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North Dakota men's basketball announced Thursday that it will host 2024 NCAA Final Four participant Alabama as part of its nonconference schedule on Wednesday, December 18 from the Betty Englestad Sioux Center.
 
Alabama, who features Devils Lake, N.D., native Grant Nelson, are coming off a 25-12 season and reached its first NCAA Final Four in program history where they lost to eventual national champion, UConn.
 
"When Grant Nelson decided to go back to Alabama, Coach Stevens reached out immediately to see if they had interest in bringing Grant back to his home state for a game, and to Coach Oats credit, they jumped on it," said UND head men's basketball coach Paul Sather. "Not often do you get a potential top-5 ranked team to come to Grand Forks! It should be an awesome environment and opportunity to compete against a great team on our home court."
 
This will be the first all-time meeting between the programs and the first trip to North Dakota for the Crimson Tide.
 
Ticket information, including single game ticket prices and the single game ticket on-sale date will be released at a later date. Fans who have already purchased, or are looking to purchase, season tickets will have the contest included. To buy UND basketball season tickets, email or call John Paul Helberg with the UND/REA Ticket Sales team at johnh@theralph.com or 701-777-6616.
 
In addition, the Fighting Hawks and Crimson Tide have agreed to play two additional contests in Tuscaloosa to open the 2025-26 and 2027-28 seasons.
 
North Dakota is coming off its best season under Sather, finishing with an 18-14 record and a 10-6 mark in Summit League play to place third in the league standings.
 

Sioux Shop Authentics is now an Officially Licensed NIL partner with University Of North Dakota Athletics offering UND student-athlete NIL (name, image, and likeness) merchandise. North Dakota fans can shop confidently knowing they are purchasing high-quality Sioux Shop Authentics NIL merchandise while also directly supporting UND student-athletes.

A portion of the revenue generated from the sale of each officially licensed piece of UND NIL merchandise will be allocated directly to the student-athlete. Every UND student-athlete has the opportunity to participate in the Sioux Shop Authentics NIL merchandise program.

“We are thrilled to announce the launch of an outstanding NIL partnership between Sioux Shop Authentics and University of North Dakota Athletics," said UND Athletic Director Bill Chaves. "Opportunities that allow our student-athletes to build their brands, connect with fans, and grow their sport is what NIL at the University of North Dakota is all about. Our student-athletes are able to develop transferable life skills that will serve them beyond their sport. We appreciate Sioux Shop Authentics and their support of North Dakota NIL."

Sioux Shop Authentics products will include made to order UND branded player name and number merchandise and, if applicable to the student-athlete, UND jerseys. Sioux Shop Authentics continues to offer customizable jerseys and apparel for all fans, in addition to NIL options.

“We’re more than excited to be an Officially Licensed NIL partner with North Dakota Athletics to provide this opportunity for UND student-athletes to build their brand,” said Sioux Shop manager Jason Carlson. “We have carefully and thoughtfully created a program that benefits the student-athletes with the opportunity to generate NIL income and also creates additional merchandise options for our fans to connect with, and show their support of, UND’s student-athletes.”

The Sioux Shop will manage the design, fulfillment, and customer service for the Sioux Shop Authentics NIL merchandise program and will work directly with UND student-athletes to educate them on marketing for optimal success.

For more information, including a current list of participating UND student-athletes, visit siouxshop.com/authentics.

The Sioux Shop is located inside Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, ND or visit online at siouxshop.com/authentics.

Sioux Shop Authentics NIL Release.pdf

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