North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball


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.
On July 1, 2018, the school officially joined the Summit League in all sports except for football, in which it will remain a Big Sky member before joining the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020.

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 6 Conference Tournament Championships.
North Central Conference
  • Regular Season Champion : 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 : 1992, 1993, 1994
 Great West Conference
Big Sky Conference
  • Regular Season Champion : 2016–17
  • Conference Tournament Champion : 2017
 NCAA Division II Regionals'''

Division I postseason results

North Dakota has appeared in one NCAA Division I Tournament. Their record is 0–1.
2017#15First RoundArizonaL 82–100

NCAA Division II Tournament results

North Dakota has appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament 19 times. Their combined record is 29–22.
1965Regional 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
1966Regional 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
1967Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game		Louisiana Tech
Parson		L 77–86
W 107–56
1974Regional Quarterfinals
Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game		Monmouth
Southwest Missouri State
Saint Cloud State		W 73–67
L 63–71
W 75–71
1975Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight		Missouri–Rolla
Nebraska–Omaha
Old Dominion		W 72–61
W 84–71
L 62–78
1976Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight		Nebraska–Omaha
Green Bay
Puget Sound		W 86–74 OT
W 65–61
L 77–80
1977Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight		Augustana
Green Bay
Chattanooga		W 71–64
W 45–43
L 52–76
1979Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game		Green Bay
Nebraska–Omaha		L 48–63
L 75–86
1980Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game		Western Illinois
Stonehill		L 79–102
L 57–70
1981Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals		Central Missouri State
Green Bay		W 87–80
L 60–72
1982Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight		Eastern Montana
Nebraska–Omaha
Cal State Bakersfield		W 59–54
W 83–75
L 65–67
1990Regional 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
1991Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight		Kearney State
South Dakota State
Virginia Union		W 90–60
W 54–51
L 63–64
1992Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game		Denver
Saint Cloud State		L 68–73
W 80–60
1993Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals		Western State
South Dakota		W 80–61
L 64–66 OT
1994Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game		South Dakota
Mesa State		L 76–94
W 97–88
1995Regional QuarterfinalsMorningsideL 86–92
2000Regional Quarterfinals
Regional Semifinals		South Dakota State
Metro State		W 73–67
L 58–82
2003Regional QuarterfinalsSaint Cloud StateL 69–74

NAIA tournament results

North Dakota has appeared in the NAIA Tournament three times. Their combined record is 1–3.
1949First Round
Second Round		Hawaii
Texas Tech		W 70–53
L 57–62
1953First RoundSaint Benedict'sL 66–69
1954First RoundSaint AmbroseL 70–77

CIT results

North Dakota has appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament five times. Their combined record is 0–5.
2011First RoundAir ForceL 67–77
2012First RoundDrakeL 64–70
2013First RoundNorthern IowaL 66–77
2014First RoundNebraska–OmahaL 75–91
2016First RoundUC IrvineL 86–89OT

List of head coaches

Arenas

North Dakota has had four of its players selected in the NBA Draft.
8Jon Haaven1957
2Phil Jackson1967
10Chris Fahrbach1979
2Jerome Beasley2003