# 2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

The 2023–24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks were led by fifth-year head coach Paul Sather and played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League.

## Previous season

The Fighting Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 13–20, 6–12 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the Summit League tournament, the Fighting Hawks defeated Denver in the first round and lost to Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN | | Northland | W 107–48 | – | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (613) Grand Forks, ND |
| Non-Conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, B1G+ | | at Iowa | L 68–110 | 0–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (7,653) Iowa City, IA |
| November 12, 2023* 1:00 pm, SLN | | Elon | W 85–68 | 1–1 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,291) Grand Forks, ND |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN | | Valley City State | W 93–63 | 2–1 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,396) Grand Forks, ND |
| November 20, 2023* 10:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Pacific | W 73–71 | 3–1 | Alex G. Spanos Center (799) Stockton, CA |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm | | vs. New Orleans Central Arkansas Classic | W 71–69 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | Farris Center (105) Conway, AR |
| November 26, 2023* 12:00 pm | | vs. Eastern Michigan Central Arkansas Classic | W 72–70 | 5–1 | Farris Center (98) Conway, AR |
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN | | Concordia–Moorhead | W 87–56 | 6–1 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,693) Grand Forks, ND |
| December 1, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 54–64 | 6–2 | Titan Gym (908) Fullerton, CA |
| December 3, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Riverside | L 62–68 | 6–3 | Student Recreation Center Arena (261) Riverside, CA |
| December 9, 2023* 1:00 pm, SLN | | Portland | L 72–83 | 6–4 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,501) Grand Forks, ND |
| December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN | | Waldorf | W 87–36 | 7–4 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,273) Grand Forks, ND |
| December 16, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | W 79–62 | 8–4 | Burns Arena (1,176) St. George, UT |
| December 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, B1G+ | | at Nebraska | L 75–83 | 8–5 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,387) Lincoln, NE |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2023 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | St. Thomas (MN) | L 45–70 | 8–6 (0–1) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,637) Grand Forks, ND |
| December 31, 2023 2:00 pm, SLN | | at South Dakota State | L 61–80 | 8–7 (0–2) | Frost Arena (3,029) Brookings, SD |
| Non-Conference regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN | | Northern Colorado | L 87–97 | 8–8 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,365) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 6, 2024* 2:00 pm | | at Northern Arizona | L 73–74 | 8–9 | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Omaha | L 61–79 | 8–10 (0–3) | Baxter Arena (870) Omaha, NE |
| January 13, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Kansas City | W 82–69 | 9–10 (1–3) | Swinney Recreation Center (575) Kansas City, MO |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | Oral Roberts | W 87–77 | 10–10 (2–3) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,659) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 20, 2024 12:00 pm, SLN | | Denver | W 92–78 | 11–10 (3–3) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,500) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | at St. Thomas | W 74–64 | 12–10 (4–3) | Schoenecker Arena (1,540) St. Paul, MN |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | at South Dakota | W 95–81 | 13–10 (5–3) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,775) Vermillion, SD |
| February 3, 2024 3:30 pm, SLN | | North Dakota State | W 60–58 | 14–10 (6–3) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (3,065) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | Omaha | W 99–78 | 15–10 (7–3) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,678) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, SLN | | Kansas City | L 47–65 | 15–11 (7–4) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,968) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 15, 2024 8:00 pm, SLN | | at Denver | W 92–78 | 16–11 (8–4) | Hamilton Gymnasium (852) Denver, CO |
| February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Oral Roberts | W 78–65 | 17–11 (9–4) | Mabee Center (6,074) Tulsa, OK |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | at North Dakota State | L 68–73 | 17–12 (9–5) | Scheels Center (5,058) Fargo, ND |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | South Dakota State | L 62–72 | 17–13 (9–6) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,075) Grand Forks, ND |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, SLN | | South Dakota | W 95–66 | 18–13 (10–6) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,759) Grand Forks, ND |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2024 8:30 pm, CBSSN/SLN | (3) | vs. (6) Omaha Quarterfinals | L 72–73 | 18–14 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,491) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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