The University of North Dakota basketball teams (men's and women's) are part of the athletic program at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. They are members of the NCAA Division I Big Sky Conference; the upcoming 2012-2013 season will be their first in the new conference. Previously they played in Division II's North Central Conference and Division I's Great West Conference. The current UND men's head coach is Brian Jones and the current women's head coach is Travis Brewster. The public address announcer for the men's basketball team is Brian Lee Rivers, while the announcer for the women's team is Max Huber. Radio duties are handled by play-by-play man Paul Ralston and color commentators Max Huber and Sean Johnson.
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