Omaha Mavericks men's basketball

The Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team, also called the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks,^{[n 1]} represents the University of Nebraska Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The Mavericks compete in The Summit League. Led by head coach Chris Crutchfield, they play their games at the on-campus Baxter Arena, which they moved to at the start of the 2015–16 season.^[2]

Omaha Mavericks men's basketball
2024–25 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team
University	University of Nebraska Omaha
Head coach	Chris Crutchfield (3rd season)
Conference	Summit League
Location	Omaha, Nebraska
Arena	Baxter Arena (capacity: 7,898)
Nickname	Mavericks
Colors	Crimson and black[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
NCAA Division II 1975, 1982
NCAA tournament appearances
NCAA Division II 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010 NCAA Division I 2025
Conference tournament champions
North Central: 2004, 2008 MIAA: 2010 Summit League: 2025
Conference regular-season champions
North Central: 1979, 1984, 2004, 2005 Summit League: 2025

The 2015–16 season was also the first in which they were eligible for the NCAA tournament, NIT, or Summit League tournament; they had been ineligible during the school's four-year transition from Division II to Division I, which began in the 2011–12 season. During this period, they made one appearance in the CIT, a tournament which is not directly sponsored by the NCAA, in 2014. They made their first ever appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2025 after winning the Summit League tournament.

History

Conference affiliations

• Independent – 1910–11 to 1933–34
• North Central Conference – 1934–35 to 1942–43
• Independent – 1943–44 to 1976–77
• North Central Conference – 1977–78 to 2007–08
• Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – 2008–09 to 2010–11
• NCAA Division I Independent – 2011–12
• Summit League – 2012–13 to Present

