UNO Basketball 2023-2024

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Men's Basketball Releases 2023-24 Schedule

Head men's basketball coach Chris Crutchfield officially announced the full 2023-24 schedule on Thursday. The 30-game schedule features 16 games against Summit League opponents and 14 non-conference opponents, including a bout with No. 22 TCU.

The Mavericks open the season at home when they host Doane University on November 6, before hitting the road to face TCU on November 11 and North Texas on November 16. Next is a three-game tournament in Colorado Springs from November 17-19, first taking on the host Air Force followed by Lindenwood and William & Mary.

Omaha will then have a three-game home stand against Mid-American Christian (Nov. 22), York (Nov. 27), and Bellevue (Nov. 30), followed by another trip to Texas where they will face Texas Tech (Dec. 6) and Corpus Christi (Dec. 9).

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2023-24 Summit League Basketball Schedules Unveiled

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Summit League officials released the men's and women's schedules for the upcoming 2023-24 basketball seasons Thursday. Each men’s and women’s basketball program will start its League slate the week after Christmas and those will feature a 16-game, home-and-home mirrored schedule culminating on Saturday, March 2. With moving to nine full member institutions in 2023-24, the League revamped the previously approved schedule with assistance from an industry-leading scheduling consultant. The mirrored format is a result of numerous models ran that prioritized maximizing travel efficiency and balancing competitive equity.

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Frankie Fidler Named Preseason First Team All-Summit

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - For the second season in a row, Frankie Fidler was voted Preseason All-Summit League First Team. As for the Mavericks as a whole, the team was ranked seventh in the Summit League Preseason Poll. The preseason poll and awards were tallied in a vote of the league's head coaches, sports information staff, and media.

South Dakota State, Oral Roberts, and North Dakota State topped the poll and were the only teams to receive first place votes, while St. Thomas, North Dakota, and South Dakota slot in at four, five, and six ahead of Omaha and Kansas City and Denver bring up the rear of the conference. Omaha finished its 2022-23 campaign at 9-23 with a 4-14 conference record. Entering the Summit League Tournament as the No. 10 seed, the Mavericks pulled off a first-round upset over Kansas City at 73-61, and nearly did it again the next day when they were just barely outscored by SDSU in the second round.

Preseason Poll
1. South Dakota State (27) 600
2. Oral Roberts (7) 510
3. North Dakota State (2) 482
4. St. Thomas 386
5. North Dakota 374
6. South Dakota 274
7. Omaha 252
8. Kansas City 201
9. Denver 161

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Omaha Basketball Head Coach Chris Crutchfield Feels Comfortable Going Into Year Two



The 2023/2024 season is just about here for Omaha and Head Coach Chris Crutchfield. Coach previews where he feels his team is at right now and what he is most excited for this season following year one.

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11/6/23 - Omaha Men's Basketball Post Game Press Conference

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Omaha men's basketball 2023-24 schedule



Check out who the Mavericks men's basketball team will face in the upcoming season!

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Mavericks Top Stetson in 100th Game at Baxter

OMAHA, Neb. - In their 100th game at Baxter Arena, the Mavericks picked up another home victory as they defeated Stetson 88-80 on Sunday. Omaha is now 63-37 at home since moving to Baxter. Omaha is back at .500 on the year at 6-6 and remains a perfect 5-0 at home, while the Hatters slip to 6-5.

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Frankie Fidler Among the Nation's Best

To say Frankie Fidler is having an incredible season is an understatement. The 6-7 forward from Bellevue, Neb. is not only having the best season of his career, but one of the best in program history. As of January 30, Fidler currently ranks 11th in all of NCAA Division I in points scored at 440, as well as being in the top 50 in points per game with 19.1 ppg. Bolstering these numbers is Fidler's elite presence at the charity stripe as he places fourth in the nation in free throws made with 152 and is 36th in FT% at .879.

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Omaha Basketball is for REAL
Frankie Fidler Interview



Frankie Fidler joins Marissa Voss after taking down St. Thomas 69-65. It’s the first win over the Tommies for Omaha.

