| North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball | |
| Current: | 2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team |
| University: | University of North Dakota |
| Firstseason: | 1904-1905 |
| Record: | [1] |
| Conference: | Summit League |
| Location: | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| Athletic Director: | Bill Chavez |
| Coach: | Paul Sather |
| Tenure: | 5th |
| Arena: | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center |
| Capacity: | 3,300 |
| Nickname: | Fighting Hawks |
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| Ncaafinalfour: | 1965*, 1966*, 1990* |
| Ncaaeliteeight: | 1965*, 1966*, 1975*, 1976*, 1977*, 1982*, 1990*, 1991* |
| Ncaasweetsixteen: | 1965*, 1966*, 1975*, 1976*, 1977*, 1982*, 1990*, 1991*, 1993* |
| Ncaaroundof32: | 1965*, 1966*, 1974*, 1975*, 1976*, 1977*, 1982*, 1990*, 1991*, 1993*, 2000* |
| Ncaatourneys: | 1965*, 1966*, 1967*, 1974*, 1975*, 1976*, 1977*, 1979*, 1980*, 1981*, 1982*, 1990*, 1991*, 1992*, 1993*, 1994*, 1995*, 2000*, 2003*, 2017 *at Division II level |
| Conference Tournament: | 1992, 1993, 1994 (North Central) 2011, 2012 (Great West) 2017 (Big Sky) |
| Conference Season: | 1928, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1954, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1995 (North Central) 2017 (Big Sky) |
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 remained a Big Sky member before joining the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020.[2]
The North Dakota Men's basketball team is the fourth winningest program in the history of NCAA's Division II basketball.
North Dakota has a total of 19 regular season championships and 6 Conference tournament championships. North Central Conference
NCAA Division II Regionals
North Dakota has appeared in 5 Summit League Tournaments, and their record is 3–5.
| 6 | Quarterfinals | L 76–81 | |||
| 6 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship | W 74–71 W 73–56 L 53–89 | |||
| 5 | Quarterfinals | L 65–76 | |||
| 9 | First Round Quarterfinals | W 83–68 L 80–96 | |||
| 3 | Quarterfinals | L 72–73 |
North Dakota has appeared in one NCAA Division I tournament. Their record is 0–1.
| First round | L 82–100 |
North Dakota has appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament 19 times. Their combined record is 29–22.
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Louisiana Tech Parsons | L 77–86 W 107–56 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Missouri–Rolla Nebraska–Omaha Old Dominion | W 72–61 W 84–71 L 62–78 | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Nebraska–Omaha Green Bay Puget Sound | W 86–74 OT W 65–61 L 77–80 | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Augustana (SD) Green Bay Chattanooga | W 71–64 W 45–43 L 52–76 | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Green Bay Nebraska–Omaha | L 48–63 L 75–86 | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Western Illinois Stonehill | L 79–102 L 57–70 | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Central Missouri State Green Bay | W 87–80 L 60–72 | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Eastern Montana Nebraska–Omaha Cal State Bakersfield | W 59–54 W 83–75 L 65–67 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Kearney State South Dakota State Virginia Union | W 90–60 W 54–51 L 63–64 | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Denver Saint Cloud State | L 68–73 W 80–60 | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Western State South Dakota | W 80–61 L 64–66 OT | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | South Dakota Mesa State | L 76–94 W 97–88 | ||
| Regional Quarterfinals | Morningside | L 86–92 | ||
| Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals | South Dakota State Metro State | W 73–67 L 58–82 | ||
| Regional Quarterfinals | Saint Cloud State | L 69–74 |
North Dakota has appeared in the NAIA tournament three times. Their combined record is 1–3.
| First round Second Round | Hawaiʻi Texas Tech | W 70–53 L 57–62 | ||
| First round | Saint Benedict's | L 66–69 | ||
| First round | Saint Ambrose | L 70–77 |
North Dakota has appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) five times. Their combined record is 0–5.
| First round | L 67–77 | |||
| First round | L 64–70 | |||
| First round | L 66–77 | |||
| First round | L 75–91 | |||
| First round | L 86–89OT |
| 1 | 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 | 1919–1923 | ||
| 8 | Edgar "Dutch" Houser | 1924 | |
| 9 | Clement W. Letich | 1925–1943 | |
| 10 | Jack West | 1944 | |
| 11 | Red Jarrett | 1945 | |
| 12 | 1946–1948 | ||
| 13 | Red Jarrett | 1949–1950 | |
| 14 | Louis D. Bogan | 1951–1961 | |
| 15 | 1962–1966 | ||
| 16 | 1967–1969 | ||
| 17 | 1970–1987 | ||
| 18 | 1988–2006 | ||
| 19 | 2007–2019 | ||
| 20 | 2019–present |
North Dakota has had four of its players selected in the NBA draft.
| 8 | Jon Haaven | 1957 |
| 2 | 1967 | |
| 10 | Chris Fahrbach | 1979 |
| 2 | 2003 | |
The following players were drafted into the NBA G League
| 1 | 2021 |