–7 | The Arena at NFSC (125) Niceville, FL |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, YurView | | Drake | W 75–73 | 1–7 | Baxter Arena (1,525) Omaha, NE |
| Dec 3, 2017* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 73–86 | 1–8 | Alaska Airlines Arena (4,903) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 5, 2017* 9:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 70–77 | 1–9 | The Thunderdome (1,322) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Dec 9, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Drake | L 74–93 | 1–10 | Knapp Center (2,718) Des Moines, IA |
| Dec 13, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas State | W 77–74 | 2–10 | Baxter Arena (2,250) Omaha, NE |
| Dec 17, 2017* 1:00 pm | | Cornell College | W 99–58 | 3–10 | Baxter Arena (1,467) Omaha, NE |
| Dec 18, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 14 Kansas | L 64–109 | 3–11 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Montana State | W 84–71 | 4–11 | Baxter Arena (2,033) Omaha, NE |
| Dec 30, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | L 74–93 | 4–12 (0–1) | Mabee Center (2,167) Tulsa, OK |
| Jan 2, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Doane | W 100–60 | 5–12 | Baxter Arena (1,965) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm | | South Dakota State | L 88–101 | 5–13 (0–2) | Baxter Arena (3,447) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | W 87–66 | 6–13 (1–2) | Western Hall (467) Macomb, IL |
| Jan 13, 2018 6:00 pm | | at Fort Wayne | L 78–82 | 6–14 (1–3) | Memorial Coliseum (1,590) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:30 pm | | Denver | W 86–80 $^{2OT}$ | 7–14 (2–3) | Baxter Arena (1,916) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm, YurView | | South Dakota | L 71–85 | 7–15 (2–4) | Baxter Arena (3,070) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm, MidcoSN | | at North Dakota State | L 58–73 | 7–16 (2–5) | Scheels Center (2,507) Fargo, ND |
| Jan 30, 2018 7:00 pm, MidcoSN | | at South Dakota State | L 60–80 | 7–17 (2–6) | Frost Arena (1,837) Brookings, SD |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | Western Illinois | W 71–68 | 8–17 (3–6) | Baxter Arena (2,255) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm | | Fort Wayne | W 90–85 | 9–17 (4–6) | Baxter Arena (4,106) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 14, 2018 8:00 pm, ALT2 | | at Denver | L 78–94 | 9–18 (4–7) | Magness Arena (1,020) Denver, CO |
| Feb 17, 2018 8:00 pm, MidcoSN | | at South Dakota | L 64–79 | 9–19 (4–8) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,864) Vermillion, SD |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm, YurView | | Oral Roberts | L 75–83 | 9–20 (4–9) | Baxter Arena (1,899) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 24, 2018 1:00 pm, YurView | | North Dakota State | L 62–84 | 9–21 (4–10) | Baxter Arena (2,467) Omaha, NE |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3/MidcoSN | (7) | vs. (2) South Dakota Quarterfinals | L 73–87 | 9–22 | Premier Center (10,771) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source. ||||||