North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball | ||||
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University | University of North Dakota | |||
First season | 1904-1905 | |||
All-time record | 342–298 (.534) [1] | |||
Athletic director | Bill Chavez | |||
Head coach | Paul Sather (5th season) | |||
Conference | Summit League | |||
Location | Grand Forks, North Dakota | |||
Arena | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (capacity: 3,300) | |||
Nickname | Fighting Hawks | |||
Colors | Kelly green and white [2] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
1965*, 1966*, 1990* | ||||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1965*, 1966*, 1975*, 1976*, 1977*, 1982*, 1990*, 1991* | ||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1965*, 1966*, 1975*, 1976*, 1977*, 1982*, 1990*, 1991*, 1993* | ||||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
1965*, 1966*, 1974*, 1975*, 1976*, 1977*, 1982*, 1990*, 1991*, 1993*, 2000* | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1965*, 1966*, 1967*, 1974*, 1975*, 1976*, 1977*, 1979*, 1980*, 1981*, 1982*, 1990*, 1991*, 1992*, 1993*, 1994*, 1995*, 2000*, 2003*, 2017 *at Division II level | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1992, 1993, 1994 (North Central) 2011, 2012 (Great West) 2017 (Big Sky) | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1928, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1954, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1995 (North Central) 2017 (Big Sky) |
The North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team represents the University of North Dakota NCAA Division I men's basketball. The Fighting Hawks are members of the Summit League. Prior to membership in the Summit, they were members of Division II's North Central Conference and Division I's Great West Conference and Big Sky Conference. The current head coach is Paul Sather.
On July 1, 2018, the school officially joined the Summit League in all sports except for football, in which it remained a Big Sky member before joining the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020. [3]
The North Dakota Men's basketball team is the fourth winningest program in the history of NCAA's Division II basketball.
North Dakota has a total of 19 regular season championships and 6 Conference tournament championships.
NCAA Division II Regionals
North Dakota has appeared in 5 Summit League Tournaments, and their record is 3–5.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2019 | 6 | Quarterfinals | Omaha | L 76–81 |
2020 | 6 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship | South Dakota Purdue Fort Wayne North Dakota State | W 74–71 W 73–56 L 53–89 |
2021 | 5 | Quarterfinals | Oral Roberts | L 65–76 |
2023 | 9 | First Round Quarterfinals | Denver Oral Roberts | W 83–68 L 80–96 |
2024 | 3 | Quarterfinals | Omaha | L 72–73 |
North Dakota has appeared in one NCAA Division I tournament. Their record is 0–1.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2017 | #15 | First round | Arizona | L 82–100 |
North Dakota has appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament 19 times. Their combined record is 29–22.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1965 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd-place game | Minnesota–Duluth Minnesota State–Moorhead Seattle Pacific Southern Illinois Saint Michael's | W 67–57 W 82–57 W 97–83 L 64–97 W 94–86 |
1966 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd-place game | Northern Colorado Valparaiso Abilene Christian Southern Illinois Akron | W 84–71 W 112–82 W 63–62 L 61–69 L 71–76 |
1967 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Louisiana Tech Parsons | L 77–86 W 107–56 |
1974 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Monmouth (IL) Southwest Missouri State Saint Cloud State | W 73–67 L 63–71 W 75–71 |
1975 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Missouri–Rolla Nebraska–Omaha Old Dominion | W 72–61 W 84–71 L 62–78 |
1976 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Nebraska–Omaha Green Bay Puget Sound | W 86–74 OT W 65–61 L 77–80 |
1977 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Augustana (SD) Green Bay Chattanooga | W 71–64 W 45–43 L 52–76 |
1979 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Green Bay Nebraska–Omaha | L 48–63 L 75–86 |
1980 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Western Illinois Stonehill | L 79–102 L 57–70 |
1981 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Central Missouri State Green Bay | W 87–80 L 60–72 |
1982 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Eastern Montana Nebraska–Omaha Cal State Bakersfield | W 59–54 W 83–75 L 65–67 |
1990 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd-place game | Alaska–Anchorage Metro State Jacksonville State Kentucky Wesleyan Morehouse | W 78–71 W 85–80 W 89–64 L 92–101 W 98–77 |
1991 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Kearney State South Dakota State Virginia Union | W 90–60 W 54–51 L 63–64 |
1992 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Denver Saint Cloud State | L 68–73 W 80–60 |
1993 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Western State South Dakota | W 80–61 L 64–66 OT |
1994 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | South Dakota Mesa State | L 76–94 W 97–88 |
1995 | Regional Quarterfinals | Morningside | L 86–92 |
2000 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals | South Dakota State Metro State | W 73–67 L 58–82 |
2003 | Regional Quarterfinals | Saint Cloud State | L 69–74 |
North Dakota has appeared in the NAIA tournament three times. Their combined record is 1–3.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1949 | First round Second Round | Hawaiʻi Texas Tech | W 70–53 L 57–62 |
1953 | First round | Saint Benedict's | L 66–69 |
1954 | First round | Saint Ambrose | L 70–77 |
North Dakota has appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) five times. Their combined record is 0–5.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2011 | First round | Air Force | L 67–77 |
2012 | First round | Drake | L 64–70 |
2013 | First round | Northern Iowa | L 66–77 |
2014 | First round | Nebraska–Omaha | L 75–91 |
2016 | First round | UC Irvine | L 86–89OT |
Number | Name | Tenure |
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1 | George Sweetland | 1904–1907 |
2 | David Dunlap | 1909–1911 |
3 | Charles Armstrong | 1912 |
4 | Fred Archer | 1913 |
5 | Thomas Gill | 1914–1917 |
6 | Harry Caldwell | 1918 |
7 | Paul J. Davis | 1919–1923 |
8 | Edgar "Dutch" Houser | 1924 |
9 | Clement W. Letich | 1925–1943 |
10 | Jack West | 1944 |
11 | Red Jarrett | 1945 |
12 | Harold "Cookie" Cunningham | 1946–1948 |
13 | Red Jarrett | 1949–1950 |
14 | Louis D. Bogan | 1951–1961 |
15 | Bill Fitch | 1962–1966 |
16 | Jimmy Rodgers | 1967–1969 |
17 | Dave Gunther | 1970–1987 |
18 | Rich Glas | 1988–2006 |
19 | Brian Jones | 2007–2019 |
20 | Paul Sather | 2019–present |
North Dakota has had four of its players selected in the NBA draft.
Round | Name | Year |
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8 | Jon Haaven | 1957 |
2 | Phil Jackson | 1967 |
10 | Chris Fahrbach | 1979 |
2 | Jerome Beasley | 2003 |
The following players were drafted into the NBA G League
Round | Name | Year |
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1 | Marlon Stewart | 2021 |
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* = Tournament MVP
** = Tournament MVP
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