# 2021–22 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team

The 2021–22 North Dakota Fighting Hawks basketball team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks were led by third-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

Under second-year head coach Paul Sather, the Fighting Hawks accumulated a record of 9–17 (8–8 Summit) and placed 5th overall in the conference, which was their highest finish in the conference since joining. The Fighting Hawks lost in the first round of the 2021 Summit League tournament to Oral Roberts who eventually made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2021* 7:00 pm | Mayville State | W 68–64 | – | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,234) Grand Forks, ND |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, BSN | Milwaukee | L 60–75 | 0–1 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,628) Grand Forks, ND |
| November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | Montana | W 79–77 | 1–1 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,263) Grand Forks, ND |
| November 19, 2021* 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv | vs. Troy Paradise Classic | W 74–72 | 2–1 | FAU Arena (122) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 20, 2021* 5:00 pm, CUSA.tv | at Florida Atlantic Paradise Classic | L 79–98 | 2–2 | FAU Arena (926) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 21, 2021* 1:00 pm, CUSA.tv | vs. UT Martin Paradise Classic | L 72–77 | 2–3 | FAU Arena (292) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 24, 2021* 10:00 am | at FIU | L 56–65 | 2–4 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| November 28, 2021* 4:00 pm, Big 12 Now | at Kansas State | L 42–84 | 2–5 | Bramlage Coliseum (4,998) Manhattan, KS |
| November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm | Presentation College | W 72–55 | 3–5 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,250) Grand Forks, ND |
| December 3, 2021* 9:00 pm | at San Jose State | L 51–76 | 3–6 | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,407) San Jose, CA |
| December 7, 2021* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | at California Baptist | L 71–89 | 3–7 | CBU Events Center (2,606) Riverside, CA |
| December 11, 2021* 1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | Eastern Washington | L 60–76 | 3–8 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,280) Grand Forks, ND |
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 pm | North Central | W 110–65 | 4–8 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,137) Grand Forks, ND |
| December 18, 2021* 1:00 pm | Dixie State | L 69–78 | 4–9 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,187) Grand Forks, ND |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| December 22, 2021 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | at North Dakota State | L 76–86 | 4–10 (0–1) | Scheels Center (3510) Fargo, ND |
| January 1, 2022 7:00 pm | South Dakota State | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Betty Engelstead Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 pm | at Omaha | L 82–98 | 4–11 (0–2) | Baxter Arena (1,003) Omaha,NE |
| January 8, 2022 3:00 pm | at Denver | L 74–93 | 4–12 (0–3) | Hamilton Gymnasium (727) Denver, CO |
| January 10, 2022 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | South Dakota Rescheduled from December 30 | L 68–75 | 4–13 (0–4) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,207) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Western Illinois | L 68–73 | 4–14 (0–5) | Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,258) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 15, 2022 1:00 pm | St. Thomas | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Betty Engelstead Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm | at Oral Roberts | L 76–80 | 4–15 (0–6) | Mabee Center (3,819) Tulsa, OK |
| January 22, 2022 7:00 pm | at Kansas City | L 74–79 | 4–16 (0–7) | Swinney Recreation Center (572) Kansas City, MO |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | at South Dakota State | L 61–96 | 4–17 (0–8) | Frost Arena (1,856) Brookings, SD |
| January 29, 2022 4:00 pm, GoYotes.com | at South Dakota | L 58–71 | 4–18 (0–9) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,112) Vermillion, SD |
| January 31, 2022 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | South Dakota State Rescheduled from January 1 | L 64–70 | 4–19 (0–10) | Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,254) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | Denver | L 79–81 $^{OT}$ | 4–20 (0–11) | Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,296) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 5, 2022 1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | Omaha | W 92–85 | 5–20 (1–11) | Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,477) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 pm | at St. Thomas | W 92–85 | 6–20 (2–11) | Schoenecker Arena (1,477) St. Paul, MN |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Western Illinois | L 68–70 | 6–21 (2–12) | Western Hall (827) Macomb, IL |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, BSN | Kansas City | L 65–80 | 6–22 (2–13) | Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,361) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 19, 2022 1:00 pm, BSN | Oral Roberts | L 73–87 | 6–23 (2–14) | Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,400) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 22, 2022 12:00 pm | St. Thomas Rescheduled from January 15 | L 74–84 | 6–24 (2–15) | Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (1,173) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 26, 2022 1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | North Dakota State | L 53–79 | 6–25 (2–16) | Betty Engelstead Sioux Center (2,541) Grand Forks, ND |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||