North Dakota Fighting Sioux basketball
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The North Dakota Fighting Sioux basketball teams (men's and women's) are parth of the athletic program at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. They are members of the NCAA Division II North Central Conference. The current Fighting Sioux men's head coach is Brian Jones and the current women's head coach is Gene Roebuck. The public address announcer for the men's basketball team is Brian Lee Rivers, while the announcer for the women's team is Bob Kerr.
On June 21, 2006, UND announced that it would be moving its entire athletic program to Division I including the basketball teams.
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[edit] Fighting Sioux men's team
| University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux | |||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of North Dakota | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference | NCC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Grand Forks, ND | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Brian Jones (first year) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (Capacity: 3,300) |
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| Nickname | Fighting Sioux | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Green and White and Black
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[edit] List of head coaches
| # | Name | Term |
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| 1 | George Sweetland | 1904-1907 |
| 2 | David Dunlap | 1909-1911 |
| 3 | Charles Armstrong | 1912 |
| 4 | Fred Archer | 1913 |
| 5 | Thomas Gill | 1914-1917 |
| 6 | Harry Caldwell | 1918 |
| 7 | Paul J. Davis | 1919-1923 |
| 8 | Edgar "Dutch" Houser | 1924 |
| 9 | Clement W. Letich | 1925-1943 |
| 10 | Jack West | 1944 |
| 11 | Red Jarrett | 1945 |
| 12 | Harold "Cookie" Cunningham | 1946-1948 |
| 13 | Red Jarrett | 1949-1950 |
| 14 | Louis D. Bogan | 1951-1961 |
| 15 | Bill Fitch | 1962-1966 |
| 16 | Jimmy Rodgers | 1967-1969 |
| 17 | Dave Gunther | 1970-1987 |
| 18 | Rich Glas | 1988-2006 |
| 19 | Brian Jones | 2007- |
[edit] Arenas
- Budge Hall 1904-1905
- YMCA 1906
- Armory-Gym 1907-1918
- New Armory 1919-1950
- Hyslop Sports Center 1951-2003
- Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 2004-present
[edit] Notable players
[edit] Fighting Sioux women's team
| University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux | |||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of North Dakota | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference | NCC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Grand Forks, ND | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Gene Roebuck (twentieth year) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (Capacity: 3,300) |
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| Nickname | Fighting Sioux | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Green and White and Black
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| Uniforms | |||||||||||||||||||||
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[edit] Championships
NCAA Division II championship teams:
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
NCAA Division II runner-up teams:
- 2001
[edit] Head coaches
| # | Name | Term |
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| 1 | Dee Watson | 1974-1978 |
| 2 | Shirlan Mosley | 1979-1981 |
| 3 | Gary Schwartz | 1982-1984 |
| 4 | Martha Hutchinson | 1985-1986 |
| 5 | Gene Roebuck | 1987-present |
[edit] Notable players
| # | Name |
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| 1 | Kirstie Gillett # 32 |
[edit] Arenas
- Hyslop Sports Center 1974-2003
- Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 2004-present
