2020–21 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2020–21 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by 7th-year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League.

2020–21 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record15–12 (11–5 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyan Brown
  • Joshua Jones
  • Josh Sash
Home arenaScheels Center
Seasons
2020–21 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 9 3   .750 16 7   .696
South Dakota 11 4   .733 14 11   .560
North Dakota State 11 5   .688 15 12   .556
Oral Roberts 10 5   .667 18 11   .621
North Dakota 8 8   .500 9 17   .346
Kansas City 7 7   .500 11 13   .458
Western Illinois 5 9   .357 7 15   .318
Omaha 3 11   .214 5 20   .200
Denver 1 13   .071 2 19   .095
2021 Summit League Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Bison finished the 2019–20 season 25–8, 13–3 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for the Summit League regular season championship. They defeated Denver,[1] Oral Roberts,[2] and North Dakota to become champions of the 2020 Summit League tournament.[3] They earned the Summit League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Roster

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2020–21 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dezmond McKinney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Raytown South High School Raytown, Missouri
G 2 Jaxon Knotek 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr River Falls High School River Falls, Wisconsin
G 3 Tyree Eady 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Middleton High School Middleton, Wisconsin
F 4 Grant Nelson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Devils Lake High School Devils Lake, North Dakota
G/F 5 Sam Griesel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Lincoln East High School Lincoln, Nebraska
G 11 Jarius Cook 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Park Center High School Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G 21 Boden Skunberg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Jamestown High School Jamestown, North Dakota
G 23 Maleeck Harden-Hayes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Moorhead High School Moorhead, Minnesota
G 24 Grayson Haman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fargo Davies High School Fargo, North Dakota
G 25 Donald Carter III 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Scottsdale Community College Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 32 Odell Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Minneapolis North High School Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 34 Rocky Kreuser 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Totino-Grace High School White Bear Lake, Minnesota
F 44 Tyler Witz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Olney Central College Clearwater, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 8, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
2:00 pm
vs. Nevada
Golden Window Classic
L 48–62  0–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
November 28, 2020*
11:00 am, BTN
at Nebraska
Golden Window Classic
L 57–79  0–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
November 29, 2020*
3:30 pm, FS1
at No. 11 Creighton L 58–69  0–3
CHI Health Center Omaha (252)
Omaha, NE
December 5, 2020*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 7 Kansas L 61–65  0–4
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 10, 2020*
8:00 pm, MidcoSN
vs. South Dakota State
Dakota Showcase
L 75–77  0–5
Sanford Pentagon 
Sioux Falls, SD
December 11, 2020*
8:00 pm, MidcoSN
vs. South Dakota
Dakota Showcase
W 74–67  1–5
Sanford Pentagon 
Sioux Falls, SD
December 12, 2020*
5:30 pm, MidcoSN
vs. North Dakota
Dakota Showcase
W 53–52  2–5
Sanford Pentagon 
Sioux Falls, SD
December 22, 2020*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at TCU L 82–89  2–6
Schollmaier Arena (1,669)
Fort Worth, TX
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2021
7:00 pm
at Western Illinois W 68–50  3–6
(1–0)
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 3, 2021
7:00 pm
at Western Illinois W 78–67  4–6
(2–0)
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 8, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Omaha W 71–69  5–6
(3–0)
Scheels Center (954)
Fargo, ND
January 9, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Omaha W 80–66  6–6
(4–0)
Scheels Center (1,245)
Fargo, ND
January 15, 2021
7:30 pm, MidcoSN
at North Dakota W 62–45  7–6
(5–0)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650)
Grand Forks, ND
January 16, 2021
7:30 pm, MidcoSN
at North Dakota L 78–82 OT 7–7
(5–1)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650)
Grand Forks, ND
January 22, 2021
7:30 pm
Denver W 70–58  8–7
(6–1)
Scheels Center (1,277)
Fargo, ND
January 23, 2021
7:30 pm, MidcoSN
Denver W 84–58  9–7
(7–1)
Scheels Center (1,568)
Fargo, ND
January 29, 2021
7:00 pm
at Kansas City W 71–67  10–7
(8–1)
Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
January 30, 2021
7:00 pm
at Kansas City L 47–49  10–8
(8–2)
Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
February 5, 2021
7:30 pm
Oral Roberts W 61–54  11–8
(9–2)
Scheels Center (1,072)
Fargo, ND
February 6, 2021
7:30 pm
Oral Roberts L 74–80  11–9
(9–3)
Scheels Center (1,547)
Fargo, ND
February 19, 2021
7:30 pm, MidcoSN
South Dakota State L 67–68  11–10
(9–4)
Scheels Center (1,734)
Fargo, ND
February 20, 2021
7:30 pm, MidcoSN
South Dakota State W 84–82  12–10
(10–4)
Scheels Center (2,754)
Fargo, ND
February 27, 2021
4:00 pm
at South Dakota L 71–80  12–11
(10–5)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
February 28, 2021
4:00 pm, MidcoSN2
at South Dakota W 89–77  13–11
(11–5)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
Summit League tournament
March 7, 2021
8:45 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Kansas City
Quarterfinals
W 69–65  14–11
Sanford Pentagon 
Sioux Falls, SD
March 8, 2021
8:45 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
(3) vs. (2) South Dakota
Semifinals
W 79–75  15–11
Sanford Pentagon 
Sioux Falls, SD
March 9, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(3) vs. (4) Oral Roberts
Championship
L 72–75  15–12
Sanford Pentagon 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[5]

References

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  1. ^ "North Dakota State edges Denver in the quarterfinals". The Summit League. March 7, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "NDSU Advances to Summit League tournament championship Game, 75-69 over Oral Roberts". NDSU. March 9, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "NDSU Dominates in Summit League Championship, Headed for NCAA Tournament". Valley News Live. March 10, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBS Sports. March 13, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". NDSU. Retrieved December 8, 2020.