Paul Sather
Paul Sather (born August 28, 1971)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Current conference: Summit League
Black Hills State record^: 94-62 (.603)
Northern State record^: 188-89 (.679)
North Dakota record: 61-94 (.394)
Overall record^: 343-245 (.585)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Summit League Regular Season Champion: 0
- NSIC (Div II) Regular Season Champion: 2 (2018, 2019)
- Dakota Athletic (NAIA) Regular Season Champion: 2 (2009, 2010)
- Summit League Tournament Champion: 0
- NSIC (Div II) Tournament Champion: 2 (2018, 2019)
- NCAA Division II National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 2018)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 3 (2015, 2018, 2019)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four: 1 (2018)
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 2 (2009, 2010)
Awards:
- NSIC (Div II) Coach of the Year: 2 (2018, 2019)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2019-present | North Dakota |
| 2010-2019 | Northern State |
| 2005-2010 | Black Hills State |
| 1999-2005 | Northern State (asst) |
| 1997-1999 | Wayne State (grad. asst) |
Paul Sather Facts
- Paul Sather
- Born August 28, 1971
- Hometown: Princeton, Minnesota
- Alma Mater: Northern State University (BA, 1996) / Wayne State College (MA, 1999)
- Played four years at then-NAIA Northern State (SD), serving as team captain for Wolves back-to-back NAIA runner-up finishes
- Started his coaching career at Sidney HS (NE) before serving as a graduate assistant at Wayne State (NE) under Greg McDermott
- Returned to his alma mater in 1999, spending six years as an assistant under longtime head coach Don Meyer
- Spent five seasons as the head coach at NAIA Black Hills State in Spearfish, SD
- Was 94-62 during his tenure, winning two DAC titles and reaching the NAIA Tournament twice (2009 & 2010)
- Hired in 2010 to take over for Meyer as the head coach at Northern State, serving in that role for nine seasons
- Went 188-89 at NSU, going to three D-II NCAA Tournaments and winning two NSIC titles and Tournaments
- Named NSIC Coach of the Year twice, including the 2017-18 season in which NSU finished as D-II National Runner-up
- Made the move up to Division I in May 2019 when he was hired to be the head coach at North Dakota
- Is 61-94 through his first five seasons with the Fighting Hawks
Paul Sather Coaching Tree
- Steve Smiley (Northern Colorado)
- Sundance Wicks (Green Bay, Missouri Western)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I, Division II and NAIA levels
