North Dakota State Bison men's basketball

North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
	2024–25 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team
University	North Dakota State University
Head coach	David Richman (11th season)
Conference	Summit League
Location	Fargo, North Dakota
Arena	Scheels Center ; (capacity: 5,460)
Nickname	Bison
Colors	Green and yellow;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1981*, 2014
NCAA tournament appearances
	1971, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2019 ; *at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
	2009, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020
Conference regular season champions
	North Central Conference: 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1952, 1954, 1971, 1981, 1995; Summit: 2009, 2014, 2015, 2020

Last updated September 17, 2024

The North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team is a part of the athletic program at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. They are members of the NCAA Division I and have been part of The Summit League since May 2007. Home games are played at the Scheels Center which is located on the NDSU campus in Fargo, ND. The team shares a conference rival with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. The Bison men's head coach is David Richman. On March 10, 2009 the Bison made their biggest comeback in school history with a 66–64 win over Oakland University to win the Summit League tournament championship and became the first team since Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette) in 1972 to advance to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in their first year of eligibility.

Head coaches
Postseason history
NCAA Division I Tournament results
NCAA Division II Tournament results
CBI results
The Summit League awards
Player of the Year
First-Team All-Summit League
All-Defensive Team
Newcomer of the Year
Sixth Man of the Year
All-time statistical leaders
Single-game leaders
Single-season leaders
Career leaders
Arenas
References
External links

Prior to their transition to Division I, the Bison competed in NCAA Division II as a member of the North Central Conference.

Head coaches

#	Name	Years	Record	Conference Titles	NCAA Berths
1	Gil Dobie	1906–1908	17–5	0	0
2	Paul Magoffin	1908–1909	11–4	0	0
3	Arthur Rueber	1909–1913	42–6	0	0
4	Howard Wood	1913–1915	22–4	0	0
5	Paul J. Davis	1915–1918	37–10	0	0
6	Curly Movold	1918–1919	9–5	0	0
7	Stanley Borleske	1919–1922	42–14	0	0
8	George Dewey	1922–1925	56–15	0	0
9	Ion Cortright	1925–1926	22–3	0	0
10	Leonard Saalwaechter	1926–1933	71–68	2	0
11	Robert A. Lowe	1933–1946	141–102	3	0
12	C. P. Reed	1946–1949	32–41	0	0
13	Chuck Bentson	1949–1965	169–207	2	0
14	Doug Cowman	1965–1968	33–41	0	0
15	Bud Belk	1968–1972	50–55	1	1
16	Marv Skaar	1972–1978	93–69	0	1
17	Erv Inniger	1978–1992	244–150	1	2
18	Tom Billeter	1992–1997	97–50	1	4
19	Ray Giacoletti	1997–2000	48–33	0	0
20	Greg McDermott	2000–2001	15–11	0	0
21	Tim Miles	2001–2007	99–71	0	0
22	Saul Phillips	2007–2014	134–84	2	2
23	David Richman	2014–Present	172-114	4	3
Overall		1906–2023 (118 years)	1656-1162

The 14th-seeded Bison played the defending national champion and 3rd-seeded Kansas Jayhawks in Round 1 of the 2009 NCAA Tournament, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The game had an estimated 10,000 NDSU fans in attendance in the Bison 84-74 loss. 2009-0320-NCAAs-002-NDSU-KU.jpg — The 14th-seeded Bison played the defending national champion and 3rd-seeded Kansas Jayhawks in Round 1 of the 2009 NCAA Tournament, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The game had an estimated 10,000 NDSU fans in attendance in the Bison 84–74 loss.

Postseason history

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Bison have appeared in four NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–4. They qualified for the 2020 NCAA tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2009	#14	First round	#3 Kansas	L 74–84
2014	#12	Second Round Third round	#5 Oklahoma #4 San Diego State	W 80–75 ^OT L 44–63
2015	#15	Second Round	#2 Gonzaga	L 76–86
2019	#16	First Four First round	#16 North Carolina Central #1 Duke	W 78–74 L 62–85

From 2011–2015 the round of 64 was known as the second round, Round of 32 was Third round

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Bison appeared in eight NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 8–8.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1971	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Northeast Missouri State Saint Olaf	L 66–75 W 96–94
1974	Regional Quarterfinals	Saint Cloud State	L 62–77
1981	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Green Bay Central Missouri State	L 76–82 W 95–87
1983	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Ferris State Morningside	W 71–68 L 77–79
1994	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Mesa State South Dakota	W 75–65 ^OT L 58–61
1995	Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Mesa State Fort Hays State Regis	W 85–76 L 63–73 W 84–72
1996	Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals	Denver South Dakota State	W 71–70 L 88–94
1997	Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals	Northern State Fort Hays State	W 90–89 ^OT L 78–82

CBI results

The Bison have appeared in two College Basketball Invitationals (CBI). Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First round	Wyoming	L 75–76
2013	First round	Western Michigan	L 71–72 ^OT

The Summit League awards

Player of the Year

First-Team All-Summit League

Brett Winkelman (2008 & 2009)
Ben Woodside (2008 & 2009)
Taylor Braun (2012–14)
Lawrence Alexander (2015)
Paul Miller (2017)
Vinnie Shahid (2020)
Tyson Ward (2020)
Rocky Kreuser (2021 & 2022)
Sam Griesel (2022)
Grant Nelson (2023)

All-Defensive Team

Tyree Eady (2022)
Grant Nelson (2023)

Newcomer of the Year

Vinnie Shahid (2019)

Sixth Man of the Year

Dexter Werner (2017 & 2018)
Grant Nelson (2021)

All-time statistical leaders

Single-game leaders

Points: Ben Woodside (60, 2008)
Assists: David Ryles (16, 1987)
Rebounds: Gene Gamache (24, 1955), Robert Lauf (24, 1954), Roger Erickson (24, 1960)
Steals: David Ryles (8, 1986)
3 point FG made: Jared Samuelson (9, 2018)
Free Throws made: Ben Woodside (30, 2008)

Single-season leaders

Points: Ben Woodside (766, 08–09)
Assists: David Ryles (230, 86–87)
Rebounds: John Wojtak (298, 70–71)
Steals: David Ryles (86, 86–87)

Career leaders

Points: Ben Woodside (2315, 05–09)
Assists: Jeff Askew (684, 1979–83)
Rebounds: Brett Winkelman (874, 05–09)
Steals: David Ryles (275, 1983–87)

Arenas

Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (Physical Education Building) 1931–1970
Bison Sports Arena 1970–2016
Scheels Center 2016-Present

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References

↑ NDSU Bison Graphic Standards (PDF). May 23, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
↑ Chip Scroggins, Aldrich returns home, puts on dunkfest for Jayhawks, Star Tribune, March 21, 2009, Accessed March 23, 2009.

External links

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[1] NDSU Bison Graphic Standards (PDF). May 23, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

[ST032109-2] Chip Scroggins, Aldrich returns home, puts on dunkfest for Jayhawks, Star Tribune, March 21, 2009, Accessed March 23, 2009.

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Venues	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (1931–1970) Scheels Arena (2014–2016) Bison Sports Arena / Scheels Center (1970–2014; 2016–present)
Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Pep band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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Teams	Denver Pioneers Kansas City Roos North Dakota Fighting Hawks North Dakota State Bison Omaha Mavericks Oral Roberts Golden Eagles St. Thomas Tommies South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Championships & awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year
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