University of North Dakota Athletics

1973-74 Men's Basketball Team
Head coach Dave Gunther's 1973-74 team went 21-8 on the way to an NCC title and the NCAA Division II Tournament. After starting the season 6-6, the Sioux rip off seven straight wins and 14 of the next 15 to advance to the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Tournament in Springfield, Mo.
 
It was UND's first NCC title team in seven years and was the beginning of four consecutive league championships for North Dakota.
 
Captained by Austin Martin, the Fighting Sioux rallied from an 0-2 start to NCC play with a 76-70 home win over Morningside on Jan. 12. Only an overtime loss to North Dakota State blemished the rest of the regular season as North Dakota won the final game, 64-62, at Augustana in double overtime to win the conference crown.

Gunther's team qualified for the NCAA DII Tournament for the first time since 1967. Martin's 30-point effort in the Jan. 14 win at Marquette was the top scoring output on the season. Don Gunhus and Jim Goodrich each earned All-NCC honors and both would later become the fifth and sixth members, respectively, of UND's 1,000-point club.