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2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Men's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Men's Basketball team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks, led by 11th-year head coach Brian Jones, played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 14–4 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky regular season championship. In the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Portland State, Idaho, and Weber State to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 15 seed in the West region, they lost to No. 2-seeded and No. 4-ranked Arizona in the first round. Previous season The Fighting Hawks finished the 2015–16 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 Sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Jones (basketball, Born 1971)
Brian Jones (born April 22, 1971) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach at East Tennessee State University, East Tennessee State. Jones is a graduate of University of Northern Iowa. Jones was a longtime assistant on the coaching staffs of Steve Alford. While working with Alford, he participated in four NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments, one with Missouri State University, Southwest Missouri State and three with University of Iowa, Iowa. Jones was named the 18th head coach for University of North Dakota, North Dakota on May 25, 2006. Under Jones' tenure, the university won back-to-back Great West Conference men's basketball tournament, Great West tournament championships in 2011 and 2012, and he led North Dakota to four consecutive (five overall) appearances in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. In 2017, he led them to the NCAA Division I Tournament for the first time. Jones was the interim head coach at Illinois St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States. With a population of 148,620 and a Syracuse metropolitan area, metropolitan area of 662,057, it is the fifth-most populated city and 13th-most populated municipality in the state of New York (state), New York. Formally established in 1820, Syracuse was named after the classical Greece, Greek city Syracuse, Sicily, Syracuse (''Siracusa'' in Italian), a city on the eastern coast of the Italian island of Sicily, for its similar natural features. It has historically functioned as a major Intersection (road), crossroads, first between the Erie Canal and its branch canals, then of the Rail transport in the United States, railway network. Today, the city is at the intersection of Interstates Interstate 81, 81 and Interstate 90, 90, and its Syracuse Hancock International Airport, airport is the largest in Central New York, a five-county region of over one million inhabitants. Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utah State University Eastern
Utah State University Eastern (USU Eastern) is a public regional college within the Utah State University system. The USU Eastern campus is located in Price, Utah, United States. Founded as Carbon College in 1937, the college joined the University of Utah system in 1959 for 10 years and was renamed College of Eastern Utah (CEU). In 1969, the Utah System of Higher Education was created ending the relationship between the University of Utah and CEU. CEU entered the USU system on July 1, 2010 as Utah State University Eastern. With more than 60 degree programs, the college focuses on technical, vocational, and associate degree programs. USU Eastern competes as the Eagles and is the only statewide USU campus, apart from the Logan campus, that has an athletics program. History Carbon College was formed on February 20, 1937 by the State of Utah and classes began in October 1938 with approximately 100 students. The newly formed college faced financial difficulties in 1953 when a budget-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama, Jefferson County. The population was 200,733 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Alabama, second-most populous city in Alabama, and estimated at 196,357 in 2024. The Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama, Birmingham metropolitan area had a population of 1.19 million in 2020 and is the largest metropolitan area in Alabama and List of metropolitan statistical areas, 47th-most populous in the US. Birmingham serves as a major regional economic, medical, and educational hub of the Deep South, Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion, Piedmont, and Appalachian regions. Founded in 1871 during the Reconstruction Era of the United States, Reconstruction era, Birmingham was formed through the merger of three smaller communities, most notably Elyton, Alabama, Elyton. It quickly grew into an industrial and transportation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tower City, North Dakota
Tower City is a city in Barnes and Cass counties in the State of North Dakota. The population was 268 at the 2020 census. History Tower City was laid out in 1879. Founded as a station on the Northern Pacific Railroad, it was named for Charlemagne Tower, a railroad official. A post office has been in operation at Tower City since 1879. The city was incorporated in 1881.Walker, Sarah (February 28, 2014)Tower City Jubilee Prairie Public NewsRoom Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the 2010 census, there were 253 people, 106 households, and 72 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 115 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.6% White, 1.6% Native American, and 0.8% from two or more races. There were 106 households, of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living toge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weston, Missouri
