2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball
2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	2–1 (0–0 The Summit)
Head coach	Paul Sather (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Jamie Stevens; Randall Herbst; Estevan Sandoval;
Home arena	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team represents the University of North Dakota in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks are led by sixth-year head coach Paul Sather and play their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League.

2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Dakota	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
South Dakota State	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Denver	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Kansas City	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
St. Thomas*	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Oral Roberts	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
North Dakota State	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Omaha	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

† 2025 Summit League tournament winner As of November 18, 2024

Previous season

The Fighting Hawks finished the 2023–24 season 18–14, 10–6 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for second place. In the Summit League tournament, they lost to Omaha in the quarterfinals.^[1]

Preseason

Summit League Preseason Poll

	Summit League Preseason
1.	Kansas City	514 (17)
2.	South Dakota State	474 (12)
3.	North Dakota State	384 (3)
4.	St. Thomas	308
5.	Oral Roberts	305 (2)
6.	North Dakota	283 (1)
7.	South Dakota	250 (1)
8.	Omaha	159
9.	Denver	158

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Roster

2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Zach Kraft	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Grand Forks, ND
G	2	Eli King	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Caledonia, MN
G	3	Mier Panoam	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Anchorage, AK
F	4	Dariyus Woodson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Baytown, TX
F	5	Deng Mayar	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Salt Lake City, UT
F/C	9	Amar Kuljuhovic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Waterloo, IA
G	11	Reggie Thomas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Omaha, NE
F	13	George Natsvishvili	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Georgia
F/C	15	Ryan Erikson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Bismarck, ND
F	21	Mambourou Mara	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Conakry, GUI
F	22	Matthew Bothun	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	St. Francis, MN
G	30	Greyson Uelmen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Excelsior, MN
G	33	Anthony Doppler	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Bismarck, ND
F	34	Brian Mathews	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Chicago, IL
G	52	Treysen Eaglestaff	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Bismarck, ND

Head coach

Paul Sather (Northern State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jamie Stevens (MSU Billings)
Randall Herbst (Winona State)
Estevan Sandoval (New Mexico)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 9, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024 7:00 pm	Concordia–Moorhead	W 89–56		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,666) Grand Forks, ND
Non-Conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:30 pm, MWN	at Colorado State	L 56–82	0–1	Moby Arena (4,060) Fort Collins, CO
November 12, 2024* 5:00 pm, Summit League Network	vs. Dickinson State Capital City Classic	W 85–54	1–1	Bismarck Event Center (1,200) Bismarck, ND
November 14, 2024* 12:00 pm, SLN	Utah Valley	W 77–71	2–1	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,131) Grand Forks, ND
November 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ACCNX	at Notre Dame			Joyce Center South Bend, IN
November 22, 2024* 9:00 pm, TBD	at Loyola Marymount Cancún Challenge campus game			Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 2024* 2:00 pm, FloSports	vs. Bethune–Cookman Cancun Challenge Mayan Division semifinals			Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Riviera Maya, MEX
November 27, 2024* TBA, FloSports	vs. Southeastern Louisiana/Gardner–Webb Cancun Challenge Mayan Division			Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Riviera Maya, MEX
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, TBA	at Eastern Washington Big Sky–Summit Challenge			Reese Court Cheney, WA
December 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN	Weber State Big Sky–Summit Challenge			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
December 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah Valley			UCCU Center Orem, UT
December 13, 2024* TBD, TBD	at UTSA Rescheduled from Nov. 9^[3]			Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, SLN	UTSA			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
December 18, 2024* 7:30 pm, CBSSN	Alabama			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
December 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN	South Dakota Mines			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, SLN	Waldorf–IA			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN	Omaha			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
January 4, 2024 1:00 pm, SLN	St. Thomas			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
January 9, 2025 8:00 pm, SLN	at Denver			Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
January 11, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN	at Oral Roberts			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN	at South Dakota State			First Bank and Trust Arena Brookings, SD
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN	Kansas City			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN	South Dakota			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, SLN	at North Dakota State			Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN	South Dakota State			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN	at Omaha			Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN	at Kansas City			Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN	Denver			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN	Oral Roberts			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN	North Dakota State			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN	at St. Thomas			Shoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
March 1, 2025 4:00 pm, SLN	at South Dakota			Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
Summit League tournament
March 5–9, 2025 8:30 pm, SLN/CBS Sports Network	vs. Summit League tournament			Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ "Fidler caps late-game flurry to rally No. 6 Omaha past No. 3 North Dakota". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 10, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "Roos earn top spot in #SummitMBB preseason poll". thesummitleague.org. October 8, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
^ "Saturday's meeting between UND and UTSA postponed to December 13". University of North Dakota. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". fightinghawks.com. North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2024-25". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[1] "Fidler caps late-game flurry to rally No. 6 Omaha past No. 3 North Dakota". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 10, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[2] "Roos earn top spot in #SummitMBB preseason poll". thesummitleague.org. October 8, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.

[3] "Saturday's meeting between UND and UTSA postponed to December 13". University of North Dakota. Retrieved November 14, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". fightinghawks.com. North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[5] "North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2024-25". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

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