2024–25 Summit League men's basketball season

The 2024–25 Summit League men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 4, 2024, and began conference play on January 2, 2025. The regular season ended on March 1, 2025, and set up the 2025 Summit League men's basketball tournament which took place from March 5 to 9, 2025. Omaha finished league play with a 13–3 record as the regular season champion. The Mavericks would go on to win the Summit League tournament, defeating St. Thomas. In the program's first NCAA tournament, Omaha was seeded 15th in the West region and played 2nd seeded St. John's. The Mavericks would fall to the Red Storm, 53–83.

Head coaches TeamHead CoachPrevious JobYears At SchoolRecord at SchoolSummit League RecordSummit League TitlesNCAA tournamentsNCAA Sweet 16'sDenverJeff WulbrunStanford (Assistant)443–5519–33000Kansas CityMarvin MenziesGrand Canyon (Associate HC)327–3717–17050North DakotaPaul SatherNorthern State661–9433–51000North Dakota StateDavid RichmanNorth Dakota State (Assistant)11187–13197–62320OmahaChris CrutchfieldOregon (Assistant)323–4011–23000Oral RobertsRussell SpringmannOral Roberts (Assistant)212–195–11000St. ThomasJohn TauerSt. Thomas (Assistant)13266–100^22–3000^^0^^^South DakotaEric PetersonUtah (Assistant)324–3812–22000South Dakota StateEric HendersonSouth Dakota State (Assistant)6109–4865–15220 Notes:

Year at school includes 2024–25 season. Overall and Summit League records are from the time at their current school and are through the end of the 2023–24 season. NCAA tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.

^218 wins and 50 losses at the Division III level

^^8 NCAA Division III Tournaments

^^^4 NCAA Division III Sweet 16s, 2 NCAA Division III Final Fours, and 1 NCAA Division III National Championship

Preseason awards The preseason Summit League men's basketball polls were released on October 8, 2024.

Preseason poll First place votes in parentheses

Kansas City (17) – 514 South Dakota State (12) – 474 North Dakota State (3) – 384 St. Thomas – 308 Oral Roberts (2) – 305 North Dakota (1) – 283 South Dakota (1) – 250 Omaha – 159 Denver – 158

Preseason honors HonorRecipientPreseason Player of the YearIssac McBride, Oral RobertsPreseason All-Summit League First TeamKendall Blue, St. ThomasJamar Brown, Kansas CityTreysen Eaglestaff, North DakotaAmar Kuljuhovic, North DakotaIssac McBride, Oral RobertsKaleb Stewart, South DakotaPreseason All-Summit League Second TeamOscar Cluff, South Dakota StateDeAndre Craig, DenverKalen Garry, South Dakota StateMarquel Sutton, OmahaJacari White, North Dakota State

Regular season Conference standings Current as of March 20, 2025 ConferenceOverallRankTeamRecordPercentRecordPercentTiebreaker1Omaha13–3.81322–13.6292St. Thomas12–4.75024–10.7063South Dakota State11–5.68820–12.6254North Dakota State10–6.62521–11.6565South Dakota9–7.56319–14.5766North Dakota5–11.31312–21.3647Denver5–11.31311–21.3448Kansas City4–12.25013–20.3949Oral Roberts3–13.1887–23.233

Conference matrix   Denver Kansas City North DakotaNorth Dakota State Omaha Oral Roberts St. Thomas South Dakota South Dakota State vs. Denver – 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1vs. Kansas City 1–1 – 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 vs. North Dakota 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1vs. North Dakota State 0–2 0–2 1–1 – 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1vs. Omaha 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1vs. Oral Roberts 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 2–0vs. St. Thomas 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 1–1vs. South Dakota 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 – 2–0vs. South Dakota State 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 –Total 5–11 4–12 5–11 10–6 13–3 3–13 12–4 9–7 11–5 Through March 1, 2025

Players of the Week WeekPlayer(s) of the WeekSchool Nov. 11Oscar CluffSouth Dakota State Nov. 18Treysen EaglestaffNorth Dakota Nov. 25Marquel SuttonOmaha Dec. 2Oscar Cluff (2)South Dakota State (2) Dec. 9Jackson MoniNorth Dakota State Dec. 16Chase ForteSouth DakotaJackson Moni (2)North Dakota State (2) Dec. 23Treysen Eaglestaff (2)North Dakota (2) Dec. 30Jackson Moni (3)North Dakota State (3) Jan. 6Miles BarnstableSt. ThomasOscar Cluff (3)South Dakota State (3) Jan. 13Issac McBrideOral Roberts Jan. 20Oscar Cluff (4)South Dakota State (4) Jan. 27JJ WhiteOmaha (2) Feb. 3Dre BullockSouth Dakota (2) Feb. 10Jamar BrownKansas City Feb. 17Oscar Cluff (5)South Dakota State (5)Feb. 24Marquel Sutton (2)Omaha (3)Mar. 3Chase Forte (2)South Dakota (3)

Records against other conferences As of December 30, 2024:

Major 6 ConferencesRecordMajor 6 ConferencesRecordACC0–2American1–3Big East1–1Big Ten0–4Big 120–6SEC0–3Major 6 Total2–19Other Division I ConferencesRecordOther Division I ConferencesRecordAtlantic 101–0ASUN2–0America East0–1Big Sky13–10Big SouthNoneBig West3–5CAANoneConference USANoneHorizon League1–1Ivy LeagueNoneIndependentsNoneMAACNoneMAC5–1MEACNoneMVC1–5MWC0–6NECNoneOVC1–2Patriot League0–1SoCon1–2Southland3–1SWAC1–2Sun Belt1–0WAC3–4WCC3–2Other Division I Total32–41NCAA Division I Total39–63NCAA Division II Total6–1NCAA Division III Total4–0NAIA Total11–0NCCAA Total5–0Total Non-Conference Record65–64

