2010–11 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2010–11 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Fighting Sioux, led by head coach Brian Jones , played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota , as members of the Great West Conference . This was the last season that North Dakota was known as the Fighting Sioux; following years of controversy , the university announced plans stop using the nickname by April 2011.[ 1] Fighting Hawks in 2015.[ 2]
After finishing 3rd in the Great West during the regular season, the Fighting Sioux won three straight games in the Great West tournament by a total of four points, capped off with a double-overtime victory over South Dakota to win the Great West tournament championship.[ 3]
As a recently formed conference, the Great West Conference was not eligible for an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament .[ 4] [ 5] 2011 CIT . The Fighting Sioux were eliminated in the first round of the tournament by Air Force , 77–67.[ 6]
Roster
2010–11 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 0
Aaron Anderson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) —
Fr
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G 2
Nick Haugen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —
So
Rockford, Minnesota
C 4
Mike Mathison 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) —
Jr
Walhalla, North Dakota
G/F 5
Troy Huff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) —
Fr
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 11
Jamal Webb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) —
Fr
Buffalo, New York
G 12
Jordan Allard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
So
Fargo, North Dakota
C 22
Mitch Wilmer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) —
So
Warroad, Minnesota
F 23
Spencer Goodman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) —
So
Jackson, Missouri
F/C 24
Brandon Brekke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) —
RS Fr
East Grand Forks, Minnesota
G/F 31
Chris Clausen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) —
Sr
Adelaide, Australia
G 32
Josh Schuler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —
RS Fr
Urbana, Ohio
F/C 33
Doug Archer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
So
Conception Junction, Missouri
F 40
Dan Stockdale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
So
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
F 44
Derek Benter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
Sr
Crosby, North Dakota
G 45
Patrick Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) —
Jr
Des Moines, Iowa
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Source[ 7] [ 8]
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular season
November 12, 2010 *7:00 pm
Waldorf W 77–46 1–0
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
November 16, 2010 *7:00 pm
at Wisconsin
L 53–85 1–1
Kohl Center Madison, WI
November 19, 2010 *7:00 pm
Sacramento State W 64–60 2–1
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,280)Grand Forks, ND
November 23, 2010 *8:00 pm
IPFW L 61–71 2–2
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,803)Grand Forks, ND
November 27, 2010 *8:00 pm
at Northern Iowa
L 52–65 2–3
McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
December 3, 2010 *10:00 pm
at Idaho Basketball Travelers Classic L 42–63 2–4
Memorial Gymnasium Moscow, ID
December 4, 2010 *7:30 pm
vs. Eastern Michigan Basketball Travelers Classic W 54–49 3–4
Memorial Gymnasium (896)Moscow, ID
December 5, 2010 *5:30 pm
vs. Monmouth Basketball Travelers Classic L 52–57 3–5
Memorial Gymnasium (417)Moscow, ID
December 11, 2010 *7:00 pm
at North Dakota State
L 55–81 3–6
Fargodome Fargo, ND
December 14, 2010 *7:00 pm
Mayville State W 74–57 4–6
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,104)Grand Forks, ND
December 18, 2010 *7:30 pm
at UMKC
L 61–69 4–7
Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
December 20, 2010 *7:00 pm
at Green Bay
L 68–72 4–8
Resch Center Green Bay, WI
December 30, 2010 *7:00 pm
South Dakota Mines W 73–64 5–8
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,326)Grand Forks, ND
January 3, 2011 *3:00 pm
at Nebraska
L 46–77 5–9
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
January 9, 2011 *6:00 pm
Longwood W 90–74 6–9
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,301)Grand Forks, ND
January 13, 2011 *8:00 pm
Minot State W 79–50 7–9
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,895)Grand Forks, ND
January 15, 2011 3:00 pm
South Dakota W 75–62 8–9
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,778)Grand Forks, ND
January 20, 2011 8:00 pm
Utah Valley L 96–107 4OT
8–10
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,587)Grand Forks, ND
January 27, 2011 8:00 pm
Texas–Pan American W 91–82 9–10
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,728)Grand Forks, ND
January 29, 2011 3:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 83–73 10–10
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,185)Grand Forks, ND
February 5, 2011 8:00 pm
at South Dakota
W 83–73 11–10
DakotaDome Vermillion, SD
February 10, 2011 6:30 pm
at NJIT
L 49–65 11–11
Fleisher Center Newark, NJ
February 12, 2011 4:30 pm
at Chicago State
W 80–70 12–11
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL
February 16, 2011 *7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 76–73 13–11
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,709)Grand Forks, ND
February 19, 2011 8:00 pm
at Utah Valley
L 64–67 13–12
UCCU Center Orem, UT
February 21, 2011 *8:00 pm
at Northern Colorado
L 69–87 13–13
Butler–Hancock Pavilion Greeley, CO
February 26, 2011 1:00 pm
NJIT L 52–59 13–14
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,039)Grand Forks, ND
February 28, 2011 8:00 pm
Chicago State W 74–52 14–14
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,731)Grand Forks, ND
March 3, 2011 7:30 pm
at Houston Baptist
W 74–70 OT
15–14
Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
March 5, 2011 7:30 pm
at Texas–Pan American
W 72–61 16–14
UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
Great West tournament
March 10, 2011 6:00 pm
(3)
vs. (6) Texas–Pan American Great West Quarterfinals W 71–70 17–14
UCCU Center (312)Orem, UT
March 11, 2011 6:00 pm
(3)
vs. (7) Houston Baptist Great West Semifinals W 65–63 18–14
UCCU Center (445)Orem, UT
March 12, 2011 8:30 pm
(3)
vs. (4) South Dakota Great West Championship W 71–70 2OT
19–14
UCCU Center (1,117)Orem, UT
CollegeInsider.com tournament
March 15, 2011 8:00 pm
at Air Force CIT First Round L 67–77 19–15
Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
References
^ Kolpack, Dave (January 16, 2011). "UND fans use wordplay to protest logo retirement" . Associated Press . Retrieved January 19, 2023 . ^ "University of North Dakota adopts 'Fighting Hawks' as new nickname" . Reuters . November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2023 .^ "Josh Schuler's clutch 3-pointer lifts North Dakota to Great West tournament title" . ESPN . March 13, 2011. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023 .^ Whelliston, Kyle (September 26, 2008). "Wandering schools find a home in the Great West" . ESPN . Retrieved January 19, 2023 . ^ "Great West Conference Men's Basketball Champion to Participate in CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament" . CollegeInsider.com . September 29, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2023 .^ Oates, Russ (March 15, 2011). "CollegeInsider.com Tournament 2011 Bracket: Air Force Defeats North Dakota, 77-67" . SB Nation Denver. Retrieved January 19, 2023 . ^ "2010-2011 Men's Basketball Roster" . North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023 .^ "University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux 2010-11 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF) . North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023 .^ "2010-11 Men's Basketball Schedule" . North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023 .^ "UND - Season Statistics" . North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023 .^ "2010-11 North Dakota Schedule & Results" . Sports Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2023 .
