{"id":96392,"date":"2025-07-27T09:43:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T09:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/96392\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T09:43:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T09:43:11","slug":"omaha-mens-basketball-has-high-expectations-heading-into-2025-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/96392\/","title":{"rendered":"Omaha men&#8217;s basketball has high expectations heading into 2025-2026 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) \u2014 Omaha men\u2019s basketball is wrapping up summer workouts in the coming week.<\/p>\n<p>The Mavericks are hoping to continue their success from last season when they won their first Summit League championship and earned their first NCAA tournament berth.<\/p>\n<p>KMTV Sports caught up with them at an open practice.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;\">\n<li>Omaha added five newcomers to the squad, including four transfers.<\/li>\n<li>Head coach Chris Crutchfield says they\u2019re still working out who will play what position after losing their top two scorers from last season to the transfer portal.<\/li>\n<li>He\u2019s still looking to add two more games to the schedule, which has been a challenge, but Crutchfield is optimistic it will be finalized by the end of summer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>WATCH THE STORY:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Omaha men&#8217;s basketball adds four transfers; high expectations for upcoming season<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Mavericks squad is already bringing the energy to practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve come in every single day and been excited about being here, and we talk about energy and enthusiasm every single day,\u201d head coach Chris Crutchfield said.<\/p>\n<p>With five newcomers on the team\u2013four of them transfers\u2013they\u2019re still working a few things out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of it is just solidifying roles more than anything else because we lost two big pieces that had a major role for us.\u201d Crutchfield said. \u201cWe\u2019ll get that done in fall camp.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like junior guard Rob Matos, a Division II transfer, who\u2019s already learned the expectations from the veterans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether you\u2019re having high success one week, that doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re gonna have high success the next week and that means you can take a week off,\u201d he said. \u201cSo you\u2019re always going to have to stay even-keeled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The team goal once again is being relevant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our league, we want to be a team that people understand we\u2019re gonna be the top two or three in the standings every single year,\u201d Crutchfield said.<\/p>\n<p>And of course finding two more games to finalize the schedule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of conversations every single day and night,\u201d Crutchfield said. \u201cYou know how it is this time of year. When people think you\u2019re gonna be good, they\u2019re a little leary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI keep telling people \u2018we\u2019re not very good, that was last year\u2019s team. This year\u2019s team is not very good.\u2019 I\u2019m just trying to get a game!\u201d he said with a laugh.<\/p>\n<p>Crutchfield hopes to finalize the schedule by the end of the summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) \u2014 Omaha men\u2019s basketball is wrapping up summer workouts in the coming week. 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