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.

2014–15 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record12–17 (5–11 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Eberhart
  • Tyler Erwin
  • Randall Herbst
Home arenaRalston Arena
Seasons
2014–15 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota State 12 4   .750 23 10   .697
South Dakota State 12 4   .750 24 11   .686
Oral Roberts 10 6   .625 19 15   .559
IPFW 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
South Dakota 9 7   .563 17 16   .515
Denver 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
IUPUI 6 10   .375 10 21   .323
Omaha* 5 11   .313 12 17   .414
Western Illinois 3 13   .188 8 20   .286
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
2015 Summit League Tournament winner

This was the Mavericks' final season at Ralston Arena. The team moved to the new on-campus Baxter Arena in fall 2015.

Roster

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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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball - 2014-15 Schedule". Omaha Mavericks. University of Nebraska - Omaha. Retrieved August 21, 2014.