2023–24 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team

2023–24 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record15–18 (7–9 Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyan Brown
  • Kenya Crandell
  • Warren Niles
Home arenaBaxter Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State † 12 – 4   .750 22 – 13   .629
Kansas City 10 – 6   .625 16 – 16   .500
North Dakota 10 – 6   .625 18 – 14   .563
St. Thomas* 9 – 7   .563 20 – 13   .606
North Dakota State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 17   .469
Omaha 7 – 9   .438 15 – 18   .455
Denver 6 – 10   .375 17 – 17   .500
Oral Roberts 5 – 11   .313 12 – 19   .387
South Dakota 5 – 11   .313 12 – 20   .375
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2024 Summit League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska Omaha in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by second year head coach Chris Crutchfield, played their home games at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 15–18, 7–9 in Summit League play to finish in sixth place. They upset North Dakota in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament before losing to Denver in the semifinals.

Previous season

The Mavericks finished the 2022–23 season 9–23, 4–14 in Summit League play to finish in 10th place. They defeated Kansas City in the first round of the Summit League tournament[1] before losing to South Dakota State in the quarterfinals.[2]

Roster

2023–24 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Luke Jungers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Creighton Preparatory School Omaha, NE
G 1 JJ White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Colby CC Lawrencville, GA
G 2 Jaeden Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Bossier Parish CC Hinesville, GA
G 3 Grant Stubblefield 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Blue Valley Northwest High School Overland, KS
G 4 Sebastian Perry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Heritage Hall School Oklahoma City, OK
G 5 Ja'Sean Glover 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Madelia High School Madelia, MN
F 10 Marquel Sutton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Connors State Tulsa, OK
G 11 Tucker Mills 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lyons High School Lyons, CO
G 12 Landon Braun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Blue Valley Northwest High School Overland, KS
F 14 Marcel Bryant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Cedar Ridge High School Round Rock, TX
F 21 Nick Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Southern Nazarene Arlington, TX
F 23 Frankie Fidler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Bellevue West High School Bellevue, NE
F 24 Jamal Ambrose 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Fr Eastview High School Apple Valley, MN
G 32 Tony Osburn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mound City High School Fairfax, MO
C 33 Madelo Deng 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Omaha Central High School Turalei, SOSU
G 45 Biko Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Western Nebraska CC Carson, CA
C 55 Lincoln Palbicki 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Maple Grove High School Maple Grove, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 26, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 pm, SLN 		Doane W 85–53  1–0
 Baxter Arena (1,609)
Omaha, NE
November 9, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at TCU L 60–82  1–1
 Schollmaier Arena (5,885)
Fort Worth, TX
November 11, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Texas L 64–75  1–2
 UNT Coliseum (3,533)
Denton, TX
November 16, 2023*
7:00 pm 		vs. William & Mary
Air Force Multi-Team Event 		W 89–83  2–2
 Clune Arena (127)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 17, 2023*
2:00 pm 		vs. Lindenwood
Air Force Multi-Team Event 		L 70–72  2–3
 Clune Arena (321)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 19, 2023*
2:00 pm 		at Air Force L 56–58  2–4
 Clune Arena (1,466)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 22, 2023*
3:00 pm, SLN 		Mid-America Christian W 76–59  3–4
 Baxter Arena (1,266)
Omaha, NE
November 27, 2023*
7:30 pm, SLN 		York W 104–68  4–4
 Baxter Arena (819)
Omaha, NE
November 30, 2023*
12:05 pm, SLN 		Bellevue W 78–59  5–4
 Baxter Arena (5,094)
Omaha, NE
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech L 58–87  5–5
 United Supermarkets Arena (10,640)
Lubbock, TX
December 9, 2023*
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 58–62  5–6
 American Bank Center (1,161)
Corpus Christi, TX
December 17, 2023*
1:00 pm, SLN 		Stetson W 88–80  6–6
 Baxter Arena (1,839)
Omaha, NE
December 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal Poly L 53–66  6–7
 Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (1,381)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 29, 2023
7:00 pm, SLN 		Denver L 80–95  6–8
(0–1) 		Baxter Arena (3,707)
Omaha, NE
December 31, 2023
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		at South Dakota W 67–51  7–8
(1–1) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,710)
Vermillion, SD
January 3, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Northern Arizona
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		W 81–55  8–8
 Baxter Arena (1,240)
Omaha, NE
January 6, 2024*
6:00 pm 		at Idaho State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		L 62–63  8–9
 Reed Gym (2,103)
Pocatello, ID
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		North Dakota W 79–61  9–9
(2–1) 		Baxter Arena (870)
Omaha, NE
January 13, 2023
7:00 pm, SLN 		North Dakota State W 96–92 OT 10–9
(3–1) 		Baxter Arena (1,047)
Omaha, NE
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota State L 87–90  10–10
(3–2) 		Frost Arena (2,831)
Brookings, SD
January 20, 2024
12:05 pm, SLN 		Kansas City L 72–74  10–11
(3–3) 		Baxter Arena (1,517)
Omaha, NE
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Oral Roberts L 67–74  10–12
(3–4) 		Mabee Center (4,963)
Tulsa, OK
January 27, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Denver W 91–72  11–12
(4–4) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (1,183)
Denver, CO
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		St. Thomas W 69–65  12–12
(5–4) 		Baxter Arena (1,747)
Omaha, NE
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		at North Dakota L 78–99  12–13
(5–5) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,678)
Grand Forks, ND
February 10, 2024
1:00 pm, SLN 		at North Dakota State L 79–81  12–14
(5–6) 		Scheels Center (2,204)
Fargo, ND
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota W 91–84  13–14
(6–6) 		Baxter Arena (2,472)
Omaha, NE
February 17, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota State L 77–85 OT 13–15
(6–7) 		Baxter Arena (3,778)
Omaha, NE
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		Oral Roberts W 71–70  14–15
(7–7) 		Baxter Arena (2,106)
Omaha, NE
February 24, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Kansas City L 58–63  14–16
(7–8) 		Swinney Recreation Center (1,436)
Kansas City, MO
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		at St. Thomas L 61–88  14–17
(7–9) 		Schoenecker Arena (156)
St. Paul, MN
Summit League tournament
March 10, 2024
8:30 pm, SLN 		(6) vs. (3) North Dakota
Quarterfinals 		W 73–72  15–17
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,491)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 11, 2024
8:30 pm, SLN 		(6) vs. (7) Denver
Semifinals 		L 63–66  15–18
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,097)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Hot shooting Mavericks roll to opening round win". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Second-half defense lifts Jackrabbits into semifinals". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 4, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". omavs.com. Omaha Mavericks Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Schedule". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2023.