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

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, United States. The Mavericks compete in

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. Led by head coach Chris Crutchfield, they play their games at the on-campus

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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 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

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after winning the Summit League tournament.

History

Conference affiliations

* Independent – 1910–11 to 1933–34 *

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– 1934–35 to 1942–43 * Independent – 1943–44 to 1976–77 * North Central Conference – 1977–78 to 2007–08 *

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– 2008–09 to 2010–11 * NCAA Division I Independent – 2011–12 *

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– 2012–13 to Present

Season by season results

Postseason

NCAA Division I

NCAA Division II

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 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 1–1.

CBI results

The Mavericks have appeared in one

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(CBI). Their record is 0–1.

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–
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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

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 *

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(2014–17) 1,164/624 *Marquel Sutton (2022-25) 1,373/633

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Omaha Mavericks men's basketball 1910 establishments in Nebraska Basketball teams established in 1910