Weston is a town in Platte County, Missouri within the United States. The population was 1,756 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History The Lewis and Clark, Lewis and Clark Expedition stopped at "Bear Medison" island, near the location of today's city hall. Weston was the oldest settlement in the Platte Purchase of 1836 and was therefore also the farthest western settlement (thus, "West Town") in the United States until the admission of Texas as a state in 1845. Another suggested theory of origin is related to a story about a discharged US Army dragoon by the name of Joseph Moore. He bought the land and then had First Sergeant Tom Weston of D Company, First Dragoons, stationed at Fort Leavenworth across the Missouri River, lay out a town plan. The town may have therefore been named for Sgt. Weston. William "Buffalo Bill" Cody was at one time a resident of Weston, and the town was a major "jumping off" point for the Santa Fe Trail, the Oregon Trail and the California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League City, Texas
League City is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, in Galveston County, Texas, Galveston County, within the metropolitan area. The population was 114,392 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city of League City has a small portion north of Clear Creek within Harris County, Texas, Harris County zoned for residential and commercial uses. It is home to several waterside resorts, such as South Shore Harbor Resort and Conference Center and Waterford Harbor and Yacht Club Marina, popular with residents of nearby Houston. Between 2000 and 2005, League City surpassed Galveston, Texas, Galveston as Galveston County's largest city. History League City was settled at the former site of a Karankawa Native Americans in the United States, Indian village. Three families, the Butlers, the Cowarts, and the Perkinses, are considered to be the founding families of the city. The Winfield Family has also recently been acknowledged as a founding family by the City Government. The Cowar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Brooklyn Park is a suburban city on the west bank of the Mississippi River, upstream from (north of) the Twin Cities in northern Hennepin County. It is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 86,478 at the 2020 census. The city still has undeveloped land and farms, including the historic Eidem Homestead, a 1900s working farm that is a popular tourist attraction for families and school field trips. Brooklyn Park is considered both a second- and third-tier suburb of Minneapolis, because much of the land north of 85th Avenue was developed after 2000. WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Jesse Ventura served as mayor of Brooklyn Park from 1991 to 1995. He was elected governor of Minnesota in the 1998 election on a third-party ticket and served as governor from 1999 to 2003. Brooklyn Park is listed as a "Tree City USA" and is home to of trails and 67 parks, including Rush Creek Regional Trail and the northern section of Palmer Lake Park. The city is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. The population was 137,710 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Iowa, second-most populous city in Iowa. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River (Iowa River), Cedar River, north of Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa City and northeast of Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines, the state's capital. Cedar Rapids is the economic hub of Eastern Iowa, located at the core of the Interstate 380 (Iowa), Interstate 380 corridor. The population of the three-county Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, Iowa, Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of Marion, Iowa, Marion and Hiawatha, Iowa, Hiawatha, was 276,520 in 2020. The Cedar Rapids metropolitan area is also part of a combined statistical area with the Iowa City metropolitan area. History Early history The location of present-day Cedar Rapids was in the territory of the Meskwaki and Sauk people, Sauk peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Iowa Panthers Men's Basketball
The Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Northern Iowa located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. UNI is currently a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Panthers have appeared eight times in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, most recently in 2016. Postseason results NCAA Division I tournament Northern Iowa has made the NCAA tournament eight times. The Panthers have a record of 5–8. NCAA Division II tournament NIT history Northern Iowa has made the NIT three times, with a record of 2-3. CIT history Other tournaments * National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA NAIA national men's basketball championship, National Tournament appearances: 1946 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1946, 1948 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1948, 1949 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1949, and 1953 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1953 (2–4 combined tournament record) *Competed in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the city population was 40,713. Cedar Falls is home to the University of Northern Iowa, a public university. Cedar Falls along with neighboring city Waterloo, Iowa are the two principal municipalities within the Waterloo – Cedar Falls metropolitan area, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Cedar River (Iowa River tributary), Cedar River traverses the vicinity to the northeast. History Cedar Falls was first settled in March 1845 by brothers-in-law William R. Sturgis and Erasmus D. Adams. Initially, the city was named Sturgis Falls. The city was called Sturgis Falls until it was merged with Cedar City (another city on the other side of the Cedar River), creating Cedar Falls. The city's founders are honored each year with a week long community-wide celebration named in their honor – the Sturgis Falls Celebration. Because of the availability of water power, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
