The 2020–21 North Dakota Fighting Hawks basketball team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks were led by second-year head coach Paul Sather and played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League.
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Conference | Summit League |
Record | 9–17 (8–8 The Summit) |
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Home arena | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts † | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 7 | – | 15 | .318 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Omaha | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 5 | – | 20 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 2 | – | 19 | .095 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 Summit League Tournament winner |
Previous season
editUnder first-year head coach Paul Sather, the Fighting Hawks finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 15–18 overall, 7–9 in Summit League play, to finish sixth place. It was a monumental year for the Fighting Hawks as they reached the championship game of the Summit League tournament for the first time before losing to rival North Dakota State.[1] The Fighting Hawks also defeated Big Ten opponent Nebraska during the regular season by a score of 75–74.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 12:00 p.m. |
at Miami (OH) | L 67–81 | 0–1 |
Millett Hall (No fans allowed) Oxford, OH | |||||||
December 2, 2020* 8:00 p.m. |
at Dixie State | L 73–74 | 0–2 |
Burns Arena (475) St. George, UT | |||||||
December 4, 2020* 8:00 p.m. |
at Minnesota | L 67–76 | 0–3 |
Williams Arena (No fans allowed) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
December 10, 2020* 5:30 p.m. |
vs. South Dakota Dakota Showcase |
W 75–71 | 1–3 |
Sanford Pentagon (No fans allowed) Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||
December 11, 2020* 5:30 p.m. |
vs. South Dakota State Dakota Showcase |
L 62–74 | 1–4 |
Sanford Pentagon (No fans allowed) Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||
December 12, 2020* 5:30 p.m. |
vs. North Dakota State Dakota Showcase |
L 52–53 | 1–5 |
Sanford Pentagon (No fans allowed) Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||
December 17, 2020* 1:00 p.m. |
at Southern Illinois | L 64–85 | 1–6 |
Banterra Center (No fans allowed) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
December 18, 2020* 3:00 p.m. |
at Southern Illinois | L 50–62 | 1–7 |
Banterra Center (No fans allowed) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
December 22, 2020* 6:00 p.m. |
at Drake | L 55–88 | 1–8 |
Knapp Center (325) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
Summit League regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2021 3:30 p.m., ESPN |
Kansas City | W 52–45 | 2–8 (1–0) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (600) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
January 3, 2021 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 |
Kansas City | L 53–77 | 2–9 (1–1) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (464) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
January 8, 2021 7:30 p.m., ORUSN |
at Oral Roberts | W 72–71 | 3–9 (2–1) |
Mabee Center (1370) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
January 9, 2021 7:30 p.m., ORUSN |
at Oral Roberts | L 57–74 | 3–10 (2–2) |
Mabee Center (1447) Tulsa OK | |||||||
January 15, 2021 7:30 p.m., MidcoSN |
North Dakota State | L 45–62 | 3–11 (2–3) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
January 16, 2021 7:30 p.m., MidcoSN |
North Dakota State | W 82–78 OT | 4–11 (3–3) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
January 22, 2021 7:30 p.m., MidcoSN2 |
at South Dakota State | L 73–92 | 4–12 (3–4) |
Frost Arena (787) Brookings, SD | |||||||
January 23, 2021 7:30 p.m. |
at South Dakota State | L 74–85 | 4–13 (3–5) |
Frost Arena (786) Brookings, SD | |||||||
January 29, 2021 7:30 p.m., MidcoSN2 |
Western Illinois | W 83–81 | 5–13 (4–5) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (558) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
January 30, 2021 7:30 p.m., MidcoSN2 |
Western Illinois | L 87–99 | 5–14 (4–6) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (556) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
February 5, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
at Denver | W 85–82 OT | 6–14 (5–6) |
Hamilton Gymnasium (No fans allowed) Denver, CO | |||||||
February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
at Denver | L 81–85 OT | 6–15 (5–7) |
Hamilton Gymnasium (No fans allowed) Denver, CO | |||||||
February 13, 2021 2:30 p.m., MidcoSN |
South Dakota | W 85–76 | 7–15 (6–7) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
February 14, 2021 2:30 p.m., MidcoSN |
South Dakota | W 85–81 | 8–15 (7–7) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
February 19, 2021 7:00 p.m. |
at Omaha | L 62–72 | 8–16 (7–8) |
Baxter Arena (388) Omaha, NE | |||||||
February 20, 2021 7:00 p.m. |
at Omaha | W 81–69 | 9–16 (8–8) |
Baxter Arena (586) Omaha, NE | |||||||
Summit League tournament | |||||||||||
March 7, 2020 5:45 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN |
(5) | vs. (4) Oral Roberts Quarterfinals |
L 65–76 | 9–17 |
Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
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References
edit- ^ Zimmer, Matt (March 10, 2020). "North Dakota State clinches Summit League championship with rout of North Dakota". Argus Leader. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ Heady, Chris (December 21, 2019). "Nebraska basketball lacks offensive rhythm, suffers loss to North Dakota at home". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2024.