2021–22 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2021–22 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by eighth-year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League.
The Bison went into the Summit League tournament as the number 2 seed. They beat Denver and Oral Roberts before falling to South Dakota State in the championship game.

2021–22 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record23–10 (13–5 Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachKyan Brown
Assistant coaches
  • Joshua Jones
  • Josh Sash
Home arenaScheels Center
Seasons
2021–22 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 18 0   1.000 30 5   .857
North Dakota State 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Kansas City 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Oral Roberts 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
South Dakota 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Western Illinois 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Denver 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
St. Thomas* 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
Omaha 4 14   .222 5 25   .167
North Dakota 2 16   .111 6 25   .194
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2022 Summit League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Bison finished the 2020–21 season 15–12, 11–5 in Summit League play to finish in third place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated Kansas City in the quarterfinals,[1] South Dakota in the semifinals,[2] before falling to Oral Roberts in the championship game.[3]

Roster

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2021–22 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Dezmond McKinney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Raytown South High School Raytown, MO
G 2 Willie Guy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Des Moines Area Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
G 3 Tyree Eady 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Middleton High School Middleton, WI
F 4 Grant Nelson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Devils Lake High School Devils Lake, ND
G/F 5 Sam Griesel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lincoln East High School Lincoln, NE
G 11 Jarius Cook 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Park Center High School Brooklyn Park, MN
G 12 Andrew Kallman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Northern State Chaska, MN
G 21 Boden Skunberg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Jamestown High School Jamestown, ND
F 22 Joshua Streit 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Eden Valley-Watkins High School Watkins, MN
G 23 Maleeck Harden-Hayes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Moorhead High School Moorhead, MN
G 24 Grayson Haman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Fargo Davies High School Fargo, ND
F 32 Andrew Morgan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Waseca High School Waseca, MN
G 33 Kolbe Rada 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Pius X Catholic High School Ceresco, NE
F 34 Rocky Kreuser 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Totino-Grace High School White Bear Lake, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 19, 2021

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jaxon Knotek 0 G 6'6" 215 Junior River Falls, Wisconsin Transferred to American
Donald Carter III 25 G 6'0" 195 Junior Minneapolis, Minnesota Unknown Destination
Odell Wilson 32 F 6'6" 245 Sophomore Minneapolis, Minnesota Transferred to Missouri SW State (Division II)
Tyler Witz 44 F 6'9" 245 Senior Clearwater, Florida Transferred to Saginaw Valley State (Division II)

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Willie Guy 2 G 5'11" 190 Sophomore Cedar Rapids, Iowa Des Moines Area Community College
Andrew Kallman 12 G 6'4" 190 Senior Chaska, Minnesota Northern State

