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North Dakota State Bison men's basketball

Field	Value
current	2025–26 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team
name	North Dakota State Bison
men's basketball
logo	North Dakota State Bison wordmark.svg
logo_size	200
university	North Dakota State University
conference	Summit League
location	Fargo, North Dakota
coach	David Richman
tenure	12th
arena	Scheels Center
capacity	5,460
nickname	Bison
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NCAAroundof32	1981*, 2014
NCAAtourneys	1971, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2019
conference_tournament	2009, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020
conference_season	North Central Conference: 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1952, 1954, 1971, 1981, 1995
Summit: 2009, 2014, 2015, 2020
below	'* at Division II level'''''

men's basketball 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. North Dakota State has appeared four times in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, most recently in 2019.

Head coaches

Overall		1906–2025 (120 years)	1695–1190

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.<ref name=ST032109>Chip Scroggins, [http://www.startribune.com/sports/41609032.html Aldrich returns home, puts on dunkfest for Jayhawks], ''Star Tribune'', March 21, 2009, Accessed March 23, 2009.</ref>

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.

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.

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.

2013	First round	Western Michigan	L 71–72 OT

Summit League awards

Player of the Year

Ben Woodside (2009)
Taylor Braun (2014)
Lawrence Alexander (2015)

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)
Jacksen Moni (2025)

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)
Tajavis Miller (2025)

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

References

Chip Scroggins, [http://www.startribune.com/sports/41609032.html Aldrich returns home, puts on dunkfest for Jayhawks], ''Star Tribune'', March 21, 2009, Accessed March 23, 2009.

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