Sunday, December 17
Omaha, Neb.
1:05 p.m.
Omaha
vs
Stetson
Mavericks Return Home to Host Stetson
Dec 16, 2023 | Men's Basketball
The Basics
The Mavericks are back in Baxter on Sunday when they host Stetson in a 1 p.m. contest.
Gary Sharp will have the call on 1290 KOIL and links to live stats, audio, and video can be found at OMavs.com.
Quick Hits
• The Mavericks slipped to 5-6 on the season after dropping back-to-back games down in Texas last week against Texas Tech and Texas A&M - Corpus Christi.
• Omaha continued to play better in the second half of games than the first in both losses, scoring a combined 48 points in the first halves and 68 points in the second halves.
• Against Corpus Christi, Frankie Fidler became the 43rd member of Omaha's 1000 Point Club and the ninth member who played his whole career in the Division I era. He scored a team-high 24 points in the game, going 13-for-14 on free throws to tie him for eighth in program history for single-game free throws made.
• Along with Fidler, Jaeden Marshall scored double-digits in both Texas games, shooting a combined 7-for-16, including 4-for-11 from deep, for 22 points. He now has 94 points on the season and is on the verge of becoming the fourth Maverick this year to reach 100.Â
• Marquel Sutton had 10 total rebounds last week as he continued to lead the team with 61 on the year. He also scored 21 points to move to 108 total.
• Nick Davis ended the week with exactly 100 points, as well as tying Sutton with 10 total boards across both contests.
• Grant Stubblefield, Marcel Bryant, Nick Davis, and Biko Johnson are Omaha's top newcomers coming into this season.Â
• 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
• 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.
• Head Coach Chris Crutchfield has a 24-36 career record. It marks his third season as a head coach and second with the Mavericks.
Scouting the Stetson Hatters
After the Hatters' four-game win streak was snapped to begin the month, they rebounded with a massive 123-43 victory over Johnson University (Florida) last Sunday to move to 6-4 on the year.Â
Junior guard Jalen Blackmon is playing at a blistering pace this year as the reigning ASUN Newcomer of the Year is averaging 21.7 ppg for 217 total points. From the field he is shooting 47.7% and is nearly just as accurate on three-pointers at 47.0%. His free throw percentage is also elite at 94.7%.
Junior center Aubin Gateretse has been the team's top defender as he leads Stetson with 15 blocks and 75 total rebounds (7.5 rpg), including 45 defensive boards. He is also second on the team with 117 points (11.7 ppg) with an incredible 73.2 FG%. Senior guard Stephan Swenson rounds out Stetson's elite trio with 98 points (9.8 ppg) and team highs in assists (62) and steals (17).
Head Coach Donnie Jones is in year five of leading Stetson and is coming off his best season yet with the team after going 17-14, the program's best record since 2000-01. Jones previously spent six seasons as head coach at UCF and three at Marshall, compiling over 200 wins in his career.
All-Time Against Stetson
This will be the first ever meeting between Omaha and Stetson.
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The Mavericks are back in Baxter on Sunday when they host Stetson in a 1 p.m. contest.
Gary Sharp will have the call on 1290 KOIL and links to live stats, audio, and video can be found at OMavs.com.
Quick Hits
• The Mavericks slipped to 5-6 on the season after dropping back-to-back games down in Texas last week against Texas Tech and Texas A&M - Corpus Christi.
• Omaha continued to play better in the second half of games than the first in both losses, scoring a combined 48 points in the first halves and 68 points in the second halves.
• Against Corpus Christi, Frankie Fidler became the 43rd member of Omaha's 1000 Point Club and the ninth member who played his whole career in the Division I era. He scored a team-high 24 points in the game, going 13-for-14 on free throws to tie him for eighth in program history for single-game free throws made.
• Along with Fidler, Jaeden Marshall scored double-digits in both Texas games, shooting a combined 7-for-16, including 4-for-11 from deep, for 22 points. He now has 94 points on the season and is on the verge of becoming the fourth Maverick this year to reach 100.Â
• Marquel Sutton had 10 total rebounds last week as he continued to lead the team with 61 on the year. He also scored 21 points to move to 108 total.
• Nick Davis ended the week with exactly 100 points, as well as tying Sutton with 10 total boards across both contests.
• Grant Stubblefield, Marcel Bryant, Nick Davis, and Biko Johnson are Omaha's top newcomers coming into this season.Â
• 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
• 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.
• Head Coach Chris Crutchfield has a 24-36 career record. It marks his third season as a head coach and second with the Mavericks.
Scouting the Stetson Hatters
After the Hatters' four-game win streak was snapped to begin the month, they rebounded with a massive 123-43 victory over Johnson University (Florida) last Sunday to move to 6-4 on the year.Â
Junior guard Jalen Blackmon is playing at a blistering pace this year as the reigning ASUN Newcomer of the Year is averaging 21.7 ppg for 217 total points. From the field he is shooting 47.7% and is nearly just as accurate on three-pointers at 47.0%. His free throw percentage is also elite at 94.7%.
Junior center Aubin Gateretse has been the team's top defender as he leads Stetson with 15 blocks and 75 total rebounds (7.5 rpg), including 45 defensive boards. He is also second on the team with 117 points (11.7 ppg) with an incredible 73.2 FG%. Senior guard Stephan Swenson rounds out Stetson's elite trio with 98 points (9.8 ppg) and team highs in assists (62) and steals (17).
Head Coach Donnie Jones is in year five of leading Stetson and is coming off his best season yet with the team after going 17-14, the program's best record since 2000-01. Jones previously spent six seasons as head coach at UCF and three at Marshall, compiling over 200 wins in his career.
All-Time Against Stetson
This will be the first ever meeting between Omaha and Stetson.
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