2026-27 Season

[UND69er]

2 hours ago, NewUndFan said:

Lacking some size here.  Hopefully they surprise me!  

You can never have enough guards!!!

[SIOUXFAN97]

there's our big man foul machine.....

 

[GoodGood]

1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

there's our big man foul machine.....

 

Wow!! That’s a brutal home schedule. Feel bad for season ticket holders 

[F'n Hawks]

19 minutes ago, GoodGood said:

Wow!! That’s a brutal home schedule. Feel bad for season ticket holders 

Brutal. Wasn’t there a year where they had 0 non con D1 home games?

[UNDfanguy]

1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

there's our big man foul machine.....

 

3 Home games with Division 1 opponents along with 18 pre-season games total, not favorable for our team.  

Josh got us to the Summit League Championship game... not to shabby in my opinion.  The team played better together when he was on the court, but I agree, minimizing fouls needs to be a priority for Josh.  

[SIOUXFAN97]

27 minutes ago, UNDfanguy said:

3 Home games with Division 1 opponents along with 18 pre-season games total, not favorable for our team.  

Josh got us to the Summit League Championship game... not to shabby in my opinion.  The team played better together when he was on the court, but I agree, minimizing fouls needs to be a priority for Josh.  

josh is serviceable...if you wanna win 43% of your games you get "centers" like josh.....

[SIOUXFAN97]

50 minutes ago, GoodGood said:

Wow!! That’s a brutal home schedule. Feel bad for season ticket holders 

only good thing about moving the seats to the parking lot is that when you play hyphen schools the cotton tops can't see that well

"who are we playing mertyle?"

squints...."wisconson!!!" (GREEN BAY)

next games squints "minnesota!!!" (MORRIS)

wins both.

"we own the big10 mertyle!!!"

 

 

[forksandspoons]

59 minutes ago, GoodGood said:

Wow!! That’s a brutal home schedule. Feel bad for season ticket holders 

Gotta pad the W-L somehow

[Coach4Life]

On 8/1/2026 at 10:23 PM, NewUndFan said:

Would Eli King qualify for coming back also ? I didnt think he had a red shirt year either 

 

23 hours ago, UNDfanguy said:

3 Home games with Division 1 opponents along with 18 pre-season games total, not favorable for our team.  

Josh got us to the Summit League Championship game... not to shabby in my opinion.  The team played better together when he was on the court, but I agree, minimizing fouls needs to be a priority for Josh.  

He is an above average passer and defender. I'd like to see him score more around the basket but he helps this team a lot.

[UND69er]

On 8/11/2026 at 2:31 PM, SIOUXFAN97 said:

only good thing about moving the seats to the parking lot is that when you play hyphen schools the cotton tops can't see that well

"who are we playing mertyle?"

squints...."wisconson!!!" (GREEN BAY)

next games squints "minnesota!!!" (MORRIS)

wins both.

"we own the big10 mertyle!!!"

 

 

I keep seeing this reference to seats in the Betty parking lot.  I rarely get to GF and am wondering what this means.  Could someone clarify?  I assume that it means they moved end line seats further back or some such reference.  What's the thought process here.  Thanks.

[NewUndFan]

1 hour ago, UND69er said:

I keep seeing this reference to seats in the Betty parking lot.  I rarely get to GF and am wondering what this means.  Could someone clarify?  I assume that it means they moved end line seats further back or some such reference.  What's the thought process here.  Thanks.

They took concessions out from behind the bleachers and pushed them all the way to the wall.  Got rid of bleachers on the end and put up some sort of fan zone box.  Student section is so far away from the court.  The Betty needs a make over BAD!  

[FSSD]

14 minutes ago, NewUndFan said:

They took concessions out from behind the bleachers and pushed them all the way to the wall.  Got rid of bleachers on the end and put up some sort of fan zone box.  Student section is so far away from the court.  The Betty needs a make over BAD!  

A nice practice facility and then updates to the Betty.  I think the basic structure is a good starting point and with most programs moving to NHL ice.  I think a number of options could be on the table.  The crazy part is that 2027 is almost here and Sept 30th 2030 is right around the corner.  It will be interesting to see how this plays out over the next couple of years.

[UND69er]

4 hours ago, NewUndFan said:

They took concessions out from behind the bleachers and pushed them all the way to the wall.  Got rid of bleachers on the end and put up some sort of fan zone box.  Student section is so far away from the court.  The Betty needs a make over BAD!  

