The Basics
The Mavericks finish their second of three straight weeks on the road tomorrow when they head to scenic Cedar City to play Southern Utah at 7:30 p.m. (CT).

Gary Sharp will have the call on 1180 KZOT and links to live stats, audio, and video can be found at OMavs.com.

Quick Hits
• Facing their third of seven teams to play in a postseason tournament last year, the Mavericks had another hard-fought loss as they were bested 80-69 by UNLV. With four and a half minutes left Omaha managed to tie it 63-63.
• The star of the show on Thursday night was Ja'Sean Glover, who led the Mavericks with a career-high 17 points after making a career-high five 3-PT FGs. Overall he shot 85.7% on field goals.
• Marquel Sutton (16) and Kamryn Thomas (11) both scored in double figures at UNLV as well. For Sutton this was his third straight game in double digits, and for Thomas it was his second. JJ White rounded out the group of double-digit scorers with 11 points.
• Omaha had another good rebounding day as they beat the Runnin' Rebels 33 to 31. Four Mavericks had at least five rebounds in the game, led by Thomas with six. Sutton pulled down five boards and has now recorded at least five rebounds in three consecutive games. 
• With three more assists on Thursday, Lance Waddles is the first Maverick to reach double digit assists on the year with 11. He is currently averaging 2.8 per game.
• Sutton earned his first career Summit League Preseason honor after being named Second Team All-Preseason in October. In 2023-24, he was second on the team with 12.3 PPG (406 total) and led all Mavericks with 6.3 RPG (208 total boards).
• Lance Waddles (NDSU), Joshua Streit (NDSU), and Isaac Ondekane (Lindenwood) headline the Mavericks' top transfers this year with the trio coming to Omaha with a combined six seasons of Division I basketball under their belts. Also new this year are top JUCO transfers Kamryn Thomas (2024 NJCAA Third Team All-American), Khamani Cooper (465 points as a freshman in 2024), and Valentino Simon (965 career points from 2022-24). 
• Omaha has three captains this year: Marquel Sutton, Tony Osburn, and Lance Waddles.
• Head Coach Chris Crutchfield has a 36-52 career record. This season marks his fourth year as a head coach and third with the Mavericks.

Scouting the Southern Utah Thunderbirds
The Thunderbirds are 3-0 to open their 2024-25 campaign, taking wis from Western New Mexico 98-68), Florida International (80-75), and Bethesda University of California (107-54). Last year, SUU went 10-21 and missed the WAC Tournament.

Senior guard Hercy Miller has been as good as you can hope off the bench as the Louisville transfer currently leads SUU in scoring at 13.7 ppg (41 points) and is also shooting 57.9% from the field. He is one of four Thunderbirds averaging at least 10 ppg and shooting above .500. 

Also included in that group are the team's top rebounders Jamari Sibley (7.0 rpg, 14 total) and Tavi Jackson (5.0 rpg, 15 total). On top of that, Sibley is tied for the team lead in blocks with four, while Jackson paces SUU with five steals. Also worthy of note is sophomore forward Brock Felder who currently boasts a 92.3 FG% after going 12-for-13 through three games.

Head Coach Rob Jeter comes into his second year with Southern Utah and 16th overall after a three-year stint at former Summit League school Western Illinois (2020-23) and 11 years with Milwaukee (2005-16). He just got back to .500 in his career earlier this week (236-236). He previously worked as an assistant at Minnesota and UNLV and has totaled seven NCAA Tournament appearances and five conference coach of the year awards.

All-Time Against Southern Utah
This will be the first ever contest between Omaha and Southern Utah.