2020–21 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team

2020–21 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball
2020–21 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	5–20 (3–11 The Summit)
Head coach	Derrin Hansen (16th season);
Assistant coaches	Pat Eberhart; Tyler Erwin; Jake Koch;
Home arena	Baxter Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska Omaha in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 16th-year head coach Derrin Hansen, played their home games at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska, as members of the Summit League.

2020–21 Summit League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Dakota State	9	–	3	.750	16	–	7	.696
South Dakota	11	–	4	.733	14	–	11	.560
North Dakota State	11	–	5	.688	15	–	12	.556
Oral Roberts †	10	–	5	.667	18	–	11	.621
North Dakota	8	–	8	.500	9	–	17	.346
Kansas City	7	–	7	.500	11	–	13	.458
Western Illinois	5	–	9	.357	7	–	15	.318
Omaha	3	–	11	.214	5	–	20	.200
Denver	1	–	13	.071	2	–	19	.095

† 2021 Summit League Tournament winner

Previous season edit

The Mavericks finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 9–7 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to Oral Roberts.^[1]

Roster edit

2020–21 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sam'i Roe	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Independence Community College	Atlantic City, New Jersey
G	1	Nick Ferrarini	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Wayne State	Omaha, Nebraska
G/F	2	Darrius Hughes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Rockhurst High School	Kansas City, Missouri
G	3	Kyle Luedtke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Creighton Prep	Omaha, Nebraska
G	5	Zach Thornhill	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	St. James Academy	Lenexa, Kansas
G	10	Ayo Akinwole	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Papillion-La Vista High School	Papillion, Nebraska
G	11	La'Mel Robinson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Fr	Park Hill South High School	Riverside, Missouri
F	13	Wanjang Tut	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	The Skill Factory Prep	Omaha, Nebraska
C	14	Dylan Brougham	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Park Hill South High School	Riverside, Missouri
G	15	Grant Frickenstein	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Archbishop Bergan High School	Fremont, Nebraska
G	20	Jadin Booth	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Westside High School	Omaha, Nebraska
F	21	Devin Evans	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Southwest Mississippi Community College	Conyers, Georgia
G	22	Marco Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	UMKC	Kansas City, Kansas
G/F	23	Marlon Ruffin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Highland Community College	Madison, Wisconsin
C	24	Nathan Brusseau	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	New Prague High School	New Prague, Minnesota
F	40	Matt Pile	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Eisenhower High School	Wichita, Kansas

Head coach

Derrin Hansen (Nebraska Wesleyan)

Assistant coach(es)

Pat Eberhart (Adams State)
Tyler Erwin (Midland)
Jake Koch (Northern Iowa)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 8, 2020

Schedule and results edit

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 1:00 pm		vs. Austin Peay Gulf Coast Showcase	L 66–72	0–1	Hertz Arena (50) Estero, FL
November 26, 2020* 10:00 am		vs. Middle Tennessee Gulf Coast Showcase	W 60–59	1–1	Hertz Arena (50) Estero, FL
November 28, 2020* 10:00 am		vs. Abilene Christian Gulf Coast Showcase	L 58–70	1–2	Hertz Arena (50) Estero, FL
December 1, 2020* 4:00 pm, FS1		at No. 9 Creighton	L 67–94	1–3	CHI Health Center Omaha (251) Omaha, NE
December 3, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Drake	L 66–87	1–4	Knapp Center (89) Des Moines, IA
December 5, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at SIU Edwardsville	W 65–63	2–4	First Community Arena Edwardsville, IL
December 11, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 5 Kansas	L 55-90	2-5	Allen Fieldhouse (2,500) Lawrence, KS
December 16, 2020* 4:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado	L 49-91	2-6	CU Events Center (0) Boulder, CO
December 17, 2020* 8:00 pm, MWN		at Wyoming	L 78-82	2-7	Arena-Auditorium (0) Laramie, WY
December 29, 2020* 7:00 pm, Big 12 Now		at Kansas State	L 58–60	2–8	Bramlage Coliseum (519) Manhattan, KS
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2021 7:00 pm		Oral Roberts	L 83–95	2–9 (0–1)	Baxter Arena (547) Omaha, NE
January 3, 2021 7:00 pm		Oral Roberts	L 75–86	2–10 (0–2)	Baxter Arena (361) Omaha, NE
January 8, 2021 7:30 pm, MidcoSN		at North Dakota State	L 69–71	2–11 (0–3)	Scheels Center (954) Fargo, ND
January 9, 2021 7:30 pm, MidcoSN		at North Dakota State	L 66–80	2–12 (0–4)	Scheels Center (1,245) Fargo, ND
January 15, 2021 7:00 pm		South Dakota State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
January 16, 2021 7:00 pm		South Dakota State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
January 29, 2021 8:00 pm, MidcoSN		at South Dakota	L 59–91	2–13 (0–5)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (743) Vermillion, SD
January 30, 2021 7:00 pm, MidcoSN		at South Dakota	L 93–97	2–14 (0–6)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (619) Vermillion, SD
February 6, 2021 8:00 pm		Western Illinois	L 77–85	2–15 (0–7)	Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
February 7, 2021 8:00 pm		Western Illinois	L 73–75	2–16 (0–8)	Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
February 12, 2021 7:00 pm		at Kansas City	L 52–62	2–17 (0–9)	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 13, 2021 7:00 pm		at Kansas City	L 47–55	2–18 (0–10)	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 19, 2021 7:00 pm		North Dakota	W 72–62	3–18 (1–10)	Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
February 20, 2021 7:00 pm		North Dakota	L 69–81	3–19 (1–11)	Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
February 26, 2021 2:00 pm		at Denver	W 80–76	4–19 (2–11)	Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, DO
February 27, 2021 7:00 pm		at Denver	W 80–76	5–19 (3–11)	Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
Summit League tournament
March 6, 2020 5:45 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) South Dakota State Quarterfinals	L 71–84	5–20	Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[2]

References edit

^ "No. 4 seed ORU uses strong second half to knock out No. 5 Omaha". The Summit League. March 8, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Nebraska Omaha Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

[1] "No. 4 seed ORU uses strong second half to knock out No. 5 Omaha". The Summit League. March 8, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Nebraska Omaha Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

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