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2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

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2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record17–16 (10–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center
Seasons
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Montana 14 4   .778 21 12   .636
Idaho 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Idaho State 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Eastern Washington 10 8   .556 18 16   .529
North Dakota 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Montana State 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Portland State 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Northern Colorado 7 11   .389 10 21   .323
Sacramento State 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Northern Arizona 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Southern Utah 3 15   .167 5 24   .172
Conference tournament winner

The 2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Men's Basketball team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by tenth year head coach Brian Jones and played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They 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.

Previous season

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North Dakota finished the season 8–22, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Big Sky tournament.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jaron Nash 1 F 6'8" 195 Senior Waterloo, Iowa Graduated
Cole Stefan 2 G 6'3" 190 Senior Minnetonka, Minnesota Graduated
Estan Tyler 3 G 6'1" 180 Junior St. Paul, Minnesota Left the team for personal reasons
Lenny Antwi 12 G 6'1" 190 Senior Montreal, Quebec Graduated
Terrel De Rouen 14 G 6'2" 185 Junior Las Cruces, New Mexico Left the team for personal reasons
Kraiq Shields 22 F 6'8" 190 Freshman Kyle, Texas Transferred to Midland College
Chad Calcaterra 33 F 6'9" 235 Senior Cloquet, Minnesota Graduated
Josiah Coleman 35 F 6'5" 195 Junior Cedar Rapids, Iowa Transferred to UT Permian Basin
Ryan Salmonson 41 C 6'10" 235 Senior Colfax, California Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Corey Baldwin 1 G 6'4" 195 Junior Bridgeport, Connecticut Junior college transferred from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Wheeler Baker 13 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Minneapolis, Minnesota Transferred from Albany. Under NCAA transfer rules, Baker will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2015 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Adam McDermott
SG
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Xavier High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 22, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cortez Seales
PG
Eldridge, Iowa North Scott High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 23, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Josh Collins
SF
Minneapolis, Minnesota De La Salle High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 28, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Conner Avants
PF
Edmond, Oklahoma Deer Creek-Lamont High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 11, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

2016 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Billy Brown
SG
Spirit Lake, Iowa Spirit Lake High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 22, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Geno Crandall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr DeLaSalle Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 1 Corey Baldwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Warren Harding
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Bridgeport, Connecticut
F 2 Josh Collins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr DeLaSalle Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 3 Adam McDermott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Xavier Cedar Falls, Iowa
C 5 Carson Shanks 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Prior Lake
Utah State
Prior Lake, Minnesota
C 10 Shane Benton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Linn-Mar Cedar Rapids, Iowa
G 13 Wheeler Baker (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Osseo
Albany
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G 15 Cortez Seales 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr North Scott Eldridge, Iowa
G 20 Thomas Blake (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr St. Maria Goretti Hagerstown, Maryland
G 21 Quinton Hooker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Park Center Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
F 25 Dustin Hobaugh (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr League City
Houston Baptist
League City, Texas
C 31 Bryce Cashman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So West Platte Weston, Missouri
F 32 Conner Avants 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Deer Creek Edmond, Oklahoma
F 43 Drick Berstine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Cherokee Trail
Denver
Aurora, Colorado
F 50 James Richman (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Maple Valley Tower City, North Dakota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
3:00 pm
Minnesota–Morris W 99–69  1–0
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,430)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wisconsin L 64–78  1–1
Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, Wisconsin
11/21/2015*
3:00 pm
vs. Bowling Green
FGCU Classic
W 77–59  2–1
Alico Arena (3,562)
Fort Myers, Florida
11/22/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast
FGCU Classic
L 60–73  2–2
Alico Arena (3,412)
Fort Myers, Florida
11/23/2015*
3:00 pm
vs. Youngstown State
FGCU Classic
L 69–79  2–3
Alico Arena (3,854)
Fort Myers, Florida
11/28/2015*
2:00 pm, MidcoSN
Northern Iowa L 51–97  2–4
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,302)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
Waldorf
FGCU Classic
W 78–58  3–4
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,521)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
12/05/2015*
7:00 pm
at Bradley W 65–59 2OT 4–4
Carver Arena (5,557)
Peoria, Illinois
12/11/2015*
7:30 pm, MidcoSN/FCS Central
North Dakota State L 67–69  4–5
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,593)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
12/17/2015*
7:30 pm
Valley City State W 80–59  5–5
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,349)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, FSKC
at Kansas State L 49–63  5–6
Bramlage Coliseum (12,440)
Manhattan, Kansas
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2015
5:00 pm
Idaho L 71–74  5–7
(0–1)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,436)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
01/02/2016
2:00 pm
Eastern Washington W 79–71  6–7
(1–1)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,542)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
01/07/2016
8:00 pm
at Weber State L 62–74  6–8
(1–2)
Dee Events Center (6,456)
Ogden, Utah
01/09/2016
8:00 pm
at Idaho State W 84–76  7–8
(2–2)
Holt Arena (1,526)
Pocatello, Idaho
01/14/2016
7:00 pm
Montana State W 85–68  8–8
(3–2)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,608)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
01/16/2016
2:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS Central
Montana L 61–65  8–9
(3–3)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (3,287)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
01/21/2016
7:30 pm
at Northern Arizona W 101–59  9–9
(4–3)
Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, Arizona
01/23/2016
5:00 pm
at Southern Utah W 88–72  10–9
(5–3)
Centrum Arena (1,337)
Cedar City, Utah
01/30/2016
8:00 pm
at Northern Colorado L 70–71  10–10
(5–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (2,016)
Greeley, Colorado
02/04/2016
7:00 pm
Idaho State W 76–60  11–10
(6–4)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,764)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
02/06/2016
2:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS Central
Weber State W 78–71  12–10
(7–4)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,148)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
02/11/2016
8:05 pm
at Eastern Washington L 85–95  12–11
(7–5)
Reese Court (1,650)
Cheney, Washington
02/13/2015
9:00 pm
at Idaho L 64–65  12–12
(7–6)
Cowan Spectrum (1,537)
Moscow, Idaho
02/20/2016
2:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 74–73  13–12
(8–6)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,424)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
02/25/2016
7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/FCS Central
Portland State W 80–77  14–12
(9–6)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,734)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
02/27/2016
2:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS Central
Sacramento State W 97–71  15–12
(10–6)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,893)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
03/03/2016
8:00 pm
at Montana L 46–71  15–13
(10–7)
Dahlberg Arena (4,003)
Missoula, Montana
03/05/2016
3:05 pm
at Montana State L 82–89  15–14
(10–8)
Worthington Arena (2,585)
Bozeman, Montana
Big Sky tournament
03/08/2016*
4:30 pm
vs. Southern Utah
First round
W 85–80  16–14
Reno Events Center (1,406)
Reno, Nevada
03/10/2016*
4:30 pm
vs. Idaho State
Quarterfinals
W 83–49  17–14
Reno Events Center (1,003)
Reno, Nevada
03/11/2016*
7:30 pm
vs. Weber State
Semifinals
L 78–83 OT 17–15
Reno Events Center (2,362)
Reno, Nevada
CIT
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm
UC Irvine
First round
L 86–89 OT 17–16
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,263)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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