The Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team, also called the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks,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". 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.
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
Postseason NCAA Division I 2025 #15 First Round #2 St. John's L 53–83
NCAA Division II The Mavericks have appeared in 12 NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 7–14.
1975 Regional semifinalsRegional Finals Augustana (SD)North Dakota W 69–61L 71–84 1976 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game North DakotaMankato State L 74–86 OTL 73–95 1977 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game Green BayAugustana (SD) L 63–89W 93–91 1979 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game Northern IowaNorth Dakota L 72–84W 86–75 1982 Regional semifinalsFinals LewisNorth Dakota W 78–69L 75–83 1983 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game MorningsideFerris State L 79–80L 75–81 1984 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game Wayne StateNorthern Michigan L 70–82W 84–81 2002 Regional QuarterfinalsRegional semifinals Fort LewisSouth Dakota State W 88–58L 76–96 2004 Regional Quarterfinals South Dakota L 71–82 2005 Regional Quarterfinals Winona State L 58–64 2008 Regional QuarterfinalsRegional semifinals Fort LewisWinona State W 82–76L 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.
1941 First round Baltimore L 35–52
CIT results The Mavericks have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 1–1.
2014 First roundSecond Round North DakotaMurray State W 91–75L 62–86
CBI results The Mavericks have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.
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
All–MIAA Team 2009: Michael Jenkins 2010: Tyler Bullock & Andrew Bridger 2011: Tyler Bullock & Mitch Albers
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 2026: Paul Djobet
Summit League Player of the Year 2025: Marquel Sutton
NCC Player of the Year 1984: Dean Thompson 2004: Tola Dada
NCC Freshman of the Year 2003: Ryan Curtis
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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