2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball

Conference	Big Sky Conference
2016–17 record	4–2 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Brian Jones (11th year)
Assistant coach	Brad Davidson
Assistant coach	Steve Grabowski
Assistant coach	Jeff Horner
Home arena	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center

2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Montana State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Idaho	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Portland State	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Southern Utah	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Weber State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143
Montana	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143


† 2017 Big Sky Tournament winner

The 2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Men's Basketball team represents the University of North Dakota during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks, led by eleventh year head coach Brian Jones and play their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. They are members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Fighting Hawks finished the 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.

Departures

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 due to 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 due to personal reasons
James Richman	50	F	6'7"	220	RS Freshman	Tower City, ND	Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

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 incoming recruits

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
Kienan Walter SG	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
Billy Brown SG	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 2016-08-24.

2017 incoming recruits

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
Garrett Franken SF	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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.

Roster

2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Crandall, GenoGeno Crandall	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.5 !RS So	DeLaSalle	Minneapolis, MN
1.5 !G	1	Baldwin, CoreyCorey Baldwin	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Warren Harden Northeastern Oklahoma A&M	Bridgeport, CT
3.5 !F	2	Collins, JoshJosh Collins	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	DeLaSalle	Minneapolis, MN
3.5 !F	3	Berstine, DrickDrick Berstine	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cherokee Trail Denver	Aurora, CO
1.5 !G	4	Brown, BillyBilly Brown	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Spirit Lake	Spirit Lake, IA
5.0 !C	5	Shanks, CarsonCarson Shanks	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Prior Lake Utah State	Prior Lake, MN
3.5 !F	10	Rolls-Tyson, SolomonSolomon Rolls-Tyson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	West Midlands Utah State Eastern	Birmingham, England
1.5 !G	11	Kinsley, JafarJafar Kinsley	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Jamesville-DeWitt Des Moines Area CC	Syracuse, NY
1.5 !G	13	Stewart, MarlonMarlon Stewart (I)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	North Scott Creighton	Eldridge, IA
1.5 !G	15	Seales, CortezCortez Seales	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	North Scott	Eldridge, IA
1.5 !G	20	Blake, ThomasThomas Blake (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	St. Maria Goretti	Hagerstown, MD
1.5 !G	21	Hooker, QuntonQunton Hooker	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Park Center	Brooklyn Park, MN
3.5 !F	23	Walter, KienanKienan Walter	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	King's Way Christian	Vancouver, WA
1.5 !G	25	Pekas, DevonDevon Pekas	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Hawley Liberty	Hawley, MN
3.5 !F	32	Avants, ConnerConner Avants	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Deer Creek	Edmond, OK

Head coach

Brian Jones (Northern Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Brad Davidson
Steve Grabowski (Minot State)
Jeff Horner (Iowa)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	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* 1:00 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	at North Dakota State			Scheels Center Fargo, ND
12/10/2016* 7:00 PM	at Northern Iowa			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
12/16/2016* 8:00 PM	North Dakota State			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
12/20/2016* 8:00 PM, BTN	at Iowa			Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016 9:00 PM	at Portland State			Peter Stott Center Portland, OR
12/31/2016 2:00 PM	at Sacramento State			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
01/05/2017 7:00 PM	Northern Arizona			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
01/07/2017 4:00 PM	Southern Utah			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
01/12/2017 8:00 PM	at Montana State			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
01/14/2017 8:00 PM	at Montana			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
01/19/2017 7:00 PM	Weber State			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
01/21/2017 2:00 PM	Idaho State			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
01/26/2017 7:30 PM	at Southern Utah			Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT
01/28/2017 3:00 PM	at Northern Arizona			Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
02/04/2017 2:00 PM	Northern Colorado			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
02/09/2017 7:00 PM	Eastern Washington			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
02/11/2017 4:00 PM	Idaho			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
02/16/2017 8:00 PM	at Idaho State			Holt Arena Pocatello, ID
02/18/2017 8:00 PM	at Weber State			Dee Events Center Logan, UT
02/25/2017 8:00 PM	at Northern Colorado			Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
03/02/2016 7:00 PM	Sacramento State			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
03/04/2017 4:00 PM	Portland State			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
Big Sky Tournament
03/07–11/2017	vs.			Reno Events Center Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "M Basketball - Schedule - UNDsports.com: Official Web Site of University of North Dakota Athletics". undsports.com.

North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball

Venues	Budge Hall (1904–1905) Grand Forks YMCA (1906) Armory–Gym (1907–1918) New Armory (1919–1950) Hyslop Sports Center (1951–2004) Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2004–present)

Culture & lore	History "Fight On Sioux" "It's for You, North Dakota U"

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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