OMAHA! OMAHA!: Not only Peyton Manning’s favorite audible call, it is also the home of the Mavericks, a college program in the final year of Division I reclassification. Seattle U welcomes the University of Nebraska Omaha to KeyArena for a midweek contest, starting a stretch of three games in five nights for the Redhawks. Seattle U is looking to rebound after a tough loss in the season opener last Friday, while the Mavericks are coming off a convincing victory in their opener this past weekend.
WHERE TO CATCH THE GAME: Links to live stats and live video for Wednesday’s game can be found on the men’s basketball schedule page of GoSeattleU.com. Dave Grosby and Gary Hill Jr. will broadcast the game from courtside on 770 AM KTTH, starting with the pregame show 15 minutes before tipoff.
HEY JOE!: This Friday’s crosstown showdown between Seattle University and the University of Washington will be televised live on JoeTV. Dick Fain will provide the play-by-play description of the action, with a color analyst to be announced. JoeTV, the home of several Seattle Sounders FC matches during the Major League Soccer regular season, can be found on channel 11 for Wave Broadband subscribers, channel 10 for Comcast customers, and channel 22 for Dish and DirecTV subscribers.
SCOUTING NEBRASKA-OMAHA: The Mavericks started their 2014-15 season with a 100-75 home victory over Central Arkansas Sunday afternoon. UNO pulled down more offensive rebounds (26) than Central Arkansas grabbed in total rebounds (25). Devin Patterson and CJ Carter each finished with 22 points and seven assists, while Mike Rostampour notched a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds and Jake White nearly did the same with nine points and 11 rebounds. As a team, Nebraska-Omaha shot 44.7 percent from the field (34-for-76), including 11-for-22 from behind the three-point line, and 67.7 percent from the free throw line (21-for-31). Last season, the Mavericks went 17-15 and advanced to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. This is the final season of the Division I reclassification process for the Mavericks who, barring any glitches, will be eligible for NCAA postseason play starting in 2015-16.