2024–25 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska Omaha in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by third-year head coach Chris Crutchfield, play their home games at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska as members of the Summit League.

2024–25 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball
Summit League regular season champions
Conference	Summit League
Record	19–12 (13–3 Summit)
Head coach	Chris Crutchfield (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kyan Brown Keenan Holdman Warren Niles
Home arena	Baxter Arena
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Omaha	13	–	3		.813			19	–	12		.613
St. Thomas *	12	–	4		.750			22	–	9		.710
South Dakota State	11	–	5		.688			20	–	11		.645
North Dakota State	10	–	6		.625			21	–	10		.677
South Dakota	9	–	7		.563			18	–	13		.581
North Dakota	5	–	11		.313			11	–	20		.355
Denver	5	–	11		.313			11	–	20		.355
Kansas City	4	–	12		.250			12	–	19		.387
Oral Roberts	3	–	13		.188			7	–	22		.241
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2025 Summit League tournament winner As of March 1, 2025

Previous season

The Mavericks finished the 2023–24 season 15–18, 7–9 in Summit League play, to finish in sixth place.^[1] They defeated North Dakota in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament,^[2] before losing to Denver in the semifinals.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 JJ White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Colby CC Lawrenceville, GA G 3 Grant Stubblefield 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Blue Valley Northwest High School Overland Park, KS G 4 Sebastian Perry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Heritage Hall School Oklahoma City, OK G 5 Ja'Sean Glover 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Madelia High School Madelia, MN G 7 Lance Waddles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr North Dakota State Shreveport, LA F 10 Marquel Sutton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Connors State Tulsa, OK G 11 Tucker Mills 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Mead High School Lyons, CO G 12 Aidan Skradis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Elkhorn South High School Elkhorn, NE F 21 Valentino Simon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Hutchinson CC Nassau, Bahamas F 22 Kamryn Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hutchinson CC Chicago, IL F 23 Joshua Streit 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr North Dakota State Watkins, MN C 24 Isaac Ondekane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr Lindenwood Kinshasa, Congo G 25 Khamani Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Connors CC Pine Bluff, AR C 27 Pablo Soumare 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Veritas Academy Dakar, Senegal G 32 Tony Osburn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mound City High School Fairfax, MO C 55 Lincoln Palbicki 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Maple Grove High School Maple Grove, MN	Head coach Chris Crutchfield (Omaha) Assistant coach(es) Kyan Brown (Oral Roberts) Warren Niles (Oral Roberts) Keenan Holdman (Hardin–Simmons) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 8, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:05 p.m.		York	W 101–62	–	Baxter Arena (885) Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:05 p.m., SLN		Mid-America Christian	W 85–69	1–0	Baxter Arena (910) Omaha, NE
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Stetson	W 79–76	2–0	Edmunds Center (561) DeLand, FL
November 9, 2024* 2:30 p.m., Peacock		at Minnesota	L 64–68	2–1	Williams Arena (8,019) Minneapolis, MN
November 14, 2024* 9:00 p.m., MW Network		at UNLV	L 69–80	2–2	Thomas & Mack Center (4,817) Paradise, NV
November 16, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Utah	L 73–79	2–3	America First Event Center (1,006) Cedar City, UT
November 22, 2024* 7:30 p.m.		vs. Alabama State Akron Basketball Classic	L 67–85	2–4	James A. Rhodes Arena  Akron, OH
November 23, 2024* 3:00 p.m.		at Akron Akron Basketball Classic	L 84–92	2–5	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,723) Akron, OH
November 24, 2024* 11:00 a.m.		vs. Lamar Akron Basketball Classic	W 65–59	3–5	James A. Rhodes Arena (46) Akron, OH
November 30, 2024* 7:05 p.m., SLN		Abilene Christian	L 55–71	3–6	Baxter Arena (2,243) Omaha, NE
December 4, 2024* 7:05 p.m., SLN		Montana State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	L 65–76	3–7	Baxter Arena (1,424) Omaha, NE
December 7, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sacramento State	W 70–60	4–7	Hornets Nest (502) Sacramento, CA
December 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 58–78	4–8	McLeod Center (3,284) Cedar Falls, IA
December 15, 2024* 12:00 p.m., CBSSN		at No. 3 Iowa State	L 51–83	4–9	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
December 21, 2024* 7:05 p.m., SLN		Cal Poly	W 86–82	5–9	Baxter Arena (2,348) Omaha, NE
December 28, 2024* 7:05 p.m., SLN		Mount Marty	W 81–51	6–9	Baxter Arena (1,804) Omaha, NE
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN		at North Dakota	W 95–85	7–9 (1–0)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,592) Grand Forks, ND
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., SLN		at North Dakota State	W 85–80	8–9 (2–0)	Scheels Center (1,629) Fargo, ND
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Kansas City	W 77–58	9–9 (3–0)	Baxter Arena (2,437) Omaha, NE
January 11, 2025 1:05 p.m., SLN		South Dakota State	W 87–80	10–9 (4–0)	Baxter Arena (2,849) Omaha, NE
January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., SLN		at Denver	W 80–62	11–9 (5–0)	Hamilton Gymnasium (527) Denver, CO
January 23, 2025 7:05 p.m., SLN		St. Thomas	W 89–78	12–9 (6–0)	Baxter Arena (3,234) Omaha, NE
January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN		at Oral Roberts	W 84–76	13–9 (7–0)	Mabee Center (4,008) Tulsa, OK
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN		at South Dakota	L 87–91	13–10 (7–1)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,676) Vermillion, SD
February 1, 2025 7:05 p.m., SLN		Denver	W 78–69	14–10 (8–1)	Baxter Arena (3,356) Omaha, NE
February 6, 2025 7:05 p.m., SLN		North Dakota	W 80–77	15–10 (9–1)	Baxter Arena (2,508) Omaha, NE
February 8, 2025 1:05 p.m., SLN		North Dakota State	W 85–74	16–10 (10–1)	Baxter Arena (2,288) Omaha, NE
February 13, 2025 1:00 p.m., SLN		at South Dakota State	L 85–98	16–11 (10–2)	First Bank and Trust Arena (3,842) Brookings, SD
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN		at St. Thomas	L 84–95	16–12 (10–3)	Shoenecker Arena (2,008) St. Paul, MN
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., SLN		at Kansas City	W 78–66	17–12 (11–3)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,010) Kansas City, MO
February 22, 2025 7:05 p.m., SLN		South Dakota	W 93–85	18–12 (12–3)	Baxter Arena (4,283) Omaha, NE
March 1, 2025 1:05 p.m., SLN		Oral Roberts	W 80–57	19–12 (13–3)	Baxter Arena (4,127) Omaha, NE
Summit League tournament
March 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., SLN	(1)	vs. (8/9) Kansas City/Oral Roberts Quarterfinals			Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4][5]