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

2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball
Conference Big Sky Conference
2015–16 record 12–10 (7–4 Big Sky)
Head coach Brian Jones (10th year)
Assistant coach Shawn Dirden
Assistant coach Steve Grabowski
Assistant coach Jeff Horner
Home arena Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Weber State 8 2   .800     16 7   .696
Montana 8 2   .800     13 8   .619
North Dakota 7 4   .636     12 10   .545
Eastern Washington 6 4   .600     12 10   .545
Idaho State 5 4   .556     10 11   .476
Idaho 6 5   .545     14 10   .583
Northern Colorado 5 5   .500     8 14   .364
Portland State 4 5   .444     8 12   .400
Montana State 4 6   .400     9 13   .409
Sacramento State 3 6   .333     10 10   .500
Southern Utah 2 8   .200     4 16   .200
Northern Arizona 2 9   .182     4 18   .182
2016 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of February 10, 2016; 

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

Previous season

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

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

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Corey Baldwin 1 G 6'4" 195 Junior Bridgeport, CT Junior college transferred from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Wheeler Baker 13 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Minneapolis, MN 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

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Adam McDermott
SG
Cedar Rapids, IA Xavier High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 22, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cortez Seales
PG
Eldridge, IA North Scott High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 23, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Josh Collins
SF
Minneapolis, MN De La Salle High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 28, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Conner Avants
PF
Edmond, OK Deer Creek-Lamont High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 11, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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:

2016 incoming recruits

Roster

2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Crandall, GenoGeno Crandall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr DeLaSalle Minneapolis, MN
G 1 Baldwin, CoreyCorey Baldwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Warren Harden
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Bridgeport, CT
F 2 Collins, JoshJosh Collins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr DeLaSalle Minneapolis, MN
G 3 McDermott, AdamAdam McDermott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Xavier Cedar Falls, IA
C 5 Shanks, CarsonCarson Shanks 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Prior Lake
Utah State
Prior Lake, MN
C 10 Benton, ShaneShane Benton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Linn-Mar Cedar Rapids, IA
G 13 Baker, WheelerWheeler Baker (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Osseo
Albany
Brooklyn Park, MN
G 15 Seales, CortezCortez Seales 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr North Scott Eldridge, IA
G 20 Blake, ThomasThomas Blake (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr St. Maria Goretti Hagerstown, MD
G 21 Hooker, QuntonQunton Hooker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Park Center Brooklyn Park, MN
F 25 Hobaugh, DustinDustin Hobaugh (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr League City
Houston Baptist
League City, TX
C 31 Cashman, BryceBryce Cashman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So West Platte Weston, MO
F 32 Avants, ConnerConner Avants 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Deer Creek Edmond, OK
F 43 Berstine, DrickDrick Berstine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Cherokee Trail
Denver
Aurora, CO
F 50 Richman, JamesJames Richman (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Maple Valley Tower City, ND
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
Rank# 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, ND
11/17/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Wisconsin L 64–78  1–1
Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
11/21/2015*
3:00 PM
vs. Bowling Green
FGCU Classic
W 77–59  2–1
Alico Arena (3,562)
Fort Myers, FL
11/22/2015*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast
FGCU Classic
L 60–73  2–2
Alico Arena (3,412)
Fort Myers, FL
11/23/2015*
3:00 PM
vs. Youngstown State
FGCU Classic
L 69–79  2–3
Alico Arena (3,854)
Fort Myers, FL
11/28/2015*
2:00 PM, MidcoSN
Northern Iowa L 51–97  2–4
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,302)
Grand Forks, ND
12/01/2015*
7:00 PM
Waldorf
FGCU Classic
W 78–58  3–4
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,521)
Grand Forks, ND
12/05/2015*
7:00 PM
at Bradley W 65–59 2OT 4–4
Carver Arena (5,557)
Peoria, IL
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, ND
12/17/2015*
7:30 PM
Valley City State W 80–59  5–5
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,349)
Grand Forks, ND
12/22/2015*
7:00 PM, FSKC
at Kansas State L 49–63  5–6
Bramlage Coliseum (12,440)
Manhattan, KS
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, ND
01/02/2016
2:00 PM
Eastern Washington W 79–71  6–7
(1–1)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,542)
Grand Forks, ND
01/07/2016
8:00 PM
at Weber State L 62–74  6–8
(1–2)
Dee Events Center (6,456)
Ogden, UT
01/09/2016
8:00 PM
at Idaho State W 84–76  7–8
(2–2)
Holt Arena (1,526)
Pocatello, ID
01/14/2016
7:00 PM
Montana State W 85–68  8–8
(3–2)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,608)
Grand Forks, ND
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, ND
01/21/2016
7:30 PM
at Northern Arizona W 101–59  9–9
(4–3)
Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, AZ
01/23/2016
5:00 PM
at Southern Utah W 88–72  10–9
(5–3)
Centrum Arena (1,337)
Cedar City, UT
01/30/2016
8:00 PM
at Northern Colorado L 70–71  10–10
(5–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (2,016)
Greeley, CO
02/04/2016
7:00 PM
Idaho State W 76–60  11–10
(6–4)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,764)
Grand Forks, ND
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, ND
02/11/2016
8:05 PM
at Eastern Washington   
Reese Court
Cheney, WA
02/13/2015
9:00 PM
at Idaho   
Cowan Spectrum
Moscow, ID
02/20/2016
2:00 PM
Northern Colorado   
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
Grand Forks, ND
02/25/2016
7:00 PM, MidcoSN2/FCS Central
Portland State   
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
Grand Forks, ND
02/27/2016
2:00 PM, MidcoSN/FCS Central
Sacramento State   
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
Grand Forks, ND
03/03/2016
8:00 PM
at Montana   
Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT
03/05/2016
3:05 PM
at Montana State   
Worthington Arena
Bozeman, MT
Big Sky Tournament
03/08–12/2016*
  
Reno Events Center
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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