North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball explained

North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball
Current:	2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team
University:	University of North Dakota
Firstseason:	1904-1905
Record:	^[1]
Conference:	Summit League
Location:	Grand Forks, North Dakota
Athletic Director:	Bill Chavez
Coach:	Paul Sather
Tenure:	6th
Arena:	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
Capacity:	3,300
Nickname:	Fighting Hawks
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Ncaafinalfour:	1965, 1966, 1990*
Ncaaeliteeight:	1965, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1990, 1991
Ncaasweetsixteen:	1965, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1993*
Ncaaroundof32:	1965, 1966, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000*
Ncaatourneys:	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:	1992, 1993, 1994 (North Central) 2011, 2012 (Great West) 2017 (Big Sky)
Conference Season:	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.^[2]

The team was known as the Flickertails until 1929, when it was renamed the Fighting Sioux. It dropped that name in 2011 and went without a nickname until 2015, when it became the Fighting Hawks.

History

The North Dakota Men's basketball team is the fourth winningest program in the history of NCAA's Division II basketball.

Championships

North Dakota has a total of 19 regular season championships and 6 Conference tournament championships. North Central Conference

Regular Season Champion (18 times): 1927–28, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1981–82, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1994–95
Conference tournament champion (3 times): 1992, 1993, 1994

Great West Conference

Conference tournament champion (2 times): 2011, 2012

Big Sky Conference

Regular Season Champion (1 time): 2016–17
Conference tournament champion (1 time): 2017

NCAA Division II Regionals

Elite Eight Appearances (8 times): 1965, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1990, 1991
Final Four Appearances (3 times): 1965, 1966, 1990

Postseason

Summit League Tournament results

North Dakota has appeared in 5 Summit League Tournaments, and their record is 3–5.

6	Quarterfinals	L 76–81
6	Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship	W 74–71 W 73–56 L 53–89
5	Quarterfinals	L 65–76
9	First Round Quarterfinals	W 83–68 L 80–96
3	Quarterfinals	L 72–73

Division I postseason results

North Dakota has appeared in one NCAA Division I tournament. Their record is 0–1.

	15	First round		L 82–100

NCAA Division II Tournament results

North Dakota has appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament 19 times. Their combined record is 29–22.

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
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
Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Louisiana Tech Parsons	L 77–86 W 107–56
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
Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Missouri–Rolla Nebraska–Omaha Old Dominion	W 72–61 W 84–71 L 62–78
Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Nebraska–Omaha Green Bay Puget Sound	W 86–74 OT W 65–61 L 77–80
Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Augustana (SD) Green Bay Chattanooga	W 71–64 W 45–43 L 52–76
Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Green Bay Nebraska–Omaha	L 48–63 L 75–86
Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Western Illinois Stonehill	L 79–102 L 57–70
Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Central Missouri State Green Bay	W 87–80 L 60–72
Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Eastern Montana Nebraska–Omaha Cal State Bakersfield	W 59–54 W 83–75 L 65–67
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
Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Kearney State South Dakota State Virginia Union	W 90–60 W 54–51 L 63–64
Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Denver Saint Cloud State	L 68–73 W 80–60
Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Western State South Dakota	W 80–61 L 64–66 OT
Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	South Dakota Mesa State	L 76–94 W 97–88
Regional Quarterfinals	Morningside	L 86–92
Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals	South Dakota State Metro State	W 73–67 L 58–82
Regional Quarterfinals	Saint Cloud State	L 69–74

NAIA tournament results

North Dakota has appeared in the NAIA tournament three times. Their combined record is 1–3.

First round Second Round	Hawaiʻi Texas Tech	W 70–53 L 57–62
First round	Saint Benedict's	L 66–69
First round	Saint Ambrose	L 70–77

CIT results

North Dakota has appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) five times. Their combined record is 0–5.

