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Not even nominated?

Arguably UND had the best D2 Arena in Basketball 🏀 the Hyslop when packed could hold 5,000+ fans. Fans were engaged, loud, knowledgeable and students actually supported the programs! Hyslop Hysteria was a thing. Winning streaks were long and memorable! We WON, and kids came to play for that!

Good question, do not know. He had an interest before he joined Ryun Williams at CSU in 2018. Ryun and Rico go way back. Played against each other in the NCC, UND vs USD, both point guards. Both hired/recommended by Greg McDermott at Wayne, Nebraska, Ryun was HC-WBB, Rico HC-MBB, they overlapped 8 years there. They have become great friends and Coach well together. He expressed interest to me both during the Brewster Change and the Mallory Change, but never interviewed; both hires were done in-house and very quickly.

UND moved to D1 status in 2008, completed its transition in 2012. It has been 13 years. Just last year, they got their 1st film study room. Although they have to share with the Men's program. It came mostly from outside donations. 13 Years to get a film room? Unacceptable if you want to recruit players who are D1, players like the facilities and amenities. Locker room, Study Facilities, Film Rooms, Snack Areas, Conditioning and Weight rooms, - all the things Hockey has.... Also, we could hire someone with knowledge and experience in a D1 program, which we have not the last 2 hires.

You will get your wish: 3 Games in December against Bismarck State College, Mayville State, and Dickinson State. All 3 should be cake walks for a truly D1 Program.

Thank you Defense!!! Scoring drives. 33 yards -3 pts 20 yards -7 pts 50 yards-7pts 25 yards -7 pts @UNDfootball 🏈

For those of you wondering about Turnovers, it can be fixed, by recruiting and coaching. There is a guy at Colorado State that would love to be here, but never extended an invite or granted an interview. Year end and year out Rico Burkett (UND Grad)- Asst at CSU has his Rams competitive and fun to watch.

Brewster had success but was not liked by our New AD Chaves and was let go. Since then the Athletic Administration has failed to address issues as facilities, financial commitments, and hiring of a qualified D1 coach. Other programs within our region have hired and moved forward, we have not. You can even compare D1 Volleyball at UND to this problem! Before Covid, NIL, Transfer Portal all the issues that everyone uses as scapegoats. We had success making the NCAA National Tournament- once in WBB and 2x in Volleyball. Name me an outside our program, Coach that the AD has brought in that has consistently got us a competitive above .500 record? (I would consider Bubba, Schmidt, Berry, Jackson all in program) As far as funds, with ticket prices, increased required seating donations, and level of attendance. There should be plenty of funds to go around, unless we need an another multi million dollar hockey locker room renovation.

Saw moments of Good Basketball today from the jump. My opinion was the presence of Mikayla Aumer in the starting 5. They closed out on shooters and played hard. Still had 19 Turnovers, but only gave away 13 points. Hit the boards hard and controlled inside the paint. Also helped Wyoming Best Player was 1-10 from field, but Walker had something to do with that. Hopefully the trend continues, I was not impressed by Wyoming at all from a 22-12 Team last year from MWC.

One could argue that Hockey and football were already in the system, Coaches that were elevated or came back. I have yet to see Chaves hire a Coach and produce consistently an above .500 Season in a major Sport. We have had some successes in Tennis, Track, Golf (individually). Still waiting for a "Home Run" Hire?

Mac alluded to last night the Court Case on December 15th - The 5-year eligibility Rule that could make Red Shirts totally obsolete.

I just want to enjoy watching a competitive Women’s Basketball game, cheer for my home team, and have hope that we will have a chance? Really since Roebuck left in 2013 we may have only had 2-3 years worth watching. Really sad deal.

Just gave up 56 points in a half!

Early returns for FG Pct % Bright spot we have no where to go but up! Keep chucking the 3 ball 🏀

It should be noted that Dennis Hutter was hired in 3/2024, took the Head Job in 3/2025. The 10 players who left the program in 2024 left Mallory, Hutter, and Teammates. They all should shoulder some accountability. Some of these recruits, i'm sure he had a hand in, with 10 leaving, the team now is almost all his accomplishments and work. It is my opinion that we need someone with a D1 pedigree if we are serious about women's Basketball. The AD has yet to hire that person in his last 2 attempts. I do not believe we are currently a top 300 Team? (357 plays). A glaring Stat last year we ranked 339 in assist-to-turnover ratio, with 580 TO to 298 Assist. Should be a focus? We just had another 26 TO to 8 assists game with Green Bay. I'm losing confidence we will ever get there.