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ROARING TWENTIES
Late in February, senior forward Evan
Lindahl had back-to-back 20-point games
and shot 60 percent from three-point range
as UND split its final two games of the
regular season. His performance garnered
him a Co-North Central Conference
Player of the Week award.
On Feb. 23 against Minnesota State,
Lindahl led the Sioux with 23 points and
grabbed six rebounds. Two nights later on
Feb. 25 against Minnesota Duluth, Lindahl
had 27 points, as the Sioux defeated the
Bulldogs. In that game Lindahl shot 73.3
percent (11-of-15) from the field and hit
five-of-eight from three-point range.
PEAKS AND VALLEYS
The Sioux hit their lowest point of the
season on a late December trip to
Colorado, when the Sioux lost 73-46 to
Metro State. It was a uniting game, however.
UND rallied the next night and beat
Colorado School of Mines 76-71. Two
games later the Sioux beat Nebraska-
Omaha 73-65. It was the UND’s first
North Central Conference game and a win
against the team that was favored to win
the league.
Senior guard Caro Nobles led the Fighting Sioux in
rebounding and assists in 2005-06.
HEAD OF THE CLASS
UND enjoyed tremendous amounts of
success in the classroom in 2005-06.
Sophomore guards Josh Doyle and
Jimmy Hoy were each been named to the
2005-06 Academic All-North Central
Conference Men’s Basketball Team by a
vote of the league’s sports information
directors.
Sophomore guard Jimmy Hoy was named to the
Academic All-NCC Team and the NCC
Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
Doyle had a 3.28 grade point average
in biology at the time of voting, while Hoy
had a 3.22 grade point average in entrepreneurship.
Both Doyle and Hoy were also named
to the NCC Commissioner’s Academic
Honor Roll. To qualify, student-athletes
must have a minimum 3.20 grade point
average, have completed at least two
semesters at their current school and have
competed against outside competition.
SENIOR SENDOFF
The 2005-06 Fighting Sioux said goodbye
to three seniors: guard Caro Nobles
and forwards Adam Jacobson and Evan
Lindahl.
Nobles, a native of Houston, Tex., led
UND in assists (3.4/game) and rebounding
(4.8/game), placing sixth and 11th in the
2005-06 RECAP
NCC, respectively. He also finished third
in the league assist/turnover ratio (2.16)
and tied for ninth in steals (1.14/game)
and blocked shots (0.54/game).
Jacobson, a Fargo, N.D., native, averaged
10.5 points per game to rank second
on the team and 18th in the NCC. He also
ranked third in the league in blocked shots
(0.79/game) and shot 37.9 percent from
three-point range to rank 15th.
Senior forward Adam Jacobson ranked third in the
NCC in blocked shots (0.79 per game) in 2005-06.
Lindahl, who graduated ranked 19th on
UND’s all-time scoring list, led the team
in scoring (12.8 ppg) as a senior and finished
eighth in the NCC scoring race. The
Cando, N.D., native played in 110 games
in a Fighting Sioux uniform.
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