OMAHAomaha MEN'Smen's BASKETBALLbasketball 2019-20 GAME NOTES For Immediate Release: Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 • Contact: Bonnie Ryan • Email: [email protected] • Office: (402) 554-3267 • Cell: (402) 679-2912 /OmahaMBB @OmahaMBB @OmahaMBB OMavs.com 2019-20 SCHEDULE & RESULTS OMAHA VISITS COLORADO STATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT Date Opponent Time (CT) Nov. 5 at Wichita State L, 68-54 OMAHA MAVERICKS Statistical Leaders Nov. 7 Midland W, 72-53 Record: 2-1 (0-0 Summit League) Scoring: JT Gibson -- 16.0 ppg Nov. 11 Bethune-Cookman W, 90-61 Head Coach: Derrin Hansen Rebounding: Matt Pile -- 10.3 rpg Nov. 13 at Colorado State 8 p.m. Record at School: 229-200 (15th Year) Assists: Ayo Akinwole -- 6.0 apg Nov. 19 at Dayton 6 p.m. Career Record: Same Steals: Ayo Akinwole -- 1.3 spg Last Game: W, 90-61 vs. Bethune-Cookman (11/11) Blocks: Matt Pile -- 2.7 bpg Nov. 21 at Washington State 6 p.m. Nov. 25 Southern 7 p.m. COLORADO STATE RAMS All-Time Series: CSU leads 8-2 Nov. 26 IUPUI or Loyola (Md.) 7 p.m. Record: 1-1 (0-0 Mountain West) Last Meeting: Dec. 1 at Saint Mary’s 4 p.m. Head Coach: Niko Medved CSU won 87-63 in Fort Collins, Colo. (1/7/12) Dec. 3 at Arkansas State 7 p.m. Record at School: 13-21 (2nd Year) Dec. 8 at Northern Arizona 4 p.m. Career Record: 92-109 (7th Year) Dec. 11 at Arizona 7 p.m. Last Game: L, 89-55 at #4 Duke (11/8) Dec. 15 UTRGV 12:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at Eastern Washington 8:05 p.m. THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Dec. 21 Montana Noon Wednesday, Nov. 13 • OMAHA at COLORADO STATE • 8 p.m. CT • Moby Arena -- Fort Collins, Colo. Dec. 29 South Dakota State* 4:30 p.m. Stats: OMavs.com • Video: OMavs.com • Audio: OMavs.com • TV: Mountain West Network • Radio: 1180 Zone 2 Jan. 4 Oral Roberts* 7 p.m. Jan. 8 at North Dakota* 7 p.m. The Basics Jan. 11 at South Dakota* 3:30 p.m. The Omaha men's basketball team pays a visit to Colorado State this Wednesday, Nov. 13. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at Denver* 2 p.m. at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colo. Jan. 23 Western Illinois 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on Mountain West Network, and Gary Sharp will have the radio call on 1180 Zone Jan. 25 Purdue Fort Wayne* 7 p.m. 2. Links to live video, audio and stats will be available on OMavs.com. Feb. 2 South Dakota* Noon Feb. 5 North Dakota State* 7 p.m. Quick Hits Feb. 8 at South Dakota State* 4:15 p.m. • Wednesday's visit to Colorado State will be its fourth game in nine days. Feb. 12 at Oral Roberts* 7 p.m. • Maverick assistant coach Pat Eberhart served as an assistant coach at Colorado State from 2001-05 and was part of the coaching staff for the 2003 squad that made an NCAA Tournament appearance. Feb. 16 Denver* 4:30 p.m. • The 2019-20 season is the 107th overall in program history and the ninth of the Mavericks' Division I era. All-time, Feb. 20 at Purdue Fort Wayne* 6 p.m. the program is 1,183-1,187. Feb. 22 at Western Illinois* 2 p.m. • Omaha extended its home win streak to eight games with Monday's 90-61 win over Bethune-Cookman. Feb. 26 North Dakota* 7 p.m. • The Mavericks shot 50.0% as a team for the second straight game, marking 15 consecutive wins when shooting Feb. 29 at North Dakota State* 4 p.m. 50.0% or better. March 7-10 at Summit League Championship TBA • JT Gibson, KJ Robinson, Ayo Akinwole and Matt Pile will serve as first-time team captains this season. * - Summit League game • All home games listed in bold italics and played at Baxter Arena Scouting the Colorado State Rams Colorado State is 1-1 (0-0 Mountain West) on the season after an 89-55 loss at No. 4 Duke on Saturday. Freshmen David Roddy and Isaiah Stevens each finished with a team-high 12 points, while Nico Carvacho had 11 points and nine rebounds. Kris Martin averages 13.5 points to lead the Rams, and Carvacho has 10.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. CSU was picked ninth in the Mountain West Preseason Poll last month. MEDIA AVAILABILITY OMAHA PROBABLE STARTERS Student-athletes and coaches are available for interviews No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG SPG BPG after practice or by arrangement through the Omaha 10 Ayo Akinwole G Jr. 6-0 165 13.0 8.0 6.0 1.3 0.3 athletic communications office. All men’s basketball 4 Zach Thornhill G So. 6-4 185 11.3 3.3 3.3 0.7 0.3 interview requests must be arranged through Bonnie 0 JT Gibson G Sr. 6-3 195 16.0 3.3 3.3 1.0 0.0 Ryan of the athletic communications staff at least one 13 Wanjang Tut F So. 6-8 205 8.3 4.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 day in advance. 40 Matt Pile F Jr. 6-8 240 14.3 10.3 1.0 1.0 2.7 2 / / / 2019-20 OMAHA MEN’S BASKETBALL WHEN REFERRING TO THE MAVERICKS 2019-20 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(s)) in 2011, host institutions, media and fans are reminded 0 JT Gibson Sr. G 6-3 195 Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Champlin Park) to refer to the school as the “University of Nebraska 2 Darrius Hughes Fr. G/F 6-7 230 Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst) Omaha,” “Omaha” or “UNO.” “Nebraska Omaha” and 3 Kyle Luedtke RFr. G 6-5 190 Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) “Nebraska-Omaha” are no longer acceptable references. 