2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	7–12 (1–3 The Summit)
Head coach	Paul Sather (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Jamie Stevens Randall Herbst Estevan Sandoval
Home arena	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center

2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
St. Thomas*	4	–	0		1.000			14	–	5		.737
Omaha	4	–	0		1.000			10	–	9		.526
Kansas City	2	–	1		.667			10	–	8		.556
North Dakota State	2	–	2		.500			13	–	6		.684
South Dakota	1	–	2		.333			10	–	8		.556
South Dakota State	1	–	2		.333			10	–	8		.556
Oral Roberts	1	–	2		.333			5	–	11		.313
North Dakota	1	–	3		.250			7	–	12		.368
Denver	0	–	4		.000			6	–	13		.316
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2025 Summit League tournament winner As of January 11, 2025

The 2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team represents the University of North Dakota in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks are led by sixth-year head coach Paul Sather and play their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Fighting Hawks finished the 2023–24 season 18–14, 10–6 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for second place. In the Summit League tournament, they lost to Omaha in the quarterfinals.^[1]

Preseason

Summit League Preseason Poll

	Summit League Preseason
1.	Kansas City	514 (17)
2.	South Dakota State	474 (12)
3.	North Dakota State	384 (3)
4.	St. Thomas	308
5.	Oral Roberts	305 (2)
6.	North Dakota	283 (1)
7.	South Dakota	250 (1)
8.	Omaha	159
9.	Denver	158

