Omaha’s Crutchfield extended after 1st NCAA bid

Mar 28, 2025, 04:33 PM ET

OMAHA, Neb.– Omaha coach Chris Crutchfield received a three-year contract extension through the 2029-30 season after he led the Mavericks to their first appearance in the NCAA Competition, the school revealed Friday.The Mavs won

their very first Summit League regular-season and tournament championships and lost to St. John’s 83-53 as a No. 15 seed to end a 22-13 season.Terms of the extension were not revealed. Under his previous agreement, Crutchfield got a base salary of$275,000 this season. He likewise made$45,000 in rewards for winning the Summit titles and being named conference coach of the year.” It is an honor to continue as the head males’s

basketball coach at the school I care about so deeply,”Crutchfield said. “This historic season was incredibly unique in unifying our institution, rallying the City of Omaha and revealing fans across the nation what Omaha basketball and UNO are all about. I am grateful to Chancellor(Joanne )Li and (athletic director)Adrian (Dowell) for their deal with this extension and continued trust in me and our personnel. The best is yet to come for Omaha males’s basketball. “