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 
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 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
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 
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 incoming recruits

Roster

2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Crandall, GenoGeno Crandall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr DeLaSalle Minneapolis, MN
G 1 Baldwin, CoreyCorey Baldwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Warren Harden
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Bridgeport, CT
F 2 Collins, JoshJosh Collins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr DeLaSalle Minneapolis, MN
G 3 McDermott, AdamAdam McDermott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Xavier Cedar Falls, IA
C 5 Shanks, CarsonCarson Shanks 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Prior Lake
Utah State
Prior Lake, MN
C 10 Benton, ShaneShane Benton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Linn-Mar Cedar Rapids, IA
G 13 Baker, WheelerWheeler Baker (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Osseo
Albany
Brooklyn Park, MN
G 15 Seales, CortezCortez Seales 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr North Scott Eldridge, IA
G 20 Blake, ThomasThomas Blake (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr St. Maria Goretti Hagerstown, MD
G 21 Hooker, QuntonQunton Hooker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Park Center Brooklyn Park, MN
F 25 Hobaugh, DustinDustin Hobaugh (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr League City
Houston Baptist
League City, TX
C 31 Cashman, BryceBryce Cashman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So West Platte Weston, MO
F 32 Avants, ConnerConner Avants 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Deer Creek Edmond, OK
F 43 Berstine, DrickDrick Berstine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Cherokee Trail
Denver
Aurora, CO
F 50 Richman, JamesJames Richman (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Maple Valley Tower City, ND
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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

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