North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball

2015–16 University of North Dakota men's basketball team

University

University of North Dakota

Conference

Big Sky

Location

Grand Forks, ND

Head coach

Brian Jones (9th year)

Arena

Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
(Capacity: 3,300)

Nickname

Fighting Hawks

Colors

Kelly Green and White^[1]

Conference tournament champions

2011, 2012 (Great West Conference)

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team is part of the athletic program at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is members of the NCAA Division I Big Sky Conference; the 2012-2013 season was their first in the new conference. Previously they played in Division II's North Central Conference and Division I's Great West Conference. The current head coach is Brian Jones. The public address announcer for the men's basketball team is Brian Lee Rivers. Radio duties are handled by Paul Ralston and Mitch Wigness.

History

The North Dakota Men's basketball team is the 4th winningest program in the history of NCAA's Division II Basketball.

Championships

North Central Conference

Champion (17 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

Great West Conference

Conference Tournament Champion (2 times)

2010-11, 2011-12

NCAA Regionals

Elite Eight Appearances (6 times)

1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1981-82, 1989-90, 1990-91

Postseason

NCAA Division II tournament results

North Dakota has appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament 19 times. Their combined record is 32–22.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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 Parson	W 86–77 L 56–107
1974	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Monmouth (IL) Southwest Missouri State Saint Cloud State	W 77–62 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 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 89–67 L 92–101 W 98–77
1991	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Kearney State South Dakota Virginia Union	W 90–60 W 54–51 L 63–64
1992	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Denver Saint Cloud State	W 73–68 L 80–60
1993	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Western State South Dakota	W 80–61 L 64–66 ^OT
1994	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Fort Hays State South Dakota Mesa State	W 87–80 W 94–76 L 88–97
1995	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Mesa State Fort Hays State Regis	W 85–76 W 73–63 L 72–84
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

NAIA tournament results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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

Division I postseason results

Since joining Division I, North Dakota has appeared in the post season five times, all appearances coming in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 0–5.

CIT results

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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 86–89^OT

List of head coaches

#	Name	Term
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-

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

Round	Name	Year
8	John Haaven	1957
2	Phil Jackson	1967
10	Chris Fahrbach	1979
2	Jerome Beasley	2003

External links

UND Men's Basketball website

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

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

Academics	School of Aerospace Sciences School of Law School of Medicine

Athletics	Baseball Basketball basketball women's Football Men's hockey Women's hockey Soccer Volleyball Softball Nickname controversy

Campus	Alerus Center Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Chester Fritz Auditorium Chester Fritz Library Energy and Environmental Research Center Memorial Stadium National Center for Hydrogen Technology North Dakota Museum of Art Ralph Engelstad Arena (old) Ralph Engelstad Arena (new) University Village

Media	North Dakota Quarterly Dakota Student KUND KFJM UND Sports Network

School songs	UND Alma Mater It's For You, North Dakota U Fight On Sioux Stand Up and Cheer

Big Sky Conference men's basketball

Teams	Eastern Washington Eagles Idaho Vandals Idaho State Bengals Montana Grizzlies Montana State Bobcats North Dakota Fighting Hawks Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Colorado Bears Portland State Vikings Sacramento State Hornets Southern Utah Thunderbirds Weber State Wildcats

Championships & awards	Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	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

↑ "Color Identity: University of North Dakota". UND Office of University Relations. October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.

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