On Thursday night, five seniors will play their final regular season game in Baxter Arena. Though none of them are 4 years players into the program, they will still leave behind some lasting memories onto the program. Here are just a few the memories that they gave Mav fans during their time here in the Ralston and Baxter arenas (so far).
November 13th, 2013
In Devin Patterson’s first game, he had 9 points, 8 assists, and 4 steals to help Omaha get their first home win 2013-2014.
November 16th, 2014
In the first game of last season during transition, Devin Patterson had an incredible performance to help lead Omaha to a 25 point win over Central Arkansas. Patterson finished the game with 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Randy Reed showed some of his promise with 10 points and 7 rebounds off of the bench, while Jake White almost had a double-double in the first half before being going to the locker room with an injury. White’s injury would eventually lead Mav fans to constantly wonder what the season would have been like had White been healthy throughout the season.
November 22nd, 2014
While it was not a home game, Mav fans were left to continuously and gleefully keep reloading the box score on their phones and screamed “HOLY CRAP THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN” as the Mavericks were able to pull off an upset at Marquette. Patterson led the way with 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists.
November 27th, 2015
Another game not played in Omaha, but Mav fans were given the opportunity to watch the game on ESPN3. Jake White, playing in his home state against Minnesota, was in foul trouble the in the first half of the game. When the Mavericks were on the verge of making a comeback on the Gophers, Jake White stepped up on offense in the second half before fouling out. He finished with 23 points with 3 three point field goals, which all seemed to be exactly when the Mavericks needed them.
February 12th, 2015
Tim Smallwood made his first career start after Marcus Tyus’ season ended with a knee injury. Smallwood was able to show that he was more than just a three point shooter with some key defensive plays against the guards of South Dakota…He finished with 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block. This game was also the most minutes Kyler Erickson ever got at the Ralston Arena, and he was able to show off his hustle, heart, and enthusiasm to the Mav fan in his opportunity, Erickson had 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block…and I’m sure flexed and screamed at the crowd at some point.
February 19th, 2015
In what would be the last game at the Ralston Arena, the Mavericks were almost able to pick up an upset in a 3 point loss to Oral Roberts. Patterson led Omaha with 23 points and 3 assists. Randy Reed really brought some energy off the bench that game with 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, and 2 blocks and played really good defense against Korey Billbury while on the court. Jake White was appearing more healthy at that point and had 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks; yet you could see he was still a little slowed down with injuries.
November 13th, 2015
The first home game after transition, and first official basketball game in the Baxter Arena, was probably the most anticipated game this century for the Mavericks. The game turned out to be an offensive struggle for the Mavericks, shooting 35% from the field and 3-of-22 on threes in the game. Randy Reed was able to provide a huge spark off the bench in the second half with a couple of key dunks, and he finished with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Jake White also had a moment where he was knocked to the ground and quickly got up without the help of any of his teammates, probably to show Mav fans that he was healthy once again…at least that is what went through my mind.
November 17th, 2015
The Mavericks had to force overtime to make a comeback win against UMKC with the help of three seniors in double digits. Devin Patterson had a key play at the end of the game where he broke by his defender and forced a UMKC player to foul him and send him to the line for the opportunity to send the game to overtime. Jake White finished with 17 points and 7 rebounds; Devin Patterson with 19 points and 2 assists; and Tim Smallwood with 11 points and 4 rebounds. The three seniors combined for 24 made free throws.
January 1st, 2016
Another game where the Mavericks had to come from behind to win in the 2nd half to pick up a win. Western Illinois was ahead by 16 in the 2nd half, but then Tim Smallwood hit a couple of threes and Devin Patterson scored 7 points as part of a comeback run in the second half. The Mavericks were able to force 9 turnovers in the final 8 minutes of the game, led by Smallwood who had 5 steals. Smallwood ended with 14 points and 4 threes; Patterson ended the game with 25 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals; and Jake White ended the game with 20 points and 5 rebounds.
January 16th, 2016
IPFW’s Max Landis was close to impossible to guard, and the Mavericks had to comeback to force overtime before losing to the Mastodons. Devin Patterson and Jake White combined for 50 points in the loss; White as also able to grab 11 rebounds.
January 30th, 2016
Another game that Devin Patterson and Jake White were able to combine for 50 points to help the Mavericks cruise to a win over South Dakota. Tim Smallwood also added 12 points; and Randy Reed had 9 points and 5 rebounds.
February 10th, 2016
Kyler Erickson was just selected to the NABC Good Works Team and was honored before the game, and rewarded with his first career start. Erickson played quality minutes and made huge hustle plays on defense to help the Mavericks pick up their first win over a team with a RPI in the top 50. Jake White scored hit 4 threes in the game to help him reach 18 points on the night, after being limited with foul trouble in the first half. Devin Patterson added 15 points and 4 assists; Tim Smallwood finished with 7 points; and Randy Reed had some high energy plays to give him 6 points.
