GRAND FORKS, N.D. –The North Dakota basketball team has announced the return of guard Tyree Ihenacho to their roster for the 2023-24 season Tuesday. Ihenacho spent the last two seasons at James Madison University, after spending his first season with the Fighting Hawks. He won Summit League Freshman of the year in 2020-21.

The Prior Lake, Minn. native played in 23 games, with 22 starts in his freshman season. He averaged 8.7 points per game and 5.7 rebounds per game en route to being named Freshman of the Year. Over the last two seasons at James Madison, he played in 39 games with 22 starts. He totaled 46 steals in those games with 152 total points for the Dukes.

Coach Paul Sather was jubilant to welcome Ihenacho back, adding, "we recruited and coached Tyree as a freshman in our program and he proved to be impactful for us. When he got in the portal and reached out this spring about coming back we felt it was the right thing for our program.  Tyree is a versatile guard that plays on both sides of the floor—he averaged over a steal per game in his two seasons at JMU and scored in double figures five times.  He's an athletic player with experience and a great feel for the game, we are glad to welcome him back to Grand Forks."