The last time the Mavs had to make a cross-country trip between two road games, they picked up a landmark win in program history.
It was just last month that UNO lost at Dayton on a Tuesday. The next day, it traveled from Ohio to Washington. Then on that Thursday, it knocked off Washington State for the school’s first-ever Pac-12 victory.
The Mavs will look to replicate that success this week.
They suffered a 75-66 defeat at St. Mary’s on Sunday. Then came Monday’s travel day, when they made their way from California to Arkansas. And on Tuesday, they’ll face Arkansas State (5-2).
The Red Wolves, picked to finish 10th in the Sun Belt preseason poll, just suffered their first home loss of the season Saturday when they fell 76-57 to Stephen F. Austin. They’d won their first four games at First National Bank Arena.
For UNO, Tuesday’s matchup will be the second of a four-game road trip. The Mavs play at Northern Arizona and at Arizona next week.
Meet the 2019-20 UNO men's basketball team
Ayo Akinwole
Ayo Akinwole
Class:Â Junior
Position: Guard
Height/weight:Â 6-0, 165
Hometown:Â Papillion, Nebraska
Played in all 32 games in 2018-19, starting in three. Averaged 5.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.9 steals, scoring in double figures four times.
Nathan Brusseau
Nathan Brusseau
Class: Freshman
Position:Â Center
Height/weight:Â 6-11, 225
Hometown:Â New Prague, Minnesota
Three-year letter winner at New Prague High School. Two-time all-conference honorable mention in high school.
Grant Frickenstein
Grant Frickenstein
Class:Â Freshman
Position:Â Guard
Height/weight:Â 6-3, 170
Hometown:Â Fremont, Nebraska
Four-year letter winner at Fremont Bergan. Averaged 20.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a senior.
JT Gibson
JT Gibson
Class:Â Senior
Position:Â Guard
Height/weight:Â 6-3, 195
Hometown:Â Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Started all 32 games in 2018-19, averaging 12.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Scored in double figures 25 times, including five games with over 20 points.
Darrius Hughes
Darrius Hughes
Class:Â Freshman
Position:Â Guard/forward
Height/weight:Â 6-7, 230
Hometown:Â Kansas City, Missouri
Rockhurst High School's first four-year letter winner since the 1980s. As a senior, averaged a team-leading 18.0 points.
Kyle Luedtke
Kyle Luedtke
Class:Â Redshirt freshman
Position:Â Guard
Height/weight:Â 6-5, 190
Hometown:Â Omaha, Nebraska
Redshirted in 2018-19. Will provide depth at the wing position in 2019-20.
Hayden Miller
Hayden Miller
Class:Â Sophomore
Position: Guard
Height/weight:Â 6-1, 180
Hometown:Â Nebraska City, Nebraska
Played in 11 games in 2018-19. Named to the Summit League academic honor roll and the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
Matt Pile
Matt Pile
Class: Junior
Position:Â Forward
Height/weight: 6-8, 240
Hometown:Â Wichita, Kansas
Started all 32 games in 2018-19, averaging 11.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.8 blocks per game. Was second in the Summit League with 58.7% shooting from the field and led the league with 3.09 offensive rebounds per game. Led the league in total offensive rebounds (99) and was fourth in total rebounds (252), fifth in rebounds per game (7.9), seventh in defensive rebounds (153) and eighth in blocked shots (26).
KJ Robinson
KJ Robinson
Class: Senior
Position: Guard
Height/weight:Â 6-0, 190
Hometown:Â Blue Springs, Missouri
Started all 29 games in which he appeared in 2018-19. Averaged 11.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game, scoring in double figures 17 times, including two games with over 20 points.
La'Mel Robinson
La'Mel Robinson
Class: Freshman
Position:Â Guard
Height/weight:Â 6-0, 160
Hometown:Â Riverside, Missouri
Four-year letter winner at Park Hill South High School. Averaged 25.0 points per game as a senior. Finished his career as the school's all-time leader in scoring (2,050 points) and assists (600).
Marlon Ruffin
Marlon Ruffin
Class: Sophomore
Position: Guard/forward
Height/weight: 6-5, 195
Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin
Averaged 13.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game while shooting 54.3% from the field, 47.2% 3-point range and 76.9% from the free-throw line in 2018-19. Garnered second-team All-NJCAA Region IV and all-conference recognition as a freshman at Highland Community College.
Marco Smith
Marco Smith
Class:Â Sophomore
Position:Â Guard
Height/weight:Â 6-2, 175
Hometown:Â Kansas City, Kansas
Redshirt sophomore that played in 31 games and made one start averaging 5.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.9 steals over 16.6 minutes per game as a freshman in 2017-18 at UMKC.
Zach Thornhill
Zach Thornhill
Class: Sophomore
Position: Guard
Height/weight:Â 6-4, 185
Hometown:Â Lenexa, Kansas
Played in only 10 games in 2018-19 due to injury. Averaged 3.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists.
Wanjang Tut
Wanjang Tut
Class: Sophomore
Position:Â Forward
Height/weight:Â 6-8, 205
Hometown:Â Omaha Burke
Played in 31 games in 2018-19 with four double-figure scoring performances, averaging 3.8 points and 2.3 rebounds.
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