UND Men’s Basketball

UND Men’s Basketball Returns Under Detail-Oriented First Year Coach

Paul Sather Comes to UND after spending the last nine seasons at Northern State

GRAND FORKS — UND Men’s basketball returns plenty of talent this season, as 11 guys from last year’s roster are back on the court for the Fighting Hawks. They return under new head coach Paul Sather. Sather comes to UND from Northern State University where he coached for the last nine seasons. Since being hired back in May, the players…

UND Officially Introduces Paul Sather As Men’s Basketball Coach

Sather Previously Coached At Northern State and Black Hills State

FARGO, N.D– The University of North Dakota officially introduced men’s basketball coach Paul Sather on Monday afternoon. Sather comes from Division–II powerhouse Northern State out of the NSIC. He replaces Brian Jones, who took an assistant job at Illinois State. With 14 years of head coaching experience and two previous coaching stints in the Dakotas, Sather has a good knowledge of…

KVRR Roundtable: Previewing Summit League Men’s Basketball Tournament

NDSU, UND sit at Fifth and Seventh in the Summit League Respectively

FARGO, N.D. — NDSU and UND Men’s Basketball teams both coming off losses to South Dakota State and South Dakota respectively. The Bison sit at 3 and 4 in the conference while the Fighting Hawks are at the bottom with a 2 and 6 record. The KVRR Sports team discusses both seasons so far and what needs to be done…

UND MBB Enters Summit League Play for the First Time

Fighting Hawks Play Purdue-Fort Wayne Friday

GRAND FORKS, N.D — Friday marks the start of North Dakota Men’s Basketball’s first season as a member of the Summit League. The Fighting Hawks joined the Summit League after leaving the Big Sky Conference last year. UND is coming off back to back road losses to Marquette and Northern Iowa to close out their non–conference slate. Coach Brian Jones knows…

Men’s Basketball: UND Spends Thanksgiving Holiday Giving Back

The team served food at a local soup kicthen

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — In the spirit of Thanksgiving, UND Men’s Basketball spent the day giving back to the Grand Forks community. The team partnered up with Northlands Resuce Mission to serve holiday meals to those in need. Each student-athlete prepared the plates and hand-delivered treats to the tables, but perhaps their favorite part was mingling with their guests. “It’s…

UND MBB Rebounds From Kentucky Loss With Win Against Minnesota-Morris

Fighting Hawks Beat the Cougars 112-58

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – (UND Athletics)With the temperatures getting colder outside, the shooting heated up for the University of North Dakota men’s basketball team as the Fighting Hawks shot 62.7% from the field in a 112-58 victory over Minnesota Morris on Saturday afternoon at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. As a team, UND (3-1) finished with a 42-of-67 (.627) shooting day…

Minute With Maria: How Well Does UND Men’s Basketball Know Each Other Off the Court?

Seniors Conner Avants and Cortez Seales answer trivia questions

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota Men’s basketball has a lot of newcomers in the program this year. But two familiar faces for the Fighting Hawks are seniors Conner Avants and Cortez Seales. The duo are entering their fourth season together, but how well do they know one another off the court? Maria Santora found out in this episode of Minute…

Men’s Basketball: UND Falls on Senior Day to Northern Colorado

Connor Avantz records his third double-double of the season.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) — In a series that had grown accustomed to some tight contests, Northern Colorado broke a trend with a 79-66 victory over North Dakota Saturday in Big Sky play. The 13-point victory for the Bears (19-10, 10-6 BSC) was the largest win in the series for either team since 2013. The last three contests had all…

Men’s Basketball: UND Hunts for Back-to-Back NCAA Tournament Berths

UND picked up its first overtime win of the season in four tries when topping the lumberjacks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. —UND men’s basketball is continuing to fight for back-to-back postseason berths…and the Hawks are certainly trending in the right direction after winning their past two games over Southern Utah and Northern Colorado. UND picked up its first overtime win of the season in four tries when topping the lumberjacks. The Hawks also made a season-high 15 threes…

Miller Shines, NDSU Basketball Downs Rival UND

Paul Miller scores a season-high 30 points in the win over North Dakota.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – The North Dakota State men’s basketball team scored the first 11 points and led from start to finish in an 88-79 win over in-state rival North Dakota on Saturday night at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. NDSU senior Paul Miller poured in a season-high 30 points on 12-for-16 shooting. The Bison shot 60 percent…