Mavericks fans will be allowed a five-gallon can of popcorn for Saturday's game vs. Denver. ... Kyan Brown kicks, hits or throws a trash can in the locker room, ...

The locker room loved it. Brown then made an unconventional, spur-of-the-moment promise to the trash can. "If you're still in here after the game," he said.

The school had a “Bring Your Own Can” promotion for a Feb. 1 game against Denver, encouraging everyone in attendance to bring their own five-gallon or smaller trash cans into Baxter Arena ...

Brown made good on his promise to demolish the waste basket again after the game, and Omaha staff members have commemorated every victory since by pummeling a trash can while players gather ...

The Mav Shop at home games began to sell trash can shirts. They held a “Trash Can” night, in which fans were invited to bring their own trash cans to fill up with popcorn.

I’m like, I’m gonna bump this trash can! So I kicked the heck out of it.” “He’s like forget this trash can, he kicked it and we were all hype before the game,” Sutton said with a smile.

The trash can beatdowns started on Dec. 21, 2024, before Omaha's game against Cal Poly. The Mavericks, with a 4-9 record at the time, were coming off a 32-point loss to Iowa State.

Omaha men's basketball will allow fans to bring in five-gallon (or smaller) trash cans to Baxter Arena on Feb. 1 to be used as popcorn containers for the Mavericks' game against Denver.

Omaha men's basketball is all-in on its viral trash can celebration as UNO Athletics announced this Saturday's game vs. Denver will feature a 'Bring Your Own Garbage Can' one-time promotion.