There are plenty of Iowa connections on the coaching staff at North Dakota as the Fighting Hawks get ready for tonight’s (Tuesday night’s) game in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. North Dakota coach Brian Jones spent seven years as a Hawkeye assistant under Steve Alford and former Iowa standout Jeff Horner is in his third season on the North Dakota staff. Horner was the coach at West Des Moines Valley High School when Iowa coach Fran McCaffery was recruiting Peter Jok.

Horner was Mr. Basketball in Iowa in 2002 as a senior at Mason City and became Iowa’s all-time leader in three pointers and second all-time in assists. North Dakota is 5-4 while the Hawkeyes are 6-5 after a 69-46 win over Northern Iowa in the Hy-Vee Classic. Pre-game coverage on KJAN begins at 7-p.m. Tip-time from Carver -Hawkeye Arena is at 8-p.m.

(Learfield Sports)