2023–24 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record8–10 (1–2 Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachJoshua Jones
Assistant coaches
  • Josh Sash
  • Spencer Wilker
Home arenaScheels Center
2023–24 Summit League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
St. Thomas*31 .750136  .684
Omaha31 .750109  .526
Denver21 .667117  .611
South Dakota State21 .66799  .500
Oral Roberts22 .50089  .471
North Dakota State12 .333810  .444
South Dakota12 .333810  .444
North Dakota13 .250910  .474
Kansas City13 .250712  .368
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2024 Summit League tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024

The 2023–24 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League.

Previous Season

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,[1] South Dakota State in the semifinals,[2] before losing to Oral Roberts in the finals.[3]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Dezmond McKinney0G6'0"180JuniorRaytown, MissouriTransferred to Bellarmine[4]
Grant Nelson4F6'11"235JuniorDevils Lake, North DakotaTransferred to Alabama[5]
Luke Yoder5G6'0"180JuniorNormal, IllinoisTransferred to Illinois Wesleyan University[6]

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jeremiah Burke5F6'7"210JuniorMilwaukee, WisconsinIowa Lakes Community College (NJCAA)

2023 recruiting class

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/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

2023–24 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Eli Bradley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrBishop Gorman High School Las Vegas, NV
G 2 Tajavis Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoFrenship High School Lubbock, TX
F 5 Jeremiah Burke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrIowa Lakes Community College Milwaukee, WI
G 10 Damari Wheeler-Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoLarkin High School Elgin, IL
G 11 Jacari White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrState College of Florida Orlando, FL
G 12 Lance Waddles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoEvangel Christian Academy Shreveport, LA
G 13 Darik Dissette 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrMinot High School Minot, ND
G 14 Boden Skunberg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrJamestown High School Jamestown, ND
F 22 Joshua Streit 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrEden Valley-Watkins High School Watkins, MN
F 23 Andrew Morgan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrWaseca High School Waseca, MN
G 24 Ryan Sletten 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoLarimore High School Larimore, ND
F 33 Sam Hastreiter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoPius X Catholic High School Lincoln, NE
F 34 Noah Feddersen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS FrMenomonie High School Menomonie, WI
F 40 Mark Nikolich-Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)280 lb (127 kg) FrRolling 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

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/SLN
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     Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
January 20, 2024
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Oral Roberts     Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
St. Thomas     Shoenecker Arena 
St. Paul, MN
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN
at South Dakota State     Frost Arena 
Brookings, SD
February 3, 2024
3:30 pm, MidcoSN/SLN
at North Dakota     Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
Kansas City     Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
February 10, 2024
1:00 pm, SLN
Omaha     Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
at Oral Roberts     Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 17, 2024
3:00 pm, SLN
at Denver     Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
St. Thomas     Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, CBSSN
North Dakota     Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at South Dakota     Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN
South Dakota State     Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
Summit League tournament
March 8–12, 2024
 Summit League Network/CBSSN
vs. TBD     Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. "Bison edge past Coyotes into semifinals". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 5, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  2. "Bison blitz Jackrabbits to make fifth straight championship game". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 6, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. "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.
  4. "Bison men lose reserve point guard to NCAA transfer portal". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 21, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  5. "North Dakota State Transfer Grant Nelson Officially Commits to Alabama Basketball". si.com. Sports Illustrated. June 28, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  6. "Luke Yoder returning to Illinois Wesleyan basketball team". pantagraph.com. The Pantagraph. May 9, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  7. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  8. "2023-24 North Dakota State Bison schedule". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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