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UND Men’s Basketball Inks Brian Jones to 4-Year Extension

Brian Jones enters 12th season as UND Head Coach.
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) – University of North Dakota athletics director Brian Faison announced Thursday that head men’s basketball coach Brian Jones has signed a contract extension that runs through the 2020-21 season. With the extension, the Rock Island, Ill., native is set to embark on his 12th season as UND’s head coach in 2017-18. This past season, Jones led the Fighting Hawks to their…
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UND Football Adds Montana for games in 2024, 2025

Fighting Hawks will continue the rivalry after leaving Big Sky Conference
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GRAND FORKS, N.D.(UND Athletics) — Athletic department officials from the University of North Dakota and University of Montana announced an agreement to play a home-and-home series in football during the 2024 and 2025 seasons on Wednesday. The teams will play in Grand Forks on Sept. 7, 2024 and in Missoula on Sept. 13, 2025 as part of this agreement. The Fighting…
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Former Bison Carlin Dupree signs in Brazil

Dupree signed with Basquete Osasco near Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — Former North Dakota State men’s basketball player Carlin Dupree has signed a contract to begin his professional career in Brazil. Dupree, a 6-foot-3 native of Milwaukee, Wis., signed with Basquete Osasco near São Paulo, Brazil.  Basquete Osasco plays in the Federação Paulista division. Dupree averaged 8.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game over his…
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UND Hockey Welcomes Eight Newcomers

The Fighting Hawks bring in seven freshman and one junior
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) — University of North Dakota head men’s hockey coach Brad Berry announced today that that seven incoming freshmen and one junior have signed National Letters of Intent and will join his program in 2017-18. North Dakota’s incoming class includes forwards Collin Adams, Nicholas Jones, Jordan Kawaguchi and Grant Mismash, along with defensemen Gabe Bast, Matt…
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Bison Basketball Adds USC Trojans to Upcoming Schedule

NDSU travels to USC in November.
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FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State basketball announced Monday that it has added a road game with the USC Trojans to the 2017-2018 schedule. The game is set for November 13 in Los Angeles, California. This is the third power five school that the Bison have announced that they will play in the upcoming season. The other two, Arizona and…
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NDSU Thrower Matti Mortimore Ready for Action at NCAA Championships

Mortimore is making his third appearance at the NCAA Track and Field Championships
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EUGENE, Ore. (NDSU Athletics) — North Dakota State seniors Matti Mortimore and Alex Renner will represent the Bison men’s track & field team at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., on June 7. Mortimore and Renner will both compete on Wednesday – the first day of the four-day meet. Mortimore will throw the javelin starting…
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Locals from Bison T&F Ready to Shine at Championships

Alyssa Olin - Mott, N.D. and Taylor Janssen - Moorhead, Minn. Represent Bison
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – The North Dakota State University women’s track & field team will send the largest group of qualifiers in its Division I history to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., on June 7-10. Seven athletes will represent NDSU in six events at the University of Oregon’s historic Hayward Field. Katelyn Weimerskirch, Hammer throw Thursday, June…
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NDSU Football Adds Non-Conference Games to 2018, 2019, 2020 Schedules

The Bison will face North Alabama, UC Davis and Drake
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FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State University announced on Tuesday, May 30, the addition of three home football games for the 2018, 2019 and 2020 seasons. NDSU will play North Alabama on Sept. 22, 2018; UC Davis on Sept. 21, 2019; and Drake on Sept. 12, 2020; at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. The additions leave…
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UND Soccer Schedule Highlighted by NDSU, Auburn

The Fighting Hawks open the 2017 regular season at North Dakota State
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) – The University of North Dakota soccer team announced its 18-contest schedule for the upcoming 2017 campaign. The Fighting Hawks will play in eight non-conference games to begin the season before taking on Big Sky competition. Highlighting the non-conference portion of the schedule are road games against North Dakota State (Aug. 18) and the SEC’s…
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NDSU Women T&F 4x400M Relay Advance to Eugene

Bison women have six entries in NCAA Championships/
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AUSTIN, Texas (NDSU Athletics) – The North Dakota State women’s track & field team ran the second-fastest 4x400m relay in school history on Saturday night to earn a berth at the NCAA Championships. With the 4x400m relay advancing, the Bison women will have six entries at the NCAA Championships – a new all-time high in the Division I era. Last…