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2023–24 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

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2023–24 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record15–17 (8–8 Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachJoshua Jones
Assistant coaches
  • Josh Sash
  • Spencer Wilker
Home arenaScheels Center
Seasons
2023–24 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 12 4   .750 22 13   .629
Kansas City 10 6   .625 16 16   .500
North Dakota 10 6   .625 18 14   .563
St. Thomas* 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
North Dakota State 8 8   .500 15 17   .469
Omaha 7 9   .438 15 18   .455
Denver 6 10   .375 17 17   .500
Oral Roberts 5 11   .313 12 19   .387
South Dakota 5 11   .313 12 20   .375
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2024 Summit League tournament winner

The 2023–24 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by tenth year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League.
NDSU made the Summit League tournament as the 5 seed. They lost to 4th seeded St. Thomas in the quarterfinals to be eliminated from postseason contention.[1]

Previous Season

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The Bison finished the 2022-23 season 16–17, 11–7 in Summit League play to finish in third place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated South Dakota in the quarterfinals,[2] South Dakota State in the semifinals,[3] before losing to Oral Roberts in the finals.[4]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Dezmond McKinney 0 G 6'0" 180 Junior Raytown, Missouri Transferred to Bellarmine[5]
Grant Nelson 4 F 6'11" 235 Junior Devils Lake, North Dakota Transferred to Alabama[6]
Luke Yoder 5 G 6'0" 180 Junior Normal, Illinois Transferred to Illinois Wesleyan University[7]

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jeremiah Burke 5 F 6'7" 210 Junior Milwaukee, Wisconsin Iowa Lakes Community College (NJCAA)

