NORTH DAKOTA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES (12-8, 7-3 Big Sky) 2011 2014 GAME 21 | 2:05 p.m. | Feb. 4 2012 2016 at NORTHERN COLORADO 2013 (8-13, 4-6 Big Sky) UND VS. NORTHERN COLORADO SERIES 2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS All-time . UND leads 43-24 In Grand Forks . UND leads 26-7 NOVEMBER Big Sky Regular Season . UNC leads 5-3 11 Crown College Grand Forks, N.D. W, 98-48 Big Sky Tournament . Never met 15 Mayville State Grand Forks, N.D. W, 94-66 Last Meeting . UND 74, UNC 73 (Feb. 20, 2016) Wright State Men Against Breast Cancer Classic (Nov. 20-27) UND Head Coach Brian Jones vs. UNC . 3-8 20 Presentation College Grand Forks, N.D. W, 101-63 UNC Head Coach Jeff Linder vs. UND . First Meeting 25 vs. North Florida Dayton, Ohio L, 76-75 26 at Wright State Dayton, Ohio L, 83-79 27 vs. CSU Bakersfi eld Dayton, Ohio W, 57-55 WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN/TRACK TV . Fox Sports North/FCS Central DECEMBER Live Video Stream. www.WatchBigSky.com 7 at North Dakota State Fargo, N.D. W, 74-56 Radio . 1440 AM (Grand Forks) | 740 AM (Fargo/Moorhead) 10 at Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa L, 78-70 Live Audio Stream . www.UNDSports.com and UND Sports Mobile App 16 North Dakota State Grand Forks, N.D. L, 87-70 Live Stats . www.UNDSports.com 20 at Iowa Iow City, Iowa L, 84-73 29 at Portland State* Portland, Ore. L, 99-62 31 at Sacramento State* Sacramento, Calif. W, 90-82 (ot) IN THE PAINT... • The North Dakota men’s basketball team opens a three-game Big Sky homestand JANUARY Saturday against travel partner Northern Colorado. Tipoff is set for 2:05 p.m. C.T. 5 Northern Arizona* Grand Forks, N.D. W, 68-63 • This is the only matchup of the week for both programs, who will meet again in 7 Southern Utah* Grand Forks, N.D. W, 95-65 12 at Montana State* Bozeman, Mont. W, 90-85 three weeks in Greeley. The Fighting Hawks enter the contest tied with Eastern 14 at Montana* Missoula, Mont. L, 76-70 Washington for second with a 7-3 Big Sky record, while the Bears own a 4-6 mark. 19 Weber State* Grand Forks, N.D. W, 83-77 • The UND coaching staff will take part in its annual “Samaritan’s Feet Game” and 21 Idaho State* Grand Forks, N.D. W, 89-64 coach against the Bears in their bare feet. This is the fi fth season that head coach 26 at Southern Utah* Cedar City, Utah W, 91-89 Brian Jones and his staff have raised awareness for the nonprofi t organization 28 at Northern Arizona* Flagstaff, Ariz. L, 68-67 that provides shoes for impoverished children across the world. FEBRUARY • There will be a Samaritan’s Feet representative at the game taking fi nancial do- 4 Northern Colorado* Grand Forks, N.D. 2:05 p.m. nations and Thrivent Financial has agreed to match up to the fi rst $250 raised by 9 Eastern Washington* Grand Forks, N.D. 7:05 p.m. those in attendance. The table will be located in the southwest corner of The Betty. 11 Idaho* Grand Forks, N.D. 4:05 p.m. • The Fighting Hawks got through the month of January posting a 6-2 record, in- 16 at Idaho State* Pocatello, Idaho 8:05 p.m. cluding a 4-0 mark at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. 18 at Weber State* Ogden, Utah 8:05 p.m. 25 at Northern Colorado* Greeley, Colo. 8:05 p.m. • Of all the Big Sky programs, UND has the most history with its former North Central Conference rival. The Fighting Hawks controlled the all-time series at the MARCH Division II ranks, holding a 40-16 edge on the Bears. UNC has reversed course, 2 Sacramento State* Grand Forks, N.D. 7:05 p.m. however, during the DI history of the series, holding an 8-3 advantage over UND. 4 Portland State* Grand Forks, N.D. 4:05 p.m. • The last three games in the series have all been won by the home team and those 7-11 Big Sky Tournament Reno, Nev. TBA victories have all come by one point. Those trio of one-point outcomes match the All Times Central | *Big Sky Conference Game total from the fi rst 64 hardwood meetings between the two programs. *2016-17 Big Sky Statistics UND’S PROBABLE STARTERS 21 Quinton Hooker 1 Corey Baldwin 0 Geno Crandall 43 Drick Bernstine 32 Conner Avants Sr. | G | 6-0 | 205 Sr. | G | 6-4 | 190 So. | G | 6-3 | 170 Jr. | F | 6-8 | 220 So. | F | 6-7 | 230 (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) (Bridgeport, Conn.) (Minneapolis, Minn.) (Aurora, Colo.) (Edmond, Okla.) • Leads team with nine 20-plus • Has knocked down two or more • Second among Big Sky guards • 21 double-fi gure rebounding • Ten blocks in his nine league point scoring gms (29 career) 3-ptrs in 9-straight gms (24-58) in FG% (52.3; 103-for-197) gms in 52 career outings for UND gms (1.3/g) - had two in 10 non- • Scored 26 points in one-point • 26 3’s made in Big Sky play • Averaging 22.5 ppg over last six • Scored career-high 21 pts in conference gms home win over UNC last season leads team games (UND is 4-2) road loss at UNC last season • Avg. 8.5 ppg vs. UNC last year PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG APG MPG PPG RPG BPG MPG 18.1 4.8 3.6 34.6 10.4 3.5 1.3 26.8 15.4 3.4 3.8 31.9 7.5 7.8 3.1 26.8 10.1 4.8 0.6 22.7 *19.0 5.4 3.7 35.9 *11.8 3.6 1.5 30.2 *17.2 3.7 3.9 32.1 *6.8 7.9 1.9 25.2 *9.1 4.7 1.1 22.0 www.facebook.com/UNDMBasketball @UNDMBasketball www.youtube.com/user/UNDAthletics www.WatchBigSky.com MEDIA CONTACT: Ryan Powell (701.777.2986 (offi ce); 701.213.5921 (cell); [email protected]; @ryanpowell5 twitter 2016-17 University of North Dakota Men’s Basketball Game Notes: vs. Northern Colorado (Feb. 4) 2016-17 ROSTER No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Geno Crandall* G So. 6-3 170 Minneapolis, Minn. (DeLaSalle H.S.) 1 Corey Baldwin* G Sr. 6-4 190 Bridgeport, Conn. (Northeast Oklahoma A&M) 2 Josh Collins* F So. 6-6 220 Minneapolis, Minn. (DeLaSalle H.S.) 3 Billy Brown G Fr. 6-3 175 Spirit Lake, Iowa (Spirit Lake H.S.) 5 Carson Shanks** C Jr. 7-0 245 Prior Lake, Minn. (Utah State) 11 Jafar Kinsey G Jr. 6-2 185 Syracuse, N.Y. (Des Moines Area C.C.) 13 Marlon Stewart# G So. 6-1 210 Eldridge, Iowa (Creighton) 15 Cortez Seales* G So. 6-4 180 Eldridge, Iowa (North Scott H.S.) 20 Thomas Blake** G Sr. 6-2 200 Hagerstown, Md. (St. Maria Goretti H.S.) 21 Quinton Hooker*** G Sr. 6-0 205 Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Park Center H.S.) 23 Kienan Walter F Fr. 6-8 190 Vancouver, Wash. (King’s Way Christian H.S.) 25 Devon Pekas F Sr. 6-4 210 Hawley, Minn. (Liberty) 32 Conner Avants* F So. 6-7 230 Edmond, Okla. (Deer Creek H.S.) 43 Drick Bernstine* F Jr. 6-8 220 Aurora, Colo. (Denver) * – Indicates letters earned # – sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules Head Coach: Brian Jones (11th year) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Sean Fantuzzi Assistant Coach: Steve Grabowski (5th year) Certifi ed Athletic Trainer: Matt Carlson Assistant Coach: Jeff Horner (3rd year) Equipment Manager: Andrew Klamm Assistant Coach: Brad Davidson (1st year) Media Relations Director: Ryan Powell Director of Operations: Craig Heatherly (2nd year) ROSTER BY YEAR ROSTER BY POSITION ROSTER BY STATE/COUNTRY Seniors (4) Guards (8) Colorado (1) Corey Baldwin Corey Baldwin Drick Bernstine Thomas Blake Thomas Blake Connecticut (1) Quinton Hooker Billy Brown Corey Baldwin Devon Pekas Geno Crandall Iowa (3) Juniors (3) Quinton Hooker Billy Brown Drick Bernstine Jafar Kinsey Cortez Seales Jafar Kinsey Cortez Seales Marlon Stewart Carson Shanks Marlon Stewart Maryland (1) Sophomores (5) Forwards (5) Thomas Blake Conner Avants Conner Avants Minnesota (5) Josh Collins Drick Bernstine Josh Collins Geno Crandall Josh Collins Geno Crandall Cortez Seales Devon Pekas Quinton Hooker Marlon Stewart Kienana Walter Devon Pekas True Freshmen (2) Centers (1) Carson Shanks Billy Brown Carson Shanks New York (1) Kienan Walter Jafar Kinsey Oklahoma (1) Conner Avants Washington (1) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kienan Walter Avants, Conner A-Vance Bernstine, Drick Burn-steen Pekas, Devon Dev-in Pee-kuss Seales, Cortez Seals Walter, Kienan Kee-nan Page 2 2016-17 University of North Dakota Men’s Basketball Game Notes: vs. Northern Colorado (Feb. 4) GENERAL OPPONENT PREVIEW: NORTHERN COLORADO School .................................................University of North Dakota • Northern Colorado head coach Jeff Linder is in his fi rst season leading Location ..................................................Grand Forks, N.D. 58201 the Bears after spending the prevoius six seasons as an assistant coach Founded ..................................................................................1883 at Boise State. Enrollment ........................................................................... 14,951 • The Bears are off to an 8-13 overall start and 4-6 mark in league play, but the program will be ineligibile for the 2017 Big Sky Tournament due to a School Colors .................................................Kelly Green & White one-year, self-imposed postseason ban.