2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball
Conference Big Sky Conference
2016–17 record 4–2 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach Brian Jones (11th year)
Assistant coach Brad Davidson
Assistant coach Steve Grabowski
Assistant coach Jeff Horner
Home arena Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 0 0       5 2   .714
Montana State 0 0       5 2   .714
North Dakota 0 0       4 2   .667
Idaho 0 0       3 3   .500
Portland State 0 0       2 3   .400
Southern Utah 0 0       2 4   .333
Weber State 0 0       2 4   .333
Northern Colorado 0 0       2 5   .286
Northern Arizona 0 0       2 6   .250
Sacramento State 0 0       1 5   .167
Idaho State 0 0       1 6   .143
Montana 0 0       1 6   .143
2017 Big Sky Tournament winner

The 2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Men's Basketball team represents the University of North Dakota during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks, led by eleventh 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

The Fighting Hawks 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.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Adam McDermott 3 G 6'4" 175 Freshman Cedar Falls, IA Transferred to Northern Iowa
Shane Benton 10 C 7'0" 230 RS Senior Cedar Rapids, IA Graduated
Wheeler Baker 13 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Brooklyn Park, MN Left the team due to personal reasons
Dustin Hobaugh 25 F 6'5" 200 RS Senior League City, TX Graduated
Bryce Cashman 31 C 6'10" 225 Sophomore Weston, MO Left the team due to personal reasons
James Richman 50 F 6'7" 220 RS Freshman Tower City, ND Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Solomon Rolls-Tyson 10 F 6'8" 200 Junior Birmingham, AL Junior college transferred from College of Eastern Utah
Jafar Kinsey 11 G 6'2" 185 Junior Syracuse, NY Junior college transferred to Des Moines Area CC
Marlon Stewart 13 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Eldridge, IA Transferred from Creighton. Under NCAA transfer rules, Stewart will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2016 incoming recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kienan Walter
SG
Vancouver, WA King's Way Christian School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 28, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Billy Brown
SG
Spirit Lake, IA Spirit Lake High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 22, 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:

2017 incoming recruits

Roster

2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Crandall, GenoGeno Crandall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So DeLaSalle Minneapolis, MN
G 1 Baldwin, CoreyCorey Baldwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Warren Harden
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Bridgeport, CT
F 2 Collins, JoshJosh Collins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So DeLaSalle Minneapolis, MN
F 3 Berstine, DrickDrick Berstine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cherokee Trail
Denver
Aurora, CO
G 4 Brown, BillyBilly Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Spirit Lake Spirit Lake, IA
C 5 Shanks, CarsonCarson Shanks 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Prior Lake
Utah State
Prior Lake, MN
F 10 Rolls-Tyson, SolomonSolomon Rolls-Tyson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr West Midlands
Utah State Eastern
Birmingham, England
G 11 Kinsley, JafarJafar Kinsley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Jamesville-DeWitt
Des Moines Area CC
Syracuse, NY
G 13 Stewart, MarlonMarlon Stewart (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So North Scott
Creighton
Eldridge, IA
G 15 Seales, CortezCortez Seales 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So North Scott Eldridge, IA
G 20 Blake, ThomasThomas Blake (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr St. Maria Goretti Hagerstown, MD
G 21 Hooker, QuntonQunton Hooker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Park Center Brooklyn Park, MN
F 23 Walter, KienanKienan Walter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr King's Way Christian Vancouver, WA
G 25 Pekas, DevonDevon Pekas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Hawley
Liberty
Hawley, MN
F 32 Avants, ConnerConner Avants 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Deer Creek Edmond, OK
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

11/11/2016*
1:00 PM
Crown W 98–48  1–0
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND

11/15/2016*
1:00 PM
Mayville State W 94–66  2–0
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,681)
Grand Forks, ND

11/20/2016*
4:00 PM
Presentation W 101–63  3–0
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,573)
Grand Forks, ND

11/25/2016*
3:30 PM
vs. North Florida
Men vs. Cancer Classic
L 75–76  3–1
Nutter Center (3,123)
Dayton, OH

11/26/2016*
6:00 PM
at Wright State
Men vs. Cancer Classic
L 79–83  3–2
Nutter Center (3,024)
Dayton, OH

11/27/2016*
1:00 PM
vs. Cal State Bakersfield
Men vs. Cancer Classic
W 57–55  4–2
Nutter Center (2,975)
Dayton, OH

12/07/2016*
7:00 PM
at North Dakota State   
Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND

12/10/2016*
7:00 PM
at Northern Iowa   
McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, IA

12/16/2016*
8:00 PM
North Dakota State   
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND

12/20/2016*
8:00 PM, BTN
at Iowa   
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Sky regular season

12/29/2016
9:00 PM
at Portland State   
Peter Stott Center 
Portland, OR

12/31/2016
2:00 PM
at Sacramento State   
Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA

01/05/2017
7:00 PM
Northern Arizona   
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND

01/07/2017
4:00 PM
Southern Utah   
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND

01/12/2017
8:00 PM
at Montana State   
Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT

01/14/2017
8:00 PM
at Montana   
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT

01/19/2017
7:00 PM
Weber State   
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND

01/21/2017
2:00 PM
Idaho State   
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND

01/26/2017
7:30 PM
at Southern Utah   
Centrum Arena 
Cedar City, UT

01/28/2017
3:00 PM
at Northern Arizona   
Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, AZ

02/04/2017
2:00 PM
Northern Colorado   
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND

02/09/2017
7:00 PM
Eastern Washington   
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND

02/11/2017
4:00 PM
Idaho   
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND

02/16/2017
8:00 PM
at Idaho State   
Holt Arena 
Pocatello, ID

02/18/2017
8:00 PM
at Weber State   
Dee Events Center 
Logan, UT

02/25/2017
8:00 PM
at Northern Colorado   
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO

03/02/2016
7:00 PM
Sacramento State   
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND

03/04/2017
4:00 PM
Portland State   
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
Big Sky Tournament

03/07–11/2017
vs.    
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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