List of North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball head coaches

Last updated March 28, 2023

The following is a list of North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Fighting Hawks in their 98-season history.^[1]

North Dakota's current head coach is Paul Sather. He was hired as the Fighting Hawks' head coach in May 2019,^[2] replacing Brian Jones, who left to join the staff at Illinois State.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1904–1908	George Sweetland	4	29–3	.906
2	1908–1912	David L. Dunlap	4	33–17	.660
3	1912–1913	Charles Armstrong	1	6–4	.600
4	1913–1914	Fred V. Archer	1	10–7	.588
5	1914–1918	Thomas Andrew Gill	4	36–10	.783
6	1918–1919	Harry Caldwell	1	6–2	.750
7	1919–1924	Paul J. Davis	5	60–18	.769
8	1924–1925	Dutch Houser	1	5–13	.278
9	1925–1943	Clement W. Leitch	18	224–106	.679
10	1944–1945	Charles A. West	1	4–7	.364
11	1945–1946 1949–1951	Red Jarrett	3	39–26	.600
12	1946–1949	Cookie Cunningham	3	42–43	.494
13	1951–1962	Louis D. Bogan	11	102–149	.406
14	1962–1967	Bill Fitch	5	94–45	.676
15	1967–1970	Jimmy Rodgers	3	39–35	.527
16	1970–1988	Dave Gunther	18	332–177	.652
17	1988–2006	Rich Glas	18	335–194	.633
18	2006–2019	Brian Jones	13	190–217	.467
19	2019–present	Paul Sather	4	43–80	.350
Totals		19 coaches	98 seasons	1,629–1,153	.586
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

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References

1 2 "2022-23 North Dakota Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota Athletics. p. 98. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
↑ Miller, Tom (May 30, 2019). "UND names Northern State's Paul Sather as next head men's basketball coach". Grand Forks Herald . Retrieved March 27, 2023.
↑ "North Dakota's Jones steps down as men's basketball coach". APNews.com. May 1, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022-23 North Dakota Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota Athletics. p. 98. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

[2] Miller, Tom (May 30, 2019). "UND names Northern State's Paul Sather as next head men's basketball coach". Grand Forks Herald . Retrieved March 27, 2023.

[3] "North Dakota's Jones steps down as men's basketball coach". APNews.com. May 1, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

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