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The 2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Men's Basketball team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks, led by 11th-year head coach Brian Jones, played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 14–4 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky regular season championship. In the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Portland State, Idaho, and Weber State to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 15 seed in the West region, they lost to No. 2-seeded and No. 4-ranked Arizona in the first round.

2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball
Big Sky regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record22–10 (14–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center
Seasons
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota † 14 – 4   .778 22 – 10   .688
Eastern Washington 13 – 5   .722 22 – 12   .647
Idaho 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576
Weber State 12 – 6   .667 20 – 14   .588
Montana 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
Montana State 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
Sacramento State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 18   .419
Portland State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Northern Colorado* 7 – 11   .389 11 – 18   .379
Northern Arizona 6 – 12   .333 9 – 23   .281
Southern Utah 3 – 15   .167 6 – 27   .182
Idaho State 3 – 15   .167 5 – 26   .161
† Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Fighting Hawks finished the 2015–16 season 17–16, 10–8 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Southern Utah and Idaho State to advance to the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Weber State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UC Irvine.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Adam McDermott 3 G 6'4" 175 Freshman Cedar Falls, IA Transferred to Northern Iowa
Shane Benton 10 C 7'0" 230 RS Senior Cedar Rapids, IA Graduated
Wheeler Baker 13 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Brooklyn Park, MN Left the team for personal reasons
Dustin Hobaugh 25 F 6'5" 200 RS Senior League City, TX Graduated
Bryce Cashman 31 C 6'10" 225 Sophomore Weston, MO Left the team for personal reasons
James Richman 50 F 6'7" 220 RS Freshman Tower City, ND Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Solomon Rolls-Tyson 10 F 6'8" 200 Junior Birmingham, AL Junior college transferred from College of Eastern Utah
Jafar Kinsey 11 G 6'2" 185 Junior Syracuse, NY Junior college transferred to Des Moines Area CC
Marlon Stewart 13 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Eldridge, IA Transferred from Creighton. Under NCAA transfer rules, Stewart will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2016 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kienan Walter
SG 		Vancouver, WA King's Way Christian School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Billy Brown
SG 		Spirit Lake, IA Spirit Lake High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 22, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 24, 2016.

2017 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Garrett Franken
SF 		Atlantic, IA Atlantic High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 10, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Geno Crandall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So DeLaSalle Minneapolis, MN
G 1 Corey Baldwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Warren Harden
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 		Bridgeport, CT
F 2 Josh Collins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So DeLaSalle Minneapolis, MN
G 3 Billy Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Spirit Lake Spirit Lake, IA
C 5 Carson Shanks 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Prior Lake
Utah State 		Prior Lake, MN
F 10 Solomon Rolls-Tyson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr West Midlands
Utah State Eastern 		Birmingham, England
G 11 Jafar Kinsley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Jamesville-DeWitt
Des Moines Area CC 		Syracuse, NY
G 13 Marlon Stewart (I)   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So North Scott
Creighton 		Eldridge, IA
G 15 Cortez Seales 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So North Scott Eldridge, IA
G 20 Thomas Blake (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr St. Maria Goretti Hagerstown, MD
G 21 Quinton Hooker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Park Center Brooklyn Park, MN
F 23 Kienan Walter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr King's Way Christian Vancouver, WA