Recruiting Class

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2021 Recruiting Class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Andrew Morgan
PF
Waseca, Minnesota Waseca High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 16, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Joshua Streit
PF
Watkins, Minnesota Eden Valley-Watkins High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jan 9, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Kolbe Rada
G
Ceresco, Nebraska Pius X Catholic High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 9, 2020 
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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
7:00 pm
Minot State W 85–54 
Scheels Center (1,158)
Fargo, ND
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN3
Concordia–Moorhead W 88–44  1–0
Scheels Center (1,606)
Fargo, ND
November 12, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal Poly W 60–57  2–0
Mott Athletics Center (1,289)
San Luis Obispo, CA
November 15, 2021*
9:00 pm
at UNLV
Roman Main Event On-Campus Game
L 62–64  2–1
Thomas & Mack Center (4,381)
Paradise, NV
November 16, 2021*
8:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona
Roman Main Event On-Campus Game
L 45–97  2–2
McKale Center (12,059)
Tucson, AZ
November 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+
Tarleton State
Roman Main Event On-Campus Game
W 54–53  3–2
Scheels Center (1,673)
Fargo, ND
November 27, 2021*
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+
Idaho W 90–73  4–2
Scheels Center (1,896)
Fargo, ND
November 30, 2021*
8:00 pm, FS2
at Creighton L 55–80  4–3
CHI Health Center Omaha (15,428)
Omaha, NE
December 2, 2021*
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+
Northland W 114–51  5–3
Scheels Center (1,003)
Fargo, ND
December 7, 2021*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State L 49–68  5–4
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,669)
Bozeman, MT
December 10, 2021*
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+
Cal State Northridge W 68–54  6–4
Scheels Center (1,403)
Fargo, ND
December 13, 2021*
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+
Indiana State W 77–70  7–4
Scheels Center (1,434)
Fargo, ND
December 17, 2021*
9:00 pm
at Pacific W 73–61  8–4
Alex G. Spanos Center (925)
Stockton, CA
Summit League regular season
December 22, 2021
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+
North Dakota W 86–76  9–4
(1–0)
Scheels Center (3,510)
Fargo, ND
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+
South Dakota State L 86–90  9–5
(1–1)
Scheels Center (3,408)
Fargo, ND
January 8, 2022
12:00 pm
at Omaha W 71–67  10–5
(2–1)
Baxter Arena (1,185)
Omaha, NE
January 10, 2022
8:00 pm, Altitude 2
at Denver W 87–69  11–5
(3–1)
Hamilton Gymnasium (526)
Denver, CO
January 15, 2022
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+
Western Illinois L 79–90 OT 11–6
(3–2)
Scheels Center (1,634)
Fargo, ND
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm
at Kansas City L 77–80  11–7
(3–3)
Swinney Recreation Center (631)
Kansas City, MO
January 22, 2022
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts W 72–71  12–7
(4–3)
Mabee Center (4,233)
Tulsa, OK
January 25, 2022
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+
St. Thomas
Rescheduled from January 13
W 77–56  13–7
(5–3)
Scheels Center (1,290)
Fargo, ND
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm
at South Dakota W 74–62 OT 14–7
(6–3)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,837)
Vermillion, SD
January 29, 2022
2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+
at South Dakota State L 76–80  14–8
(6–4)
Frost Arena (3,821)
Brookings, SD
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+
Omaha W 71–64  15–8
(7–4)
Scheels Center (1,356)
Fargo, ND
February 5, 2022
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+
Denver W 73–65  16–8
(8–4)
Scheels Center (1,860)
Fargo, ND
February 7, 2022
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+
South Dakota
Rescheduled from January 1
W 76–74  17–8
(9–4)
Scheels Center (1,343)
Fargo, ND
February 10, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Illinois W 84–81 2OT 18–8
(10–4)
Western Hall (798)
Macomb, IL
February 12, 2022
7:00 pm
at St. Thomas W 75–64  19–8
(11–4)
Schoenecker Arena (1,405)
St. Paul, MN
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+
Oral Roberts W 77–59  20–8
(12–4)
Scheels Center (2,601)
Fargo, ND
February 19, 2022
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+
Kansas City L 71–85  20–9
(12–5)
Scheels Center (2,683)
Fargo, ND
February 26, 2022
1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+
at North Dakota W 79–53  21–9
(13–5)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,541)
Grand Forks, ND
Summit League tournament
March 5, 2022
8:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) Denver
Quarterfinals
W 82–62  22–9
Denny Sanford Premier Center (9,336)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 7, 2022
8:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
(2) vs. (3) Oral Roberts
Semifinals
W 92–72  23–9
Denny Sanford Premier Center (10,418)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 8, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (1) South Dakota State
Championship
L 69–75  23–10
Denny Sanford Premier Center (10,072)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[4][5]

Season Honors

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First-Team All-Summit League

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  • Rocky Kreuser
  • Sam Griesel

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Summit League All-Defensive Team

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  • Tyree Eady

Summit League All-Tournament Team

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  • Sam Griesel
  • Grant Nelson

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References

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  1. ^ "Third-seeded NDSU fends off late rally by sixth-seeded Kansas City". The Summit League. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bison Storm Back to Beat South Dakota, Advance to Summit League Championship Game". NDSU. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "ORU wins Summit League tourney, beats North Dakota St. 75-72". USA Today. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". NDSU. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 North Dakota State Bison Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "SDSU's Scheierman Garners SummitMBB Player of the Year Award". The Summit League. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Jackrabbits take SummitMBB Championship title with thrilling win over Bison". The Summit League. Retrieved March 10, 2022.