The North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team represents the University of North Dakota NCAA Division I men's basketball. The Fighting Hawks are members of the Summit League. Prior to membership in the Summit, they were members of Division II's North Central Conference and Division I's Great West Conference and Big Sky Conference. The current head coach is Paul Sather. The Fighting Hawks made their only appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2017.
On July 1, 2018, the school officially joined the Summit League in all sports except for football, in which it remained a Big Sky member before joining the Missouri Valley Football Conference 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.
North Central Conference
- Regular Season Champion (18 times): (1928, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1954, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1995)
- Conference tournament champion (3 times): (1992, 1993, 1994)
Great West Conference
- Conference tournament champion (2 times): (2011, 2012)
Big Sky Conference
- Regular Season Champion (1 time): (2017)
- Conference tournament champion (1 time): (2017)
NCAA Division II tournament
Postseason
NCAA Division I tournament results
North Dakota has appeared in one NCAA Division I tournament. Their record is 0âÂÂ1.
Summit League tournament results
North Dakota has appeared in seven Summit League tournaments. Their combined record is 6âÂÂ7.
Big Sky tournament results
North Dakota has appeared in the Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament 5 times. Their combined record is 9âÂÂ4.
Great West tournament results
North Dakota appeared in the Great West Conference men's basketball tournament 3 times. Their combined record is 5âÂÂ1.
NCAA Division II tournament results
North Dakota has appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament 19 times. Their combined record is 29âÂÂ22.
NAIA tournament results
North Dakota has appeared in the NAIA tournament three times. Their combined record is 1âÂÂ3.
CIT results
North Dakota has appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) five times. Their combined record is 0âÂÂ5.
List of head coaches
Arenas
NBA draft picks
North Dakota has had four of its players selected in the NBA draft.
The following players were drafted into the NBA G League
Individual awards and honors
NCC awards
All-NCC
- Walter Burkman (1923)
- Arthur Busdicker (1923âÂÂ24)
- Edmund Boe (1926âÂÂ27)
- Albert Wild (1926)
- Paul Boyd (1927 and 1929)
- Victor Brown (1927âÂÂ28 and 1930)
- Alford Letch (1927âÂÂ28)
- Lewis Lee (1928âÂÂ29)
- Harold Eberly (1929)
- William Lowe (1930âÂÂ31)
- Verne DuChene (1930)
- Curtis Schave (1931)
- Gordon Dablow (1932âÂÂ33)
- Fred Felber (1932)
- Ted Meinhover (1932âÂÂ34)
- Bernard Smith (1932âÂÂ34)
- Ken Mullen (1934)
- Emmet Birk (1935âÂÂ37)
- Weston Booth (1935)
- Herman Witasek (1935âÂÂ36)
- Robert Finnegan (1936âÂÂ37)
- William McCosh (1938âÂÂ39)
- Don Pepke (1939)
- Bruce Stevenson (1940âÂÂ42)
- Dudley Draxton (1947âÂÂ48)
- Don Meredith (1949)
- Ed Weber (1949âÂÂ1950)
- Fritz Engel (1950âÂÂ51)
- Chuck Wolfe (1951âÂÂ53)
- Jon Haaven (1953âÂÂ54 and 1957)
- Don Augustin (1954âÂÂ56)
- Ron Lackle (1955)
- Warner Brand (1955)
- Bob Hokanson (1958)
- Bill Monson (1959)
- Larry Exel (1960)
- Prentiss Thompson (1961)
- Curt Holt (1962âÂÂ63)
- Tom Nesbitt (1964âÂÂ66)
- Jim Hester (1965 and 1967)
- Paul Pederson (1966âÂÂ67)
- Phil Jackson (1965âÂÂ67)
- Vern Praus (1968âÂÂ69)
- Al Jenkins (1969)
