Chris Crutchfield

Last updated
Chris Crutchfield
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Omaha
Conference Summit
Record24–41 (.369)
Biographical details
Born Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
1989–1992 Omaha
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1996 Omaha (assistant)
1996–1997 UTSA (assistant)
1997–1999 Tyler JC (assistant)
1999–2001Tyler JC
2001–2005 New Mexico State (assistant)
2005–2006 TCU (DBO)
2006–2007TCU (assistant)
2007–2011 Oral Roberts (assistant)
2011–2019 Oklahoma (assistant)
2019–2020 Arkansas (assistant)
2020–2021 East Central
2021–2022 Oregon (assistant)
2022–presentOmaha
Head coaching record
Overall24–41 (.369) (NCAA DI)
10–9 (.526) (NCAA DII)
35–29 (.547) (NJCAA)

Chris Crutchfield is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team. [1]

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Playing career

Crutchfield was a two-sport athlete at Omaha, where he was a member of the basketball and football teams. [1]

Coaching career

Beginning his coaching career at his alma mater Omaha, Crutchfield would then move to UTSA before landing at Tyler Junior College where he would be an assistant, then head coach from 1999 to 2001 where he would compile a 35–29 overall record. [2] [3] Crutchfield would then join Lou Henson's staff at New Mexico State from 2001 to 2005 before assistant coaching stops at TCU and Oral Roberts. [4]

In 2011, Crutchfield landed on Lon Kruger's coaching staff at Oklahoma where he was a part of six NCAA Tournament appearances, including the Sooners' 2016 Final Four team. [5] In 2019, Crutchfield would join Eric Musselman at Arkansas for a single season before taking the head coaching position at East Central, a Division II institution. [6] In his lone season at the helm of East Central, Crutchfield guided the team to a 10–9 mark before heading back to the Division I ranks as an assistant under Dana Altman at Oregon. [7] [8]

On March 18, 2022, Crutchfield was named the 22nd head coach in Omaha men's basketball history, replacing Derrin Hansen. [9] [10]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Tyler JC (NJCAA Region XIV)(1999–2001)
1999–00Tyler JC 20–13N/A
2000–01Tyler JC 15–16 [11] N/A
Tyler JC:35–29 (.547)0–0 (–)
East Central Tigers (GAC)(2020–2021)
2020–21East Central 10–99–8
East Central:10–9 (.526)9–8 (.529)
Omaha Mavericks (Summit)(2022–present)
2022–23 Omaha 9–234–1410th
2023–24 Omaha 15–187–96th
Omaha:24–41 (.369)11–23 (.324)
Total:69–79 (.466)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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