2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball

CIT, First round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2015–16 record	17–16 (10–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Brian Jones (10th year)
Assistant coach	Shawn Dirden
Assistant coach	Steve Grabowski
Assistant coach	Jeff Horner
Home arena	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center

2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State †	15	–	3	.833	26	–	9	.743
Montana	14	–	4	.778	21	–	12	.636
Idaho	12	–	6	.667	21	–	13	.618
Idaho State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
Eastern Washington	10	–	8	.556	18	–	16	.529
North Dakota	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
Montana State	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Portland State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Northern Colorado	7	–	11	.389	10	–	21	.323
Sacramento State	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Southern Utah	3	–	15	.167	5	–	24	.172
Northern Arizona	3	–	15	.167	5	–	25	.167


† 2016 Big Sky Tournament winner

The 2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Men's Basketball team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by tenth year head coach Brian Jones and played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 10–8 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Southern Utah and Idaho State to advance to the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament where they lost to Weber State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UC Irvine.

Previous season

North Dakota finished the season 8–22, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Big Sky Tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jaron Nash	1	F	6'8"	195	Senior	Waterloo, IA	Graduated
Cole Stefan	2	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Minnetonka, MN	Graduated
Estan Tyler	3	G	6'1"	180	Junior	St. Paul, MN	Left the team due to personal reasons
Lenny Antwi	12	G	6'1"	190	Senior	Montreal, QE	Graduated
Terrel De Rouen	14	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Las Cruces, NM	Left the team due to personal reasons
Kraiq Shields	22	F	6'8"	190	Freshman	Kyle, TX	Transferred to Midland College
Chad Calcaterra	33	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Cloquet, MN	Graduated
Josiah Coleman	35	F	6'5"	195	Junior	Cedar Rapids, IA	Transferred to Texas–Permian Basin
Ryan Salmonson	41	C	6'10"	235	Senior	Colfax, CA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Corey Baldwin	1	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Bridgeport, CT	Junior college transferred from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Wheeler Baker	13	G	6'2"	175	Sophomore	Minneapolis, MN	Transferred from Albany. Under NCAA transfer rules, Baker will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2015 incoming recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Adam McDermott SG	Cedar Rapids, IA	Xavier High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 22, 2014
Adam McDermott SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Cortez Seales PG	Eldridge, IA	North Scott High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 23, 2014
Cortez Seales PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Josh Collins SF	Minneapolis, MN	De La Salle High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 28, 2014
Josh Collins SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Conner Avants PF	Edmond, OK	Deer Creek-Lamont High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Apr 11, 2015
Conner Avants PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.

2016 incoming recruits

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Billy Brown SG	Spirit Lake, IA	Spirit Lake High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 22, 2015
Billy Brown SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.

Roster

2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Crandall, GenoGeno Crandall	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	DeLaSalle	Minneapolis, MN
1.5 !G	1	Baldwin, CoreyCorey Baldwin	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Warren Harden Northeastern Oklahoma A&M	Bridgeport, CT
3.5 !F	2	Collins, JoshJosh Collins	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	DeLaSalle	Minneapolis, MN
1.5 !G	3	McDermott, AdamAdam McDermott	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Xavier	Cedar Falls, IA
5.0 !C	5	Shanks, CarsonCarson Shanks	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Prior Lake Utah State	Prior Lake, MN
5.0 !C	10	Benton, ShaneShane Benton	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Linn-Mar	Cedar Rapids, IA
1.5 !G	13	Baker, WheelerWheeler Baker (I)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Osseo Albany	Brooklyn Park, MN
1.5 !G	15	Seales, CortezCortez Seales	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	North Scott	Eldridge, IA
1.5 !G	20	Blake, ThomasThomas Blake (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	St. Maria Goretti	Hagerstown, MD
1.5 !G	21	Hooker, QuntonQunton Hooker	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Park Center	Brooklyn Park, MN
3.5 !F	25	Hobaugh, DustinDustin Hobaugh (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	League City Houston Baptist	League City, TX
5.0 !C	31	Cashman, BryceBryce Cashman	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	West Platte	Weston, MO
3.5 !F	32	Avants, ConnerConner Avants	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Deer Creek	Edmond, OK
3.5 !F	43	Berstine, DrickDrick Berstine	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Cherokee Trail Denver	Aurora, CO
3.5 !F	50	Richman, JamesJames Richman (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Maple Valley	Tower City, ND