Thanks. Was only in there briefly on a tour of Englestad many years ago.  With an intelligently designed makeover what's the ultimate max for seating in there? Could a concourse with all concessions be built outside the arena footprint on one or two sides  to accomodate hungry fans? Can it get to 4000 or more?

[UNDDOM]

On 8/11/2026 at 1:58 PM, F'n Hawks said:

Brutal. Wasn’t there a year where they had 0 non con D1 home games?

Could be worse, I see Illinois State just released their non-conference schedule... 5 Home games! with only 3 as D1.  UND isn't alone in scheduling home opponents.  

[F'n Hawks]

4 hours ago, UNDDOM said:

Could be worse, I see Illinois State just released their non-conference schedule... 5 Home games! with only 3 as D1.  UND isn't alone in scheduling home opponents.  

I found it. Look at this non con schedule 

https://fightinghawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2019-20

[GoodGood]

Bart Torvik’s initial projections for the year. I do not agree with the analytics 

[FSSD]

1 hour ago, GoodGood said:

Bart Torvik’s initial projections for the year. I do not agree with the analytics 

Not sure how much lower things can get. I see that DI has 361 full-member schools, so it can get worse, but not by much. The string quartet has to be rearranging the deck chairs. 

[gfhockey]

Yeah, but I thought we were paying him more so we should be a better team

[sioux24/7]

Maybe I have the green glasses on but I think we will be better than last season. Now I am not saying we will be in the conference championship game again, but I hope so. 

[MoSiouxFan]

11 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said:

Maybe I have the green glasses on but I think we will be better than last season. Now I am not saying we will be in the conference championship game again, but I hope so. 

Not disagreeing with you, but what makes you think so?  I think that maybe we have lost too much, especially Uelmen and King.

[Coach4Life]

On 9/2/2026 at 3:23 PM, MoSiouxFan said:

Not disagreeing with you, but what makes you think so?  I think that maybe we have lost too much, especially Uelmen and King.

I think this group has a few more shooters and is more athletic defensively. They are very young but the perimeter depth will be better.

Definitely need an Eli on every team, not sure who that could be as of today.

[Long Snapper 92]

11 hours ago, Coach4Life said:

I think this group a few more shooters and is more athletic defensively. They are very young but the perimeter depth will be better.

Definitely need an Eli on every team, not sure who that could be as if today.

Agree. Just missing a big guy for like the 7th straight year

[Coach4Life]

11 hours ago, Long Snapper 92 said:

Agree. Just missing a big guy for like the 7th straight year

Fair. Most mid majors are the same way. If you get a good, they leave after a year

[Long Snapper 92]

11 hours ago, Coach4Life said:

Fair. Most mid majors are the same way. If you get a good, they leave after a year

Which is fair. We just haven’t had a good in years…..

[sioux24/7]

On 9/2/2026 at 3:23 PM, MoSiouxFan said:

Not disagreeing with you, but what makes you think so?  I think that maybe we have lost too much, especially Uelmen and King.

No doubt losing Eli and Greyson are big voids but beyond that I just think we have more depth. Last year, if those two weren’t doing anything we didn’t have much. Garrett Anderson had his moments and was turning it on before injury but I think there’s a chance he’s back and probably better. 

The combination of Luke Winkel and Jayden Moore I think can come close to offsetting the loss of Uelmen and A3. Winkel won’t be able to put up the monster games Uelmen did but Moore is an upgrade over A3. 

Kraft returns and will only be improved his senior year. I know people don’t love his defense but one of the best shooters in the conference. Plus Tyler Wagner is another lights out shooter and being bigger I am thinking can help more in this defense. 

Eli is simply irreplaceable but it sounds like Sam Hincapie may be able to help fill that void at least to some point. I don’t know if he will start but he is a strong defender. 

Jayden Thomas’s athleticism excites me but I haven’t heard a ton about him since he got here. Either way I’m chalking him up as an upgrade to Guga. 

Josh Jones will be our anchor down low. Won’t provide much offensively, maybe a few illegal screens, but is a smart player. I truly believe that. Even with those screens. He is a big part of our defense. Wish we had more size but it is what it is. 

Zack Parks seems like he’s a good shooter, no clue how he’s done on campus. Heard Evanson is looking good and Hanson is looking solid, not sure he’ll contribute a ton this year though.

Andrija Radojevic is a bit of a wild card. I don’t think the guy speaks a lick of English and I thought he was bigger than 6’6” but I guess not.