2021–22 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

2021–22 Summit League men's basketball standings
	* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA Tournament due to transition from Division III
	† winner ; As of January 29, 2022;

2021–22 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball
2021–22 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
2021–22 record	4-14 (0-5 The Summit)
Head coach	Paul Sather (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Jamie Stevens; Zach Horstman; Steven Aldridge;
Home arena	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 →

The 2021-22 North Dakota Fighting Hawks basketball team represent the University of North Dakota in the 2021-22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks are led by third-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.

Previous Season[]

Under second-year head coach Paul Sather, the Fighting Hawks accumulated a record of 9–17 (8–8 Summit) and placed 5th overall in the conference, which was their highest finish in the conference since joining. The Fighting Hawks lost in the first round of the 2021 Summit League Tournament to Oral Roberts who eventually made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.^[1]

Roster[]

2021–22 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Caleb Nero	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Tulsa, Oklahoma
G	2	Matt Norman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Orem, Utah
G	3	Reid Grant	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Johnston, Iowa
F	4	A'Jahni Levias	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Vallejo, California
G	5	Jackson Anderson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Hillsboro, North Dakota
F	10	Tsotne Tsartsidze	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Tbilisi, Georgia
G	11	Bentiu Panoam	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	168 lb (76 kg)		Anchorage, Alaska
F	12	Gavin McGrath	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Onalaska, Wisconsin
G	15	Brady Danielson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	York, Nebraska
G	21	Ethan Igbanugo	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Lakeville, Minnesota
G	23	Paul Bruns	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Jefferson, South Dakota
F	32	Brendan Howard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Great Falls, Montana
F	34	Brian Matthews	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
F	35	Mitchell Sueker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Marshall, Minnesota

Head coach

Paul Sather

Assistant coach(es)

Jamie Stevens
Zach Horstman
Steven Aldridge

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2021

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Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021* 7:00 pm	Mayville State	W 68–64	–	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,234) Grand Forks, ND
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm	Milwaukee	L 60–75	0–1	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,628) Grand Forks, ND
November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm	Montana	W 79–77	1–1	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,263) Grand Forks, ND
November 19, 2021* 2:00 pm	Troy	W 74–72	2–1	FAU Arena (122) Boca Raton, FL
November 20, 2021* 5:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	L 79–98	2–2	FAU Arena (926) Boca Raton, FL
November 21, 2021* 1:00 pm	UT-Martin	L 72–77	2–3	FAU Arena (292) Boca Raton, FL
November 24, 2021* 10:00 am	Florida International	L 56–65	2–4	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
November 28, 2021* 4:00 pm	Kansas State	L 42–84	2–5	Bramlage Coliseum (4998) Manhattan, KS
November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm	Presentation College	W 72–55	3–5	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1250) Grand Forks, ND
December 3, 2021* TBA	San Jose State	L 51–76	3–6	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1407) San Jose, CA
December 7, 2021* 9:00 pm	Cal Baptist	L 71–89	3–7	CBU Events Center (2606) Riverside, CA
December 11, 2021* 1:00 pm	Eastern Washington	L 60–76	3–8	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1280) Grand Forks, ND
December 14, 2021* 7:00 pm	North Central University	W 110–65	4–8	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1137) Grand Forks, ND
December 18, 2021* 1:00 pm	Dixie State	L 69–78	4–9	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1187) Grand Forks, ND
Summit League regular season
December 22, 2021 TBA	North Dakota State	L 76–86	4–10 (0–1)	Scheels Center (3510) Fargo, ND
January 1, 2022 7:00 pm	South Dakota State	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Betty Engelstead Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
January 6, 2022 TBA	Omaha	L 82-98	4–11 (0–2)	Baxter Arena (1,003) Omaha,NE
January 8, 2022 3:00 pm	Denver	L 74-93	4–12 (0–3)	Magness Arena (727) Denver, CO
January 10, 2022 7:00 pm	South Dakota	L 68-75	4–13 (0–4)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,207) Grand Forks, ND
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm	Western Illinois	L 68-73	4–14 (0–5)	Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,258) Grand Forks, ND
January 15, 2022 1:00 pm	St. Thomas	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Betty Engelstead Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm	Oral Roberts	L 76–80	4–15 (0–6)	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
January 22, 2022 7:00 pm	Kansas City			Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
January 27, 2022 TBA	South Dakota State			Frost Arena Brookings, SD
January 29, 2022 TBA	South Dakota			Vermillion, SD
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm	Denver			Betty Engelstead Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
February 5, 2022 1:00 pm	Omaha			Betty Engelstead Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
February 10, 2022 TBA	St. Thomas			St. Paul, MN
February 12, 2022 TBA	Western Illinois			Western Hall Macomb, IL
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm	Kansas City			Betty Engelstead Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
February 19, 2022 1:00 pm	Oral Roberts			Betty Engelstead Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
February 26, 2022 1:00 pm	North Dakota State			Betty Engelstead Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND

March 5–8, 2022	vs.			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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References[]

^ Kotisso, Nate (27 March 2021). "Oral Roberts Loses Heartbreaker To Arkansas In Sweet 16". News9. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[1] Kotisso, Nate (27 March 2021). "Oral Roberts Loses Heartbreaker To Arkansas In Sweet 16". News9. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[2] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[3] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

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v t North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball
Venues	(1904–1905) (1906) (1907–1918) (1919–1950) Hyslop Sports Center (1951–2004) Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2004–present)
Culture & lore	"Fight On Sioux" "It's for You, North Dakota U" Native American mascot controversy
People
	1943–44 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

2021–22 Summit League men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Dakota State	11	–	0	1.000	20	–	4	.833
Oral Roberts	9	–	2	.818	15	–	7	.682
Kansas City	5	–	3	.625	12	–	8	.600
North Dakota State	6	–	4	.600	14	–	8	.636
South Dakota	6	–	4	.600	13	–	8	.619
Western Illinois	4	–	5	.444	13	–	8	.619
Denver	4	–	7	.364	8	–	16	.333
St. Thomas*	2	–	6	.250	8	–	12	.400
Omaha	2	–	8	.200	3	–	18	.143
North Dakota	0	–	9	.000	4	–	18	.182
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA Tournament due to transition from Division III

† winner As of January 29, 2022;