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Eli Bradley
G
Las Vegas, Nevada Bishop Gorman High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 9, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Darik Dissette
G
Minot, North Dakota Minot High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 17, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Mark Nikolich-Wilson
F
Arlington Heights, Illinois Rolling Meadows High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 280 lb (130 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2023–24 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Eli Bradley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman High School Las Vegas, NV
G 2 Tajavis Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Frenship High School Lubbock, TX
F 5 Jeremiah Burke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Iowa Lakes Community College Milwaukee, WI
G 10 Damari Wheeler-Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Larkin High School Elgin, IL
G 11 Jacari White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr State College of Florida Orlando, FL
G 12 Lance Waddles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Evangel Christian Academy Shreveport, LA
G 13 Darik Dissette 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Minot High School Minot, ND
G 14 Boden Skunberg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Jamestown High School Jamestown, ND
F 22 Joshua Streit 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Eden Valley-Watkins High School Watkins, MN
F 23 Andrew Morgan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Waseca High School Waseca, MN
G 24 Ryan Sletten 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Larimore High School Larimore, ND
F 33 Sam Hastreiter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Pius X Catholic High School Lincoln, NE
F 34 Noah Feddersen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Fr Menomonie High School Menomonie, WI
F 40 Mark Nikolich-Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Rolling Meadows High School Arlington Heights, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2023*
7:00 pm
St. Olaf W 93–50 
 19  Miller   8  Feddersen   3  Waddles  Scheels Center (1,007)
Fargo, ND
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Michigan W 80–76 OT 1–0
 25  Skunberg   13  Morgan   6  Wheeler-Thomas  University Arena (1,364)
Kalamazoo, MI
November 8, 2023*
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/Summit League Network
Mount Marty W 93–66  2–0
 17  Skunberg   10  Miller   4  White  Scheels Center (1,032)
Fargo, ND
November 11, 2023*
1:00 pm, FS2
at No. 8 Creighton L 60–89  2–1
 15  Wheeler-Thomas   6  Skunberg   3  Wheeler-Thomas  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,911)
Omaha, NE
November 14, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. UC Davis
Basketball Travelers Mike Montgomery Classic
L 53–68  2–2
 12  Skunberg   8  Skunberg   3  Tied  Dahlberg Arena (71)
Missoula, MT
November 16, 2023*
9:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana
Basketball Travelers Mike Montgomery Classic
W 78–69  3–2
 22  Wheeler-Thomas   7  Miller   4  Skunberg  Dahlberg Arena (2,653)
Missoula, MT
November 20, 2023*
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Wisconsin-Stout W 101–72  4–2
 26  Waddles   10  Miller   5  Wheeler-Thomas  Scheels Center (1,018)
Fargo, ND
November 25, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Grand Canyon L 71–86  4–3
 25  Skunberg   8  Skunberg   3  Wheeler-Thomas  GCU Arena (7,208)
Phoenix, AZ
November 27, 2023*
10:00 pm
at San Jose State L 65–78  4–4
 18  Wheeler-Thomas   6  Morgan   3  Wheeler-Thomas  Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,322)
San Jose, CA
December 4, 2023*
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
San Jose State W 83–78 OT 5–4
 17  Fedderson   9  Miller   5  Miller  Scheels Center (1,946)
Fargo, ND
December 7, 2023*
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Portland W 78–67  6–4
 16  Morgan   6  Morgan   6  Skunberg  Scheels Center (1,234)
Fargo, ND
December 10, 2023*
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Oak Hills Christian W 108–14  7–4
 19  Waddles   8  Tied   5  Waddles  Scheels Center (1,016)
Fargo, ND
December 17, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Illinois State L 65–75  7–5
 18  Miller   7  Tied   3  Wheeler-Thomas  CEFCU Arena (2,953)
Normal, IL
December 19, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Illinois L 63–76  7–6
 19  Skunberg   5  Wheeler-Thomas   3  Wheeler-Thomas  Banterra Center (3,932)
Carbondale, IL
December 29, 2023
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
South Dakota L 66–75  7–7
(0–1)
 19  Morgan   7  Skunberg   4  Wheeler-Thomas  Scheels Center (2,674)
Fargo, ND
January 3, 2024*
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Montana
Big Sky–Summit Challenge
L 86–96  7–8
 19  Miller   8  Feddersen   4  White  Scheels Center (1,592)
Fargo, ND
January 6, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Washington
Big Sky–Summit Challenge
L 83–91  7–9
 23  Tied   6  Morgan   2  Tied  Reese Court (1,192)
Cheney, WA
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at Kansas City W 92–91 2OT 8–9
(1–1)
 23  Skunberg   6  Skunberg   5  Tied  Swinney Recreation Center (818)
Kansas City, MO
January 13, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at Omaha L 92–96 OT 8–10
(1–2)
 30  Wheeler-Thomas   7  Morgan   6  White  Baxter Arena (1,047)
Omaha, NE
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Denver L 70–78  8–11
(1–3)
 15  Skunberg   6  Skunberg   4  Wheeler-Thomas  Scheels Center (1,527)
Fargo, ND
January 20, 2024
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Oral Roberts W 72–67  9–11
(2–3)
 20  Skunberg   13  Morgan   4  Morgan  Scheels Center (2,017)
Fargo, ND
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at St. Thomas L 66–79  9–12
(2–4)
 20  Feddersen   7  Skunberg   4  Feddersen  Shoenecker Arena (1,614)
St. Paul, MN
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN
at South Dakota State W 74–73 OT 10–12
(3–4)
 14  Skunberg   10  Skunberg   3  Morgan  Frost Arena (3,418)
Brookings, SD
February 3, 2024
3:30 pm, MidcoSN/SLN
at North Dakota L 58–60  10–13
(3–5)
 14  Morgan   10  Miller   2  Tied  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (3,065)
Grand Forks, ND
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Kansas City W 82–78 OT 11–13
(4–5)
 31  Morgan   7  Skunberg   4  Skunberg  Scheels Center (1,289)
Fargo, ND
February 10, 2024
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Omaha W 81–79  12–13
(5–5)
 18  Morgan   8  Feddersen   5  Feddersen  Scheels Center (2,204)
Fargo, ND
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at Oral Roberts W 73–60  13–13
(6–5)
 18  Tied   10  Feddersen   3  Waddles  Mabee Center (3,975)
Tulsa, OK
February 17, 2024
3:00 pm, SLN
at Denver L 71–77  13–14
(6–6)
 21  Miller   8  White   5  White  Hamilton Gymnasium (1,038)
Denver, CO
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, WDAY/SLN
St. Thomas W 64–50  14–14
(7–6)
 17  Morgan   10  White   2  Tied  Scheels Center (1,579)
Fargo, ND
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, CBSSN
North Dakota W 73–68  15–14
(8–6)
 27  Morgan   8  Feddersen   3  White  Scheels Center (5,058)
Fargo, ND
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at South Dakota L 68–88  15–15
(8–7)
 16  Tied   6  Tied   2  Tied  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,717)
Vermillion, SD
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
South Dakota State L 61–78  15–16
(8–8)
 16  White   6  Morgan   3  Morgan  Scheels Center (2,917)
Fargo, ND
Summit League tournament
March 10, 2024
6:00 pm, SLN
(5) vs. (4) St. Thomas
Quarterfinals
L 58–68  15–17
 16  White   8  Skunberg   4  Skunberg  Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[8][9]

Awards and accolades

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Summit League Player of the Week

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Week[10] Player(s) of the Week School
Feb. 12 Andrew Morgan North Dakota State

References

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  1. ^ "Flat first half dooms Bison men in quarterfinal Summit loss". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bison edge past Coyotes into semifinals". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 5, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Bison blitz Jackrabbits to make fifth straight championship game". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 6, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "McFeely:ORU too good to allow Bison a near-miracle comeback this time". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bison men lose reserve point guard to NCAA transfer portal". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 21, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "North Dakota State Transfer Grant Nelson Officially Commits to Alabama Basketball". si.com. Sports Illustrated. June 28, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "Luke Yoder returning to Illinois Wesleyan basketball team". pantagraph.com. The Pantagraph. May 9, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023-24 North Dakota State Bison schedule". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "2023-24 TicketSmarter Men's Basketball Peak Performers of the Week". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved February 26, 2024.