Season by season results

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Gus Miller (1910–1912)
1910–11	Gus Miller	–	–	–	–
1911–12	Gus Miller	–	–	–	–
Gus Miller:		–	–
Dutch Nagle (1912–1913)
1912–13	Dutch Nagle	3–2	–	–	–
Dutch Nagle:		3–2	–
Jim Meyers (1913–1916)
1913–14	Jim Meyers	–	–	–	–
1914–15	Jim Meyers	5–1	–	–	–
1915–16	Jim Meyers	4–4	–	–	–
Jim Meyers:		9–5	–
Ed Evans (1918–1919)
1918–19	Ed Evans	1–12	–	–	–
Ed Evans:		1–12	–
Ernie Adams (1919–1927)
1919–20	Ernie Adams	13–1	–	–	–
1920–21	Ernie Adams	9–1	–	–	–
1921–22	Ernie Adams	6–4	–	–	–
1922–23	Ernie Adams	9–3	–	–	–
1923–24	Ernie Adams	3–8	–	–	–
1924–25	Ernie Adams	4–4	–	–	–
1925–26	Ernie Adams	8–3	–	–	–
1926–27	Ernie Adams	6–10	–	–	–
Ernie Adams:		56–34	–
Lloyd M. Bradfield (1927–1929)
1927–28	Lloyd M. Bradfield	0–16	–	–	–
1928–29	Lloyd M. Bradfield	3–11	–	–	–
Lloyd M. Bradfield:		3–27	–
Bill Graves (1929–1931)
1929–30	Bill Graves	2–12	–	–	–
1930–31	Bill Graves	6–9	–	–	–
Bill Graves:		8–21	–
Cecil L. Hartman (1931–1934)
1931–32	Cecil L. Hartman	20–0	–	–	–
1932–33	Cecil L. Hartman	10–4	–	–	–
1933–34	Cecil L. Hartman	14–4	–	–	–
Cecil L. Hartman (North Central Conference) (1934–1935)
1934–35	Cecil L. Hartman	12–4	3–4	4th	–
Cecil L. Hartman:		56–12	3–4
Johnny Baker (North Central Conference) (1935–1938)
1935–36	Johnny Baker	4–10	3–9	7th	–
1936–37	Johnny Baker	4–11	1–6	7th	–
1937–38	Johnny Baker	2–9	1–6	6th	–
Johnny Baker:		10–30	5–21
Stu Baller (North Central Conference) (1938–1941)
1938–39	Stu Baller	8–9	2–6	7th	–
1939–40	Stu Baller	6–3	2–6	5th	–
1940–41	Stu Baller	12–13	5–3	3rd	–
Harold Johnk (North Central Conference) (1941–1943)
1941–42	Harold Johnk	6–15	3–5	5th	–
1942–43	Harold Johnk	4–7	0–6	8th	–
Stu Baller (1943–1944)
1943–44	Stu Baller	9–4	–	–	–
Stu Baller:		35–29	9–15
Harold Johnk (1945–1948)
1945–46	Harold Johnk	4–15	–	–	–
1946–47	Harold Johnk	9–10	–	–	–
1947–48	Harold Johnk	7–13	–	–	–
Harold Johnk:		30–50	3–11
Don Pflasterer (1948–1952)
1948–49	Don Pflasterer	10–10	–	–	–
1949–50	Don Pflasterer	13–10	–	–	–
1950–51	Don Pflasterer	4–15	–	–	–
1951–52	Don Pflasterer	13–11	–	–	–
Don Pflasterer:		40–46	–
Virgil Yelkin (1952–1955)
1952–53	Virgil Yelkin	15–8	–	–	–
1953–54	Virgil Yelkin	10–15	–	–	–
1954–55	Virgil Yelkin	15–10	–	–	–
Virgil Yelkin:		40–33	–
Jack Cotton (1955–1959)
1955–56	Jack Cotton	6–18	–	–	–
1956–57	Jack Cotton	9–16	–	–	–
1957–58	Jack Cotton	9–18	–	–	–
1958–59	Jack Cotton	3–33	–	–	–
Jack Cotton:		27–85	–
Sonny Means (1959–1961)
1959–60	Sonny Means	4–18	–	–	–
1960–61	Sonny Means	3–19	–	–	–
Sonny Means:		7–37	–
Jim Borsheim (1961–1969)
1961–62	Jim Borsheim	5–14	–	–	–
1962–63	Jim Borsheim	10–11	–	–	–
1963–64	Jim Borsheim	12–10	–	–	–
1964–65	Jim Borsheim	10–13	–	–	–
1965–66	Jim Borsheim	8–14	–	–	–
1966–67	Jim Borsheim	13–10	–	–	–
1967–68	Jim Borsheim	8–13	–	–	–
1968–69	Jim Borsheim	7–16	–	–	–
Jim Borsheim:		73–101	–
Bob Hanson (1969–1977)
1969–70	Bob Hanson	16–10	–	–	–
1970–71	Bob Hanson	12–12	–	–	–
1971–72	Bob Hanson	12–14	–	–	–
