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
Conference	Summit League
Record	15–12 (11–5 The Summit)
Head coach	David Richman (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Kyan Brown Joshua Jones Josh Sash
Home arena	Scheels Center
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

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 David Richman (North Dakota State) Assistant coach(es) Kyan Brown (Oral Roberts) Joshua Jones (Eastern Kentucky) Josh Sash (William Penn) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 8, 2020

Schedule and results

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

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.