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Mavericks Fight Back to Defeat St. Thomas for First Time Ever

OMAHA, Neb. - Coming off their impressive road win over Denver last week, the Mavericks opened the final month of the regular season with a thrilling 69-65 victory over St. Thomas at Baxter Arena. This is the program's first ever victory over St. Thomas, as well as its first this year against a team that has received Mid Major Top 25 votes.

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Omaha’s Frankie Fidler making strides in junior campaign,
has eyes set on NCAA Tournament berth



Sitting at third in the Summit League in average points per game with 19.2, Omaha forward Frankie Fidler is starting to see some return on investment on those countless hours clocked in the gym during the offseason. “This is the time I want to be playing at my best and that’s what I train for in the offseason,” said Fidler on his performance so far this season. “I’m glad it’s paying off right now.” While Omaha men’s basketball head coach Chris Crutchfield didn’t recruit Fidler, this being only Crutchfield’s second year running the program, he says it has been a blessing having inherited Fidler.

“The first day I got the job we walked down the steps for workouts and I made him lift up his shirt,” said Crutchfield recalling the first time he met Fidler. “I wanted to see his abs, right? He pulled it up kinda weird looking at me. I was like ‘Oh, that has to change for you to become a great basketball player.’ And he kinda looked at me like ‘This guy is crazy.’ And now he understood what I meant when I said that he just has to get his body right.”

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Hurrdat Sports Radio
Omaha Men's Basketball's Frankie Fidler



Ravi Lulla and Damon Benning are joined by Maverick's forward Frankie Fidler. They discuss Omaha's season so far, the desire to make a run in the NCAA tournament and local basketball talent.

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Jackrabbits corral top seed for 2024 #SummitMBB Championship bracket

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State picked up two key road wins in the final week of conference play to earn the outright regular season title and No. 1 seed at the Summit League Men’s Basketball Championship slated for March 8-12 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.

Omaha (14-17, 7-9 SL) will be the No. 6 seed after improving their win total by three in League play. The Mavericks were the No. 10 seed a season ago and won its opening-round game against Kansas City. UND and Omaha will play in Sunday’s second quarterfinal at 8:30 p.m.

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Omaha has been a wild card this year. Proven to be able to stand toe to toe with the top teams in the league...and drop games to the worst teams in the league as well. I actually like them being in this half of the bracket. It sets up decently. competitive games against North Dakota and either UMKC or Denver. Avoid St. Thomas, NDSU, and SDSU until the finals. I could see UNO going all the way to the finals...or bowing out in round one.

[Brad]

Mavs Win!!!

Great Comeback win! Omaha 73, North Dakota 72!

[iamjacobm]

Mavs Win!!!

Great Comeback win! Omaha 73, North Dakota 72!

Mavs have really stuck it to the folks in Grand Forks this weekend!

[Brad]

Omaha was down 11 at one point in the first half, but lead Denver 34-32 at the half.

[Greg S]

The game is on Cox channel 13, Yurview.

[Brad]

The game is on Cox channel 13, Yurview.

We don't have cox, but Gary Sharp does a great play by play on the radio.

[Brad]

Mavs Win!!!

Great Comeback win! Omaha 73, North Dakota 72!

Mavs have really stuck it to the folks in Grand Forks this weekend!

Wish they really stuck it to Denver too... Swept in Hockey a couple months ago, season ending loss in basketball today.

Oh well, try again next year.

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Fidler Named D1-AAA Scholar Athlete

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) has announced the members of the 22nd Annual Scholar-Athlete Team, with Frankie Fidler being selected as one of the 11 male members. "We are so excited to recognize and congratulate this year's men's and women's scholar-athlete teams," stated Division I-AAA ADA President, Director of Athletics at the University of North Carolina Asheville, Janet R. Cone. "We are fortunate to honor such deserving scholars, in addition to providing the postgraduate scholarship awards. The time and effort these aspiring individuals dedicate to their sport and our universities is a testament to their work ethic both in the classroom and on the court."