This post breaks down the Omaham Mavericks playing against St. Johns in the opening game of March Storm's March Madness 2025 Red Storm.
position
Omaha, Neb.
Registration
14,972
coach
Chris Crutchfield (3rd season)
History of the NCAA Tournament
First appearance
How they came here
Omaha has steadily improved since hiring Crutchfield as head coach ahead of the 2022-23 season.
With the next 15 wins, from just nine wins in Crutchfield's first season, Mavericks' improvements culminated in this year's 22-12 campaign and Crutchfield's Summit League Coach of the Year honors.
Omaha didn't win in seven quad 1 and quad 2 games, but the Mavericks won the Summit League regular season title on a 13-3 conference record, then won the conference tournament and won the automatic NCAA tournament bid.
starter
G JJ White – 13.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 4 apg
G Tony Osburn – 12.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.4 APG
F Kamryn Thomas – 6.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.3 APG
F Marquel Sutton – 19.1 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.2 APG
C Isaac ondekane – 5.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 58.3 fg%
Key Reserve
G-Rance Waddle – 9.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.9 apg
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G Ja'sean Glover – 7.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.8 APG
f Joshua Strait – 2.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 59.3 fg%
Players to watch
Marquel Sutton has been the driving force behind Omaha's success this season.
He tallied 651 points, the 18th in the country.
Sutton was selected as Summit League Player of the Year and Summit League Tournament MVP.
Key number
11: Post the best record of 15 seeds – 11-145 ever to disrupt the second seed in NCAA Tournament history.
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14: It's been a few years since Omaha moved from Division II to Division I before Omaha played his first NCAA tournament of the season.
18: They have won in their last 21 games since starting season 4-9.
