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Omaha Men’s Basketball 2025 Summit League Conference Tournament Champions!!!

March 11, 2025 Michael Sharp

It finally happened!!! Omaha Men’s Basketball has finally punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament and won the Summit League Conference Basketball Tournament for the first time in Division I history. In 2011, the Omaha Mavericks moved from D-II to D-I and could not participate in any tournament until the 2015-2016 season. Since being eligible,…

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No. 1 SDSU Handles No. 2 ORU to win 2025 Summit League Women’s Basketball Championship

March 9, 2025March 9, 2025 Madison VanWalleghen

South Dakota State added to its Summit League Championship collection after defeating Oral Roberts on Sunday, 84-68. Three buckets from Haleigh Timmer sent the heavily blue crowd into a roar to open the game. At the first media break, SDSU held a 14-4 lead. ORU went 2-13 before the media timeout. The Jackrabbits led 19-10…

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No. 1 SDSU Cruises past UND to reach Championship Game, 84-55

March 8, 2025 Madison VanWalleghen

South Dakota State got the job done against North Dakota in the semifinal round of the 2025 Summit League Basketball Championships. The Jackrabbits opened the game with six points, but Kiera Pemberton tied it up for North Dakota in three possessions. SDSU led 13-9 at the first media break. The Fighting Hawks only scored once…

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Kansas City Stuns North Dakota State, 68-58

March 7, 2025 Madison VanWalleghen

No. 6 Kansas City got past No. 3 North Dakota State in the quarterfinal round of the 2025 Summit League Basketball Championships Friday. Kansas City opened the game on a 12-0 run, broken by an Avery Koenen layup. The Roos continued their scoring streak, outscoring the Bison 27-15 in the first frame behind nine-first quarter…

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No. 5 North Dakota Battles Past No. 4 St. Thomas in Summit League Quarterfinals

March 7, 2025 Madison VanWalleghen

North Dakota won a tough battle against St. Thomas in the quarterfinals on Friday, 80-67. Both teams got off to a hot start, trading baskets back and forth. St. Thomas held an 11-9 lead at the first media timeout. At the end of the first, St. Thomas led 16-15, fueled by nine first-frame points from…

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Now What? Oral Roberts

March 6, 2025 Todd Buckingham

I’m going to take a quick look at each team eliminated in the Summit League Tournament. Starting with the first team eliminated, the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. Season Recap 7-23 Overall 3-13 Conference (9 of 9) Year 1 under Coach Russell Springmann was a tough one and it got worse this year. The team never…

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No. 1 SDSU Cruises Past No. 8 Omaha in Quarterfinal Round

March 6, 2025 Madison VanWalleghen

South Dakota State picked up a 20-point win over Omaha in the quarterfinal round of the 2025 Summit League Basketball Championships. Grace Cave opened the scoring for the Mavericks. Madison Mathiowetz quickly returned the favor for SDSU. Madysen Vlastuin drained a triple to stretch the lead to five, but Ja Harvey answered to cut it…

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No. 2 ORU Defeats No. 7 USD in Quarterfinals, 70-50

March 6, 2025 Madison VanWalleghen

No. 2 ORU rolled past No. 7 USD in the quarterfinal round of the 2025 Summit League Women’s Basketball Championships. The first quarter of play was back and forth. Oral Roberts held a 16-11 lead heading into the second, with Gentry Baldwin, Taleyah Jones, Makyra Tramble, Ruthie Udoumoh, and Megan Weinrich all scoring. South Dakota’s…

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No. 8 Omaha Rallies past No. 9 Denver in Opening Round of 2025 Summit League Tournament

March 6, 2025 Madison VanWalleghen

No. 8 Omaha got past No. 9 Denver in the first game of the 2025 Summit League Basketball Championships. Omaha opened the game with a 7-0 run, broken by Denver’s Brooke Murrell. The Mavericks’ first quarter scoring streak continued with 11 points from Summit League Newcomer of the Year, Ja Harvey. Omaha led 26-14 after…

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Omaha Men’s Basketball 2024-2025 Summit League Regular Season Champs!!!

March 3, 2025 Michael Sharp

What a turnaround this has been from a few seasons ago for the Omaha Mavericks. During the 2021-2022 season Omaha Men’s Basketball only won a total of five games which led to the firing of Coach Derrin Hansen who served as the head coach since 2005. During that offseason Omaha Mavericks Athletic Director Adrian Dowell…

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