(CST) Thursday, Oct.25 Winnipeg (Exh.) Grand Forks, ND 6 pm ...

Since Gene Roebuck was hired as the
University of North Dakota’s women’s
basketball coach in June 1987, he has
firmly placed the Fighting Sioux program
into the upper echelon of Division II success.
But was it possible even for
Roebuck, in his 21st season at UND, to
imagine what has evolved during his
tenure at UND, including becoming the
winningest coach (.856 winning percentage)
in Division II women’s basketball
history?
GENE GENE ROEBUCK
ROEBUCK
Head Coach • 21st Season
Mayville State (1969)
North Dakota Year-by-Year Under Gene Roebuck
The 2006-07 season was another
memorable one, as Roebuck surpassed
500 victories at UND and led the
Fighting Sioux to a fifth NCAA Division
II Women’s Basketball Elite Eight in 10
years. Along the way the Sioux also captured
a third consecutive North Central
Conference title (11th overall), a seventh
straight NCC playoff tournament championship
and an NCAA North Central
Region crown, the latter two coming on
UND’s home court. It was UND’s 19th
NCAA appearance under Roebuck, who
collected his 10th NCC Coach of the
Year award.
The 2005-06 Sioux rolled to a 34-1
record last season that included a perfect
12-0 mark in North Central Conference
play. Roebuck capped the season by
being named the 2006 Russell
Athletic/WBCA Division II Region
Coach of the Year.
During his time behind the UND
bench, Roebuck has instilled an uptempo
pace in a Fighting Sioux program
that amasses wins nearly as frequently as
it tallies transition baskets.
Roebuck’s teams have become accustomed
to bringing home hardware. After
national championships in 1997, 1998
and 1999, Roebuck guided the 2001
HEAD COACH GENE ROEBUCK
Roebuck’s Coaching Record
UND - Lake Region
Year Overall Pct.
1984-85 28- 4 (.875)
1985-86 29- 4 (.878)
1986-87 30- 6 (.833)
Totals 87- 14 (.861)
North Dakota
Year Overall Pct. NCC Place
1987-88 22- 6 (.786) 9- 5 3rd
1988-89 19- 9 (.679) 6- 8 5th
1989-90 ^ 27- 4 (.871) 16- 2 1st
1990-91 ^ 28- 2 (.933) 17- 1 1st
1991-92 24- 7 (.774) 13- 5 3rd
1992-93 23- 5 (.821) 16- 2 T-1st
1993-94 ^ 26- 2 (.929) 18- 0 1st
1994-95 23- 5 (.821) 15- 3 2nd
1995-96 26- 6 (.813) 14- 4 3rd
1996-97 * 28- 4 (.875) 14- 4 3rd
1997-98 *^ 31- 1 (.969) 18- 0 1st
1998-99 *^ 31- 1 (.969) 17- 1 1st
1999-00 25- 5 (.833) 15- 3 2nd
2000-01 ^ 29- 4 (.879) 15- 3 1st
2001-02 ^ 24- 5 (.828) 14- 4 1st
2002-03 26- 6 (.813) 12- 4 T-3rd
2003-04 27- 6 (.818) 10- 4 3rd
2004-05 ^ 25- 6 (.806) 10- 2 1st
2005-06 ^ 34- 1 (.971) 12- 0 1st
2006-07 ^ 32- 4 (.889) 10- 2 1st
Totals 530- 89 (.856) 271- 57 (.826)
Overall 617- 103 (.857)
^ indicates NCC Coach of the Year
* indicates NCAA Division II national champions
NCAA Division II tournament appearances: 1988,
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997,
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, & 2007
Overall Home Away Neutral NCC Home Away Non-Conf. Home Away Neutral Postseason
1987-88 22-6 9-2 11-4 2-0 9-5 5-2 4-3 13-0 4-0 7-0 2-0 0-1
1988-89 19-9 10-4 7-5 2-0 6-8 3-4 3-4 13-1 7-0 4-1 2-0 0-0
1989-90 27-4 16-0 11-4 0-0 16-2 9-0 7-2 9-1 5-0 4-1 0-0 2-1
1990-91 28-2 15-2 13-0 0-0 17-1 8-1 9-0 10-0 6-0 4-0 0-0 1-1
1991-92 24-7 12-4 11-3 1-0 13-5 6-3 7-2 9-1 6-1 2-0 1-0 2-1
1992-93 23-5 14-0 8-4 1-1 16-2 9-0 7-2 7-2 5-0 1-1 1-1 0-1
1993-94 26-2 13-1 13-1 0-0 18-0 9-0 9-0 8-1 4-0 4-1 0-0 0-1
1994-95 23-5 13-2 9-2 1-1 15-3 7-2 8-1 8-1 6-0 1-1 1-0 0-1
1995-96 26-6 13-3 9-3 4-0 14-4 7-2 7-2 10-1 6-1 2-0 2-0 2-1
1996-97 28-4 16-1 10-3 2-0 14-4 8-1 6-3 9-0 5-0 3-0 1-0 5-0
1997-98 31-1 16-0 12-1 3-0 18-0 9-0 9-0 8-1 5-0 3-1 0-0 5-0
1998-99 31-1 16-0 12-1 3-0 17-1 9-0 8-1 9-0 5-0 4-0 0-0 5-0
1999-00 25-5 13-2 9-3 3-0 15-3 8-1 7-2 9-1 5-1 2-0 2-0 1-1
2000-01 29-4 17-0 9-3 3-1 15-3 9-0 6-3 8-0 4-0 3-0 1-0 6-1
2001-02 24-5 13-1 10-3 1-1 14-4 8-1 6-3 10-1 5-0 4-0 1-1 2-1
2002-03 26-6 14-1 9-5 3-0 12-4 7-1 5-3 14-2 7-0 4-2 3-0 4-1
2003-04 27-6 12-1 10-3 5-2 10-4 6-1 4-3 17-2 6-0 6-0 5-2 5-1
2004-05 25-6 19-2 6-3 0-1 10-2 6-0 4-2 15-4 13-2 2-1 0-1 3-1
2005-06 34-1 19-1 11-0 4-0 12-0 6-0 6-0 22-1 13-1 5-0 4-0 2-1
2006-07 32-4 17-2 11-1 4-1 10-2 5-1 5-1 22-2 12-1 6-0 4-1 5-1
Totals 530-89 287-29 201-52 42-8 271-57 144-20 127-37 230-22 129-7 71-9 30-6 50-16
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