February 13th, 2016
With most of his team appearing gassed after their win against South Dakota State, Jake White put on a show with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting, he also had 7 rebounds to lead the Mavericks to their first win over North Dakota State in Omaha and their first season sweep of the Bison. Kyler Erickson finished with 7 points, and had a huge dive for the ball to grab possession for the Mavericks.
The seniors will have one final run at home when they meet Obi Emegano and the Golden Eagles, though it is possible that the Mavericks could host a post season game at home. All 5 players were incredibly essential to the growth and success of the men’s basketball program. I wish them good them good luck on their senior night, The Summit League tournament, and on whatever future plans they have.
Here are how the seniors stacked up in the since transition stats, and they still have at least two games to go.
By the way, if you’re sitting around like: this guy is an idiot to keep these stats like this…what a loser…he has too much time on his hands. My wife is working on her PhD and is on a research project that requires her to work from 8am to 10pm everyday of the week. I was so bored last night that I watched the movie “Dutch” and then backed it up by watching the third Terminator movie…well I was in and out on the Terminator film, and I was really just watching it to remind myself of how terrible it was…the point is, yes, I do currently have time on my hands. And “Dutch” didn’t hold up like I remembered it as a kid.
Points
3rd Devin Patterson 1137
7th Jake White 651
14th Tim Smallwood 279
16th Randy Reed 250
17th Kyler Erickson 151
Rebounds
7th Jake White 361
8th Devin Patterson 231
14th Randy Reed 134
15th Tim Smallwood 118
17th Kyler Erickson 86
Assists
2nd Devin Patterson 303
13th Tim Smallwood 40
14th Kyler Erickson 36
17th Randy Reed 26
20. Jake White 19
Steals
1st Devin Patterson 169
11th Tim Smallwood 38
16th Randy Reed 25
17th Kyler Erickson 21
19th Jake White 15
Blocks
7th Randy Reed 18
10th Jake White 14
18th Tim Smallwood 6
19th Kyler Erickson 5
3 Point Field Goals Made
2nd Devin Patterson 104
7th Tim Smallwood 55
11th Kyler Erickson 24
14th Jake White 22
25th Randy Reed 4
Double-Doubles
2nd Jake White 6
Games Started
3rd Devin Patterson 87
10th Jake White 32
15th Tim Smallwood 7
17th Kyler Erickson 4
Points-Sophomore
3rd Devin Patterson 323
Rebounds-Sophomore
5th Devin Patterson 85
Assists-Sophomore
1st Devin Patterson 106
Steals-Sophomore
1st Devin Patterson 57
3 Point Field Goals Made
2nd Devin Patterson 32
Points-Junior
5th Devin Patterson 317
10th Jake White 146
11th Tim Smallwood 113
13th Randy Reed 104
17th Kyler Erickson 63
Rebounds-Junior
6th Jake White 112
11th Devin Patterson 76
12th Randy Reed 52
13th Tim Smallwood 51
17th Kyler Erickson 29
Assists-Junior
3rd Devin Patterson 104
12th Tim Smallwood 23
14th Kyler Erickson 14
16th Randy Reed 12
17th Jake White 9
Steals-Junior
2nd Devin Patterson 59
10th Tim Smallwood 19
14th Randy Reed 11
16th Kyler Erickson 10
18th Jake White 6
Blocks-Junior
5th Randy Reed 9
7th Jake White 7
11th Tim Smallwood 3
13th Kyler Erickson 1
3 Point Field Goals Made
5th Devin Patterson 27
9th Tim Smallwood 18
12th Kyler Erickson 7
14th Jake White 4
15th Randy Reed 2
Points-Senior
2nd Jake White 505
3rd Devin Patterson 497
9th Tim Smallwood 168
11th Randy Reed 145
14th Kyler Erickson 100
Rebounds-Senior
2nd Jake White 182
7th Randy Reed 83
9th Devin Patterson 69
13th Tim Smallwood 62
14th Kyler Erickson 57
Assists-Senior
1st Devin Patterson 93
9th Kyler Erickson 21
11th Tim Smallwood 18
13th Randy Reed 15
16th Jake White 10
Steals-Senior
1st Devin Patterson 51
8th Tim Smallwood 18
11th Randy Reed 14
13th Jake White & Kyler Erickson 9
Blocks-Senior
6th Randy Reed 9
9th Jake White 7
10th Kyler Erickson 4
12th Tim Smallwood 3
3 Point Field goals Made-Senior
3rd Devin Patterson 46
5th Tim Smallwood 37
9th Jake White 18
10th Kyler Erickson 17
15th Randy Reed 2
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