2013–14 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

2013–14 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball

The Summit League Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Third Round vs. San Diego State, L 44–63
Conference	The Summit League
2013–14 record	26–7 (12–2 The Summit)
Head coach	Saul Phillips (7th year)
Assistant coach	David Richman
Assistant coach	Will Ryan
Assistant coach	Freddy Coleman
Home arena	Bison Sports Arena

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Dakota State †	12	–	2	.857	26	–	7	.788
IPFW	10	–	4	.714	25	–	11	.694
South Dakota State	10	–	4	.714	19	–	13	.594
Denver	8	–	6	.571	16	–	15	.516
South Dakota	6	–	8	.429	12	–	18	.400
Omaha*	5	–	9	.357	17	–	15	.531
Western Illinois	4	–	10	.286	10	–	20	.333
IUPUI	1	–	13	.071	6	–	26	.188


† 2014 Summit League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *ineligible for NCAA postseason Div I tournament due to Div. I transition

The 2013–14 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by seventh year head coach Saul Phillips, played their home games at the Bison Sports Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 26–7, 12–2 in The Summit League play to finish win The Summit League regular season championship. They were also champions of The Summit League Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they defeated Oklahoma in the second round before being severely routed in the third round by San Diego State.

At the end of the season, Saul Phillips resigned to take the head coaching job at Ohio. He was 134–84 in seven seasons. He was replaced by associate head coach David Richman.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Fred Newell	Guard	5–8	160	Senior	Lakeville, Minnesota
3	Mike Felt	Guard	6–3	190	Senior	Redwood Falls, Minnesota
12	Lawrence Alexander	Guard	6–3	180	Junior	Peoria, Illinois
13	Carlin Dupree	Guard	6–3	180	Freshman	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
21	A.J. Jacobson	Guard	6–6	205	Freshman	Fargo, North Dakota
22	Kory Brown	Guard	6–4	200	Sophomore	Hoffman Estates, Illinois
23	Brett VandenBergh	Forward	6–5	215	Sophomore	De Pere, Wisconsin
24	Taylor Braun	Guard	6–7	210	Senior	Newberg, Oregon
25	Joel Lindberg	Guard	6–2	190	Junior	Superior, Wisconsin
32	TrayVonn Wright	Forward	6–7	185	Senior	Waterloo, Iowa
34	Chris Kading	Forward	6–8	230	Sohpmore	De Pere, Wisconsin
40	Dexter Werner	Forward	6–6	235	RS–Freshman	Bismarck, North Dakota
42	Marshall Bjorklund	Forward	6–8	250	Senior	Arlington, Minnesota
44	Jordan Aaberg	Forward	6–9	225	Senior	Rothsay, Minnesota

Schedule

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Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/30/2013*		Concordia–Moorhead	W 98–49		Bison Sports Arena (2,329)
Regular season
11/08/2013*		Viterbo	W 93–49	1–0	Bison Sports Arena (2,157)
11/14/2013*		at Saint Mary's	L 65–78	1–1	McKeon Pavilion (2,178)
11/18/2013*		Southern Mississippi	L 69–70	1–2	Bison Sports Arena (3,724)
11/20/2013*		at Western Michigan	W 83–74	2–2	University Arena (2,111)
11/24/2013*		at North Dakota	L 77–95	2–3	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (3,142)
11/29/2013*		at Santa Clara (Cable Car Classic)	W 91–85	3–3	Leavey Center (850)
11/30/2013*		vs. Rider (Cable Car Classic)	W 87–70	4–3	Leavey Center (1,024)
12/02/2013*		Valley City State	W 86–43	5–3	Bison Sports Arena (1,047)
12/07/2013*		at Bryant (BlackRock Gotham Classic)	W 66–62	6–3	Chace Athletic Center (2,200)
12/11/2013*		at Notre Dame (BlackRock Gotham Classic)	W 73–69	7–3	Purcell Pavilion (7,662)
12/14/2013*		at #3 Ohio State (BlackRock Gotham Classic)	L 62–79	7–4	Value City Arena (15,272)
12/16/2013*		Delaware (BlackRock Gotham Classic)	W 85–66	8–4	Bison Sports Arena (3,014)
12/21/2013*		Towson	W 90–82	9–4	Bison Sports Arena (2,905)
12/23/2013*		at Utah Valley	W 74–70	10–4	UCCU Center (1,092)
01/04/2014*		Mayville State	W 96–45	11–4	Bison Sports Arena (1,224)
01/09/2014		at IPFW	L 71–82	11–5 (0–1)	Gates Sports Center (608)
01/11/2014		at IUPUI	W 87–64	12–5 (1–1)	The Jungle (778)
01/16/2014		Nebraska–Omaha	W 91–69	13–5 (2–1)	Bison Sports Arena (3,274)
01/18/2014		Western Illinois	W 65–52	14–5 (3–1)	Bison Sports Arena (4,284)
01/25/2014		at South Dakota State	W 85–77	15–5 (4–1)	Frost Arena (4,859)
01/30/2014		at South Dakota	W 66–63	16–5 (5–1)	DakotaDome (1,756)
02/01/2014		at Denver	L 63–67	16–6 (5–2)	Magness Arena (4,021)
02/06/2014		IUPUI	W 66–60	17–6 (6–2)	Bison Sports Arena (2,877)
02/08/2014		IPFW	W 69–58	18–6 (7–2)	Bison Sports Arena (4,557)
02/13/2014		at Western Illinois	W 56–52	19–6 (8–2)	Western Hall (1,962)
02/15/2014		at Nebraska–Omaha	W 75–59	20–6 (9–2)	Ralston Arena (2,276)
02/22/2014		South Dakota State	W 74–59	21–6 (10–2)	Bison Sports Arena (5,614)
02/27/2014		South Dakota	W 82–54	22–6 (11–2)	Bison Sports Arena (3,804)
03/01/2014		Denver	W 78–68	23–6 (12–2)	Bison Sports Arena (4,527)
The Summit League Tournament
03/10/2014		vs. Denver (Semifinals)	W 83–48	24–6	Sioux Falls Arena (6,769)
03/11/2014		vs. IPFW (Championship)	W 60–57	25–6	Sioux Falls Arena (4,263)
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2014*	#(12 W)	vs. #21 (5 W) Oklahoma (Second round)	W 80–75 ^OT	26–6	Spokane Arena (10,962)
03/22/2014*	#(12 W)	vs. #13 (4 W) San Diego State (Third round)	L 44–63	26–7	Spokane Arena (11,623)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.gobison.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

North Dakota State Bison men's basketball

Venues	Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse (1931–1970) Bison Sports Arena (1970–present)

Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Pep band

People	Head coaches

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