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

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.

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
2024–25 →
2023–24 Summit League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Dakota State124 .7502213 .629
Kansas City106 .6251616 .500
North Dakota106 .6251814 .563
St. Thomas*97 .5632013 .606
North Dakota State88 .5001517 .469
Omaha79 .4381518 .455
Denver610 .3751717 .500
Oral Roberts511 .3131219 .387
South Dakota511 .3131220 .375
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2024 Summit League tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G0Zach Kraft6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrGrand Forks, North Daokta
G1Elijah Brooks6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)SoTopeka, Kansas
G2Eli King6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoCaledonia, Minnesota
F/C3Amar Kuljuhovic6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg)JrWaterloo, Iowa
G4Tyree Ihenacho6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrPrior Lake, Minnesota
F5Deng Mayar6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)180 lb (82 kg)JrSalt Lake City, Utah
F10Tsotne Tsartsidze6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)GSTbilisi, Georgia
G11Daniel Hong6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)RS FrSouth Barrington, Illinois
F12Brian Mathews6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg)JrChicago, Illinois
F/C14Ryan Erikson6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg)FrBismarck, North Dakota
F15Brady Danielson6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)GSYork, Nebraska
F20B.J. Omot6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg)SoMankato, Minnesota
F21Mambourou Mara6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrConakry, Guinea
F22Matthew Bothun6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrSt. Francis, Minnesota
G33Anthony Doppler6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrBismarck, North Dakota
G52Treysen Eaglestaff6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoBismarck, 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#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN
NorthlandW 107–48 
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (613)
Grand Forks, ND
Non-Conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 pm, B1G+
at IowaL 68–110 0–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (7,653)
Iowa City, IA
November 12, 2023*
1:00 pm, SLN
ElonW 85–68 1–1
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,291)
Grand Forks, ND
November 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN
Valley City StateW 93–63 2–1
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,396)
Grand Forks, ND
November 20, 2023*
10:00 pm, ESPN+
at PacificW 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 OT4–1
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–MoorheadW 87–56 6–1
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,693)
Grand Forks, ND
December 1, 2023*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State FullertonL 54–64 6–2
Titan Gym (908)
Fullerton, CA
December 3, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC RiversideL 62–68 6–3
Student Recreation Center Arena (261)
Riverside, CA
December 9, 2023*
1:00 pm, SLN
PortlandL 72–83 6–4
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,501)
Grand Forks, ND
December 12, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN
WaldorfW 87–36 7–4
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,273)
Grand Forks, ND
December 16, 2023*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Utah TechW 79–62 8–4
Burns Arena (1,176)
St. George, UT
December 20, 2023*
6:30 pm, B1G+
at NebraskaL 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 StateL 61–80 8–7
(0–2)
Frost Arena (3,029)
Brookings, SD
Non-Conference regular season
January 3, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN
Northern ColoradoL 87–97 8–8
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,365)
Grand Forks, ND
January 6, 2024*
2:00 pm
at Northern ArizonaL 73–74 8–9
Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, AZ
Summit League regular season
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at OmahaL 61–79 8–10
(0–3)
Baxter Arena (870)
Omaha, NE
January 13, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at Kansas CityW 82–69 9–10
(1–3)
Swinney Recreation Center (575)
Kansas City, MO
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
Oral RobertsW 87–77 10–10
(2–3)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,659)
Grand Forks, ND
January 20, 2024
12:00 pm, SLN
DenverW 92–78 11–10
(3–3)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,500)
Grand Forks, ND
January 27, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at St. ThomasW 74–64 12–10
(4–3)
Schoenecker Arena (1,540)
St. Paul, MN
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at South DakotaW 95–81 13–10
(5–3)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,775)
Vermillion, SD
February 3, 2024
3:30 pm, SLN
North Dakota StateW 60–58 14–10
(6–3)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (3,065)
Grand Forks, ND
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
OmahaW 99–78 15–10
(7–3)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,678)
Grand Forks, ND
February 10, 2024
1:00 pm, SLN
Kansas CityL 47–65 15–11
(7–4)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,968)
Grand Forks, ND
February 15, 2024
8:00 pm, SLN
at DenverW 92–78 16–11
(8–4)
Hamilton Gymnasium (852)
Denver, CO
February 17, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at Oral RobertsW 78–65 17–11
(9–4)
Mabee Center (6,074)
Tulsa, OK
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at North Dakota StateL 68–73 17–12
(9–5)
Scheels Center (5,058)
Fargo, ND
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
South Dakota StateL 62–72 17–13
(9–6)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,075)
Grand Forks, ND
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, SLN
South DakotaW 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.

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