4 Zach Thornhill So. G 6-4 185 Lenexa, Kan. (St. James Academy) 5 KJ Robinson Sr. G 6-0 190 Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South) 10 Ayo Akinwole Jr. G 6-0 165 Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) 11 La’Mel Robinson Fr. G 6-0 160 Riverside, Mo. (Park Hill South) 13 Wanjang Tut So. F 6-8 205 Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Burke/The Skill Factory Prep) 15 Grant Frickenstein Fr. G 6-3 170 Fremont, Neb. (Archbishop Bergan) Primary Logo Secondary Logo 20 Hayden Miller So. G 6-1 180 Nebraska City, Neb. (Lourdes Central Catholic) 22 Marco Smith So G 6-2 175 Kansas City, Kan. (Washington/UMKC) USA TODAY COACHES TOP 25 POLL 23 Marlon Ruffin So. G/F 6-5 195 Madison, Wis. (Sun Prairie/Highland CC) 24 Nathan Brusseau Fr. C 6-11 225 New Prague, Minn. (New Prague) Released Oct. 24, 2019 40 Matt Pile Jr. F 6-8 240 Wichita, Kan. (Eisenhower) School Record Last Week Head Coach: Derrin Hansen (15th Year) • Assistant Coaches: Pat Eberhart (9th Year), Tyler Erwin (11th Year), 1. Michigan State ....................0-0 ..............................--- Tyler Bullock (4th Year) • Director of Men’s Basketball Operations: Jake Koch (2nd Year) 2. Kentucky .............................0-0 ..............................--- 3. Kansas .................................0-0 ..............................--- PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 4. Duke ....................................0-0 ..............................--- Ayo Akinwole: EYE-oh AH-kin-WOH-lay • Nathan Brusseau: broo-SOH • Pat Eberhart: EBB-er-heart 5. Louisville .............................0-0 ..............................--- Darrius Hughes: DAIR-ee-us • Kyle Luedtke: LOOT-key • Lamel Robinson: luh-MEL • Marlon Ruffin: RUFF-in 6. Florida .................................0-0 ..............................--- Wanjang Tut: WAN-yang TUT 7. Gonzaga ..............................0-0 ..............................--- 8. Maryland .............................0-0 ..............................--- 9. Virginia ................................0-0 ..............................--- Head coach Niko Medved has compiled a record of 13-21 in two seasons at Colorado State and has a 92-109 career 10. Villanova ...........................0-0 ..............................--- mark over seven years. 11. North Carolina ...................0-0 ..............................--- 12. Texas Tech ..........................0-0 ..............................--- All-Time Against Colorado State 13. Seton Hall ..........................0-0 ..............................--- Wednesday marks the 11th meeting between Omaha and Colorado State, and the Rams lead the series 8-2. Only 14. Oregon ..............................0-0 ..............................--- one meeting has come during the Mavericks' Division I era -- on Jan. 7, 2012, when CSU won 87-63 in Fort Collins. 15. Memphis ...........................0-0 ..............................--- 16. Ohio State..........................0-0 ..............................--- Meeting the Mountain West 17. Arizona ..........................0-0 ............................--- Wednesday's meeting at Colorado State marks the eighth meeting of Omaha's Division I era against Mountain West 18. Baylor ................................0-0 ..............................--- competition. All-time, Omaha is 2-5 against members of the conference. 19. Utah State .........................0-0 ..............................--- 20. Saint Mary's ...................0-0 ............................--- Date Opponent Result 21. Xavier ................................0-0 ..............................--- Jan. 7, 2012 at Colorado State L, 87-63 22. Purdue...............................0-0 ..............................--- Nov. 15, 2013 at UNLV L, 73-70 23. Auburn ..............................0-0 ..............................--- Dec. 14, 2013 at Nevada W, 82-80 24. LSU ....................................0-0 ..............................--- Nov. 29, 2014 Nevada W, 78-54 25. Tennessee ..........................0-0 ..............................--- Dec. 8, 2014 at Air Force L, 77-61 Receiving Votes: VCU, Marquette, Washington, Florida Dec. 19, 2015 at Wyoming# L, 76-75 State, Michigan, Colorado, Houston, Creighton, Davidson, Nov. 14, 2017 at New Mexico# L, 103-71 USC, Providence, Mississippi State, Wisconsin, UCLA, Texas, Syracuse, Georgetown, Liberty, Dayton, Harvard, Last Time Out: Blistering Start Lifts Omaha to 90-61 Win Over Bethune-Cookman Oklahoma, Illinois, NC State. Omaha led nearly the entire way Monday night, soundly defeating Bethune-Cookman 90-61 in front of 2,112 *2019-20 Omaha opponents in bold italics fans at Baxter Arena.