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Right now NDSU, ORU and SDSU will have their best players returning. USD is the wild card with Umude and how quick AJ comes back from his knee injury. KC has questions with McKissic as well. WIU will take another step in Year 2 under Jeter. Denver will be rebuilding. Omaha just had their best guard enter the transfer portal today and Pile isn't coming back. St. Thomas, who knows how good they will be in Year 1.

I think Ihenacho can develop into that player, but he needs to develop his jump shot a little more and he cannot shoot 55% from the free throw line again.

When UND Mens Basketball send out their thank you for the season, they didn't mention anything about saying goodbye to Panoam.... unlike what UND Womens Basketball did for their 2 seniors moving on

Lots of goods points shared so far: Some of my thoughts The Good -Improved record against the NCC schools verses previous year. Beating USD 3 times, including the sweep against them at home when they were fully healthy. -They did improve their conference record from last year and their finish in the conference was higher than expected. -A star in the making in Ihenacho at the point guard position. -Like that Rebraca took another solid step in the right direction. The Not So good -The losses against DU and Omaha (perhaps you could throw WIU in as well). Could have finished with a winning record in conference play. -Inconsistency all year long (too many droughts) (cost them games against Dixie State and NDSU (in Sioux Falls)) -Stagnant offense when Rebraca wasn't on the floor. -Free throws It really was a mixed bag this year. There is a lot to like and a lot to be worried about. There is a lot coming back next year and some talented recruits coming into the program. I need to see what everyone is bringing back before I can really rate where UND will land next year.

The season ends at 9-17 and 8-8 in the conference and a first round exit. Time to ask a couple of questions. I'll give my answers in due time but wanted to get others imput: With everything that has gone down, how do you think the season went for UND? Thoughts on Sather after his 2nd year and the direction of the program? *The 2021-22 thread will be started in earnest tomorrow at some point.

Agree on all of this. They bring even half of that USD effort they win. They did enough on the defensive end to win, offense just was lackluster.

Ihenacho 1 of 2 76-65 ORU final Thanks everyone.

Yup don't turn the ball over as well.

Nero 74-64 ORU

Sims 72-62 ORU

Offensively was awful. ORU deserves credit for playing great defense but all the starters picked a bad time to put up clunkers at the same time

If you told me that ORU would shoot 5 of 20 from 3 tonight and win by double digits, I would have laughed........

Rebraca jumper too little too late 68-58 ORU

That should do it

I said in the pregame, it would come down if UND could have enough offense to get the job done. They have not done that

Abmas 66-56 ORU

missed both! he needs to spend the summer shooting free throws

Ihenacho will shoot 2 64-56 ORU 3:26 to go

Obanor with a man jam

Sueker 62-56 ORU

Sims 3 needed it 62-54 ORU

Thompson 62-51 ORU

Ihenacho makes 1 of 2 60-51 ORU

Nero has had his moments as well

60-50 ORU 6:58 to go