1972–73	Bob Hanson	17–11	–	–	–
1973–74	Bob Hanson	17–9	–	–	–
1974–75	Bob Hanson	17–11	–	–	NCAA Regional Finals
1975–76	Bob Hanson	16–13	–	–	NCAA regional semifinals
1976–77	Bob Hanson	17–12	–	–	NCAA regional semifinals
Bob Hanson (North Central Conference) (1977–1994)
1977–78	Bob Hanson	9–18	7–7	5th	–
1978–79	Bob Hanson	20–9	9–3	1st	NCAA regional semifinals
1979–80	Bob Hanson	12–14	6–8	5th	–
1980–81	Bob Hanson	17–11	9–5	3rd	–
1981–82	Bob Hanson	22–7	11–3	2nd	NCAA Regional Finals
1982–83	Bob Hanson	19–11	14–4	2nd	NCAA regional semifinals
1983–84	Bob Hanson	23–7	15–3	1st	NCAA regional semifinals
1984–85	Bob Hanson	13–15	8–10	7th	–
1985–86	Bob Hanson	19–9	11–7	2nd	–
1986–87	Bob Hanson	14–14	8–10	6th	–
1987–88	Bob Hanson	14–14	7–11	9th	–
1988–89	Bob Hanson	14–14	6–12	8th	–
1989–90	Bob Hanson	21–9	13–5	2nd	–
1990–91	Bob Hanson	17–13	9–9	6th	–
1991–92	Bob Hanson	15–13	9–9	6th	–
1992–93	Bob Hanson	5–21	2–16	10th	–
1993–94	Bob Hanson	4–22	2–16	10th	–
Bob Hanson:		382–313	146–138
Tim Carter (North Central Conference) (1994–1995)
1994–95	Tim Carter	11–16	5–13	10th	–
Tim Carter:		11–16	5–13
Kevin Lehman (North Central Conference) (1995–2001)
1995–96	Kevin Lehman	6–21	1–17	10th	–
1996–97	Kevin Lehman	13–14	6–12	7th	–
1997–98	Kevin Lehman	11–16	5–13	9th	–
1998–99	Kevin Lehman	15–12	8–10	6th	–
1999–00	Kevin Lehman	18–11	10–8	5th	–
2000–01	Kevin Lehman	9–17	3–15	10th	–
Kevin Lehman:		72–91	33–75
Kevin McKenna (North Central Conference) (2001–2005)
2001–02	Kevin McKenna	24–9	13–5	2nd	NCAA regional semifinals
2002–03	Kevin McKenna	20–10	8–8	6th	–
2003–04	Kevin McKenna	22–8	10–4	1st	NCAA regional quarterfinals
2004–05	Kevin McKenna	23–6	9–3	1st	NCAA regional quarterfinals
Kevin McKenna:		89–33	40–20
Derrin Hansen (North Central Conference) (2005–2008)
2005–06	Derrin Hansen	15–16	4–8	6th	–
2006–07	Derrin Hansen	12–16	3–10	6th	–
2007–08	Derrin Hansen	25–7	7–5	3rd	NCAA regional semifinals
Derrin Hansen (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2008–2011)
2008–09	Derrin Hansen	17–11	11–9	–	–
2009–10	Derrin Hansen	22–9	12–8	–	NCAA regional quarterfinals
2010–11	Derrin Hansen	19–10	15–7	–	–
Derrin Hansen (2011–2012)
2011–12	Derrin Hansen	11–18	Independent	–	–
Derrin Hansen (Summit League) (2012–2022)
2012–13	Derrin Hansen	11–20	6–10	6th	–
2013–14	Derrin Hansen	17–15	5–9	6th	CIT 2nd Round
2014–15	Derrin Hansen	12–17	5–11	8th	–
2015–16	Derrin Hansen	18–14	10–6	3rd	CBI 1st Round
2016–17	Derrin Hansen	18–14	9–7	3rd	-
2017–18	Derrin Hansen	9–22	4–10	7th	-
2018–19	Derrin Hansen	21–11	13–3	2nd	-
2019–20	Derrin Hansen	16–16	9–7	5th	-
2020–21	Derrin Hansen	5–19	3–11	8th
2021–22	Derrin Hansen	5–25	4–14	9th
Derrin Hansen:		253–260	120–133
Chris Crutchfield (Summit League) (2022–Present)
2022–23	Chris Crutchfield	9–23	4–14	10th
2023–24	Chris Crutchfield	15–18	7–9	6th
2024–25	Chris Crutchfield	22–12	13–3	1st	NCAA tournament
Chris Crutchfield:		46–53	24–26
Total:		1,196–1,272	381–447
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

