2017 – 18 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men 's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Fighting Hawks , led by 12th-year head coach Brian Jones , played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks , North Dakota as members of the Big Sky Conference . They finished the season 12 – 20 , 6 – 12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place . They defeated Montana State in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Montana
Big Sky Tournament
2018 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team