2019–20 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2019–20
|team=North Dakota Fighting Hawks
|image=ND Fighting Hawks wordmark.png
|image_size=250
|conference=Summit League
|division=
|short_conf=The Summit
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=15–18
|conf_record=7–9
|head_coach=Paul Sather
|hc_year=1st
|asst_coach1=Jamie Stevens
|asst_coach2=Zach Horstman
|asst_coach3=Dani Mihailovic
|stadium=Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
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{{2019–20 Summit League men's basketball standings}}
The 2019–20 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks, led by first-year head coach Paul Sather, played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 15–18, 7–9 in Summit League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated South Dakota and Purdue Fort Wayne to advance to the championship game of the Summit League tournament where they lost to North Dakota State.
Previous season
The Fighting Hawks finished the 2018–19 season 12–18 overall, 6–10 in Summit League play, to finish in 7th place. In the Summit League tournament, they were defeated by Omaha in the quarterfinals.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thesummitleague.org/sports/mbkb/2018-19/releases/2019031002axfa|title=Mavs move on to semis after holding off Fighting Hawks|work=The Summit League|access-date=December 17, 2019|language=en|archive-date=April 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422175549/http://www.thesummitleague.org/sports/mbkb/2018-19/releases/2019031002axfa|url-status=dead}}
On May 1, 2019, it was announced that head coach Brian Jones, who had led the team for the past 13 years, was stepping down, in order to take the associate head coaching position at Illinois State.{{Cite news|url=https://fightinghawks.com/news/2019/5/1/brian-jones-steps-down-as-north-dakota-mens-basketball-coach.aspx|title=Brian Jones steps down as North Dakota men's basketball coach|work=University of North Dakota Athletics|access-date=December 17, 2019|language=en}} On May 30, head coach of DII Northern State, Paul Sather, was announced as Jones' replacement.{{Cite news|url=https://www.willistonherald.com/sports/collegiate_sports/und-names-northern-state-s-sather-as-next-head-men/article_80356c46-82fc-11e9-b00a-7be4064d0d24.html|title=UND names Northern State's Sather as next head men's basketball coach|work=Williston Herald|access-date=December 17, 2019|language=en}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Marlon|last=Stewart|link=y|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=209|class=sr|rs=|home=Rock Island, Illinois}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Carlos|last=Ramsey Jr.|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=180|class=fr|rs=|cur_rs=yes|home=Milwaukee, Wisconsin}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Billy|last=Brown|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=195|class=sr|rs=|home=Spirit Lake, Iowa}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Davids|last=Atelbauers|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=177|class=so|rs=|home=Ogre, Latvia}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Zac|last=Saddler|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=207|class=jr|rs=|home=New Braunfels, Texas}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Aanen|last=Moody|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=175|class=so|rs=|home=Dickinson, North Dakota}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bentiu|last=Panoam|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=160|class=jr|rs=|home=Anchorage, Alaska}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Filip|last=Rebraca|link=y|num=12|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=220|class=so|rs=|home=Sombor, Serbia}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Marko|last=Coudreau|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=230|class=so|rs=|home=Marseille, France}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brady|last=Danielson|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=197|class=fr|rs=|home=York, Nebraska}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ethan|last=Igbanugo|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=187|class=so|rs=|home=Lakeville, Minnesota}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kienan|last=Walter|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=205|class=sr|rs=|home=Vancouver, Washington}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Elijah|last=Hazekamp|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=206|class=so|rs=|cur_rs=yes|home=Sioux City, Iowa}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gertautas|last=Urbonavicius|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=227|class=fr|rs=|home=Vilnius, Lithuania}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=De'Sean|last=Allen-Eikens|num=34|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=212|class=fr|rs=y|home=Williston, North Dakota}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Jamie Stevens (Montana State Billings)
- Zach Horstman (Northern State)
- Dani Mihailovic
|roster_url=https://fightinghawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
|accessdate=December 17, 2019
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Dakota Fighting Hawks}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 7, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Crown
| site_stadium = Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| score = 86–61
| attend = 1,521
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 12, 2019
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Gonzaga
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = McCarthey Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Spokane, WA
| score = 66–97
| attend = 6,000
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 17, 2019
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Valparaiso
| site_stadium = Athletics–Recreation Center
| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 60–74
| attend = 2,504
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 19, 2019
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Milwaukee
| site_stadium = UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 70–79
| attend = 971
| record = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 24, 2019
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| tv = BTN
| score = 56–79
| attend = 8,854
| record = 1–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 26, 2019
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = North Central
| site_stadium = Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| score = 115–50
| attend = 1,348
| record = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 29, 2019
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| site_stadium = Alico Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Myers, FL
| gamename = FGCU Classic
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 78–63
| attend = 2,244
| record = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 2019
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Georgia Southern
| site_stadium = Alico Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Myers, FL
| gamename = FGCU Classic
| score = 80–68
| attend = 376
| record = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 1, 2019
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Campbell
