2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record18–14 (10–6 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jamie Stevens
  • Randall Herbst
  • Steven Aldridge
Home arenaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center
Seasons
2023–24 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State † 12 – 4   .750 22 – 13   .629
Kansas City 10 – 6   .625 16 – 16   .500
North Dakota 10 – 6   .625 18 – 14   .563
St. Thomas* 9 – 7   .563 20 – 13   .606
North Dakota State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 17   .469
Omaha 7 – 9   .438 15 – 18   .455
Denver 6 – 10   .375 17 – 17   .500
Oral Roberts 5 – 11   .313 12 – 19   .387
South Dakota 5 – 11   .313 12 – 20   .375
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2024 Summit League tournament winner

The 2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks were led by fifth-year head coach Paul Sather and played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Fighting Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 13–20, 6–12 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the Summit League tournament, the Fighting Hawks defeated Denver in the first round[1] and lost to Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals.[2]

Roster

2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Zach Kraft 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Grand Forks, North Dakota
G 1 Elijah Brooks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Topeka, Kansas
G 2 Eli King 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Caledonia, Minnesota
F/C 3 Amar Kuljuhovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Waterloo, Iowa
G 4 Tyree Ihenacho 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Prior Lake, Minnesota
F 5 Deng Mayar 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Salt Lake City, Utah
F 10 Tsotne Tsartsidze 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Tbilisi, Georgia
G 11 Daniel Hong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr South Barrington, Illinois
F 12 Brian Mathews 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F/C 14 Ryan Erikson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Bismarck, North Dakota
F 15 Brady Danielson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS York, Nebraska
F 20 B.J. Omot 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mankato, Minnesota
F 21 Mambourou Mara 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Conakry, Guinea
F 22 Matthew Bothun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Francis, Minnesota
G 33 Anthony Doppler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bismarck, North Dakota
G 52 Treysen Eaglestaff 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bismarck, North Dakota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jamie Stevens
  • Randall Herbst
  • Estevan Sandoval
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 26, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Northland W 107–48  –
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (613)
Grand Forks, ND
Non-Conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 pm, B1G+ 		at Iowa L 68–110  0–1
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (7,653)
Iowa City, IA
November 12, 2023*
1:00 pm, SLN 		Elon W 85–68  1–1
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,291)
Grand Forks, ND
November 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Valley City State W 93–63  2–1
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,396)
Grand Forks, ND
November 20, 2023*
10:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Pacific W 73–71  3–1
 Alex G. Spanos Center (799)
Stockton, CA
November 25, 2023*
2:00 pm 		vs. New Orleans
Central Arkansas Classic 		W 71–69 OT 4–1
 Farris Center (105)
Conway, AR
November 26, 2023*
12:00 pm 		vs. Eastern Michigan
Central Arkansas Classic 		W 72–70  5–1
 Farris Center (98)
Conway, AR
November 28, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Concordia–Moorhead W 87–56  6–1
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,693)
Grand Forks, ND
December 1, 2023*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Fullerton L 54–64  6–2
 Titan Gym (908)
Fullerton, CA
December 3, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Riverside L 62–68  6–3
 Student Recreation Center Arena (261)
Riverside, CA
December 9, 2023*
1:00 pm, SLN 		Portland L 72–83  6–4
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,501)
Grand Forks, ND
December 12, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Waldorf W 87–36  7–4
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,273)
Grand Forks, ND
December 16, 2023*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech W 79–62  8–4
 Burns Arena (1,176)
St. George, UT
December 20, 2023*
6:30 pm, B1G+ 		at Nebraska L 75–83  8–5
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,387)
Lincoln, NE
Summit League regular season
December 29, 2023
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		St. Thomas (MN) L 45–70  8–6
(0–1) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,637)
Grand Forks, ND
December 31, 2023
2:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota State L 61–80  8–7
(0–2) 		Frost Arena (3,029)
Brookings, SD
Non-Conference regular season
January 3, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Northern Colorado L 87–97  8–8
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,365)
Grand Forks, ND
January 6, 2024*
2:00 pm 		at Northern Arizona L 73–74  8–9
 Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, AZ
Summit League regular season
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Omaha L 61–79  8–10
(0–3) 		Baxter Arena (870)
Omaha, NE
January 13, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Kansas City W 82–69  9–10
(1–3) 		Swinney Recreation Center (575)
Kansas City, MO
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		Oral Roberts W 87–77  10–10
(2–3) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,659)
Grand Forks, ND
January 20, 2024
12:00 pm, SLN 		Denver W 92–78  11–10
(3–3) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,500)
Grand Forks, ND
January 27, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		at St. Thomas W 74–64  12–10
(4–3) 		Schoenecker Arena (1,540)
St. Paul, MN
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota W 95–81  13–10
(5–3) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,775)
Vermillion, SD
February 3, 2024
3:30 pm, SLN 		North Dakota State W 60–58  14–10
(6–3) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (3,065)
Grand Forks, ND
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		Omaha W 99–78  15–10
(7–3) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,678)
Grand Forks, ND
February 10, 2024
1:00 pm, SLN 		Kansas City L 47–65  15–11
(7–4) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,968)
Grand Forks, ND
February 15, 2024
8:00 pm, SLN 		at Denver W 92–78  16–11
(8–4) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (852)
Denver, CO
February 17, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Oral Roberts W 78–65  17–11
(9–4) 		Mabee Center (6,074)
Tulsa, OK
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		at North Dakota State L 68–73  17–12
(9–5) 		Scheels Center (5,058)
Fargo, ND
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota State L 62–72  17–13
(9–6) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,075)
Grand Forks, ND
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota W 95–66  18–13
(10–6) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,759)
Grand Forks, ND
Summit League tournament
March 10, 2024
8:30 pm, CBSSN/SLN 		(3) vs. (6) Omaha
Quarterfinals 		L 72–73  18–14
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,491)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Big second half leads Fighting Hawks past Denver in opening round". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Top-seeded Golden Eagles coast to semifinals". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 4, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". fightinghawks.com. North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved October 26, 2023.