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
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,
Nebraska
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, United States. The Mavericks compete in
The Summit League
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. Led by head coach
Chris Crutchfield, they play their games at the on-campus
Baxter Arena
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, 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
The 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
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, a tournament which is not directly sponsored by the NCAA, in 2014.
History
Season by season results
Postseason
NCAA Division II Tournament results
The Mavericks have appeared in 12
NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 7–14.
NAIA tournament results
The Mavericks have appeared in the
NAIA tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.
CIT results
The Mavericks have appeared in one
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(CIT).
Their record is 1–1.
CBI results
The Mavericks have appeared in one
College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.
Notable players
All–Americans
*1992: Phil Cartwright
All–Conference
All–
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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
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Team
*2016:
Tra-Deon Hollins
*2017: Tra-Deon Hollins
*2019: Mitch Hahn
*2019:
Zach Jackson
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
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Early life and high school career
Thu ...
(2014–17) 1,164/624
Notes
References
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