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This Week
The Omaha men's basketball team (11-8, 1-3 Summit League) returns to action this Saturday, Jan. 25, hosting South Dakota. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. at Ralston Arena, and links to live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com. KOZN 1620 AM will carry the game live with Gary Sharp and Grant Nieland on the call, and fans can stream the radio broadcast on their smartphones by downloading NRG Media's app “1620 The Zone.”

All Maverick student-athletes who achieved at least a 3.0 grade-point average during the fall semester will be honored at halftime. Additionally, head coach Derrin Hansen and his staff will wear sneakers on the bench to support the NABC's annual Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Awareness Weekend. Suits and Sneakers runs Jan. 24-26, and coaches across the country will wear athletic shoes in support of a joint initiative of the NABC and the American Cancer Society, which empowers basketball coaches to help make a difference in the fight against cancer.

Scouting the South Dakota Coyotes
South Dakota enters the weekend with a record of 8-10 (3-1 Summit League) after suffering its first loss in conference play on Thursday, 79-61 at Western Illinois, which also halted USD's five-game win streak. Tyler Flack led the Coyotes with 11 points and five rebounds, while Adam Thoseby and Brandon Bos each added 10 points.

Bos (13.3 ppg) and Trevor Gruis (12.2 ppg) have both averaged in double figures this season, while Gruis also leads the way on the glass with 6.2 boards per game. USD is led by interim head coach Joey James, who holds a record of 8-10 after taking over for Dave Boots, whose retirement announcement came after 25 seasons in Vermillion.

South Dakota leads the all-time series with Omaha, 51-43. The two teams last squared off on Jan. 24, 2013, with the Mavericks earning a 95-90 win at the DakotaDome.

Quick Hits
•Kenpom.com lists Omaha's adjusted tempo of 74.7 possessions per 40 minutes at fifth nationally.
•According to RPIRatings.com, UNO's RPI is 117th nationally through games of Jan. 19, the second highest of any Summit League team.
•The Mavericks' average scoring margin of 7.7 points is 76th in the country. UNO's wins have come with an average margin of victory of 18.5 points, while their losses have come with an average of 9.3.
•UNO is 8-1 this season when scoring 80 or more points in a game.
•Omaha finished with a season-high .556 shooting percentage in its win at South Dakota State last Saturday. In the last two years, Omaha is 11-5 when shooting .500 or better as a team.
•Senior guard Justin Simmons has 12 career scoring performances with 20 or more points. Senior center John Karhoff is just behind him with eight, and junior guard CJ Cater has six.
•Omaha tallied its 11th win of the season on Jan. 18, defeating South Dakota State on the road, 80-71. In 2012-13, it was Feb. 23 vs. North Dakota before the Mavericks earned their 11th victory.
•The Mavericks' five-game win streak from Nov. 25 to Dec. 14 was their longest stretch since beginning the Division I transition, and it was the UNO's longest since the 2010-11 season.
•Omaha received votes in the CollegeInsider.com mid-major poll for five straight weeks from Dec. 16 to Jan. 13. This year marks the Mavericks' inclusion for the first time in school history.
•Over 2012-13 and 2013-14, Omaha is 13-5 when junior guard CJ Carter scores 15 or more points in a game. Carter led the Mavericks in three straight games to open the year with 18 points at Northern Illinois, 22 at Iowa and 22 vs. UMKC.

Mavericks Making Headway Nationally
UNO has made its presence known in the national statistical rankings, as the Mavericks' .775 free throw percentage ranks fourth nationally. Omaha is also 22nd in points per game (81.2) and 23rd in assists per game (15.9) as a team.

Individually, senior center John Karhoff's .875 free throw shooting percentage has him ranked 38th among Division I players, and senior guard Alex Phillips is 54th with a .462 3-point shooting percentage.

Last Time Out: vs. Denver (Jan. 23)
Omaha saw its six-game home win streak snapped on Thursday night, falling 74-60 to Denver at Ralston Arena. UNO was led offensively by senior John Karhoff, who scored 18 points while shooting 77 percent (7-of-9) from the field. The Omaha native was the only Maverick to post double-figure scoring for the night. Karhoff also led all players by dishing out five assists.

Junior forward Mike Rostampour and senior guard Justin Simmons accounted for eight points apiece. Rostampour also hauled in a team-leading five boards.

The Pioneers got production from their guards, who combined to score 50 of the team's 74 points. Bryant Rucker led the charge with 19 points while nabbing five rebounds. Brett Olson put up 15 points and notched a team-high five assists.

Denver had its way beyond the arc tonight, shooting 53 percent (10-of-19). The Pioneers finished the night shooting 63 percent (30-of-48) from the field as a team. UNO finished the night shooting 48 percent (23-of-48), while posting a 27 percent (4-of-15) clip from downtown.

Home Sweet Home
The 2013-14 season marks UNO's second season playing at Ralston Arena, which serves as the home of Maverick men's basketball, Omaha Lancers hockey and Omaha Beef indoor football. The Mavs will play a full Summit League schedule this year with seven conference games, and in total they have 14 games on the slate at Ralston.

In 2012-13, its inaugural season at Ralston, Omaha enjoyed a 7-6 advantage at home. The Mavericks are 6-1 at home this year, having defeated UMKC (101-71), South Carolina State (91-59), Iowa Wesleyan (86-36), Waldorf College (100-66), CSU Bakersfield (93-88) and Seattle (76-69) before being dealt their first loss on Thursday night against Denver. UNO's six home wins have come with an average margin of 26.3 points, and the Mavs have scored an average of 86.7 points per game on their home court.

Next Up
Omaha returns to action on Thursday, Jan. 30, traveling to Fort Wayne. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. (CT) in Fort Wayne, Ind., and links to live stats, video and audio will be available on OMavs.com. The game will be broadcast live on KOZN 1620 AM with Gary Sharp calling the action.