Saturday, November 11
Denton, Texas
7 p.m.
Omaha
at
North Texas
Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Omaha Closes Road Trip at North Texas
Nov 10, 2023 | Men's Basketball
The Basics
The Mavericks (1-1) close out their first trip to Texas this season with a 7 p.m. game at North Texas on Saturday.
Gary Sharp will have the call on 1180 The Zone and links to live stats, audio, and video can be found at OMavs.com.
Quick Hits
Scouting the North Texas Mean Green
Coming off a 2023 NIT Championship title, North Texas is off to a 1-0 start to the season after edging out UNI 83-77 in their 2023-24 opener.
Four of the Mean Green scored double-digits on Tuesday, led by 2023 Conference USA All-Freshman selection Scott Aaron who shot 8-for-15 and finished with 26 points. He also blocked a team-high three shots and pulled down seven rebounds. Rubin Jones, who made the 2023 CUSA All-Defensive Team, totaled 15 points and a team-best four assists vs. UNI, while Robert Allen was first on the team with nine total rebounds.
First year Head Coach Ross Hodge previously spent six seasons as UNT's Associate Head Coach, guiding them to an NIT Championship last year and the NCAA Tournament in 2021.
All-Time Against North Texas
Omaha first faced UNT last year, falling 45-75 on December 3 on the road.
The Mavericks (1-1) close out their first trip to Texas this season with a 7 p.m. game at North Texas on Saturday.
Gary Sharp will have the call on 1180 The Zone and links to live stats, audio, and video can be found at OMavs.com.
Quick Hits
- Coming off their 85-53 win over Doane in the season opener, the Mavericks faced their first Power 5 opponent of the year at TCU, keeping things close at the half before ultimately falling 60-82.
- Despite the large deficit, Omaha managed to lead the Horned Frogs in free throws made (10 vs. 9), 3-PT FGs made (6 vs. 3), and 3-PT FG% (33.3% vs. 20.0%).
- Omaha drew 22 fouls vs. TCU. This would have been tied for the second most fouls drawn in any of their games last season.
- Frankie Fidler put up his second consecutive double-digit scoring game on Thursday when he shot 7-for-15 and scored 20 against TCU. This was the 13th time in his career and the first time against a Power 5 that Fidler has topped 20 points.
- Like Fidler, Nick Davis also has double-digit points in both games this season, as he continued his torrid start to his Omaha career with 11 points (4-for-10) on Thursday. He also blocked two shots in the game, becoming the first Maverick this year to do so.
- Jaeden Marshall reached 10 points for the first time this year and the 11th time in his career against the Horned Frogs, shooting 3-for-8 and scoring all 10 points in the first half.
- Fidler was Omaha's lone All-Summit honoree last season, earning an Honorable Mention. He led Omaha in scoring (14.7 ppg), rebounding (5.8 rpg), steals (1.2 spg), and free throw percentage (.887), with his FT% in particular ranking in the NCAA's top-25 for most of the season.
- Stubblefield, Bryant, Davis, and Johnson are Omaha's top newcomers coming into this season. Stubblefield was named 6A Player of the Year and First Team All-State while at Blue Valley Northwest and Bryant was named the Austin Area Player of the Year at Cedar Ridge. Johnson is coming off his second season at Western Nebraska CC where he was named All-Conference and All-Nebraska, while Davis is fresh off winning GAC Defensive Player of the Year and a trip to the Sweet 16 of the Division II NCAA Tournament with Southern Nazarene.Â
- Head Coach Chris Crutchfield has a 20-33 overall record. It marks his third season as a head coach and second with the Mavericks.
Scouting the North Texas Mean Green
Coming off a 2023 NIT Championship title, North Texas is off to a 1-0 start to the season after edging out UNI 83-77 in their 2023-24 opener.
Four of the Mean Green scored double-digits on Tuesday, led by 2023 Conference USA All-Freshman selection Scott Aaron who shot 8-for-15 and finished with 26 points. He also blocked a team-high three shots and pulled down seven rebounds. Rubin Jones, who made the 2023 CUSA All-Defensive Team, totaled 15 points and a team-best four assists vs. UNI, while Robert Allen was first on the team with nine total rebounds.
First year Head Coach Ross Hodge previously spent six seasons as UNT's Associate Head Coach, guiding them to an NIT Championship last year and the NCAA Tournament in 2021.
All-Time Against North Texas
Omaha first faced UNT last year, falling 45-75 on December 3 on the road.
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