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The 2024–25 Summit League men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 4, 2024, and began conference play on January 2, 2025. The regular season ended on March 1, 2025, and set up the 2025 Summit League men's basketball tournament which took place from March 5 to 9, 2025.
Omaha finished league play with a 13–3 record as the regular season champion. The Mavericks would go on to win the Summit League tournament, defeating St. Thomas.[1] In the program's first NCAA tournament, Omaha was seeded 15th in the West region and played 2nd seeded St. John's. The Mavericks would fall to the Red Storm, 53–83.

LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams9
TV partner(s)Summit League Network, CBS Sports Network
Quick facts League, Sport ...
2024–25 Summit League men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams9
TV partner(s)Summit League Network, CBS Sports Network
Regular season
Regular season championOmaha
Season MVPMarquel Sutton, Omaha
Summit League tournament
ChampionsOmaha
  Runners-upSt. Thomas
Tournament MVPMarquel Sutton
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Omaha †13–3 .81322–13  .629
St. Thomas *12–4 .75024–10  .706
South Dakota State11–5 .68820–12  .625
North Dakota State10–6 .62521–11  .656
South Dakota9–7 .56319–14  .576
North Dakota5–11 .31312–21  .364
Denver5–11 .31311–21  .344
Kansas City4–12 .25013–20  .394
Oral Roberts3–13 .1887–23  .233
† 2025 Summit League tournament winner
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
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Head coaches

More information Team, Head Coach ...
Team Head Coach Previous Job Years At School Record at School Summit League Record Summit League Titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Sweet 16's
Denver Jeff Wulbrun Stanford (Assistant) 4 43–55 19–33 0 0 0
Kansas City Marvin Menzies Grand Canyon (Associate HC) 3 27–37 17–17 0 5 0
North Dakota Paul Sather Northern State 6 61–94 33–51 0 0 0
North Dakota State David Richman North Dakota State (Assistant) 11 187–131 97–62 3 2 0
Omaha Chris Crutchfield Oregon (Assistant) 3 23–40 11–23 0 0 0
Oral Roberts Russell Springmann Oral Roberts (Assistant) 2 12–19 5–11 0 0 0
St. Thomas John Tauer St. Thomas (Assistant) 13 266–100^ 22–30 0 0^^ 0^^^
South Dakota Eric Peterson Utah (Assistant) 3 24–38 12–22 0 0 0
South Dakota State Eric Henderson South Dakota State (Assistant) 6 109–48 65–15 2 2 0
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Notes:

  • Year at school includes 2024–25 season.
  • Overall and Summit League records are from the time at their current school and are through the end of the 2023–24 season.
  • NCAA tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.

^218 wins and 50 losses at the Division III level

^^8 NCAA Division III Tournaments

^^^4 NCAA Division III Sweet 16s, 2 NCAA Division III Final Fours, and 1 NCAA Division III National Championship

Preseason awards

The preseason Summit League men's basketball polls were released on October 8, 2024.[2]

Preseason poll

First place votes in parentheses

  1. Kansas City (17) – 514
  2. South Dakota State (12) – 474
  3. North Dakota State (3) – 384
  4. St. Thomas – 308
  5. Oral Roberts (2) – 305
  6. North Dakota (1) – 283
  7. South Dakota (1) – 250
  8. Omaha – 159
  9. Denver – 158

Preseason honors

More information Honor, Recipient ...
Honor Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year Issac McBride, Oral Roberts
Preseason All-Summit League First Team Kendall Blue, St. Thomas
Jamar Brown, Kansas City
Treysen Eaglestaff, North Dakota
Amar Kuljuhovic, North Dakota
Issac McBride, Oral Roberts
Kaleb Stewart, South Dakota
Preseason All-Summit League Second Team Oscar Cluff, South Dakota State
DeAndre Craig, Denver
Kalen Garry, South Dakota State
Marquel Sutton, Omaha
Jacari White, North Dakota State
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Regular season

Conference standings

Current as of March 20, 2025[3]

More information Conference, Overall ...
Conference Overall
Rank Team Record Percent Record Percent Tiebreaker
1 Omaha 13–3 .813 22–13 .629
2 St. Thomas 12–4 .750 24–10 .706
3 South Dakota State 11–5 .688 20–12 .625
4 North Dakota State 10–6 .625 21–11 .656
5 South Dakota 9–7 .563 19–14 .576
6 North Dakota 5–11 .313 12–21 .364
7 Denver 5–11 .313 11–21 .344
8 Kansas City 4–12 .250 13–20 .394
9 Oral Roberts 3–13 .188 7–23 .233
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Conference matrix