- Mahlon Sanders (1970âÂÂ71)
- Chuck Dodge (1970 and 1972)
- Craig Skarperud (1972)
- Jim Goodrich (1974 and 1976)
- Don Gunhus (1974)
- Mark Lindahl (1975âÂÂ76)
- Jim Goodrich (1976)
- Fred Lukens (1977)
- Chris Fahrbach (1977âÂÂ79)
- Todd Bakken (1980)
- Aaron Harris (1981âÂÂ82)
- Dan Clausen (1981âÂÂ82)
- Steve Brekke (1982âÂÂ83)
- Roland Jacobs (1985)
- Steve Staver (1987)
- Dave Vonesh (1988 and 1990âÂÂ91)
- Mike Boschee (1989)
- Scott Guldseth (1991âÂÂ93)
- Chris Gardner (1992 and 1994)
- Todd Johnson (1993âÂÂ95)
- Travis Tuttle (1995âÂÂ97)
- Frank Iverson (1996)
- Hunter Berg (1998 and 1999)
- Chad Mustard (2000)
- Hunter Reinke (2000)
- Kyle Behrens (2001)
- Jerome Beasley (2002âÂÂ03)
- Jeff Brandt (2002)
- Evan Lindahl (2004 and 2006)
- Todd Rypkema (2004âÂÂ05)
- Emmanuel Little (2007âÂÂ08)
NCC MVPs
- Chuck Wolfe (1953)
- Jon Haaven (1954)
- Don Augustin (1955)
- Phil Jackson (1966âÂÂ67)
- Al Jenkins (1969)
- Dan Clausen (1982)
- Dave Vonesh (1990âÂÂ91)
- Scott Guldseth (1993)
- Kyle Behrens (2001)
- Jerome Beasley (2002âÂÂ03)
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
NCC All-Freshman Team
- Chris Gardner (1991)
- Todd Johnson (1992)
- Travis Tuttle (1993)
- Brian Ehrp (1994)
- Dale Aue (1995)
Academic All-NCC
- Fred Lukens (1975âÂÂ77)
- Doug Moe (1979âÂÂ81)
- Todd Bakken (1979âÂÂ81)
- Jon Sonat (1982)
- Mark Basco (1986)
- Pete Stewart (1987)
- Scott Guldseth (1992âÂÂ93)
- Ben Jacobson (1993)
- Travis Tuttle (1997)
- Blaine Ristvedt (2000)
- Kyle Behrens (2001)
- Steve Bradley (2005)
- Todd Rypkema (2005)
- Josh Doyle (2006âÂÂ08)
- Jimmy Hoy (2006 and 2008)
- Derek Benter (2008)
- Tyler Koenig (2008)
Great West awards
First Team All-Great West
Second Team All-Great West
- Troy Huff (2011âÂÂ12)
- Patrick Mitchell (2012)
All-Tournament team
- Patrick Mitchell (2011**)
- Troy Huff (2011âÂÂ12)
- 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
Second Team All-Big Sky
All-Tournament team
- Troy Huff (2013âÂÂ14)
- Quinton Hooker (2016âÂÂ17**)
- Corey Baldwin (2017)
** = Tournament MVP
Reserve of the Year
- Jamal Webb (2014)
- Cortez Seales (2017)
Academic All-Big Sky
- Chad Calcaterra (2014)
- Dustin Hobaugh (2015âÂÂ16)
- Conner Avants (2016 and 2018)
- Dale Jones (2018)
Summit League awards
First Team All-Summit League
Second Team All-Summit League
Honorable Mention All-Summit League
- Cortez Seales (2019)
- Mier Panoam (2025)
All-Defensive team
All-Newcomer team
- Amar Kuljuhovic (2024)
- Greyson Uelmen (2026)
All-Tournament team
Freshman of the Year
- Tyree Ihenacho (2021)
- Paul Bruns (2022)
Sixth Man of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
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: Phil Jackson (23, 1967)
Single-season leaders
- Points: Dave Vonesh (788, 1989âÂÂ90)
- Assists: Rico Burkett (232, 1989âÂÂ90)
- Rebounds: Dave Vonesh (410, 1989âÂÂ90)
- Steals: Troy Huff (79, 2013âÂÂ14)
- Blocks: Chris Gardner (93, 1991âÂÂ93)
- FG made: Dave Vonesh (303, 1989âÂÂ90)
- 3 point FG made: Travis Tuttle (102, 1994âÂÂ95)
- Free Throws Made: Phil Jackson (208)
Career leaders
- Points: Scott Guldseth (2190, 1989âÂÂ93)
- Assists: Burke Barlow (595, 1993âÂÂ95)
- Rebounds: Dave Vonesh (1207, 1987âÂÂ91)
- Steals: Jamal Webb (240, 2010âÂÂ14)
- Blocks: Chris Gardner (313, 1990âÂÂ94)
- FG made: Scott Guldseth (806, 1989âÂÂ93)
- 3 point FG made: Travis Tuttle (350, 1993âÂÂ97)
- Free Throws made: Dave Vonesh (507, 1987âÂÂ91)
- Games Played: Brady Danielson (150, 2019âÂÂ24)
References
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