2016–17 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska Omaha during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 12th-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, 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.

2016–17 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball
ConferenceThe Summit League
2016–17 record18–14 (9–7 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Eberhart
  • Tyler Erwin
  • Tyler Bullock
Home arenaBaxter Arena
2016–17 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South Dakota124 .750  2212  .647
North Dakota State115 .688  1911  .633
Omaha97 .563  1814  .563
Fort Wayne88 .500  2013  .606
Denver88 .500  1614  .533
South Dakota State88 .500  1817  .514
IUPUI79 .438  1418  .438
Western Illinois511 .313  820  .286
Oral Roberts412 .250  822  .267
2017 Summit League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Mavericks finished the 2015–16 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

2016–17 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 JT Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G 1 Renard Suggs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr St. Paul, Minnesota
G 4 Kyler Erickson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Omaha, Nebraska
G 5 K. J. Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Blue Springs, Missouri
G 11 Alex Allbery 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Omaha, Nebraska
G 13 Daniel Norl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Clarksville, Tennessee
F 15 Tre'Shawn Thurman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Omaha, Nebraska
G 21 Zach Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Wichita, Kansas
G 23 Marcus Tyus 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Ramsey, Minnesota
G 24 Tra-Deon Hollins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Omaha, Nebraska
F 32 Daniel Meyer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) Jr Billings, Montana
C 33 Zach Pirog 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Highlands Ranch, Colorado
F 44 Mitch Hahn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Fremont, Nebraska
F 52 Ben Kositzke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Omaha, Nebraska
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/12/2016*
4:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 74–60  1–0
UCSB Events Center (1,708)
Santa Barbara, CA
11/13/2016*
6:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 72–82  1–1
Galen Center (2,993)
Los Angeles, CA
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm, FS Kansas City
at Kansas State L 68–81  1–2
Bramlage Coliseum (10,751)
Manhattan, KS
11/19/2016*
1:00 pm
Rice L 87–100  1–3
Baxter Arena (1,814)
Omaha, NE
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
Buena Vista W 112–65  2–3
Baxter Arena (1,232)
Omaha, NE
11/26/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan L 77–94  2–4
Convocation Center (578)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/30/2016*
9:30 pm
at Cal State Fullerton W 83–73  3–4
Titan Gym (637)
Fullerton, CA
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm, BTN+
at Iowa W 98–89  4–4
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,618)
Iowa City, IA
12/05/2016*
7:00 pm
at No. 25 Iowa State L 47–91  4–5
Hilton Coliseum (14,005)
Ames, IA
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm
Montana State W 97–91  5–5
Baxter Arena (1,511)
Omaha, NE
12/15/2016*
6:30 pm
at UMKC W 80–75  6–5
Municipal Auditorium (1,216)
Kansas City, MO
12/18/2016*
3:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 102–96 OT 7–5
Baxter Arena (1,128)
Omaha, NE
12/21/2016*
6:00 pm, ACC Extra
at Pittsburgh L 75–94  7–6
Petersen Events Center (7,009)
Pittsburgh, PA
Summit League regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota L 69–86  7–7
(0–1)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,665)
Vermillion, SD
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
at North Dakota State L 70–82  7–8
(0–2)
Scheels Center (3,176)
Fargo, ND
01/04/2017
7:00 pm
Fort Wayne L 78–80  7–9
(0–3)
Baxter Arena (1,559)
Omaha, NE
01/07/2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota State W 101–93  8–9
(1–3)
Frost Arena (2,230)
Brookings, SD
01/11/2017
6:00 pm
at IUPUI W 79–71  9–9
(2–3)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (842)
Indianapolis, IN
01/14/2017
7:00 pm
Western Illinois W 86–72  10–9
(3–3)
Baxter Arena (1,813)
Omaha, NE
01/18/2017
7:00 pm
Denver W 97–88  11–9
(4–3)
Baxter Arena (1,504)
Omaha, NE
01/21/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts L 86–103  11–10
(4–4)
Mabee Center (3,048)
Tulsa, OK
01/28/2017
7:00 pm
South Dakota State L 84–88  11–11
(4–5)
Baxter Arena (3,038)
Omaha, NE
02/01/2017
7:00 pm
South Dakota W 91–83  12–11
(5–5)
Baxter Arena (1,592)
Omaha, NE
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Illinois W 79–67  13–11
(6–5)
Western Hall (887)
Macomb, IL
02/08/2017
7:00 pm
IUPUI L 78–89  13–12
(6–6)
Baxter Arena (1,678)
Omaha, NE
02/11/2017
6:00 pm
at Fort Wayne L 101–108 OT 13–13
(6–7)
Gates Sports Center (1,832)
Fort Wayne, IN
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
Oral Roberts W 83–76  14–13
(7–7)
Baxter Arena (1,679)
Omaha, NE
02/22/2017
8:00 pm, ALT
at Denver W 84–83  15–13
(8–7)
Magness Arena (1,642)
Denver, CO
02/25/2017
7:00 pm
North Dakota State W 96–92  16–13
(9–7)
Baxter Arena (3,238)
Omaha, NE
Summit League Tournament
03/05/2017
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) Fort Wayne
Quarterfinals
W 84–80  17–13
Premier Center (9,837)
Sioux Falls, SD
03/06/2017
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (7) IUPUI
Semifinals
W 90–62  18–13
Premier Center (11,235)
Sioux Falls, SD
03/07/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(3) vs. (4) South Dakota State
Championship
L 77–79  18–14
Premier Center (9,441)
Sioux Falls, SD

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time

Source[1].

References

  1. "Men's Basketball - 2016-17 Schedule". Omaha Mavericks. University of Nebraska - Omaha. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
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