More information Denver, Kansas City ...
  Denver Kansas City North Dakota North Dakota State Omaha Oral Roberts St. Thomas South Dakota South Dakota State
vs. Denver –1–11–12–02–00–22–02–01–1
vs. Kansas City 1–1–1–12–02–01–12–01–12–0
vs. North Dakota 1–11–1–1–12–01–12–02–01–1
vs. North Dakota State 0–20–21–1–2–00–22–00–21–1
vs. Omaha 0–20–20–20–2–0–21–11–11–1
vs. Oral Roberts 2–01–11–12–02–0–1–12–02–0
vs. St. Thomas 0–20–20–20–21–11–1–1–11–1
vs. South Dakota 0–21–10–22–01–10–21–1–2–0
vs. South Dakota State 1–10–21–11–11–10–21–10–2–
Total 5–114–125–1110–613–33–1312–49–711–5
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Through March 1, 2025

Players of the Week

More information Week, Player(s) of the Week ...
Week[4] Player(s) of the Week School
Nov. 11 Oscar Cluff South Dakota State
Nov. 18 Treysen Eaglestaff North Dakota
Nov. 25 Marquel Sutton Omaha
Dec. 2 Oscar Cluff (2) South Dakota State (2)
Dec. 9 Jackson Moni North Dakota State
Dec. 16 Chase Forte South Dakota
Jackson Moni (2) North Dakota State (2)
Dec. 23 Treysen Eaglestaff (2) North Dakota (2)
Dec. 30 Jackson Moni (3) North Dakota State (3)
Jan. 6 Miles Barnstable St. Thomas
Oscar Cluff (3) South Dakota State (3)
Jan. 13 Issac McBride Oral Roberts
Jan. 20 Oscar Cluff (4) South Dakota State (4)
Jan. 27 JJ White Omaha (2)
Feb. 3 Dre Bullock South Dakota (2)
Feb. 10 Jamar Brown Kansas City
Feb. 17 Oscar Cluff (5) South Dakota State (5)
Feb. 24 Marquel Sutton (2) Omaha (3)
Mar. 3 Chase Forte (2) South Dakota (3)
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Records against other conferences

As of December 30, 2024:

More information Major 6 Conferences, Record ...
Major 6 Conferences Record Major 6 Conferences Record
ACC 0–2 American 1–3
Big East 1–1 Big Ten 0–4
Big 12 0–6 SEC 0–3
Major 6 Total 2–19
Other Division I Conferences Record Other Division I Conferences Record
Atlantic 10 1–0 ASUN 2–0
America East 0–1 Big Sky 13–10
Big South None Big West 3–5
CAA None Conference USA None
Horizon League 1–1 Ivy League None
Independents None MAAC None
MAC 5–1 MEAC None
MVC 1–5 MWC 0–6
NEC None OVC 1–2
Patriot League 0–1 SoCon 1–2
Southland 3–1 SWAC 1–2
Sun Belt 1–0 WAC 3–4
WCC 3–2
Other Division I Total 32–41
NCAA Division I Total 39–63
NCAA Division II Total 6–1
NCAA Division III Total 4–0
NAIA Total 11–0
NCCAA Total 5–0
Total Non-Conference Record 65–64
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Record against ranked non-conference opponents

Summit League records against ranked teams (rankings from AP Poll, Summit teams in Bold):

More information Date, Visitor ...
DateVisitorHomeSiteScoreConference recordReference
November 11Kansas CityNo. 7 Iowa StateHilton Coliseum
Ames, IA		L 56–820–1[5]
November 16Kansas CityNo. 14 CreightonCHI Health Center Omaha
Omaha, NE		L 56–790–2[6]
December 15OmahaNo. 3 Iowa StateHilton Coliseum
Ames, IA		L 51–830–3[7]
December 18No. 7 AlabamaNorth DakotaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center
Grand Forks, ND		L 90–970–4[8]
December 29South Dakota StateNo. 5 AlabamaColeman Coliseum
Tuscaloosa, AL		L 82–1050–5[9]
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Points scored

More information Team, For ...
Team For Against Difference
Denver 2316 2483 –167
Kansas City 2386 2218 +168
North Dakota 2550 2624 –74
North Dakota State 2595 2386 +209
Omaha 2654 2551 +103
Oral Roberts 2200 2356 –156
St. Thomas 2827 2544 +283
South Dakota 2812 2763 +49
South Dakota State 2546 2352 +194
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Through March 17, 2025[10]

