North Dakota State Bison men's basketball statistical leaders

The North Dakota State Bison men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the North Dakota State Bison men's basketball program in various categories, ^[1] including points, three-pointers, assists, blocks, rebounds, and steals. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Bison represent North Dakota State University in the NCAA's Summit League.

North Dakota State began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1897. ^[1] However, the school's record book does not generally list records from before the 1950s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent. Since scoring was much lower in this era, and teams played much fewer games during a typical season, it is likely that few or no players from this era would appear on these lists anyway.

An added complication in statistical recording is that North Dakota State did not begin playing in Division I until the 2004–05 season, having previously been in Division II. This is significant because the NCAA did not officially record assists, blocks, and steals in D-II until several years after it began doing so in D-I. The NCAA briefly recorded assists as a statistic in 1950–51 and 1951–52, before the NCAA first split into divisions in 1956. However, after 1952, assists were not officially recorded again in D-I until the 1983–84 season. Blocks and steals were first officially recorded in D-I in the 1985–86 season. ^[2] By contrast, assists were not officially recorded in D-II until 1988–89, and blocks and steals were not officially recorded in that division until 1992–93. ^[3] Nonetheless, North Dakota State's record books includes players in these statistics before these seasons. These lists are updated through the end of the 2020–21 season.

Scoring

Career Rk Player Points Seasons 1 Ben Woodside 2315 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2 Brett Winkelman 1962 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 3 Denver TenBroek 1813 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 4 Lawrence Alexander 1755 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 5 Paul Miller 1719 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 6 Joe Regnier 1717 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 7 Jeff Askew 1694 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 8 Rocky Kreuser 1675 [4] 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 9 Steve Saladino 1652 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 10 Taylor Braun 1651 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 Ben Woodside 766 2008–09 2 Denver TenBroek 666 2002–03 3 Lawrence Alexander 624 2014–15 4 Brett Winkelman 613 2008–09 5 Vinnie Shahid 608 [5] 2019–20 6 Paul Miller 605 2017–18 7 Ben Woodside 599 2007–08 8 Lance Berwald 598 1983–84 9 Paul Shogren 586 1977–78 10 Mike Kuppich 576 1971–72

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Ben Woodside 60 2008–09 Stephen F. Austin 2 Lance Berwald 53 1983–84 Minn. State Mankato 3 Ron Schlieman 50 1967–68 Houston 4 Marv Bachmeier 47 1959–60 Concordia-Moorhead Marv Bachmeier 47 1959–60 Morningside 6 Marv Bachmeier 46 1958–59 Northern Iowa 7 Denver TenBroek 43 2002–03 Augustana (S.D.) Marv Bachmeier 43 1959–60 Northern Iowa 9 Lance Berwald 42 1983–84 Augustana (S.D.) Ron McLeod 42 1961–62 Morningside

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Brett Winkelman 874 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2 Joe Regnier 872 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 3 Steve Saladino 853 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 4 John Wojtak 831 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 Rocky Kreuser 831 [4] 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 6 Mike Kuppich 744 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 7 Dan Wilberscheid 731 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 8 Tyson Ward 729 [6] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 9 Marshall Bjorklund 682 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 10 Gerry Suman 677 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 John Wojtak 298 1970–71 2 Grant Nelson 278 [7] 2022–23 3 Mike Kuppich 271 1971–72 John Wojtak 271 1968–69 5 Lance Berwald 266 1983–84 6 Steve Saladino 265 1973–74 John McPhaul 265 1982–83 8 John Wojtak 262 1969–70 9 Steve Saladino 258 1975–76 10 Rocky Kreuser 257 [4] 2021–22

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Roger Erickson 24 1959–60 North Dakota Gene Gamache 24 1954–55 North Dakota Robert Lauf 24 1953–54 Northern Iowa 4 Jerry Kingrey 23 1957–58 North Dakota Jerry Kingrey 23 1957–58 North Dakota 6 Grant Nelson 22 [8] 2022–23 South Dakota State Cliff Bell 22 1976–77 South Dakota State Jerry Kingrey 22 1957–58 Northern Iowa 9 Bruce Shockman 21 1980–81 Northern Colorado John Wojtak 21 1970–71 Northern Iowa Lynden Langen 21 1962–63 Wyoming Mike Kuppich 21 1969–70 Minn. State Mankato

