CHI Health Center Omaha is an arena and convention center in the central United States, located in the North Downtown neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska. Operated by the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority (MECA), the 1.1-million-square-foot (100,000 m2) facility has an 18,975-seat arena, a 194,000 sq ft (18,000 m2) exhibition hall, and 62,000 sq ft (5,800 m2) of meeting space.
Sports in Omaha, Nebraska are supported by a high attendance at events and tax support from the City of Omaha. Omaha, Nebraska is home to several professional sports teams and modern sports venues.
The Omaha Mavericks are the sports teams of the University of Nebraska Omaha. They participate in the NCAA's Division I and in The Summit League, except in ice hockey, where they compete in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC).
The Omaha Mavericks Men's Ice Hockey team, also called the Nebraska Omaha Mavericks and UNO Mavericks, is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Nebraska Omaha. The Mavericks are a member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). They play home games at Baxter Arena, an on-campus facility that opened in 2015. The Mavericks hockey program was started in 1997; the team has qualified for the NCAA tournament on three occasions, in 2006, 2011, and 2015, with the most recent of these marking the team's first appearance in the tournament semifinals, branded by the NCAA as the Frozen Four. The Mavericks competed in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) between 1999 and 2010 before joining the WCHA for the 2010–11 season. The Mavericks joined the National Collegiate Hockey Conference starting in the 2013–14 season along with fellow charter members Colorado College, the University of Denver, Miami University, the University of Minnesota Duluth, and the University of North Dakota, plus invited founding members St. Cloud State University and Western Michigan University.
The Ralston Arena, also called the Ralston Sports and Event Center, is an arena located in Ralston, Nebraska, a suburb of Omaha. It serves as the home of the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League and the Omaha Beef of Champions Indoor Football. It was home to the Omaha Mavericks NCAA Division I men's basketball team, representing the University of Nebraska Omaha, from its opening until the end of the 2014–15 season. The school opened Baxter Arena for the 2015–16 season.
Lee & Helene Sapp Fieldhouse is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Nebraska Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. It has served as home to several of the school's sports teams, currently known as Omaha Mavericks; among them are men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, and wrestling. It is also a practice facility for the Mavericks women's track and field program, although that team does not compete there. As of the 2015–16 school year, the only one of these teams that still plays there is the volleyball team, and it only serves as a part-time home. The first team to abandon Sapp Fieldhouse was the wrestling team, which was disbanded in 2011 as a prelude to the school's transition from NCAA Division II to Division I. The next team to leave was men's basketball, which moved off campus to Ralston Arena when it opened in 2012. The women's basketball team remained in the Fieldhouse through the 2014–15 season. With the opening of the on-campus Baxter Arena for the 2015–16 school year, both basketball teams will play there full-time, and the volleyball team will split its home schedule between the Fieldhouse and the new arena.
The Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team, also called the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks, represents the University of Nebraska Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The Mavericks compete in The Summit League. Led by head coach Derrin Hansen, they moved into the new on-campus Baxter Arena at the start of the 2015–16 season. The 2015–16 season was also the first in which they were eligible for the NCAA Tournament, NIT, or The Summit League Tournament; they had been ineligible during the school's four-year transition from Division II to Division I, which began in the 2011–12 season. During this period, they made one appearance in the CIT, a tournament which is not directly sponsored by the NCAA, in 2014.
The 2012–13 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska at Omaha during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by eighth year head coach Derrin Hansen, played their home games at the Ralston Arena and were members of The Summit League. As part of their transition from Division II to Division I, the Mavericks were not eligible for The Summit League Tournament or other postseason play. They finished the season 11–20, 6–10 in The Summit League play to finish in sixth place.
The Omaha Mavericks baseball team represents University of Nebraska Omaha, which is located in Omaha, Nebraska. The Mavericks are a NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Summit League. They began competing in Division I in 2012 and joined the Summit League in 2013.
The 2013–14 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska at Omaha during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by ninth year head coach Derrin Hansen, played their home games at the Ralston Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 17–15, 5–9 in The Summit League play to finish in sixth place. As part of their transition from Division II to Division I, they were ineligible for the NCAA Tournament, and thus The Summit League Tournament because its champion receives an NCAA Tournament bid. On March 11, 2014, it was announced that the Mavericks would play in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, hosting a first round game. This made the Mavericks the first men's basketball team to play in any postseason tournament while still in the transition process to Division I. They defeated North Dakota in the first round before losing in the second round to Murray State.
Baxter Arena is the sports arena owned and operated by the University of Nebraska Omaha located in Omaha, Nebraska. Completed in 2015, Baxter Arena serves as the home of several of the university's sports teams, known as the Omaha Mavericks. The arena opened to the public on October 23, 2015 when the Mavericks men's ice hockey team hosted Air Force, winning 4–2.
The 2015–16 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska Omaha during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 11th year head coach Derrin Hansen, played their home games at Baxter Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 18–14, 10–6 in Summit League play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Tournament to Denver. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Duquesne.
The Omaha Mavericks women's basketball team, also called the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks, represents the University of Nebraska Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The Mavericks compete in The Summit League and play in the new on-campus Baxter Arena, built prior to the 2015–16 season. The Mavericks are now eligible for the NCAA Tournament, NIT, or The Summit League Tournament, having completed the school's four-year transition from Division II to Division I, which began in the 2011–12 season.
The 2015–16 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska Omaha during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by third year head coach Brittany Lange, play their home games at Baxter Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 15–15, 7–9 in Summit League play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Summit League Women's Tournament where they lost to South Dakota State.
The Omaha Mavericks men's soccer team represents the University of Nebraska Omaha in NCAA Division I men's soccer competitions. The Mavericks compete in The Summit League.
The 2016–17 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska Omaha during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 12th-year head coach Derrin Hansen, played their home games at Baxter Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 18–14, 9–7 in Summit League play to finish in third place. They beat Fort Wayne and IUPUI before losing to South Dakota State in the Summit League Tournament championship.
The 2017–18 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska Omaha during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 13th-year head coach Derrin Hansen, played their home games at Baxter Arena as members of The Summit League. They finished the season 9–22, 4–10 in Summit League play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament to South Dakota State.
The 2018–19 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska Omaha during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 14th-year head coach Derrin Hansen, play their home games at Baxter Arena as members of The Summit League.
The 2018–19 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska Omaha during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by third year head coach Brittany Lange, play their home games at Baxter Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 8–21, 2–14 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Summit League Women's Tournament.
The 2019–20 Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska Omaha in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 15th-year head coach Derrin Hansen, played their home games at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 16–16, 9–7 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament to Oral Roberts.
