Paul Sather

Paul Sather
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNorth Dakota
ConferenceSummit League
Record61–94 (.394)
Biographical details
Born (1971-08-28) August 28, 1971 (age 52)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Playing career
1990–1994Northern State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1997Sidney HS (assistant)
1997–1998Wayne State (NE) (GA)
1998–2004Northern State (assistant)
2004–2005Colorado (assistant)
2005–2010Black Hills State
2010–2019Northern State
2019–presentNorth Dakota
Head coaching record
Overall343–245 (.583)
Tournaments3–2 (NAIA)
5–3 (NCAA Division II)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NSIC North Division (2018, 2019)
2 NSIC regular season (2018, 2019)
2 NSIC tournament (2018, 2019)
2 DAC (2009, 2010)
Awards
2× NSIC Coach of the Year (2018, 2019)
NABC Central Region Coach of the Year (2018)
DAC Coach of the Year (2009)

Paul Sather (born August 28, 1971) is an American college basketball coach, currently head men's basketball coach at the University of North Dakota.

Sather, from Princeton, Minnesota, played college basketball for Northern State in Aberdeen, South Dakota from 1990 to 1994. Following his college career, he entered coaching, first as an assistant coach at Sidney High School in Nebraska, then as a graduate assistant at Wayne State College under Greg McDermott, where he also obtained a master's degree in sports administration. In 1998, Sather returned to Northern State as an assistant coach, where he served for six years. For the 2004–05 season, Sather joined Ricardo Patton’s staff at Colorado.[1]

In 2005, Sather was named head coach of Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota.[2] In his five seasons at Black Hills State, he led the Yellow Jackets to a 94–62 record. His 2008–09 team went 30–5, setting a school season record for wins.[3] In the 2008–09 season, he also won the DAC Coach of the Year.[4]

Sather was then hired to lead the program at his alma mater, Northern State, replacing Don Meyer. His teams went 188–89 in nine seasons. During this time, Sather won back to back Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) coach of the year awards and the Wolves played in the championship game of the 2018 NCAA Division II tournament, narrowly losing to Ferris State.[5] That team finished 36-4 and set a school record for single season wins and consecutive wins with 18.[6]

On May 30, 2019, Sather was announced as the new head coach for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks of the Summit League.[7] He picked Jamie Stevens and Zach Horstman, who were assistants under him at Northern State, as assistant coaches.[8] During his first season, Sather led the Fighting Hawks to the Summit League tournament championship game for the first time in school history, subsequently losing to North Dakota State.[9] On March 14, 2023, it was announced that Sather was hired to a two year extension through the 2025-26 season.[10]

He has two children, Sam and Becca, and a wife named Kelsie.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Black Hills State Yellow Jackets (Dakota Athletic Conference) (2005–2010)
2005–06 Black Hills State 17–14 10–4
2006–07 Black Hills State 10–19 5–9
2007–08 Black Hills State 16–14 8–7
2008–09 Black Hills State 30–5 13–1 NAIA Division II Final Four
2009–10 Black Hills State 21–10 10–3 NAIA Division II first round
Black Hills State: 94–62 (.603) 46–24 (.657)
Northern State Wolves (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) (2010–2019)
2010–11 Northern State 12–14 7–14 T–10th
2011–12 Northern State 13–13 9–13 T–8th
2012–13 Northern State 20–11 14–8 T–5th
2013–14 Northern State 18–11 13–9 8th
2014–15 Northern State 23–9 15–7 4th NCAA Division II first round
2015–16 Northern State 18–12 13–9 4th
2016–17 Northern State 22–8 17–5 T–2nd
2017–18 Northern State 36–4 20–2 1st NCAA Division II Runner-up
2018–19 Northern State 26–7 18–4 1st NCAA Division II first round
Northern State: 188–89 (.679) 126-71 (.640)
North Dakota Fighting Hawks (Summit League) (2019–present)
2019–20 North Dakota 15–18 7–9 6th
2020–21 North Dakota 9–17 8–8 5th
2021–22 North Dakota 6–25 2–16 10th
2022–23 North Dakota 13–20 6–12 9th
2023–24 North Dakota 18–14 10–6 T–2nd
North Dakota: 61–94 (.394) 33–51 (.393)
Total: 343–245 (.583)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Career stats

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1990–91 Northern State 14 0 .86 1.00 0.60 0.07 0.14 0.14 0.90
1991–92 Northern State 6 0 .33 .40 0.66 0.00 0.16 0.33 1.33
1992–93 Northern State 36 18 .58 1.00 .57 3.88 0.94 0.97 0.61 7.16
1993–94 Northern State 34 34 .59 .61 5.58 1.44 0.97 0.55 9.97

[11]

All-Conference players

NSIC

  • Collin Pryor (2011 and 2013)
  • Dustin Tetzlaff (2012 and 2013)
  • Seth Bachand (2015)
  • Tydan Storrusten (2015)
  • Skye Warwick (2016)
  • Darin Peterka (2016 and 2018)
  • Logan Doyle (2017 and 2018)
  • Ian Smith (2017-19)
  • Mack Arvidson (2017)
  • DJ Pollard (2018)
  • Justin Decker (2019)
  • Gabe King (2019)

Summit League

First Team All-Summit League

Second Team All-Summit League

  • Filip Rebraca (2020 and 2021)
  • Tyree Ihenacho (2024)

Freshman of the Year

  • Tyree Ihenacho (2021)
  • Paul Bruns (2022)

Sixth Man of the Year

  • Matt Norman (2023)

All-Defensive Team

  • Eli King (2024)

All-Newcomer Team

  • Amar Kuljuhovic (2024)

NBA Draft Picks

G League

Round Name Year
1 Marlon Stewart 2021

[12]

References

  1. ^ "Sather named head men's basketball coach". North Dakota Fighting Hawks. May 30, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Centineo, Peter (March 30, 2005). "Paul Sather named head coach at Black Hills State University". Black Hills Pioneer. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Holland, Jim (March 18, 2010). "Sather to resign as BHSU men's basketball coach, replace Meyer at Northern State". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Nordbye, Jake (March 24, 2009). "Men's basketball: Jackets remember their best season". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  5. ^ Borg, Zach (May 30, 2019). "Paul Sather Leaves Northern State To Take Over At North Dakota". kild.com. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  6. ^ Miller, Tom (May 30, 2019). "Sather says becoming UND men's basketball coach an 'incredible honor'". Jamestown Sun. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  7. ^ Miller, Tom (May 30, 2019). "UND names Northern State's Paul Sather as next head men's basketball coach". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "Paul Sather rounds out coaching staff with pair of hires". North Dakota Fighting Hawks. July 2, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  9. ^ Zimmer, Matt (9 March 2020). "Summit League tournament: It'll be North Dakota vs. North Dakota State for men's title". Argus Leader. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  10. ^ Miller, Tom (14 March 2023). "UND coach Paul Sather signs extension through 2025-26 season". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Men's Basketball Statistics". Northern State University Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  12. ^ Wells, Adam (October 23, 2021). "NBA G League Draft 2021 Results: Complete List of Selections for All Teams". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

External links

  • North Dakota profile
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