G 25 Devon Pekas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Hawley
Liberty 		Hawley, MN
F 32 Conner Avants 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Deer Creek Edmond, OK
F 43 Drick Bernstine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Cherokee Trail
Denver 		Aurora, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
1:00 pm 		Crown W 98–48  1–0
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm 		Mayville State W 94–66  2–0
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,681)
Grand Forks, ND
11/20/2016*
4:00 pm 		Presentation W 101–63  3–0
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,573)
Grand Forks, ND
11/25/2016*
3:30 pm 		vs. North Florida
Men vs. Cancer Classic 		L 75–76  3–1
 Nutter Center (3,123)
Dayton, OH
11/26/2016*
6:00 pm 		at Wright State
Men vs. Cancer Classic 		L 79–83  3–2
 Nutter Center (3,024)
Dayton, OH
11/27/2016*
1:00 pm 		vs. Cal State Bakersfield
Men vs. Cancer Classic 		W 57–55  4–2
 Nutter Center (2,975)
Dayton, OH
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at North Dakota State W 74–56  5–2
 Scheels Center (5,022)
Fargo, ND
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Iowa L 70–78  5–3
 McLeod Center (4,521)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/16/2016*
8:00 pm 		North Dakota State L 70–87  5–4
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,428)
Grand Forks, ND
12/20/2016*
8:00 pm, BTN 		at Iowa L 73–84  5–5
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,099)
Iowa City, IA
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016
9:00 pm 		at Portland State L 62–99  5–6
(0–1) 		Peter Stott Center (612)
Portland, OR
12/31/2016
2:00 pm 		at Sacramento State W 90–82 OT 6–6
(1–1) 		Hornets Nest (505)
Sacramento, CA
01/05/2017
7:00 pm 		Northern Arizona W 68–63  7–6
(2–1) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,518)
Grand Forks, ND
01/07/2017
4:00 pm 		Southern Utah W 95–65  8–6
(3–1) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,749)
Grand Forks, ND
01/12/2017
8:00 pm 		at Montana State W 90–85  9–7
(4–1) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,629)
Bozeman, MT
01/14/2017
8:00 pm 		at Montana L 70–76  9–7
(4–2) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,719)
Missoula, MT
01/19/2017
7:00 pm 		Weber State W 83–77  10–7
(5–2) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,362)
Grand Forks, ND
01/21/2017
2:00 pm 		Idaho State W 89–64  11–7
(6–2) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,570)
Grand Forks, ND
01/26/2017
7:30 pm 		at Southern Utah W 91–89  12–7
(7–2) 		Centrum Arena (2,069)
Cedar City, UT
01/28/2017
3:00 pm 		at Northern Arizona L 67–68  12–8
(7–3) 		Walkup Skydome (1,658)
Flagstaff, AZ
02/04/2017
2:00 pm 		Northern Colorado W 87–77 OT 13–8
(8–3) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,352)
Grand Forks, ND
02/09/2017
7:00 pm 		Eastern Washington W 95–86  14–8
(9–3) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,891)
Grand Forks, ND
02/11/2017
4:00 pm 		Idaho W 88–65  15–8
(10–3) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,345)
Grand Forks, ND
02/16/2017
8:00 pm 		at Idaho State W 77–61  16–8
(11–3) 		Holt Arena (1,415)
Pocatello, ID
02/18/2017
8:00 pm 		at Weber State W 77–68  17–8
(12–3) 		Dee Events Center (7,658)
Logan, UT
02/25/2017
8:00 pm 		at Northern Colorado W 84–81 OT 18–8
(13–3) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (2,132)
Greeley, CO
03/02/2017
7:00 pm 		Sacramento State L 53–57  18–9
(13–4) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,266)
Grand Forks, ND
03/04/2017
4:00 pm 		Portland State W 82–73  19–9
(14–4) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,870)
Grand Forks, ND
Big Sky tournament
03/09/2017
12:05 pm 		(1) vs. (8) Portland State
Quarterfinals 		W 95–72  20–9
 Reno Events Center (1,762)
Reno, NV
03/09/2017
5:35 pm 		(1) vs. (4) Idaho
Semifinals 		W 69–64  21–9
 Reno Events Center (2,003)
Reno, NV
03/09/2017
5:30 pm, ESPNU 		(1) vs. (3) Weber State
Championship 		W 93–89 OT 22–9
 Reno Events Center (2,025)
Reno, NV
NCAA tournament
03/16/2017*
8:30 pm, TBS 		(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 4 Arizona
First Round 		L 82–100  22–10
 Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,341)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region Source[1][2].
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "M Basketball - Schedule - UNDsports.com: Official Web Site of University of North Dakota Athletics". undsports.com.
  2. ^ "NCAA - Men's College Basketball Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings, Rumors - ESPN".
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