Home attendance

More information Team, Arena ...
Team Arena Capacity Total Games Average Attendance Attendance High Total Attendance % of Capacity
Denver Hamilton Gymnasium 2,500 14 782 1,165
Mar 1 vs. South Dakota St		 10,948 31.3%
Kansas City Swinney Recreation Center 1,500 13 883 1,534
Jan 25 vs. St. Thomas		 11,491 58.9%
North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 3,300 13 1,928 3,085
Dec 18 vs. 6 Alabama		 25,074 58.4%
North Dakota State Scheels Center 5,460 14 1,755 5,198
Jan 25 vs. North Dakota		 24,578 32.2%
Omaha Baxter Arena 7,898 13 2,645 4,283
Feb 22 vs. South Dakota		 34,395 33.5%
Oral Roberts Mabee Center 10,154 13 3,283 4,811
Nov 16 vs. Haskell		 42,685 32.3%
St. Thomas Schoenecker Arena 1,800 12 1,418 2,068
Feb 2 vs. North Dakota St		 17,016 78.8%
South Dakota Sanford Coyote Sports Center 6,000 16 1,908 3,942
Feb 16 vs. South Dakota St		 30,538 31.8%
South Dakota State First Bank and Trust Arena 6,500 14 2,990 4,764
Jan 25 vs. South Dakota		 41,872 46.0%
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Bold - Exceed capacity
As of March 1, 2025
Does not include exhibition games

National Television Games

Any games that league members will play on National Television, including the Summit League's media contract with CBS Sports Network, are listed here.[11][12]

Summit League members in bold

More information Date Time (CT), Road Team ...
Date
Time (CT)		 Road Team Home team Final Score Network
November 16, 2024
6 PM		 Kansas City No. 14 Creighton L 56–79 FS2
December 10, 2024
7 PM		 North Dakota State Butler W 71–68 FS1
December 15, 2024
12 PM		 Omaha No. 3 Iowa State L 51–83 CBSSN
December 18, 2024
8 PM		 No. 7 Alabama North Dakota L 90–97 CBSSN
January 2, 2025
8 PM		 Denver South Dakota State 70–91 CBSSN
January 8, 2025
7 PM		 Kansas City Omaha 58–77 CBSSN
February 2, 2025
3 PM		 North Dakota State St. Thomas 62–79 CBSSN
February 13, 2025
8 PM		 Oral Roberts North Dakota State 88–94OT CBSSN
February 16, 2025
1 PM		 South Dakota State South Dakota 94–91 CBSSN
February 23, 2025
1 PM		 Kansas City South Dakota State 65–70 CBSSN
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All–League Honors

More information Honor, Recipient ...
Honor Recipient
Player of the Year Marquel Sutton, Omaha
Defensive Player of the Year Chase Forte, South Dakota
Sixth Man of the Year Tajavis Miller, North Dakota State
Freshman of the Year Sebastian Akins, Denver
Newcomer of the Year Oscar Cluff, South Dakota State
Coach of the Year Chris Crutchfield, Omaha
All-Summit League First Team Marquel Sutton, Omaha
Miles Barnstable, St. Thomas
Oscar Cluff, South Dakota State
Chase Forte, South Dakota
Jacksen Moni, North Dakota State
JJ White, Omaha
All-Summit League Second Team Jamar Brown, Kansas City
Drake Dobbs, St. Thomas
Treysen Eaglestaff, North Dakota
Issac McBride, Oral Roberts
Jacari White, North Dakota State
All-Summit League Honorable Mention Issac Bruns, South Dakota
Dre Bullock, South Dakota
Kalen Garry, South Dakota State
Masen Miller, North Dakota State
Mier Panoam, North Dakota
All-Defensive Team Oscar Cluff, South Dakota State
Drake Dobbs, St. Thomas
Chase Forte, South Dakota
Eli King, North Dakota
Ja'Sean Glover, Omaha
All-Newcomer Team Sebastian Akins, Denver
Miles Barnstable, St. Thomas
Oscar Cluff, South Dakota State
Chase Forte, South Dakota
Jacksen Moni, North Dakota State
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Postseason

Conference tournament

Main article: 2025 Summit League men's basketball tournament

All 9 teams qualified for the Summit League tournament. The tournament was held at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from March 5 to 9, 2024.

First Round
March 5
MidcoSN/SLN 		Quarterfinals
March 6 & 7
MidcoSN/SLN 		Semifinals
March 8
CBSSN 		Final
March 9
CBSSN
1 Omaha 70
8 Kansas City 73 8 Kansas City 61
9 Oral Roberts 56 1 Omaha 100
5 South Dakota 75
4 North Dakota State 84
5 South Dakota 85
1 Omaha 85
2 St. Thomas 75
2 St. Thomas 80
7 Denver 62
2 St. Thomas 85
6 North Dakota 69
3 South Dakota State 69
6 North Dakota 85

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
More information Seed, Region ...
Seed Region School First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship
No. 15 West Omaha lost to No. 2 St. John's — — — —
1 Bid W-L (%): 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–1 (.000)
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