The North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team represents the

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men's basketball. The Fighting Hawks are members of the

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. Prior to membership in the Summit, they were members of Division II's

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and Division I's

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and

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. The current head coach is

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. The Fighting Hawks made their only appearance in the

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in 2017. On July 1, 2018, the school officially joined the Summit League in all sports except for

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, in which it remained a Big Sky member before joining the

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in 2020. The team was known as the Flickertails until 1929, when it was renamed the Fighting Sioux. It dropped that name in 2011 and went without a nickname until 2015, when it became the Fighting Hawks.

History

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

Championships

North Dakota has a total of 19 regular-season championships and six conference tournament championships.

*Regular Season 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 *Conference tournament champion (3 times): 1992, 1993, 1994

*Conference tournament champion (2 times):

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*Regular Season Champion (1 time): 2016–17 *Conference tournament champion (1 time): 2017 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 I tournament results

North Dakota has appeared in one NCAA Division I tournament. Their record is 0–1.

Summit League tournament results

North Dakota has appeared in six Summit League tournaments. Their combined record is 4–6.

NCAA Division II tournament results

North Dakota has appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament 19 times. Their combined record is 29–22.

NAIA tournament results

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

CIT results

North Dakota has appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) five times. Their combined record is 0–5.

List of head coaches

Arenas

*Budge Hall 1904–1905 *YMCA 1906 *Armory-Gym 1907–1918 *New Armory 1919–1950 *

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1951–2003 *

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2004–present

NBA draft picks

North Dakota has had four of its players selected in the

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. The following players were drafted into the

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NCC awards

All-NCC *Walter Burkman (1923) *Arthur Busdicker (1923–24) *Edmund Boe (1926–27) *Albert Wild (1926) *Paul Boyd (1927 and 1929) *Victor Brown (1927–28 and 1930) *Alford Letch (1927–28) *Lewis Lee (1928–29) *Harold Eberly (1929) *William Lowe (1930–31) *Verne DuChene (1930) *Curtis Schave (1931) *Gordon Dablow (1932–33) *Fred Felber (1932) *Ted Meinhover (1932–34) *Bernard Smith (1932–34) *Ken Mullen (1934) *Emmet Birk (1935–37) *Weston Booth (1935) *Herman Witasek (1935–36) *Robert Finnegan (1936–37) *William McCosh (1938–39) *Don Pepke (1939) *Bruce Stevenson (1940–42) *Dudley Draxton (1947–48) *Don Meredith (1949) *Ed Weber (1949–1950) *Fritz Engel (1950–51) *Chuck Wolfe (1951–53) *Jon Haaven (1953–54 and 1957) *Don Augustin (1954–56) *Ron Lackle (1955) *Warner Brand (1955) *Bob Hokanson (1958) *Bill Monson (1959) *Larry Exel (1960) *Prentiss Thompson (1961) *Curt Holt (1962–63) *Tom Nesbitt (1964–66) *Jim Hester (1965 and 1967) *Paul Pederson (1966–67) *

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(1965–67) *Vern Praus (1968–69) *Al Jenkins (1969) *Mahlon Sanders (1970–71) *Chuck Dodge (1970 and 1972) *Craig Skarperud (1972) *Jim Goodrich (1974 and 1976) *Don Gunhus (1974) *Mark Lindahl (1975–76) *Jim Goodrich (1976) *Fred Lukens (1977) *Chris Fahrbach (1977–79) *Todd Bakken (1980) *Aaron Harris (1981–82) *Dan Clausen (1981–82) *Steve Brekke (1982–83) *Roland Jacobs (1985) *Steve Staver (1987) *Dave Vonesh (1988 and 1990–91) *Mike Boschee (1989) *Scott Guldseth (1991–93) *Chris Gardner (1992 and 1994) *Todd Johnson (1993–95) *Travis Tuttle (1995–97) *Frank Iverson (1996) *Hunter Berg (1998 and 1999) *

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(2000) *Hunter Reinke (2000) *Kyle Behrens (2001) * Jerome Beasley (2002–03) *Jeff Brandt (2002) *Evan Lindahl (2004 and 2006) *Todd Rypkema (2004–05) *Emmanuel Little (2007–08) NCC MVPs * Chuck Wolfe (1953) * Jon Haaven (1954) * Don Augustin (1955) *

