2019–20 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks, led by first-year head coach Paul Sather, played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 15–18, 7–9 in Summit League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated South Dakota and Purdue Fort Wayne to advance to the championship game of the Summit League Tournament where they lost to North Dakota State.

2019–20 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
2019–20 record15–18 (7–9 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jamie Stevens
  • Zach Horstman
  • Dani Mihailovic
Home arenaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center
2019–20 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Dakota State133 .813  258  .758
South Dakota State133 .813  2210  .688
South Dakota106 .625  2012  .625
Oral Roberts97 .563  1714  .548
Omaha97 .563  1616  .500
North Dakota79 .438  1518  .455
Purdue Fort Wayne610 .375  1419  .424
Denver313 .188  724  .226
Western Illinois214 .125  521  .192
2020 Summit League Tournament winner
As of January 30, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Fighting Hawks finished the 2018–19 season 12–18 overall, 6–10 in Summit League play, to finish in 7th place. In the Summit League Tournament, they were defeated by Omaha in the quarterfinals.[1]

On May 1, 2019, it was announced that head coach Brian Jones, who had led the team for the past 13 years, was stepping down, in order to take the associate head coaching position at Illinois State.[2] On May 30, head coach of DII Northern State, Paul Sather, was announced as Jones' replacement.[3]

Roster

2019–20 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1 Marlon Stewart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)209 lb (95 kg) Sr Rock Island, Illinois
G 2 Carlos Ramsey Jr.  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 3 Billy Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Spirit Lake, Iowa
G 4 Davids Atelbauers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)177 lb (80 kg) So Ogre, Latvia
F 5 Zac Saddler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)207 lb (94 kg) Jr New Braunfels, Texas
G 10 Aanen Moody 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Dickinson, North Dakota
G 11 Bentiu Panoam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) Jr Anchorage, Alaska
F 12 Filip Rebraca 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Sombor, Serbia
F 13 Marko Coudreau 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Marseille, France
F 15 Brady Danielson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)197 lb (89 kg) Fr York, Nebraska
G 21 Ethan Igbanugo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)187 lb (85 kg) So Lakeville, Minnesota
F 23 Kienan Walter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Vancouver, Washington
F 24 Elijah Hazekamp  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)206 lb (93 kg) So Sioux City, Iowa
F 32 Gertautas Urbonavicius 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)227 lb (103 kg) Fr Vilnius, Lithuania
G 34 De'Sean Allen-Eikens 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)212 lb (96 kg) RS Fr Williston, North Dakota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2019*
7:00 pm
Crown W 86–61  1–0
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,521)
Grand Forks, ND
November 12, 2019*
8:00 pm
at No. 8 Gonzaga L 66–97  1–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 17, 2019*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso L 60–74  1–2
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,504)
Valparaiso, IN
November 19, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee L 70–79  1–3
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (971)
Milwaukee, WI
November 24, 2019*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 56–79  1–4
Williams Arena (8,854)
Minneapolis, MN
November 26, 2019*
8:30 pm
North Central W 115–50  2–4
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,348)
Grand Forks, ND
November 29, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast
FGCU Classic
W 78–63  3–4
Alico Arena (2,244)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2019*
3:30 pm
vs. Georgia Southern
FGCU Classic
W 80–68  4–4
Alico Arena (376)
Fort Myers, FL
December 1, 2019*
11:00 am
vs. Campbell
FGCU Classic
L 56–58  4–5
Alico Arena (103)
Fort Myers, FL
December 6, 2019*
8:00 pm
at Montana L 70–77  4–6
Dahlberg Arena (3,698)
Missoula, MT
December 8, 2019*
5:30 pm
at Eastern Washington L 82–98  4–7
Reese Court (1,353)
Cheney, WA
December 17, 2019*
7:00 pm
Northland W 109–50  5–7
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,091)
Grand Forks, ND
December 21, 2019*
5:00 pm, BTN+
at Nebraska W 75–74  6–7
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,010)
Lincoln, NE
December 29, 2019*
5:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State L 66–83  6–8
Gill Coliseum (4,364)
Corvallis, OR
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2020
8:00 pm, Altitude 2
at Denver W 82–71  7–8
(1–0)
Magness Arena (742)
Denver, CO
January 5, 2020
4:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne W 83–69  8–8
(2–0)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,280)
Grand Forks, ND
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
Omaha L 62–66  8–9
(2–1)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,415)
Grand Forks, ND
January 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts L 73–88  8–10
(2–2)
Mabee Center (1,840)
Tulsa, OK
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
at South Dakota State L 66–87  8–11
(2–3)
Frost Arena (2,271)
Brookings, SD
January 19, 2020[note 1]
1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3
at North Dakota State L 74–83  8–12
(2–4)
Scheels Center (3,817)
Fargo, ND
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
Denver W 78–71  9–12
(3–4)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,388)
Grand Forks, ND
January 25, 2020
7:00 pm, FSN
Western Illinois W 83–77  10–12
(4–4)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,585)
Grand Forks, ND
January 30, 2020
6:30 pm
at Purdue Fort Wayne L 68–72  10–13
(4–5)
Memorial Coliseum (1,379)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
Oral Roberts W 74–68  11–13
(5–5)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,372)
Grand Forks, ND
February 8, 2020
2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
South Dakota L 68–82  11–14
(5–6)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,670)
Grand Forks, ND
February 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Illinois W 86–83 OT 12–14
(6–6)
Western Hall (1,138)
Macomb, IL
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
South Dakota State L 83–94  12–15
(6–7)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,702)
Grand Forks, ND
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
North Dakota State W 71–68  13–15
(7–7)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,686)
Grand Forks, ND
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
at Omaha L 83–84 OT 13–16
(7–8)
Baxter Arena (2,536)
Omaha, NE
February 29, 2020
3:30 pm
at South Dakota L 67–77  13–17
(7–9)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,929)
Vermillion, SD
Summit League Tournament
March 8, 2020
8:30 pm, MidcoSN
(6) vs. (3) South Dakota
Quarterfinals
W 74–71  14–17
Premier Center (6,414)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 9, 2020
8:30 pm, MidcoSN
(6) vs. (7) Purdue Fort Wayne
Semifinals
W 73–56  15–17
Premier Center (4,761)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 10, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(6) vs. (1) North Dakota State
Championship
L 53–89  15–18
Premier Center (4,306)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[4][5]

Notes

  1. Game postponed from 1-18-20 @ 2 pm to 1-19-20 @ 1 pm due to weather. https://www.kvrr.com/2020/01/17/ndsu-und-basketball-game-moved-to-sunday-due-to-weather/

References

  1. "Mavs move on to semis after holding off Fighting Hawks". The Summit League. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. "Brian Jones steps down as North Dakota men's basketball coach". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  3. "UND names Northern State's Sather as next head men's basketball coach". Williston Herald. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  4. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  5. "2019-20 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule Stats". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
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