( Ben Goff)
Arkansas assistant basketball coach Chris Crutchfield motions toward the court during a game against Kentucky on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Fayetteville.
OMAHA, Neb. — Oregon assistant coach Chris Crutchfield has been hired as the new head men's basketball coach at Nebraska-Omaha, where he was a two-sport athlete in the 1990s.
Athletic director Adrian Dowell announced Crutchfield's hiring on Friday, less than two weeks after longtime coach Derrin Hansen was fired after a second straight five-win season.
Crutchfield played football and basketball for the Mavericks and was an assistant in basketball in 1995-96.