	First round		L 67–77
	First round		L 64–70
	First round		L 66–77
	First round		L 75–91
	First round		L 86–89^OT

List of head coaches

1		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		1919–1923
8	Edgar "Dutch" Houser	1924
9	Clement W. Letich	1925–1943
10	Jack West	1944
11	Red Jarrett	1945
12		1946–1948
13	Red Jarrett	1949–1950
14	Louis D. Bogan	1951–1961
15		1962–1966
16		1967–1969
17		1970–1987
18		1988–2006
19		2007–2019
20		2019–present

Arenas

Budge Hall 1904–1905
YMCA 1906
Armory-Gym 1907–1918
New Armory 1919–1950
Hyslop Sports Center 1951–2003
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 2004–present

NBA Draft picks

North Dakota has had four of its players selected in the NBA draft.

8	Jon Haaven	1957
2		1967
10	Chris Fahrbach	1979
2		2003

The following players were drafted into the NBA G League

1		2021

NCC Awards

All-NCC

Walter Burkman (1923)
Arthur Busdicker (1923–24)
Edmund Boe (1926–27)
Albert Wild (1926)
Paul Boyd (1927 and 1929)
Victor Brown (1927–28 and 1930)
Alford Letch (1927–28)
Lewis Lee (1928–29)
Harold Eberly (1929)
William Lowe (1930–31)
Verne DuChene (1930)
Curtis Schave (1931)
Gordon Dablow (1932–33)
Fred Felber (1932)
Ted Meinhover (1932–34)
Bernard Smith (1932–34)
Ken Mullen (1934)
Emmet Birk (1935–37)
Weston Booth (1935)
Herman Witasek (1935–36)
Robert Finnegan (1936–37)
William McCosh (1938–39)
Don Pepke (1939)
Bruce Stevenson (1940–42)
Dudley Draxton (1947–48)

Don Meredith (1949)
Ed Weber (1949–1950)
Fritz Engel (1950–51)
Chuck Wolfe (1951–53)
Jon Haaven (1953–54 and 1957)
Don Augustin (1954–56)
Ron Lackle (1955)
Warner Brand (1955)
Bob Hokanson (1958)
Bill Monson (1959)
Larry Exel (1960)
Prentiss Thompson (1961)
Curt Holt (1962–63)
Tom Nesbitt (1964–66)
Jim Hester (1965 and 1967)
Paul Pederson (1966–67)
Phil Jackson (1965–67)
Vern Praus (1968–69)
Al Jenkins (1969)
Mahlon Sanders (1970–71)
Chuck Dodge (1970 and 1972)
Craig Skarperud (1972)
Jim Goodrich (1974 and 1976)
Don Gunhus (1974)
Mark Lindahl (1975–76)

Jim Goodrich (1976)
Fred Lukens (1977)
Chris Fahrbach (1977–79)
Todd Bakken (1980)
Aaron Harris (1981–82)
Dan Clausen (1981–82)
Steve Brekke (1982–83)
Roland Jacobs (1985)
Steve Staver (1987)
Dave Vonesh (1988 and 1990–91)
Mike Boschee (1989)
Scott Guldseth (1991–93)
Chris Gardner (1992 and 1994)
Todd Johnson (1993–95)
Travis Tuttle (1995–97)
Frank Iverson (1996)
Hunter Berg (1998 and 1999)
Chad Mustard (2000)
Hunter Reinke (2000)
Kyle Behrens (2001)
Jerome Beasley (2002–03)
Jeff Brandt (2002)
Evan Lindahl (2004 and 2006)
Todd Rypkema (2004–05)
Emmanuel Little (2007–08)

NCC MVPs

Chuck Wolfe (1953)
Jon Haaven (1954)
Don Augustin (1955)
Phil Jackson (1966–67)
Al Jenkins (1969)
Dan Clausen (1982)
Dave Vonesh (1990–91)
Scott Guldseth (1993)
Kyle Behrens (2001)
Jerome Beasley (2002–03)

Defensive Player of the Year

Rico Burkett (1991)
Frank Iverson (1996)
Harry Boyce (2007)

Newcomer of the Year

Broderick Powell (1992)
Jerome Beasley (2002)

