2022–23 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska Omaha in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 1st-year head coach Chris Crutchfield, played their home games at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska, as members of the Summit League.

2022–23 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	9–23 (4–14 The Summit)
Head coach	Chris Crutchfield (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Kyan Brown Kenya Crandell Warren Niles
Home arena	Baxter Arena
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oral Roberts †	18	–	0		1.000			30	–	5		.857
South Dakota State	13	–	5		.722			19	–	13		.594
North Dakota State	11	–	7		.611			16	–	17		.485
Western Illinois	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
St. Thomas *	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
South Dakota	7	–	11		.389			12	–	19		.387
Kansas City	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Denver	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
North Dakota	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
Omaha	4	–	14		.222			9	–	23		.281
† 2023 Summit League tournament winner * Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

Previous season

The Mavericks finished the 2021–22 season 5–25, 4–14 in Summit League play to finish in ninth place. They lost to South Dakota State in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.^[1]

Roster

2022–23 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Luke Jungers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska G 1 JJ White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lawrenceville, Georgia G 2 Jaeden Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Hinesville, Georgia G 3 Kyle Luedtke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Omaha, Nebraska F 4 Kennedy Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Chicago, Illinois G 5 Ja'Sean Glover 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Madelia, Minnesota F 10 Marquel Sutton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Tulsa, Oklahoma G 11 La'Mel Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Riverside, Missouri G 12 Zander Beard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lincoln, Nebraska C 14 Dylan Brougham 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Riverside, Missouri G 15 Grant Frickenstein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Fremont, Nebraska G 20 Louis Fidler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Bellevue, Nebraska F 23 Frankie Fidler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bellevue, Nebraska F 24 Jamal Ambrose 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Apple Valley, Minnesota G 32 Tony Osburn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Fairfax, Missouri F 33 Akol Arop 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Omaha, Nebraska	Head coach Chris Crutchfield (Omaha) Assistant coach(es) Kyan Brown (Oral Roberts) Kenya Crandell (Nebraska–Kearney) Warren Niles (Oral Roberts) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 23, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2022* 7:05 p.m.		Mid-America Christian	W 96–71	–	Baxter Arena  Omaha, NE
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 5 Kansas	L 64–89	0–1	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		at Nebraska	L 61–75	0–2	Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,447) Lincoln, NE
November 13, 2022* 2:05 p.m.		Idaho	W 79–72	1–2	Baxter Arena (2,108) Omaha, NE
November 16, 2022* 7:37 p.m.		Ball State	L 61–71	1–3	Baxter Arena (2,115) Omaha, NE
November 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 25 Iowa Emerald Coast Classic campus-site game	L 64–100	1–4	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,467) Iowa City, IA
November 25, 2022* 1:30 p.m.		vs. Louisiana–Monroe Emerald Coast Classic semifinals	W 63–56	2–4	The Arena at NFSC  Niceville, FL
November 26, 2022* 12:30 p.m.		vs. Southern Emerald Coast Classic Championship	W 88–78	3–4	The Arena at NFSC  Niceville, FL
November 28, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Mississippi State	L 54–74	3–5	Humphrey Coliseum (6,090) Starkville, MS
December 3, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Texas	L 45–75	3–6	The Super Pit (3,035) Denton TX
December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Drake	L 65–78	3–7	Knapp Center (2,702) Des Moines, IA
December 10, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana State	L 54–82	3–8	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,975) Bozeman, MT
December 13, 2022* 12:05 p.m.		Midland	W 104–72	4–8	Baxter Arena (4,316) Omaha, NE
December 19, 2022 7:05 p.m.		Denver	W 83–66	5–8 (1–0)	Baxter Arena (2,505) Omaha, NE
December 21, 2022* 6:00 p.m.		at Iowa State	Cancelled due to Winter Storm Elliott[2]		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
December 29, 2022 7:05 p.m.		Oral Roberts	L 89–92	5–9 (1–1)	Baxter Arena (2,208) Omaha, NE
December 31, 2022 1:05 p.m.		Kansas City	L 59–75	5–10 (1–2)	Baxter Arena (1,686) Omaha, NE
January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m.		at Western Illinois	W 78–74	6–10 (2–2)	Western Hall (354) Macomb, IL
January 7, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at St. Thomas	L 68–80	6–11 (2–3)	Schoenecker Arena (1,332) Saint Paul, MN
January 12, 2023 7:05 p.m.		North Dakota	W 69–63	7–11 (3–3)	Baxter Arena (2,091) Omaha, NE
January 14, 2023 12:05 p.m.		North Dakota State	L 65–78	7–12 (3–4)	Baxter Arena (1,639) Omaha, NE
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at South Dakota State	L 61–84	7–13 (3–5)	Frost Arena (1,939) Brookings, SD
January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m.		at South Dakota	L 68–84	7–14 (3–6)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,141) Vermillion, SD
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at Kansas City	L 61–64	7–15 (3–7)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,012) Kansas City, MO
January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at Oral Roberts	L 64–73	7–16 (3–8)	Mabee Center (7,846) Tulsa, OK
February 2, 2023 7:05 p.m.		St. Thomas	L 83–89	7–17 (3–9)	Baxter Arena (1,261) Omaha, NE
February 4, 2023 2:05 p.m.		Western Illinois	L 72–75	7–18 (3–10)	Baxter Arena (1,898) Omaha, NE
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at North Dakota State	L 58–84	7–19 (3–11)	Scheels Center (1,805) Fargo, ND
February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m.		at North Dakota	L 73–76 OT	7–20 (3–12)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,534) Grand Forks, ND
February 16, 2023 7:05 p.m.		South Dakota	W 80–72	8–20 (4–12)	Baxter Arena (1,665) Omaha, NE
February 18, 2023 7:05 p.m.		South Dakota State	L 70–91	8–21 (4–13)	Baxter Arena (3,242) Omaha, NE
February 25, 2023 4:00 p.m.		at Denver	L 61–72	8–22 (4–14)	Hamilton Gymnasium (1,335) Denver, CO
Summit League tournament
March 3, 2023 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(10)	vs. (7) Kansas City First round	W 73–61	9–22	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
March 4, 2023 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(10)	vs. (2) South Dakota State Quarterfinals	L 55–63	9–23	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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