North Dakota State Bison men's basketball

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North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
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University North Dakota State University
Head coach David Richman (10th season)
Conference Summit League
Location Fargo, North Dakota
Arena Scheels Center
(Capacity: 5,460)
Nickname Bison
ColorsGreen and yellow [1]
   
Uniforms
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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

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.

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

Head coaches

#NameYearsRecordConference
Titles
NCAA Berths
1 Gil Dobie 1906–190817–500
2 Paul Magoffin 1908–190911–400
3 Arthur Rueber 1909–191342–600
4 Howard Wood 1913–191522–400
5 Paul J. Davis 1915–191837–1000
6 Curly Movold 1918–19199–500
7 Stanley Borleske 1919–192242–1400
8 George Dewey 1922–192556–1500
9 Ion Cortright 1925–192622–300
10 Leonard Saalwaechter 1926–193371–6820
11 Robert A. Lowe 1933–1946141–10230
12 C. P. Reed 1946–194932–4100
13 Chuck Bentson 1949–1965169–20720
14 Doug Cowman 1965–196833–4100
15 Bud Belk 1968–197250–5511
16 Marv Skaar 1972–197893–6901
17 Erv Inniger 1978–1992244–15012
18 Tom Billeter 1992–199797–5014
19 Ray Giacoletti 1997–200048–3300
20 Greg McDermott 2000–200115–1100
21 Tim Miles 2001–200799–7100
22 Saul Phillips 2007–2014134–8422
23 David Richman 2014–Present172-11443
Overall1906–2023 (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.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2009 #14First round#3 KansasL 74–84
2014 #12Second Round
Third round
#5 Oklahoma
#4 San Diego State
W 80–75 OT
L 44–63
2015 #15Second Round#2 GonzagaL 76–86
2019 #16First 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.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1971 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game
Northeast Missouri State
Saint Olaf
L 66–75
W 96–94
1974 Regional QuarterfinalsSaint Cloud StateL 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.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2012 First roundWyomingL 75–76
2013 First roundWestern MichiganL 71–72 OT

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

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References

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