Meet the Omaha Mavericks, the team trying to end St. Johns March Madness 2025 run

The Post breaks down the Omaha Mavericks, which face St.John’s in the Red Storm’s opening game of March Madness 2025:Omaha, Neb.14,972Chris Crutchfield (3rd season)First appearanceSince hiring Crutchfield as head coach ahead of the 2022-23 season, Omaha has steadily improved.From just nine wins in Crutchfield’s first season to 15 in the next, the Mavericks’ improvements culminated in this year’s 22-12 campaign and Crutchfield’s Summit League Coach of the Year honor.

Omaha was winless across seven Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, but the Mavericks won the Summit League’s regular-season title with a 13-3 conference record, then earned an automatic NCAA Tournament bid by winning the conference tournament.G JJ White — 13.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 4 apgG Tony Osburn — 12.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.4 apgF Kamryn Thomas — 6.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.3 apgF Marquel Sutton — 19.1 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.2 apgC Isaac Ondekane — 5.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 58.3 FG%G Lance Waddles — 9.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.9 apgThe Post has you covered with a printable NCAA bracket featuring the full 68-team March Madness 2025 field.G Ja’Sean Glover — 7.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.8 apgF Joshua Streit — 2.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 59.3 FG%Marquel Sutton has been the driving force behind Omaha’s success this season.He has tallied 651 points, the 18th-most in the country.

Sutton was named Summit League Player of the Year and Summit League Tournament MVP.11: No.15 seeds to upset No.

2 seeds in NCAA Tournament history — posting an all-time record of 11-145.The Post breaks down the four March Madness regions with sleeper picks and predictions.14: Years since Omaha made its transition from Division II to Division I before making its first NCAA Tournament this season.18: Wins in its last 21 games since starting the season 4-9....