2015–16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team American college basketball season
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
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
Incoming transfers
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
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : N/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
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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
Star ratings : 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
College recruiting information (2016)
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
Star ratings : 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:
Roster
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)
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
[ 1]
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