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 Jeff Askew 684 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 2 Ben Woodside 640 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 3 David Ryles 639 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 4 Mike Driscoll 513 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 5 Mark Emerson 417 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 6 Lawrence Alexander 408 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 7 Craig Aamot 363 1993–94 1994–95 8 Pat Driscoll 354 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 9 Ben Nemmers 353 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 10 Bart Inniger 347 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 David Ryles 230 1986–87 2 Craig Aamot 211 1993–94 3 Ben Woodside 204 2008–09 4 Jeff Askew 193 1981–82 5 Jeff Askew 183 1982–83 6 David Ryles 178 1985–86 7 Jeff Askew 172 1979–80 8 Bart Inniger 154 1990–91 9 Craig Aamot 152 1994–95 10 Ben Woodside 149 2007–08

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 David Ryles 16 1986–87 Northern Colorado 2 David Ryles 15 1986–87 Morningside Jeff Askew 15 1981–82 SW Minnesota State 4 Bart Inniger 14 1990–91 Viterbo 5 Ben Nemmers 13 2001–02 Minot State Craig Aamot 13 1994–95 Jamestown 7 Bart Inniger 12 1990–91 St. Cloud State Craig Aamot 12 1993–94 Augustana (S.D.) David Ryles 12 1985–86 Northern Colorado David Ryles 12 1986–87 Minn. State Mankato David Ryles 12 1986–87 Valley City State Mark McGehee 12 1996–97 Augustana (S.D.) Sam Griesel 12 [9] 2020–21 TCU

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 David Ryles 275 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 2 Jeff Askew 255 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 3 Paul Shogren 181 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 4 Mike Driscoll 177 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 5 Ben Woodside 176 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 6 Brady Lipp 167 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 7 Juno Pintar 164 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 8 Taylor Braun 153 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 9 Brett Winkelman 150 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 10 Bart Inniger 147 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 David Ryles 86 1986–87 2 Ewell Clinton 75 1996–97 3 David Ryles 72 1983–84 David Ryles 72 1985–86 5 Paul Shogren 71 1977–78 Jeff Askew 71 1981–82 7 Jeff Askew 70 1982–83 8 Mark McGehee 64 1996–97 9 Brady Lipp 61 1979–80 Mark McGehee 61 1997–98

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 David Ryles 8 1986–87 Minot State 2 Bart Inniger 7 1990–91 Mary David Ryles 7 1985–86 Northern Colorado Kelvin Wynn 7 1981–82 Augustana (S.D.) Mike Driscoll 7 1980–81 Minnesota-Morris Tom Foti 7 1988–89 South Dakota State

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 Jason Wenschlag 220 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 2 TrayVonn Wright 176 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 3 Rocky Kreuser 118 [4] 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 4 Grant Nelson 113 [7] 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 5 Chris Kading 112 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 6 Dexter Werner 98 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 7 Jordan Aaberg 90 2009–10 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 8 Jeff Giersch 89 1980–81 1981–82 9 Kory Brown 84 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 10 Lance Berwald 81 1982–83 1983–84

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 Jason Wenschlag 89 1991–92 2 TrayVonn Wright 61 2012–13 3 Jason Wenschlag 58 1992–93 4 TrayVonn Wright 56 2013–14 5 Jason Wenschlag 55 1990–91 6 Jeff Giersch 51 1981–82 7 Grant Nelson 50 [7] 2022–23 8 Joe Regnier 49 1986–87 9 Chris Kading 47 2014–15 Lance Berwald 47 1982–83 Greg Monson 47 1979–80

Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Jason Wenschlag 7 1990–91 South Dakota State 2 Dexter Werner 6 2015–16 Montana State Dexter Werner 6 2014–15 Minnesota-Crookston Jordan Aaberg 6 2009–10 Green Bay Andy Kelchen 6 2004–05 Minnesota-Crookston Jason Wenschlag 6 1992–93 Troy Jason Wenschlag 6 1992–93 Northern Michigan Jason Wenschlag 6 1991–92 Northern Colorado Jason Wenschlag 6 1991–92 Lewis Lance Berwald 6 1982–83 Minn. State Moorhead Jeff Giersch 6 1980–81 Seattle Pacific Greg Monson 6 1979–80 South Dakota

References

1. "2019 North Dakota State Jniversity Basketball Record Book" (PDF). North Dakota State University. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
2. "Individual Records" (PDF). 2019–20 Division I Men's Basketball Records. NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
3. "Individual Records" (PDF). 2020–21 Division II Men's Basketball Records. NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
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