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Postseason

NCAA Division I

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2025	#15	First Round	#2 St. John's	L 83-53

NCAA Division II

The Mavericks have appeared in 12 NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 7–14.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1975	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Augustana (SD) North Dakota	W 69–61 L 71–84
1976	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	North Dakota Mankato State	L 74–86 OT L 73–95
1977	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Green Bay Augustana (SD)	L 63–89 W 93–91
1979	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Northern Iowa North Dakota	L 72–84 W 86–75
1982	Regional semifinals Finals	Lewis North Dakota	W 78–69 L 75–83
1983	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Morningside Ferris State	L 79–80 L 75–81
1984	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Wayne State Northern Michigan	L 70–82 W 84–81
2002	Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals	Fort Lewis South Dakota State	W 88–58 L 76–96
2004	Regional Quarterfinals	South Dakota	L 71–82
2005	Regional Quarterfinals	Winona State	L 58–64
2008	Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals	Fort Lewis Winona State	W 82–76 L 67–80
2010	Regional Quarterfinals	Tarleton State	L 71–75

NAIA tournament results

The Mavericks have appeared in the NAIA tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1941	First round	Baltimore	L 35–52

CIT results

The Mavericks have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT).^[5] Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2014	First round Second Round	North Dakota Murray State	W 91–75 L 62–86

CBI results

The Mavericks have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	First round	Duquesne	L 112–120

Notable players

All–Americans

• 1992: Phil Cartwright

All–Conference

All–NCC Team

1940: Ron Salyards, Forward 1941: Ron Salyards, Forward 1941: Robert Mathews, Guard 1942: Robert Mathews, Guard 1979: Derrick Jackson, Guard 1979: Rick Wilks, Forward 1981: Jim Gregory, Forward 1982: Dean Thompson, Guard 1983: Dean Thompson, Guard 1984: Dean Thompson, Guard

1983: Terry Sodawasser, Center 1986: Dwayne King, Guard 1987: Mark Miller, Guard 1988: Bryan Leach, Guard 1990: Trent Neal, Guard 1990: Phil Cartwright, Center 1991: Thor Palamore, Forward 1992: Phil Cartwright, Center 1996: John Skokan, Center 1999: Corey Griffin, Forward

2002: Alvin Mitchell, Guard 2002: Adam Wetzel, Center 2003: Adam Wetzel, Center 2004: Tola Dada, Forward 2004: Ty Graham, Forward 2005: Ryan Curtis, Forward 2005: Calvin Kapels, Guard 2005: Abdul Mills, Guard 2006: Calvin Kapels, Guard 2008: Michael Jenkins

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All–MIAA Team

• 2009: Michael Jenkins
• 2010: Tyler Bullock & Andrew Bridger
• 2011: Tyler Bullock & Mitch Albers

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All–Summit Team

• 2016: Tra-Deon Hollins
• 2017: Tra-Deon Hollins
• 2019: Mitch Hahn
• 2019: Zach Jackson
• 2024: Frankie Fidler
• 2025: Marquel Sutton
• 2025: JJ White

Summit League Player of the Year

• 2025: Marquel Sutton

NCC Player of the Year

• 1984: Dean Thompson
• 2004: Tola Dada

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NCC Freshman of the Year

• 2003: Ryan Curtis

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UNO 1,000 Points/500 Rebounds club

• Player (Years) Points/Rebounds
• Sam Singleton (1962–66) 1,101/508
• Bill Haas (1964–67) 1,064/518
• Pat Roehrig (1971–75) 1,006/640
• Dennis Forrest (1973–77) 1,660/557
• Glenn Moberg (1975–79) 1,077/531
• Terry Sodawasser (1981–85) 1,093/625
• Thor Palamore (1987–91) 1,309/476
• Phil Cartwright (1988–92) 1,457/946
• Tola Dada (2000–04) 1,017/583
• Ryan Curtis (2002–06) 1,051/717
• Calvin Kapels (2002–06) 1,102/571
• John Karhoff (2010–2014) 1,348/524
• Tre'Shawn Thurman (2014–17) 1,164/624
• Marquel Sutton (2022-25) 1,373/633

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Notes

1. Although the school has completed the rebranding of its athletic program as "Omaha", and both The Summit League and National Collegiate Hockey Conference now follow this usage, national media such as ESPN usually use the hyphenated "Nebraska-Omaha".