The 2026–27 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team represents the University of North Dakota during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Summit League. The Fighting Hawks are led by eighth-year head coach Paul Sather and play their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Previous season The Fighting Hawks finished the 2025–26 season 18–17, 10–6 in Summit League play, finishing in 3rd place. They made it to the championship game of the 2026 Summit League tournament, where they lost to North Dakota State by a score of 62–70.
Offseason Departures North Dakota departures Marley Curtis 0 F 6'8" 230 Freshman St. Louis Park, MN Transferred to James Madison Eli King 2 G 6'3" 193 Senior Caledonia, MN Out of eligibility Greyson Uelman 3 G 6'2" 185 Freshman Excelsior, MN Transferred to Northern Iowa Matthew Bothun 5 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore St. Francis, MN Transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan Anthony Smith III 9 G 6'1" 170 Freshman Hopkins, MN Transferred to Winthrop Micah Curtis 10 F 6'8" 230 Freshman St. Louis Park, MN Transferred to Wyoming Reggie Thomas 11 G 6'1" 200 Senior Omaha, NE Out of eligibility George Natsvlishvili 13 F 6'10" 239 Junior Tbilisi, Georgia Transferred to Winthrop Ryan Erikson 15 F/C 6'10" 250 Sophomore Bismarck, ND Transferred to Minot State Garrett Anderson 16 G 6'6" 195 Senior Phoenix, AZ Out of eligibility Wylee Delorme 23 G 6'5" 200 Sophomore Devils Lake, ND Transferred to Jamestown Anthony Doppler 33 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore Bismarck, ND Entered transfer portal
Recruiting class Incoming transfers North Dakota incoming transfers Tyler Wagner 5 G 6'5" 197 Sophomore Brooklyn Park, MN Austin Peay Jayden Thomas 8 F Junior Austin, TX Lee Samuel Hincapie 12 G 6'6" 185 Senior Medellin, Colombia Le Moyne Luke Winkel 14 G 5'11" Junior Ankeny, IA St. Cloud State Zack Parks 23 G 6'6" 180 Sophomore Lake Orion, MI Mid Michigan Daemon Ely 52 F 6'8" Junior Taos, NM Angelina
2026 recruiting class
Roster
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Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| Summit League regular season
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