Freshman of the Year

Jeff Brandt (2001)

NCC All-Freshman Team

Chris Gardner (1991)
Todd Johnson (1992)
Travis Tuttle (1993)
Brian Ehrp (1994)
Dale Aue (1995)

Academic All-NCC

Fred Lukens (1975–77)
Doug Moe (1979–81)
Todd Bakken (1979–81)
Jon Sonat (1982)
Mark Basco (1986)
Pete Stewart (1987)
Scott Guldseth (1992–93)
Ben Jacobson (1993)
Travis Tuttle (1997)
Blaine Ristvedt (2000)
Kyle Behrens (2001)
Steve Bradley (2005)
Todd Rypkema (2005)
Josh Doyle (2006–08)
Jimmy Hoy (2006 and 2008)
Derek Benter (2008)
Tyler Koenig (2008)

Great West Awards

First Team All-Great West

Travis Bledsoe (2010)

Second Team All-Great West

Troy Huff (2011–12)
Patrick Mitchell (2012)

All-Tournament team

Patrick Mitchell (2011**)
Troy Huff (2011–12)
Jamal Webb (2012**)

= Tournament MVP

Academic All-Great West

Derek Benter (2009)
Daniel Haskins (2009)
Dustin Monsebroten (2009)

Big Sky Awards

First Team All-Big Sky

Troy Huff (2013–14)
Quinton Hooker (2016–17)

Second Team All-Big Sky

Aaron Anderson (2013)
Geno Crandall (2017–18)

All-Tournament team

Troy Huff (2013–14)
Quinton Hooker (2016–17**)
Corey Baldwin (2017)

- = Tournament MVP

Reserve of the Year

Jamal Webb (2014)
Cortez Seales (2017)

Academic All-Big Sky

Chad Calcaterra (2014)
Dustin Hobaugh (2015–16)
Conner Avants (2016 and 2018)
Dale Jones (2018)

Summit League Awards

First Team All-Summit League

Marlon Stewart (2020)
B.J. Omot (2024)

Second Team All-Summit League

Filip Rebraca (2020–21)
Tyree Ihenacho (2024)

All-Defensive team

Eli King (2024)

All-Newcomer team

Amar Kuljuhovic (2024)

All-Tournament team

Marlon Stewart (2020)

Freshman of the Year

Tyree Ihenacho (2021)
Paul Bruns (2022)

Sixth Man of the Year

Matt Norman (2023)

All Time Statistical Leaders

Single-game leaders

Points: Henry (Doc) O'Keefe (56, 1908)
Assists: Doug Moe (14, 1979)
Rebounds: Don Augustin (32, 1955)
Steals: Dave Vonesh (9, 1990)
3 point FG made: Travis Tuttle (10, 1994), Patrick Mitchell (10, 2010)
Free Throws made: Phil Jackson (23, 1967)

Single-season leaders

Points: Dave Vonesh (788, 1989–90)
Assists: Rico Burkett (232, 1989–90)
Rebounds: Dave Vonesh (410, 1989–90)
Steals: Troy Huff (79, 2013–14)
Blocks: Chris Gardner (93, 1991–93)
FG made: Dave Vonesh (303, 1989–90)
3 point FG made: Travis Tuttle (102, 1994–95)
Free Throws Made: Phil Jackson (208)

Career leaders

Points: Scott Guldseth (2190, 1989–93)
Assists: Burke Barlow (595, 1993–95)
Rebounds: Dave Vonesh (1207, 1987–91)
Steals: Jamal Webb (240, 2010–14)
Blocks: Chris Gardner (313, 1990–94)
FG made: Scott Guldseth (806, 1989–93)
3 point FG made: Travis Tuttle (350, 1993–97)
Free Throws made: Dave Vonesh (507, 1987–91)
Games Played: Brady Danielson (150, 2019–24)

Notes and References

Web site: North Dakota Fighting Hawks Men's Basketball Index .
News: UND officially makes the move to the Summit League, Missouri.... Grand Forks Herald. 2017-08-16. en.