| site_stadium = Alico Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Myers, FL
| gamename = FGCU Classic
| score = 56–58
| attend = 103
| record = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 6, 2019
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Montana
| site_stadium = Dahlberg Arena
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| score = 70–77
| attend = 3,698
| record = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 8, 2019
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Eastern Washington
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| score = 82–98
| attend = 1,353
| record = 4–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 17, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Northland
| site_stadium = Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| score = 109–50
| attend = 1,091
| record = 5–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 21, 2019
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Nebraska
| site_stadium = Pinnacle Bank Arena
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| tv = BTN+
| score = 75–74
| attend = 15,010
| record = 6–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 29, 2019
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Oregon State
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| tv = P12N
| score = 66–83
| attend = 4,364
| record = 6–8
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Dakota Fighting Hawks}}| Summit League regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 2020
| time = 8:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Denver
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| tv = Altitude 2
| score = 82–71
| attend = 742
| record = 7–8
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 5, 2020
| time = 4:30 pm
| opponent = Purdue Fort Wayne
| site_stadium = Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| tv = MidcoSN/ESPN+
| score = 83–69
| attend = 1,280
| record = 8–8
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 8, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Omaha
| site_stadium = Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| tv = MidcoSN/ESPN+
| score = 62–66
| attend = 1,415
| record = 8–9
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 11, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Oral Roberts
| site_stadium = Mabee Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 73–88
| attend = 1,840
| record = 8–10
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 15, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = South Dakota State
| site_stadium = Frost Arena
| site_cityst = Brookings, SD
| tv = MidcoSN/ESPN+
| score = 66–87
| attend = 2,271
| record = 8–11
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 19, 2020Game postponed from 1-18-20 @ 2 pm to 1-19-20 @ 1 pm due to weather. https://www.kvrr.com/2020/01/17/ndsu-und-basketball-game-moved-to-sunday-due-to-weather/
| time = 1:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = North Dakota State
| site_stadium = Scheels Center
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| tv = MidcoSN2/ESPN3
| score = 74–83
| attend = 3,817
| record = 8–12
| conference = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Denver
| site_stadium = Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| tv = MidcoSN/ESPN+
| score = 78–71
| attend = 1,388
| record = 9–12
| conference = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Western Illinois
| site_stadium = Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| tv = FSN
| score = 83–77
| attend = 1,585
| record = 10–12
| conference = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 30, 2020
| time = 6:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Purdue Fort Wayne
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Fort Wayne, IN
| score = 68–72
| attend = 1,379
| record = 10–13
| conference = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Oral Roberts
| site_stadium = Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| tv = MidcoSN/ESPN+
| score = 74–68
| attend = 1,372
| record = 11–13
| conference = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8, 2020
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = South Dakota
| site_stadium = Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| tv = MidcoSN/ESPN3
| score = 68–82
| attend = 1,670
| record = 11–14
| conference = 5–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 15, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Western Illinois
| site_stadium = Western Hall
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 86–83
| overtime = OT
| attend = 1,138
| record = 12–14
| conference = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 19, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = South Dakota State
| site_stadium = Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| tv = MidcoSN/ESPN+
| score = 83–94
| attend = 1,702
| record = 12–15
| conference = 6–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = North Dakota State
| site_stadium = Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| tv = MidcoSN/ESPN3
| score = 71–68
| attend = 2,686
| record = 13–15
| conference = 7–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 26, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Omaha
| site_stadium = Baxter Arena
| site_cityst = Omaha, NE
| tv = MidcoSN/ESPN+
| score = 83–84
| overtime = OT
| attend = 2,536
| record = 13–16
| conference = 7–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 29, 2020
| time = 3:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = South Dakota
| site_stadium = Sanford Coyote Sports Center
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| tv =
| score = 67–77
| attend = 3,929
| record = 13–17
| conference = 7–9
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Dakota Fighting Hawks}}| 2020 Summit League men's basketball tournament
|-
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 8, 2020
| time = 8:30 pm
| seed = 6
| neutral = yes
| opponent = South Dakota
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = Premier Center
| site_cityst = Sioux Falls, SD
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = MidcoSN
| score = 74–71
| attend = 6,414
| record = 14–17
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 9, 2020
| time = 8:30 pm
| neutral = yes
| seed = 6
| opponent = Purdue Fort Wayne
| oppseed = 7
| site_stadium = Premier Center
| site_cityst = Sioux Falls, SD
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 4,761
| tv = MidcoSN
| score = 73–56
| record = 15–17
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 10, 2020
| time = 8:00 pm
| neutral = yes
| seed = 6
| opponent = North Dakota State
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = Premier Center
| site_cityst = Sioux Falls, SD
| gamename = Championship
| attend = 4,306
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 53–89
| record = 15–18
}}
|-
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|region=|regionname=|timezone=Central}}
Source{{Cite news|url=https://fightinghawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule|title=2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule|work=University of North Dakota Athletics|access-date=December 17, 2019|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/155|title=2019-20 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule Stats|work=ESPN|access-date=December 17, 2019|language=en}}
Notes
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References
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