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OMAHAomaha MEN'Smen's BASKETBALLbasketball 2020-21 GAME NOTES For Immediate Release: Friday, Jan. 1, 2021 • Contact: Bonnie Ryan • Email: [email protected] • Office: (402) 554-3267 • Cell: (402) 679-2912 /OmahaMBB @OmahaMBB @OmahaMBB OMavs.com 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS OMAHA OPENS NEW YEAR WITH ORAL ROBERTS Date Opponent Time (CT) Nov. 25 vs. Austin Peay ^ L, 72-66 OMAHA MAVERICKS Statistical Leaders Nov. 26 vs. Middle Tennessee ^ W, 60-59 Record: 2-8 (0-0 Summit League) Scoring: Marlon Ruffin -- 10.8 ppg Nov. 28 vs. Abilene Christian ^ L, 70-58 Head Coach: Derrin Hansen Rebounding: Matt Pile -- 8.6 rpg Dec. 1 at Creighton L, 94-67 Record at School: 245-223 (16th Year) Assists: Ayo Akinwole -- 2.4 apg Dec. 3 at Drake L, 87-66 Career Record: Same Steals: Ayo Akinwole -- 1.1 spg Last Game: L, 60-58 at K-State (12/29) Blocks: Matt Pile -- 0.9 bpg Dec. 5 at SIUE W, 65-63 Dec. 11 at Kansas L, 95-50 ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES All-Time Series: ORU leads 11-4 Dec. 16 at Colorado L, 91-49 Record: 3-5 (0-0 Summit League) Last Meeting: Dec. 17 at Wyoming L, 82-78 Head Coach: Paul Mills ORU won 79-52 in Sioux Falls, S.D. (3/8/20) Dec. 29 at Kansas State L, 60-58 Record at School: 42-61 (4th Year) Jan. 2 Oral Roberts* 4 p.m. Career Record: Same Jan. 3 Oral Roberts* 4 p.m. Last Game: L, 87-76 at Arkansas (12/20) Jan. 8 at North Dakota State* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at North Dakota State* 7:30 p.m. THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Jan. 15 South Dakota State* 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2 • OMAHA vs. ORAL ROBERTS • 4 p.m. • Baxter Arena -- Omaha, Neb. Jan. 16 South Dakota State* 7 p.m. Stats: OMavs.com • Video: OMavs.com • Audio: OMavs.com • TV: None • Radio: 1180 Zone 2 Jan. 29 at South Dakota* 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3 • OMAHA vs. ORAL ROBERTS • 4 p.m. • Baxter Arena -- Omaha, Neb. Jan. 30 at South Dakota* 7 p.m. Stats: OMavs.com • Video: OMavs.com • Audio: OMavs.com • TV: None • Radio: 1180 Zone 2 Feb. 6 Western Illinois* 8 p.m. Feb. 7 Western Illinois* 8 p.m. The Basics Feb. 12 at Kansas City* 7 p.m. The Omaha men's basketball team kicks off its ninth year of Summit League play this weekend, welcoming Oral Feb. 13 at Kansas City* 7 p.m. Roberts to Baxter Arena for the Mavericks' home opener. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. on both Saturday, Jan. 2 and Sunday, Feb. 19 North Dakota* 7 p.m. Jan. 3. Feb. 20 North Dakota* 7 p.m. Gary Sharp and Kyler Erickson will have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2, and links to live video, audio and stats will be Feb. 26 at Denver* 2 p.m. available on OMavs.com. Feb. 27 at Denver* 7 p.m. Quick Hits March 2-6 at Summit League Championship TBA • Omaha plays its first home game in 311 days this weekend. The Mavericks last took the court at Baxter Arena on Feb. * - Summit League game • ^ #BeachBubble at the Gulf 26, 2020 in their 2019-20 home finale against North Dakota. Coast Showcase • All home games listed in bold italics • The Mavericks are one of 21 teams who have yet to have a home game in 2020-21. They played 10 non-conference and played at Baxter Arena games, the most non-conference tilts of any team in the nation. Only Oakland (11) has played more games away from home during November and December. • While Omaha played its non-conference schedule from Nov. 25 to Dec. 29, its home facility, Baxter Arena, served as the host site for the NCHC Pod, with 38 hockey games held Dec. 1-21. • Omaha plays 18 of its 26 games away from Baxter Arena this season. • Matt Pile became the 42nd 1,000-point scorer in Maverick history on Dec. 17 at Wyoming. • Pile owns the 14th-most total rebounds nationally. His 790 career rebounds are the seventh-most of any active player MEDIA AVAILABILITY in NCAA Division I, and his 22 career double-doubles are the 14th-most. • Pile's 11 boards at Colorado on Dec. 16 moved him into third all-time at Omaha for career rebounds. Student-athletes and coaches are available for interviews • Pile has started 82 consecutive games, the longest streak of any active Maverick. after practice or by arrangement through the Omaha athletic communications office. All men’s basketball interview requests must be arranged through Bonnie OMAHA PROBABLE STARTERS Ryan of the athletic communications staff at least one No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG SPG BPG day in advance. 10 Ayo Akinwole G Sr. 6-0 165 9.6 3.4 2.4 1.1 0.0 0 Sam'i Roe G Jr. 6-1 180 4.2 2.7 0.8 0.4 0.0 23 Marlon Ruffin G/F Jr. 6-5 195 10.8 2.9 1.3 1.0 0.1 13 Wanjang Tut F Jr. 6-8 205 9.4 5.1 0.3 0.5 0.6 40 Matt Pile F Sr. 6-8 240 9.6 8.6 1.0 0.4 0.9 2 / / / 2020-21 OMAHA MEN’S BASKETBALL WHEN REFERRING TO THE MAVERICKS 2020-21 OMAHA MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER As part of a university-wide rebranding effort that began # Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous School) in 2011, host institutions, media and fans are reminded 0 Sam’i Roe Jr. G 6-1 180 Atlantic City, N.J. (Hopkins Academy/Independence CC) to refer to the school as the “University of Nebraska 1 Nick Ferrarini Jr. G 6-5 190 Omaha, Neb. (Millard North/Wayne State College) Omaha,” “Omaha” or “UNO.” “Nebraska Omaha” and 2 Darrius Hughes So. G/F 6-7 230 Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst) “Nebraska-Omaha” are no longer acceptable references. 