North Dakota Fighting Hawks

Men's basketball The Fighting Hawks Basketball team has appeared in the Division 1 tournament 1 time. The most famous athlete to come from the program is former NBA coach and basketball player Phil Jackson. Football The men's football home games are held in the Alerus Center. The team competes at the FCS Level in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Prior to Joining the Missouri Valley Football Conference, the team competed in the Big Sky Conference. Ice hockey (men's) Having won eight national championships, the men's hockey team is easily the most recognized of UND teams. A charter member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, the Fighting Hawks play in the $100+ million Ralph Engelstad Arena. Volleyball The North Dakota Fighting Hawks volleyball are members of the NCAA Division I Summit League. The program only includes a women's team. ==Rivalries==

Hockey • Gophers • Pioneers Football • Bison • Coyotes All • North Dakota State Bison • South Dakota State Jackrabbits • South Dakota Coyotes ==Former sports==

The wrestling program was discontinued in 1998. The baseball program dating to 1889 was cancelled at the conclusion of the 2016 season. The women's hockey program was cancelled at the conclusion of the 2016–17 season. • Baseball • Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving • Women's Golf • Wrestling • Women's Hockey ==Athletics hall of fame==

The Letterwinners Hall of Fame recognizes the efforts and achievements of former UND student-athletes, coaches, and other supporters of UND athletics. Inductees are selected by the UND Letterwinners Association and representatives of the UND athletic department. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony, sponsored by the UND Letterwinners Association, is held each fall in conjunction with a football game. The Hall of Fame is located on the upper concourse at the south end of the Ralph Engelstad Arena. == Nickname ==

UND's nickname was originally The Flickertails, but was unofficially changed to "The Sioux" in 1930. UND's former athletic logo, revealed in 1999, a Native American figure, was designed by Bennett Brien, a local artist and UND graduate of Ojibwa ethnicity. After more than a decade of controversy, the name and logo were retired in 2012. On November 18, 2015, it was revealed at a press conference held by President Robert Kelley that Fighting Hawks, with 57.24% of the vote, would become the new university nickname. The controversy surrounding the former "Fighting Sioux" nickname was later documented in the film Fighting Over Sioux. ==Notable Athletes==