North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball
North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball | |||
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University | University of North Dakota | ||
Conference | Big Sky | ||
Location | Grand Forks, ND | ||
Head coach | Brian Jones (11th 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 represents the University of North Dakota NCAA Division I men's basketball. Beginning with the the 2012–13 season, the Fighting Hawks are members of the Big Sky Conference. Prior to membership in the Big Sky Conference, they were members of Division II's North Central Conference and Division I's Great West Conference. The current head coach is Brian Jones.
History
The North Dakota Men's basketball team is the fourth winningest program in the history of NCAA's Division II basketball.
Championships
- 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
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
NCAA Division II Tournament results
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 Parson | 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 |
NAIA tournament results
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 |
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 |
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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 |
List of head coaches
# | Name | Term |
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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- |
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 |
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8 | John Haaven | 1957 |
2 | Phil Jackson | 1967 |
10 | Chris Fahrbach | 1979 |
2 | Jerome Beasley | 2003 |
External links
- ↑ "Color Identity: University of North Dakota". UND Office of University Relations. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2015-10-11.