3 Kyle Luedtke So. G 6-5 190 Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 5 Zach Thornhill Jr. G 6-4 185 Lenexa, Kan. (St. James Academy) 10 Ayo Akinwole Sr. G 6-0 165 Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) 11 La’Mel Robinson RFr. G 6-0 160 Riverside, Mo. (Park Hill South) 13 Wanjang Tut Jr. F 6-8 205 Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Burke/The Skill Factory Prep) 14 Dylan Brougham Fr. C 6-9 195 Riverside, Mo. (Park Hill South) Primary Logo Secondary Logo 15 Grant Frickenstein RFr. G 6-3 170 Fremont, Neb. (Archbishop Bergan) 20 Jadin Booth Fr. G 6-2 175 Omaha, Neb. (Westside) USA TODAY COACHES TOP 25 POLL 21 Devin Evans So. F 6-9 200 Conyers, Ga. (Duluth/Southwest Mississippi CC) 22 Marco Smith Jr. G 6-2 175 Kansas City, Kan. (Washington/UMKC) Released Dec. 20, 2020 23 Marlon Ruffin Jr. G/F 6-5 195 Madison, Wis. (Sun Prairie/Highland CC) School Record Last Week 24 Nathan Brusseau So. C 6-11 225 New Prague, Minn. (New Prague) 1. Gonzaga ..............................4-0 ................................ 1 40 Matt Pile Sr. F 6-8 240 Wichita, Kan. (Eisenhower) 2. Baylor ..................................5-0 ................................ 2 Head Coach: Derrin Hansen (16th Year) • Assistant Coaches: Pat Eberhart (10th Year), Tyler Erwin (12th Year), 3. Kansas .............................7-1 ..............................5 Jake Koch (1st Year) • Director of Men’s Basketball Operations: Kevin Jewell (1st Year) 4. Iowa ....................................6-1 ................................ 3 5. Villanova .............................7-1 ................................ 7 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 6. Houston...............................5-0 ................................ 6 Ayo Akinwole: EYE-oh AH-kin-WOH-lay • Dylan Brougham: BRAUM • Nathan Brusseau: broo-SOH 7. West Virginia .......................7-1 ................................ 8 Pat Eberhart: EBB-er-heart • Nick Ferrarini: FAIR-uh-REE-knee • Darrius Hughes: DAIR-ee-us 8. Tennessee ............................4-0 .............................. 10 Kyle Luedtke: LOOT-key • La’Mel Robinson: luh-MEL • Wanjang Tut: wan-YANG 9. Wisconsin ............................6-1 .............................. 12 10. Texas .................................7-1 .............................. 11 11. Rutgers ..............................6-0 .............................. 19 • The 2020-21 season is the 108th overall in program history and the 10th of the Mavericks' Division I era. All-time, 12. Michigan State ..................6-1 ................................ 4 the program is 1,199-1,210. 13. Creighton .......................6-2 ..............................9 • Omaha was picked fourth in the Summit League's preseason poll. Pile was a first-team Preseason All-Summit 14. Missouri ............................5-0 .............................. 16 selection, and Marlon Ruffin was a second-team pick. 15. Texas Tech ..........................6-2 .............................. 14 • Pile and Ayo Akinwole are serving as team captains for the second straight season. 16. Virginia ...............................3- ............................... 17 17. North Carolina ...................5-2 .............................. 22 Scouting the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 18. Illinois ...............................5-3 .............................. 13 Oral Roberts is 3-5 (0-0 Summit League) after an 87-76 loss at Arkansas on Dec. 20. Kevin Obanor had a double- 19. Michigan ...........................6-0 .............................. 25 double with 21 points and 10 rebounds, and four other Golden Eagles joined him in double figures: RJ Glasper (14), 20. Duke ..................................3-2 .............................. 21 Kareem Thompson (13), Max Abmas (11) and DeShang Weaver (11). 21. Florida State ......................4-1 .............................. 15 ORU was picked second in the Summit League's preseason poll. Obanor was a first-team Preseason All-Summit 22. Xavier ................................8-0 ..............................NR selection, and Abmas was a second-team pick. 23. Ohio State..........................6-1 .............................. 20 Head coach Paul Mills is in his fourth season in Tulsa with a career record of 42-61. 24. Virginia Tech ......................6-1 ..............................NR 25. Oregon ..............................6-1 ..............................NR All-Time Against Oral Roberts Receiving Votes: San Diego State, Richmond, Saint Louis, Saturday marks the 16th meeting between Omaha and Oral Roberts, with the Golden Eagles leading the all-time Arkansas, Indiana, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Colorado, series 11-4, including 9-4 in the Mavericks' Division I era.