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2005-06 RECAP
by Publications Editor Matt Schill
The 2005-06 University of North
Dakota men’s basketball season will forever
be one to remember. There were
many highlights, records broken and
accomplishments. Here are some that will
be remembered:
GLAS CEILING
Head coach Rich Glas become the
program’s all-time winningest coach on
Jan. 26, when the Sioux defeated
Augustana 66-59. Glas passed legendary
coach Dave Gunther (1971-88).
That night the Sioux were led by sophomore
guard Josh Doyle, who had a teamhigh
18 points. Late in the game, Doyle hit
a long three-pointer that put the crowd on
its feet. It also gave the Sioux momentum
for the rest of the night.
Augustana cut the lead to five points,
but the victory was secured after freshman
Daniel Harkins and senior Adam
Jacobson made their free throws.
Glas stepped down at the end of the
year to become an assistant coach at
Northern Iowa under former UND standout
Ben Jacobson.
EVAN-SENT
Senior forward Evan Lindahl enjoyed
a season filled with milestones.
On Jan. 12 in Omaha, Neb., Lindahl
scored 15 points as the Sioux beat the
Mavericks 69-62, which lifted him over
the 1,000-career point mark. Lindahl
became the 29th player in team history to
score 1,000 points. Lindahl ended with
1,177 points, ranking 19th on UND’s alltime
scoring list.
Lindahl also became the first player
since Todd Rypkema on Feb. 24, 2004 to
top 30 points in a single game. On Jan. 19,
Lindahl scored a personal best 32 points as
the Sioux lost to Minnesota State.
Lindahl would cap the season by earning
the second All-NCC honor of his
career.
In his 18th and final season at UND, Rich Glas
became the winningest head coach in the history of
the program.
ARE YOU JOSHIN’ ME?
Sophomore guard Josh Doyle put on a
spectacular display of offensive ability
during the first week of February.
In a non-conference game against
Upper Iowa on Feb. 4, Doyle excited the
crowd of 2,902 on Fan Appreciation
Night, shooting 100 percent from the field.
Doyle shot 10-for-10 from the field and 9-
for-9 from behind the three-point line,
ending with 29 points.
Doyle’s nine three-pointers were the
most in the North Central Conference all
season and one shy of Travis Tuttle’s
school record. His 10 field goals without a
miss were also one short of a school
record.
Evan
Lindahl
Two nights earlier in an 81-70 loss to
St. Cloud State, Doyle hit three of his four
three-point attempts and finished with
nine points, five rebounds and three
assists.
In two games Doyle shot 13-of-15
from the field (86.7 percent), including an
astonishing 12-of-13 (92.3 percent) on
three-point attempts.
For his efforts during the weekend,
Doyle was named Co-North Central
Conference Player of the Week.