2020–21 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

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2020–21 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball
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Conference Summit League
Record9–17 (8–8 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jamie Stevens
  • Zach Horstman
  • Dani Mihailovic
Home arena Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
Seasons
  2019–20
2021–22  
2020–21 Summit League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Dakota State 93 .750167  .696
South Dakota 114 .7331411  .560
North Dakota State 115 .6881512  .556
Oral Roberts105 .6671811  .621
North Dakota 88 .500917  .346
Kansas City 77 .5001113  .458
Western Illinois 59 .357715  .318
Omaha 311 .214520  .200
Denver 113 .071219  .095
2021 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2020–21 North Dakota Fighting Hawks basketball team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks were led by second-year head coach Paul Sather and played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League.

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Previous season

Under first-year head coach Paul Sather, the Fighting Hawks finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 15–18 overall, 7–9 in Summit League play, to finish sixth place. It was a monumental year for the Fighting Hawks as they reached the championship game of the Summit League tournament for the first time before losing to rival North Dakota State. [1] The Fighting Hawks also defeated Big Ten opponent Nebraska during the regular season by a score of 75–74. [2]

Roster

2020–21 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0Caleb Nero6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)176 lb(80 kg)So Tulsa, OK
G/F 1Seybian Sims6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)200 lb(91 kg)Jr Iowa City, IA
G 2Carlos Jr. Ramsay6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)190 lb(86 kg)Fr Milwaukee, WI
F 3Andrew Bergan6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)180 lb(82 kg)Fr Aberdeen, SD
G 4Tyree Ihenacho6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)192 lb(87 kg)Fr Prior Lake, MN
G 10Nate Shockey6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)193 lb(88 kg)Fr Elmhurst, IL
G 11Bentiu Panoam6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)168 lb(76 kg)Sr Anchorage, AK
F 12Filip Rebraca6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)222 lb(101 kg)Jr Sombor, Serbia
G 15Brady Danielson6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)200 lb(91 kg)So York, NE
G 21Ethan Igbanugo6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)191 lb(87 kg)Jr Lakeville, MN
F 32Gertautas Urbonavicius6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)227 lb(103 kg)So Vilnius, Lithuania
G 34De'Sean Allen-Eikens6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)219 lb(99 kg)So Williston, ND
F 35Mitchell Sueker6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)220 lb(100 kg)Jr Marshall, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jamie Stevens
  • Zach Horstman
  • Dani Mihailovic

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
12:00 p.m.
at  Miami (OH) L 67–81 0–1
Millett Hall  (No fans allowed)
Oxford, OH
December 2, 2020*
8:00 p.m.
at  Dixie State L 73–74 0–2
Burns Arena  (475)
St. George, UT
December 4, 2020*
8:00 p.m.
at  Minnesota L 67–76 0–3
Williams Arena  (No fans allowed)
Minneapolis, MN
December 10, 2020*
5:30 p.m.
vs.  South Dakota
Dakota Showcase
W 75–71 1–3
Sanford Pentagon  (No fans allowed)
Sioux Falls, SD
December 11, 2020*
5:30 p.m.
vs.  South Dakota State
Dakota Showcase
L 62–74 1–4
Sanford Pentagon (No fans allowed)
Sioux Falls, SD
December 12, 2020*
5:30 p.m.
vs.  North Dakota State
Dakota Showcase
L 52–53 1–5
Sanford Pentagon (No fans allowed)
Sioux Falls, SD
December 17, 2020*
1:00 p.m.
at  Southern Illinois L 64–85 1–6
Banterra Center  (No fans allowed)
Carbondale, IL
December 18, 2020*
3:00 p.m.
at Southern IllinoisL 50–62 1–7
Banterra Center (No fans allowed)
Carbondale, IL
December 22, 2020*
6:00 p.m.
at  Drake L 55–88 1–8
Knapp Center  (325)
Des Moines, IA
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2021
3:30 p.m.,  ESPN+
Kansas City W 52–45 2–8
(1–0)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center  (600)
Grand Forks, ND
January 3, 2021
3:30 p.m.,  ESPN3
Kansas CityL 53–77 2–9
(1–1)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (464)
Grand Forks, ND
January 8, 2021
7:30 p.m., ORUSN
at  Oral Roberts W 72–71 3–9
(2–1)
Mabee Center  (1370)
Tulsa, OK
January 9, 2021
7:30 p.m., ORUSN
at Oral RobertsL 57–74 3–10
(2–2)
Mabee Center (1447)
Tulsa OK
January 15, 2021
7:30 p.m.,  MidcoSN
North Dakota StateL 45–62 3–11
(2–3)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650)
Grand Forks, ND
January 16, 2021
7:30 p.m., MidcoSN
North Dakota StateW 82–78 OT4–11
(3–3)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650)
Grand Forks, ND
January 22, 2021
7:30 p.m., MidcoSN2
at South Dakota StateL 73–92 4–12
(3–4)
Frost Arena  (787)
Brookings, SD
January 23, 2021
7:30 p.m.
at South Dakota StateL 74–85 4–13
(3–5)
Frost Arena (786)
Brookings, SD
January 29, 2021
7:30 p.m., MidcoSN2
Western Illinois W 83–81 5–13
(4–5)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (558)
Grand Forks, ND
January 30, 2021
7:30 p.m., MidcoSN2
Western IllinoisL 87–99 5–14
(4–6)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (556)
Grand Forks, ND
February 5, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at  Denver W 85–82 OT6–14
(5–6)
Hamilton Gymnasium  (No fans allowed)
Denver, CO
February 6, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at DenverL 81–85 OT6–15
(5–7)
Hamilton Gymnasium (No fans allowed)
Denver, CO
February 13, 2021
2:30 p.m., MidcoSN
South DakotaW 85–76 7–15
(6–7)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650)
Grand Forks, ND
February 14, 2021
2:30 p.m., MidcoSN
South DakotaW 85–81 8–15
(7–7)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650)
Grand Forks, ND
February 19, 2021
7:00 p.m.
at  Omaha L 62–72 8–16
(7–8)
Baxter Arena  (388)
Omaha, NE
February 20, 2021
7:00 p.m.
at OmahaW 81–69 9–16
(8–8)
Baxter Arena (586)
Omaha, NE
Summit League tournament
March 7, 2020
5:45 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+
(5) vs. (4) Oral Roberts
Quarterfinals
L 65–76 9–17
Sanford Pentagon 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source: [3]

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