GRAND FORKS, N.D. – University of North Dakota head men’s basketball coach Brian Jones added some size to his roster this offseason with the addition of three newcomers that all stand 6-fooot-6 or taller. Iowa transfer Dale Jones and Tyler Junior College transfer Jaqwon McCauley will be able to play immediately for the Fighting Hawks, while Concordia St. Paul transfer Carter Brooks…
PHOENIX (UND Athletics) — For the second-consecutive season, North Dakota senior guard Quinton Hooker was named to the Lou Henson All-America Team on Tuesday, just a day after the 2017 NCAA Tournament was completed. Hooker was one of 30 Mid-Major players selected to the team and Monmouth’s Justin Robinson was recognized as the Lou Henson Mid-Major Player of the Year by officials at…
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The University of North Dakota’s men’s basketball team is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. The Fighting Hawks won the Big Sky Conference Tournament to earn the No. 15 seed, where they will match up against No. 2 seed Arizona. The Wildcats and Hawks square off Thursday night at 8:50…
FARGO, N.D. — The MSUM Dragon mens basketball team did not finish the NSIC tournament the way that it hoped, but its season did not end there. MSUM opens up the first round of the Division II NCAA Tournament on Saturday against East Central. The Dragons will bring in the NSIC player of the year in Aaron Lien. He was…
RENO, Nev. (UND Athletics) – Top-seeded North Dakota used a blistering start to bury eighth-seeded Portland State 95-72 in Thursday’s first quarterfinal of the Big Sky Tournament. Senior Corey Baldwin led the way with his first career double-double, finishing with 18 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Baldwin was one of six Fighting Hawks (20-9) to finish in double figures as UND…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS) — Quinton Hooker scored 29 points to help deliver North Dakota’s first regular season men’s basketball conference title in 22 seasons with an 82-73 victory over Portland State. Making it extra special was that it came on Hooker’s Senior Day that he celebrated with three classmates in a pre-game ceremony. With the win, UND (19-9, 14-4…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NDSU ATHLETICS) – The No. 2 seeded North Dakota State men’s basketball team lost 76-57 to No. 7 seed IUPUI in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament on Saturday night at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. The Jaguars outscored the Bison 39-24 in the second half. IUPUI held a 37-33 lead at halftime. NDSU pulled within…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS) — Senior Day sets up with the potential of being extra special if North Dakota can knock off Portland State Saturday afternoon at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. A victory would clinch the No. 1 seed for the Fighting Hawks at next week’s Big Sky Tournament and give the program at least a share of the…
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU ATHLETICS) — Championship-caliber focus and high-octane effort. That’s what the North Dakota State men’s basketball team hopes to bring each time it steps on the court. Coming off an exciting regular season that saw the highest home attendance in more than two decades, the Bison aim for postseason success when they take the floor at the Denny…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Summit League tournament is set to tip-off on Saturday and Sunday. The Bison men’s basketball team secured the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament despite the loss to Omaha in the team’s regular-season finale. The herd will take on the seven seed, IUPUI. The Jaguars split the season series with NDSU. The Bison defeated…