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Roster

2024–25 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Zach Kraft 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Grand Forks, ND G 2 Eli King 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Caledonia, MN G 3 Mier Panoam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Anchorage, AK F 4 Dariyus Woodson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Baytown, TX F 5 Deng Mayar 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Salt Lake City, UT F/C 9 Amar Kuljuhovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Waterloo, IA G 11 Reggie Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Omaha, NE F 13 George Natsvishvili 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Fr Georgia F/C 15 Ryan Erikson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Bismarck, ND F 21 Mambourou Mara 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Conakry, GUI F 22 Matthew Bothun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Francis, MN G 30 Greyson Uelmen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Excelsior, MN G 33 Anthony Doppler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Bismarck, ND F 34 Brian Mathews 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Chicago, IL G 52 Treysen Eaglestaff 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Bismarck, ND	Head coach Paul Sather (Northern State) Assistant coach(es) Jamie Stevens (MSU Billings) Randall Herbst (Winona State) Estevan Sandoval (New Mexico) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024 7:00 pm		Concordia–Moorhead	W 89–56		26 – Eaglestaff	7 – Kuljuhovic	3 – Panoam	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,666) Grand Forks, ND
Non-Conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:30 pm, MWN		at Colorado State	L 56–82	0–1	12 – Eaglestaff	5 – Panoam	2 – Panoam	Moby Arena (4,060) Fort Collins, CO
November 12, 2024* 5:00 pm, Summit League Network		vs. Dickinson State Capital City Classic	W 85–54	1–1	17 – Eaglestaff	7 – Panoam	4 – Thomas	Bismarck Event Center (1,200) Bismarck, ND
November 14, 2024* 12:00 pm, SLN		Utah Valley	W 77–71	2–1	31 – Eaglestaff	8 – King	4 – Kuljuhovic	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,131) Grand Forks, ND
November 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ACCNX		at Notre Dame	L 58–75	2–2	13 – Eaglestaff	9 – King	3 – Eaglestaff	Joyce Center (3,912) South Bend, IN
November 22, 2024* 9:00 pm, FloSports		at Loyola Marymount Cancún Challenge campus game	W 77–73	3–2	23 – Eaglestaff	8 – Kuljuhovic	4 – Kuljuhovic	Gersten Pavilion (1,121) Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 2024* 2:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Bethune–Cookman Cancun Challenge Mayan Division semifinals	L 67–79	3–3	20 – Eaglestaff	8 – Kuljuhovic	4 – Woodson	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (123) Riviera Maya, MEX
November 27, 2024* 11:30 am, FloSports		vs. Southeastern Louisiana Cancun Challenge Mayan Division consolation game	L 60–76	3–4	14 – Kuljuhovic	7 – Kuljuhovic	4 – Kuljuhovic	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (123) Riviera Maya, MEX
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Washington Big Sky–Summit Challenge	L 81–87	3–5	24 – Eaglestaff	12 – Kuljuhovic	2 – King	Reese Court (1,400) Cheney, WA
December 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN		Weber State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 80–75	4–5	22 – Panoam	10 – Natsvishvili	4 – Panoam	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,696) Grand Forks, ND
December 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah Valley	L 57–80	4–6	20 – Eaglestaff	6 – Mathews	2 – King	UCCU Center (2,135) Orem, UT
December 13, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SLN		at UTSA Rescheduled from Nov. 9[3]	L 76–80	4–7	21 – Woodson	11 – Mayar	7 – Panoam	Convocation Center (783) San Antonio, TX
December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, SLN		UTSA	L 85–95	4–8	24 – Eaglestaff	10 – Mayar	6 – King	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,613) Grand Forks, ND
December 18, 2024* 8:00 pm, CBSSN		No. 6 Alabama	L 90–97	4–9	40 – Eaglestaff	8 – Kuljuhovic	3 – Panoam	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (3,085) Grand Forks, ND
December 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN		South Dakota Mines	W 80–48	5–9	19 – Eaglestaff	7 – Kuljuhovic	3 – Thomas	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,482) Grand Forks, ND
December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, SLN		Waldorf (IA)	W 97–57	6–9	19 – Eaglestaff	11 – Mathews	5 – King	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,570) Grand Forks, ND
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		Omaha	L 85–95	6–10 (0–1)	24 – Panoam	8 – Kuljuhovic	5 – Panoam	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,592) Grand Forks, ND
January 4, 2024 1:00 pm, SLN		St. Thomas	L 80–88	6–11 (0–2)	20 – Panoam	12 – Panoam	6 – Panoam	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,648) Grand Forks, ND
January 9, 2025 8:00 pm, SLN		at Denver	W 95–70	7–11 (1–2)	28 – Panoam	8 – Kuljuhovic	4 – King	Hamilton Gymnasium (698) Denver, CO
January 11, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		at Oral Roberts	L 79–83	7–12 (1–3)	17 – Kuljuhovic	6 – Tied	5 – Eaglestaff	Mabee Center (3,423) Tulsa, OK
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota State						First Bank and Trust Arena  Brookings, SD
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN		Kansas City						Betty Engelstad Sioux Center  Grand Forks, ND
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		South Dakota						Betty Engelstad Sioux Center  Grand Forks, ND
January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota State						Scheels Center  Fargo, ND
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN		South Dakota State						Betty Engelstad Sioux Center  Grand Forks, ND
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		at Omaha						Baxter Arena  Omaha, NE
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		at Kansas City						Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		Denver						Betty Engelstad Sioux Center  Grand Forks, ND
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN		Oral Roberts						Betty Engelstad Sioux Center  Grand Forks, ND
February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN		North Dakota State						Betty Engelstad Sioux Center  Grand Forks, ND
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		at St. Thomas						Shoenecker Arena  St. Paul, MN
March 1, 2025 4:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota						Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermillion, SD
Summit League tournament
March 5–9, 2025 8:30 pm, SLN/CBS Sports Network		vs. Summit League tournament						Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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References

1. "Fidler caps late-game flurry to rally No. 6 Omaha past No. 3 North Dakota". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 10, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
2. "Roos earn top spot in #SummitMBB preseason poll". thesummitleague.org. October 8, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
3. "Saturday's meeting between UND and UTSA postponed to December 13". University of North Dakota. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
4. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". fightinghawks.com. North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
5. "North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2024-25". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 9, 2024.