North Dakota State Bison men's basketball

North Dakota State Bison

2014–15 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

University

North Dakota State University

Conference

Summit League

Location

Fargo, ND

Head coach

David Richman (1st year)

Arena

Scheels Arena
(Capacity: 6,000)

Nickname

Bison

Colors

Yellow and Green

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

2014

NCAA Tournament appearances

2009, 2014, 2015

Conference tournament champions

2009, 2014, 2015

Conference regular season champions

2009, 2014, 2015

The North Dakota State University Bison men's basketball team is a part of the athletic program at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. 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 Bison Sports Arena 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 Tuesday 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.

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

Head coaches

#	Name	Years	Record
1	Gil Dobie	1906-1908	17-5
2	Paul Magoffin	1908-1909	11-4
3	Arthur Rueber	1909–1913	42-6
4	Howard Wood	1913–1915	22-4
5	P.J. Davis	1915–1918	37-10
6	Ralph "Curly" Movold	1918-1919	9-5
7	Stan Borleske	1919–1922	42-14
8	George Dewey	1922–1925	56-15
9	Ion Cortright	1925-1926	22-3
10	Leonard Saalwaechter	1926–1933	71-68
11	Bob Lowe	1933–1946	141-102
12	C.P. Reed	1946–1949	32-41
13	B.C. "Chuck" Bentson	1949–1965	169-207
14	Doug Cowman	1965–1968	33-41
15	Lyle "Bud" Belk	1968–1972	50-55
16	Marv Skaar	1972–1978	93-69
17	Erv Inniger	1978–1992	244-150
18	Tom Billeter	1992–1997	97-50
19	Ray Giacoletti	1997–2000	48-33
20	Greg McDermott	2000-2001	15-11
21	Tim Miles	2001–2007	99-71
22	Saul Phillips	2007–2014	134-84
23	David Richman	2014-present	23-9

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.^[1]

Postseason history

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Bison have appeared in three NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their record is 1–3.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2009	#14	First Round	#3 Kansas	L 74–84
2014	#12	Second Round Third Round	#5 Oklahoma #4 San Diego State	W 80–75^OT L 44–63
2015	#15	Second Round	#2 Gonzaga	L 76–86

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Bison have appeared in eight NCAA Division II Tournament. Their record is 9–8.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1971	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Northeast Missouri State Saint Olaf	L 66–75 W 96–94
1974	Regional Quarterfinals	Saint Cloud State	L 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 Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Denver Mesa State South Dakota	W 87–72 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 record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2012	First Round	Wyoming	L 75–76
2013	First Round	Western Michigan	L 71–72 ^OT

The 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)

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)

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 1931–1970
Bison Sports Arena 1970–present

References

↑ Chip Scroggins, Aldrich returns home, puts on dunkfest for Jayhawks, Star Tribune, March 21, 2009, Accessed March 23, 2009.

External links

Bison Men's Basketball website

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

Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

The Summit League men's basketball

Teams	Denver Pioneers IPFW Mastodons IUPUI Jaguars North Dakota State Bison Omaha Mavericks Oral Roberts Golden Eagles South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota State Jackrabbits Western Illinois Leathernecks

Championships & awards	Conference Tournament Player of the Year