GRAND FORKS, N.D. - The North Dakota men's basketball team welcomes the conference leading Denver Pioneers to Betty Engelstad Arena for a Saturday matinee game. The Fighting Hawks have won two straight in the series, and won two of the three meetings last season.

 

Scouting the Opponent

The Pioneers are led by head coach Jeff Wulbrun, who is in his third season leading the program. From year one to year two in the program the team improved from 11 to 15 wins and already has 12 wins this season. Wulbrun has been an assistant at Stanford, Virginia Tech, Illinois State and UAB throughout his career and has been to the NCAA tournament at multiple schools.

The team is averaging 85.3 points per game, and allowing 78.0. From the floor the Pios is shooting .464 and .371 from three-point range. Tommy Bruner is the top scorer in the nation with 24.8 points per game leads the top scoring offense in the Summit League. Touko Tainamo is second in the Summit League with 8.7 rebounds per game. Bruner leads the conference with 4.3 assists per game and has a 3.4/1 assist to turnover ratio. Isaiah Carr leads the Summit League with two blocked shots.

 

Living Downtown

Last season the team broke the program record for three pointers made in a single game with 18 against Kansas City, breaking the record set on December 14, 2021 against North Central University.

North Dakota has hit at least one triple in every game dating back to Mar. 1, 2018. The last time the Hawks did not make a three came on Feb. 24, 2018, when UND went 0-for-8 from downtown at Northern Colorado in a 79-66 loss. North Dakota has hit at least one three in each of the last 177 games played.

 

Watch and Listen

All North Dakota men's basketball games, home and away, can be heard on stations across the Home of Economy Radio Network, as well as through the iHeart Radio app; with Paul Ralston calling the action. The game will be televised on Midco2 and the Summit League Network.

 

Follow Us

Receive live updates during all UND men's basketball games by following @UNDmbasketball on X. Fans can also follow the Fighting Hawks on Facebook and Instagram @UNDmbasketball. FightingHawks.com will have up-to-the-minute stories, stats and more.

 

Last Season

North Dakota finished the 2022-23 campaign with a 13-20 record, a seven win improvement over 2021-22. The Fighting Hawks won their first Summit League Tournament game in three years with an 83-68 win over Denver in the first game of the tournament. The team won six of their last nine games, regular and postseason, last year.

 

Current Streaks With:

10+ points:

B.J. Omot – 5

Amar Kuljuhovic – 3

Tyree Ihenacho – 2

Treysen Eaglestaff – 1

Tsotne Tsartsidze – 1

At least one three pointer:

Treysen Eaglestaff- 16

B.J. Omot – 3

Tyree Ihenacho – 2

Brady Danielson – 1

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