(1966–67) * Al Jenkins (1969) * Dan Clausen (1982) * Dave Vonesh (1990–91) * Scott Guldseth (1993) * Kyle Behrens (2001) * Jerome Beasley (2002–03) Defensive Player of the Year * Rico Burkett (1991) * Frank Iverson (1996) * Harry Boyce (2007) Newcomer of the Year * Broderick Powell (1992) * Jerome Beasley (2002) Freshman of the Year * Jeff Brandt (2001) NCC All-Freshman Team * Chris Gardner (1991) * Todd Johnson (1992) * Travis Tuttle (1993) * Brian Ehrp (1994) * Dale Aue (1995) Academic All-NCC * Fred Lukens (1975–77) * Doug Moe (1979–81) * Todd Bakken (1979–81) * Jon Sonat (1982) * Mark Basco (1986) * Pete Stewart (1987) * Scott Guldseth (1992–93) *

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(1993) * Travis Tuttle (1997) * Blaine Ristvedt (2000) * Kyle Behrens (2001) * Steve Bradley (2005) * Todd Rypkema (2005) * Josh Doyle (2006–08) * Jimmy Hoy (2006 and 2008) * Derek Benter (2008) * Tyler Koenig (2008)

Great West awards

First Team All-Great West *Travis Bledsoe (2010) Second Team All-Great West *Troy Huff (2011–12) *Patrick Mitchell (2012) All-Tournament team * Patrick Mitchell (2011**) * Troy Huff (2011–12) * Jamal Webb (2012**) ''* = Tournament MVP'' Academic All-Great West * Derek Benter (2009) * Daniel Haskins (2009) * Dustin Monsebroten (2009)

Big Sky awards

First Team All-Big Sky *Troy Huff (2013–14) *

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(2016–17) Second Team All-Big Sky *Aaron Anderson (2013) * Geno Crandall (2017–18) All-Tournament team * Troy Huff (2013–14) *

(2016–17**) * Corey Baldwin (2017) ''** = Tournament MVP'' Reserve of the Year * Jamal Webb (2014) * Cortez Seales (2017) Academic All-Big Sky * Chad Calcaterra (2014) * Dustin Hobaugh (2015–16) * Conner Avants (2016 and 2018) * Dale Jones (2018)

Summit League awards

First Team All-Summit League * Marlon Stewart (2020) *B.J. Omot (2024) Second Team All-Summit League *

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(2021) *Tyree Ihenacho (2024) * Treysen Eaglestaff (2025) Honorable Mention All-Summit League *Mier Panoam (2025) All-Defensive team *Eli King (2024–25) All-Newcomer team *Amar Kuljuhovic (2024) All-Tournament team * Marlon Stewart (2020) * Treysen Eaglestaff (2025) Freshman of the Year *Tyree Ihenacho (2021) *Paul Bruns (2022) Sixth Man of the Year *Matt Norman (2023)

All-time statistical leaders

Single-game leaders

* Points: Henry (Doc) O'Keefe (56, 1908) * Assists: Doug Moe (14, 1979) * Rebounds: Don Augustin (32, 1955) * Steals: Dave Vonesh (9, 1990) * 3 point FG made: Travis Tuttle (10, 1994), Patrick Mitchell (10, 2010) * Free Throws made:

(23, 1967)

Single-season leaders

* Points: Dave Vonesh (788, 1989–90) * Assists: Rico Burkett (232, 1989–90) * Rebounds: Dave Vonesh (410, 1989–90) * Steals: Troy Huff (79, 2013–14) * Blocks: Chris Gardner (93, 1991–93) * FG made: Dave Vonesh (303, 1989–90) * 3 point FG made: Travis Tuttle (102, 1994–95) * Free Throws Made: Phil Jackson (208)

Career leaders

* Points: Scott Guldseth (2190, 1989–93) * Assists: Burke Barlow (595, 1993–95) * Rebounds: Dave Vonesh (1207, 1987–91) * Steals: Jamal Webb (240, 2010–14) * Blocks: Chris Gardner (313, 1990–94) * FG made: Scott Guldseth (806, 1989–93) * 3 point FG made: Travis Tuttle (350, 1993–97) * Free Throws made: Dave Vonesh (507, 1987–91) * Games Played: Brady Danielson (150, 2019–24)

References

External links

* {{Summit League men's basketball navbox