UND @ NDSU 2/28/2026 4PM

[Hawkster]

Basketball will always be the Red Headed Step Child at UND whenever it's compared to hockey and football.   There's only so many resources to go around I just don't see them ever sitting at the big table with the others.    I'm not bashing them, just pointing out the reality of the situation.

[sioux24/7]

UND is currently KenPom 290. Sather’s second worst season in KenPom with the other being 2022 when they were 348.

[F'n Hawks]

1 minute ago, sioux24/7 said:

UND is currently KenPom 290. Sather’s second worst season in KenPom with the other being 2022 when they were 348.

Even with our record, I’m guessing the strength of the Summit and the Western Illinois loss really is hurting us?

[forksandspoons]

4 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said:

UND is currently KenPom 290. Sather’s second worst season in KenPom with the other being 2022 when they were 348.

Extension and a raise! 

[sioux24/7]

15 minutes ago, F'n Hawks said:

Even with our record, I’m guessing the strength of the Summit and the Western Illinois loss really is hurting us?

Yeah that’s Western loss has to drag us down big time but I also would think the Winthrop win would kind of balance that a bit. 

[gfhockey]

1 hour ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

He needs more support, in terms of facilities, assistants, NIL (having better players always helps), but of course paying him more won’t make him a better coach.
 

It’s a convenient excuse though for those who are buddy buddy with him …

Results matter in this business. We went through the same issue with football and the inevitable outcome happened we all knew needed to happen 3+ years in advance. This feels like the same damn thing but now with basketball … good work, Chaves, you tool

Isn’t coaches job to raise nil funds

[UND-FB-FAN]

Just now, gfhockey said:

Isn’t coaches job to raise nil funds

If you actually care about winning in this day and age, then yes, it is one of many head coaching responsibilities.
 

Many coaches are getting out of the profession as such but it is in fact now one of the responsibilities if you want to be successful.  

[UND-FB-FAN]

46 minutes ago, Hawkster said:

Basketball will always be the Red Headed Step Child at UND whenever it's compared to hockey and football.   There's only so many resources to go around I just don't see them ever sitting at the big table with the others.    I'm not bashing them, just pointing out the reality of the situation.

You’re correct, unfortunately for UND MBB…

but that doesn’t mean you settle for mediocrity and just hand out extensions like candy 

try find a diamond in the rough, up and comer young coach who will be the next superstar … who knows what happens

doing this Chaves extension thing doesn’t look quite as good now as it did a couple weeks ago, and it didn’t look great then either 

[Long Snapper 92]

3 hours ago, UND1983 said:

NOBODY can win at UND.

 

Sincerely,

und fans in 2026 

Wildly inaccurate 

[Shawn-O]

Conference championships and NCAA bids should be an expectation.  

[tnt]

15 hours ago, coachdags said:

Paul Sather is from the Greg McDermott tree of coaches! Greg is a 35+ year friend, that has been very successful. 
I will take Paul any day, he comes highly recommended and has had some success at a couple of schools before UND. 
Paul has also recruited very well here! 
Retention has been the issue, which seems to be a trend every where. 
I will make no apologies, I feel he is a good Coach here, even if the overall record isn’t what a lot of you want! 
Winning isn’t easy…

Wow, don’t want to see you criticize any other coach with those low bar expectations.

 

[UND1983]

1 hour ago, Long Snapper 92 said:

Wildly inaccurate 

WILD

was just responding to a couple posters who seem to think he is the best we can get

[Kab]

43 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

WILD

was just responding to a couple posters who seem to think he is the best we can get

Not the best we can get but I don’t know what goes on behind closed doors with the president or what the budget is 

I keep seeing a few comments to ask the players what they think, I don’t think that ever works

[sioux24/7]

Sather’s our coach next year, it is what it is. What’s more interesting than debating whether he should be or not I think is what’s going to happen whenever our season ends, whether that’s Friday night, Saturday, or sometime else. Who’s staying and who’s going? Mainly looking at Uelmen, A3, and the Curtis twins. Beyond that, I think it is what it is.