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NBC Sports
28-03-2025
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- NBC Sports
Chris Crutchfield receives three-year extension after leading Omaha to first NCAA bid
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 Tournament, the school announced Friday. The Mavs won their 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 announced. Under his previous contract, Crutchfield received a base salary of $275,000 this season. He also earned $45,000 in bonuses for winning the Summit titles and being named conference coach of the year. 'It is an honor to continue as the head men's basketball coach at the school I care about so deeply,' Crutchfield said. 'This historic season was incredibly special in unifying our institution, rallying the City of Omaha and showing fans across the country what Omaha basketball and UNO are all about. I am grateful to Chancellor (Joanne) Li and (athletic director) Adrian (Dowell) for their work on this extension and continued trust in me and our staff. The best is yet to come for Omaha men's basketball.'
Fox Sports
28-03-2025
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- Fox Sports
Chris Crutchfield receives 3-year extension after leading Omaha to Summit titles and 1st NCAA bid
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — 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 Tournament, the school announced Friday. The Mavs won their 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 announced. Under his previous contract, Crutchfield received a base salary of $275,000 this season. He also earned $45,000 in bonuses for winning the Summit titles and being named conference coach of the year. 'It is an honor to continue as the head men's basketball coach at the school I care about so deeply,' Crutchfield said. 'This historic season was incredibly special in unifying our institution, rallying the City of Omaha and showing fans across the country what Omaha basketball and UNO are all about. I am grateful to Chancellor (Joanne) Li and (athletic director) Adrian (Dowell) for their work on this extension and continued trust in me and our staff. The best is yet to come for Omaha men's basketball.' ___ AP March Madness bracket: and coverage: Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. recommended
Yahoo
28-03-2025
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Chris Crutchfield receives 3-year extension after leading Omaha to Summit titles and 1st NCAA bid
Omaha head coach Chris Crutchfield questions a call during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) FILE - Omaha head coach Chris Crutchfield directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa won 100-64. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) FILE - Omaha head coach Chris Crutchfield directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa won 100-64. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) Omaha head coach Chris Crutchfield questions a call during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) FILE - Omaha head coach Chris Crutchfield directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa won 100-64. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — 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 Tournament, the school announced Friday. The Mavs won their 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 announced. Under his previous contract, Crutchfield received a base salary of $275,000 this season. He also earned $45,000 in bonuses for winning the Summit titles and being named conference coach of the year. Advertisement 'It is an honor to continue as the head men's basketball coach at the school I care about so deeply,' Crutchfield said. 'This historic season was incredibly special in unifying our institution, rallying the City of Omaha and showing fans across the country what Omaha basketball and UNO are all about. I am grateful to Chancellor (Joanne) Li and (athletic director) Adrian (Dowell) for their work on this extension and continued trust in me and our staff. The best is yet to come for Omaha men's basketball.' ___ AP March Madness bracket: and coverage: Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here.
Associated Press
28-03-2025
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- Associated Press
Chris Crutchfield receives 3-year extension after leading Omaha to Summit titles and 1st NCAA bid
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — 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 Tournament, the school announced Friday. The Mavs won their 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 announced. Under his previous contract, Crutchfield received a base salary of $275,000 this season. He also earned $45,000 in bonuses for winning the Summit titles and being named conference coach of the year. 'It is an honor to continue as the head men's basketball coach at the school I care about so deeply,' Crutchfield said. 'This historic season was incredibly special in unifying our institution, rallying the City of Omaha and showing fans across the country what Omaha basketball and UNO are all about. I am grateful to Chancellor (Joanne) Li and (athletic director) Adrian (Dowell) for their work on this extension and continued trust in me and our staff. The best is yet to come for Omaha men's basketball.'
Yahoo
20-03-2025
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Omaha trash can celebration, explained: How Mavericks' quirky waste bashing was born
March Madness is the time of quirky mid-major teams and their unique celebrations and traditions. Among the latest comes from 15-seed Omaha, who made the men's NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history this season. Coach Chris Crutchfield and the Mavericks celebrate wins by destroying trash cans in myriad ways, from throwing down WWE-style elbows to kicking and screaming. 😏Ain't no other team who can mess up a trash can like the Mavericks do!!!!#GoMavs #OmahaMBB — Omaha Men's Basketball (@OmahaMBB) March 9, 2025 Omaha hopes to have another trash can beatdown when it looks to upset 2-seed St. John's on Thursday night. The moment would certainly be well-covered, especially as a Cinderella story. REQUIRED READING: McNeese State pulls March Madness upset with men's NCAA Tournament defeat of Clemson While the odds aren't in the Mavericks' favor against the Big East champions, perhaps the potential of destroying a trash can be the motivation they need in their first-ever March Madness appearance. Here's the story of Omaha's unique postgame celebration, which started in 2024: The trash can beatdowns started on Dec. 21, 2024, before Omaha's game against Cal Poly. The Mavericks, with a 4-9 record at the time, were coming off a 32-point loss to Iowa State. Assistant coach Kyan Brown was looking for a way to rally the team as he looked to help Omaha break their two-game losing streak. The result? A turning point in the season and a nine-game winning streak — but only after he found a trash can in the corner of Omaha's locker room and wailed on it. "I tried to fire up the team before the game, but no one was really buying what I was selling," Brown wrote in an essay on Omaha's website. I thought, 'Man, these guys are just out of it right now. What can I do to get them going?' So, I put this huge trash can in the corner of our locker room. I just hauled off and kicked the crap out of it and started yelling at it. "Four guys next to it got scared, and four guys across the room jumped up and started yelling at it, too. It sounds bizarre, but it worked. Something snapped within our guys.' REQUIRED READING: Men's March Madness live updates: Today's first-round scores, schedule, picks The celebration has worked for the Mavericks, as it became a team tradition for what has become a historic 2024-25 season. Omaha finished with a 22-12 record and won the Summit League championship in Crutchfield's third season with the team. Omaha beat Cal Poly that day, and Brown went back in on the trash can and "thought it was going to die," he wrote. Omaha then beat Mount Marty soon after, and kicked and screamed at it again, sparking the trash can-banging celebration. It, of course, has evolved over time. Such as the time Omaha chancellor Li emerged from a trash can to celebrate the Mavericks' Summit League regular-season championship. Omaha Chancellor Dr. Joanne Li emerging from a trash can with a championship belt to celebrate the Mavericks winning the Summit League MBB regular season championship. — RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) March 2, 2025 Then there was the time the Mavericks invited All Elite Wrestlers into the locker room to lead the charge. Omaha brought in pro AEW wrestlers to help with their trash can celebration 🤣Iconic. @turbofloyd_ @TruthMagnum — Hurrdat Sports (@HurrdatSports) February 23, 2025 The celebration has reached perhaps its largest audience in the leadup to March Madness, with former NFL coach Jon Gruden and Super Bowl-winning quarterback Peyton Manning, who co-owns a media company called "Omaha Productions" even posing videos kicking trash cans. We get it, Peyton. Creating a @marchmadnessmbb bracket is hard. — Omaha Productions (@OmahaProd) March 19, 2025 Omaha had a 28-50 record under Crutchfield before Brown introduced the trash cans. Now, the program is on the rise after reaching its first NCAA Tournament appearance. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Omaha trash can celebration: Why Mavericks bash waste after wins