Head coach

Brian Jones (Northern Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Shawn Dirden (Idaho)
Steve Grabowski (Minot State)
Jeff Horner (Iowa)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 3:00 pm	Minnesota–Morris	W 99–69	1–0	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,430) Grand Forks, ND
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Wisconsin	L 64–78	1–1	Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI
11/21/2015* 3:00 pm	vs. Bowling Green FGCU Classic	W 77–59	2–1	Alico Arena (3,562) Fort Myers, FL
11/22/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Florida Gulf Coast FGCU Classic	L 60–73	2–2	Alico Arena (3,412) Fort Myers, FL
11/23/2015* 3:00 pm	vs. Youngstown State FGCU Classic	L 69–79	2–3	Alico Arena (3,854) Fort Myers, FL
11/28/2015* 2:00 pm, MidcoSN	Northern Iowa	L 51–97	2–4	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,302) Grand Forks, ND
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm	Waldorf FGCU Classic	W 78–58	3–4	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,521) Grand Forks, ND
12/05/2015* 7:00 pm	at Bradley	W 65–59 ^2OT	4–4	Carver Arena (5,557) Peoria, IL
12/11/2015* 7:30 pm, MidcoSN/FCS Central	North Dakota State	L 67–69	4–5	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,593) Grand Forks, ND
12/17/2015* 7:30 pm	Valley City State	W 80–59	5–5	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,349) Grand Forks, ND
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, FSKC	at Kansas State	L 49–63	5–6	Bramlage Coliseum (12,440) Manhattan, KS
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2015 5:00 pm	Idaho	L 71–74	5–7 (0–1)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,436) Grand Forks, ND
01/02/2016 2:00 pm	Eastern Washington	W 79–71	6–7 (1–1)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,542) Grand Forks, ND
01/07/2016 8:00 pm	at Weber State	L 62–74	6–8 (1–2)	Dee Events Center (6,456) Ogden, UT
01/09/2016 8:00 pm	at Idaho State	W 84–76	7–8 (2–2)	Holt Arena (1,526) Pocatello, ID
01/14/2016 7:00 pm	Montana State	W 85–68	8–8 (3–2)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,608) Grand Forks, ND
01/16/2016 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS Central	Montana	L 61–65	8–9 (3–3)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (3,287) Grand Forks, ND
01/21/2016 7:30 pm	at Northern Arizona	W 101–59	9–9 (4–3)	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
01/23/2016 5:00 pm	at Southern Utah	W 88–72	10–9 (5–3)	Centrum Arena (1,337) Cedar City, UT
01/30/2016 8:00 pm	at Northern Colorado	L 70–71	10–10 (5–4)	Bank of Colorado Arena (2,016) Greeley, CO
02/04/2016 7:00 pm	Idaho State	W 76–60	11–10 (6–4)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,764) Grand Forks, ND
02/06/2016 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS Central	Weber State	W 78–71	12–10 (7–4)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,148) Grand Forks, ND
02/11/2016 8:05 pm	at Eastern Washington	L 85–95	12–11 (7–5)	Reese Court (1,650) Cheney, WA
02/13/2015 9:00 pm	at Idaho	L 64–65	12–12 (7–6)	Cowan Spectrum (1,537) Moscow, ID
02/20/2016 2:00 pm	Northern Colorado	W 74–73	13–12 (8–6)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,424) Grand Forks, ND
02/25/2016 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/FCS Central	Portland State	W 80–77	14–12 (9–6)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,734) Grand Forks, ND
02/27/2016 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS Central	Sacramento State	W 97–71	15–12 (10–6)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,893) Grand Forks, ND
03/03/2016 8:00 pm	at Montana	L 46–71	15–13 (10–7)	Dahlberg Arena (4,003) Missoula, MT
03/05/2016 3:05 pm	at Montana State	L 82–89	15–14 (10–8)	Worthington Arena (2,585) Bozeman, MT
Big Sky Tournament
03/08/2016* 4:30 pm	vs. Southern Utah First round	W 85–80	16–14	Reno Events Center (1,406) Reno, NV
03/10/2016* 4:30 pm	vs. Idaho State Quarterfinals	W 83–49	17–14	Reno Events Center (1,003) Reno, NV
03/11/2016* 7:30 pm	vs. Weber State Semifinals	L 78–83 ^OT	17–15	Reno Events Center (2,362) Reno, NV
CIT
03/16/2016* 7:00 pm	UC Irvine First round	L 86–89 ^OT	17–16	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,263) Grand Forks, ND
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "M Basketball - Schedule - UNDsports.com: Official Web Site of University of North Dakota Athletics". undsports.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.

North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball

Venues	Budge Hall (1904–1905) Grand Forks YMCA (1906) Armory–Gym (1907–1918) New Armory (1919–1950) Hyslop Sports Center (1951–2004) Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2004–present)

Culture & lore	History "Fight On Sioux" "It's for You, North Dakota U"

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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