Record against ranked non-conference opponents Summit League records against ranked teams (rankings from AP Poll, Summit teams in Bold):

Date Visitor Home Site Score Conference record Reference November 11 Kansas City No. 7 Iowa State Hilton ColiseumAmes, IA L 56–82 0–1 November 16 Kansas City No. 14 Creighton CHI Health Center OmahaOmaha, NE L 56–79 0–2 December 15 Omaha No. 3 Iowa State Hilton ColiseumAmes, IA L 51–83 0–3 December 18 No. 7 Alabama North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux CenterGrand Forks, ND L 90–97 0–4 December 29 South Dakota State No. 5 Alabama Coleman ColiseumTuscaloosa, AL L 82–105 0–5

Points scored TeamForAgainstDifferenceDenver 2316 2483 –167Kansas City 2386 2218 +168North Dakota 2550 2624 –74North Dakota State 2595 2386 +209Omaha 2654 2551 +103Oral Roberts 2200 2356 –156St. Thomas 2827 2544 +283South Dakota 2812 2763 +49South Dakota State 2546 2352 +194 Through March 17, 2025

Home attendance TeamArenaCapacityTotal GamesAverage AttendanceAttendance HighTotal Attendance% of CapacityDenverHamilton Gymnasium2,500147821,165Mar 1 vs. South Dakota St10,94831.3%Kansas CitySwinney Recreation Center1,500138831,534Jan 25 vs. St. Thomas11,49158.9%North DakotaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center3,300131,9283,085Dec 18 vs. 6 Alabama25,07458.4%North Dakota StateScheels Center5,460141,7555,198Jan 25 vs. North Dakota24,57832.2%OmahaBaxter Arena7,898132,6454,283Feb 22 vs. South Dakota34,39533.5%Oral RobertsMabee Center10,154133,2834,811Nov 16 vs. Haskell42,68532.3%St. ThomasSchoenecker Arena1,800121,4182,068Feb 2 vs. North Dakota St17,01678.8%South DakotaSanford Coyote Sports Center6,000161,9083,942Feb 16 vs. South Dakota St30,53831.8%South Dakota StateFirst Bank and Trust Arena6,500142,9904,764Jan 25 vs. South Dakota41,87246.0% Bold - Exceed capacity As of March 1, 2025 Does not include exhibition games

National Television Games Any games that league members will play on National Television, including the Summit League's media contract with CBS Sports Network, are listed here.

Summit League members in bold DateTime (CT)Road TeamHome teamFinal ScoreNetworkNovember 16, 20246 PMKansas CityNo. 14 CreightonL 56–79FS2December 10, 20247 PMNorth Dakota StateButlerW 71–68FS1December 15, 202412 PMOmahaNo. 3 Iowa StateL 51–83CBSSNDecember 18, 20248 PMNo. 7 AlabamaNorth DakotaL 90–97CBSSNJanuary 2, 20258 PMDenverSouth Dakota State70–91CBSSNJanuary 8, 20257 PMKansas CityOmaha58–77CBSSNFebruary 2, 20253 PMNorth Dakota StateSt. Thomas62–79CBSSNFebruary 13, 20258 PMOral RobertsNorth Dakota State88–94OTCBSSNFebruary 16, 20251 PMSouth Dakota StateSouth Dakota94–91CBSSNFebruary 23, 20251 PMKansas CitySouth Dakota State65–70CBSSN

All–League Honors HonorRecipientPlayer of the YearMarquel Sutton, OmahaDefensive Player of the YearChase Forte, South DakotaSixth Man of the YearTajavis Miller, North Dakota StateFreshman of the YearSebastian Akins, DenverNewcomer of the YearOscar Cluff, South Dakota StateCoach of the YearChris Crutchfield, OmahaAll-Summit League First TeamMarquel Sutton, OmahaMiles Barnstable, St. ThomasOscar Cluff, South Dakota StateChase Forte, South DakotaJacksen Moni, North Dakota StateJJ White, OmahaAll-Summit League Second TeamJamar Brown, Kansas CityDrake Dobbs, St. ThomasTreysen Eaglestaff, North DakotaIssac McBride, Oral RobertsJacari White, North Dakota StateAll-Summit League Honorable MentionIssac Bruns, South DakotaDre Bullock, South DakotaKalen Garry, South Dakota StateMasen Miller, North Dakota StateMier Panoam, North DakotaAll-Defensive TeamOscar Cluff, South Dakota StateDrake Dobbs, St. ThomasChase Forte, South DakotaEli King, North DakotaJa'Sean Glover, OmahaAll-Newcomer TeamSebastian Akins, DenverMiles Barnstable, St. ThomasOscar Cluff, South Dakota StateChase Forte, South DakotaJacksen Moni, North Dakota State Source:

Postseason Conference tournament

All 9 teams qualified for the Summit League tournament. The tournament was held at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from March 5 to 9, 2024.

NCAA tournament

Seed Region School First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship No. 15 West Omaha lost to No. 2 St. John's — — — — 1 BidW-L (%):TOTAL:

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