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.

2018–19 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball
Conference	The Summit League
Record	21–11 (13–3 The Summit)
Head coach	Derrin Hansen (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Pat Eberhart Tyler Erwin Tyler Bullock
Home arena	Baxter Arena
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota State	14	–	2		.875			24	–	9		.727
Omaha	13	–	3		.813			21	–	11		.656
Purdue Fort Wayne	9	–	7		.563			18	–	15		.545
North Dakota State †	9	–	7		.563			19	–	16		.543
Oral Roberts	7	–	9		.438			11	–	21		.344
South Dakota	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
North Dakota	6	–	10		.375			12	–	18		.400
Western Illinois	4	–	12		.250			10	–	21		.323
Denver	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
† 2019 Summit League tournament winner

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.

Roster

2018–19 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 JT Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Brooklyn Park, Minnesota G 1 Elishja Duplechan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sacramento, California G 4 Zach Thornhill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Lenexa, Kansas G 5 K. J. Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Blue Springs, Missouri G 10 Ayo Akinwole 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Papillion, Nebraska G 11 Kyle Luedtke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska F 13 Wanjang Tut 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Omaha, Nebraska G 20 Hayden Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Nebraska City, Nebraska G 21 Zach Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Wichita, Kansas C 22 Brett Barney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Wichita, Kansas F 32 Logan Strom 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr Norfolk, Nebraska C 33 Evan Tricker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Naples, Florida F 40 Matt Pile 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Goddard, Kansas F 44 Mitch Hahn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Fremont, Nebraska	Head coach Derrin Hansen (Nebraska Wesleyan) Assistant coach(es) Pat Eberhart (Adams State) Tyler Erwin (Midland) Tyler Bullock (Omaha) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 31, 2018

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[1]	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[2].