2024–25 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2024–25 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represents North Dakota State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by 11th-year head coach David Richman, play home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League.

2024–25 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	11–4 (0–0 Summit)
Head coach	David Richman (11th season)
Associate head coach	Luke Strege
Assistant coaches	Joshua Jones Spencer Wilker Camron Greer
Home arena	Scheels Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Dakota State	0	–	0		–			11	–	4		.733
St. Thomas*	0	–	0		–			10	–	4		.714
South Dakota State	0	–	0		–			9	–	5		.643
South Dakota	0	–	0		–			9	–	6		.600
Kansas City	0	–	0		–			8	–	7		.533
Denver	0	–	0		–			6	–	9		.400
North Dakota	0	–	0		–			5	–	9		.357
Omaha	0	–	0		–			5	–	9		.357
Oral Roberts	0	–	0		–			3	–	9		.250
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2025 Summit League tournament winner As of December 23, 2024

Previous Season

The Bison finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in fifth place. In the Summit League tournament, they lost to St. Thomas in the quarterfinals.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Lance Waddles	12	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Shreveport, LA	Transferred to Omaha[2]
Boden Skunberg	14	G	6'5"	210	Senior	Jamestown, ND	Transferred to Illinois State[3]
Joshua Streit	22	F	6'9"	245	Junior	Watkins, MN	Transferred to Omaha[4]
Andrew Morgan	23	F	6'10"	245	Junior	Waseca, MN	Transferred to Nebraska[5]
Ryan Sletten	24	G	6'4"	190	Sophomore	Larimore, ND	Graduated
Sam Hastreiter	33	F	6'7"	220	Sophomore	Lincoln, NE	Transferred to Minnesota State–Moorhead[6]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Luke Kasubke	0	G	6'5"	190	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Illinois State
Brennan Watkins	3	G	5'11"	180	Junior	Kearney, MO	VMI
Jacksen Moni	4	F	6'10"	235	Senior	Fargo, ND	Northern State (Div. II)
Masen Miller	12	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Iowa City, IA	Indiana State
Patrick Bath	24	F	6'9"	235	RS Freshman	Fargo, ND	Drake

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andy Stefonowicz G	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 15, 2023
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Carson Smith G	Bountiful, Utah	Bountiful High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 1, 2024
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Treyson Anderson F	Lincoln, Nebraska	Pius X High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jun 12, 2023
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Luke Kasubke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Illinois State St. Louis, MO F 2 Jeremiah Burke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Iowa Lakes Community College Milwaukee, WI G 3 Brennan Watkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr VMI Kearney, MO F 4 Jacksen Moni 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Northern State Fargo, ND G 5 Andy Stefonowicz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Minnetonka High School Minnetonka, MN G 10 Damari Wheeler–Thomas  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Larkin High School Elgin, IL G 11 Jacari White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr State College of Florida Orlando, FL G 12 Masen Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Indiana State Iowa City, IA G 13 Darik Dissette 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Minot High School Minot, ND G 14 Eli Bradley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Bishop Gorman High School Las Vegas, NV G 21 Tajavis Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Frenship High School Lubbock, TX G 23 Carson Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bountiful High School Bountiful, UT F 24 Patrick Bath 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Drake Fargo, ND F 34 Noah Feddersen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Menomonie High School Menomonie, WI F 44 Treyson Anderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Piux X High School Lincoln, NE	Head coach David Richman (North Dakota State) Assistant coach(es) Luke Strege (Wisconsin-La Crosse) Joshua Jones (Eastern Kentucky) Spencer Wilker (North Dakota State) Camron Greer (North Dakota State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/Summit League Network		Minnesota State–Moorhead	W 67–63	–	17 – Watkins	9 – Feddersen	2 – Tied	Scheels Center (1,728) Fargo, ND
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN		Jamestown	W 96–59	1–0	22 – White	9 – Anderson	6 – Stefonowicz	Scheels Center (1,219) Fargo, ND
November 7, 2024* 7:30 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN		Illinois State	L 68–77	1–1	27 – White	5 – Tied	5 – Moni	Scheels Center (1,353) Fargo, ND
November 11, 2024* 8:30 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 81–86	1–2	22 – White	6 – Feddersen	5 – Moni	Icardo Center (720) Bakersfield, CA
November 13, 2024* 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at Santa Clara	W 88–80 OT	2–2	19 – Moni	8 – Feddersen	5 – White	Leavey Center (1,628) Santa Clara, CA
November 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	L 44–69	2–3	9 – White	9 – Kasubke	4 – White	Banterra Center (4,553) Carbondale, IL
November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ABC ND/SLN		Minnesota–Crookston	W 67–60	3–3	16 – Tied	7 – Tied	4 – M. Miller	Scheels Center (917) Fargo, ND
November 26, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Samford Samford Thanksgiving Invitational	L 98–103 OT	3–4	30 – White	8 – Feddersen	6 – Watkins	Pete Hanna Center (1,213) Homewood, AL
November 27, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. West Georgia Samford Thanksgiving Invitational	W 73–61	4–4	17 – Feddersen	9 – Feddersen	4 – Tied	Pete Hanna Center (123) Homewood, AL
November 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Utah Valley Samford Thanksgiving Invitational	W 83–63	5–4	32 – Moni	6 – Moni	4 – M. Miller	Pete Hanna Center (121) Homewood, AL
December 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 77–73	6–4	22 – Moni	9 – White	4 – White	Dee Events Center (3,291) Ogden, UT
December 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN		Northern Colorado Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 82–70	7–4	18 – Moni	11 – Feddersen	4 – Moni	Scheels Center (1,242) Fargo, ND
December 10, 2024* 5:30 pm, FS1		at Butler	W 71–68	8–4	27 – White	7 – Tied	6 – Watkins	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,980) Indianapolis, IN
December 13, 2024* 12:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN		Wisconsin–Stout	W 91–62	9–4	25 – Moni	10 – Feddersen	4 – Watkins	Scheels Center  Fargo, ND
December 15, 2024* 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN		Western Michigan	W 98–62	10–4	19 – White	7 – Feddersen	7 – Moni	Scheels Center (1,009) Fargo, ND
December 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN		Cal State Bakersfield	W 94–60	11–4	28 – Moni	5 – Tied	5 – Moni	Scheels Center (1,378) Fargo, ND
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN		St. Thomas						Scheels Center  Fargo, ND
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN		Omaha						Scheels Center  Fargo, ND
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		at Oral Roberts						Mabee Center  Tulsa, OK
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, SLN		at Denver						Hamilton Gymnasium  Denver, CO
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN		Kansas City						Scheels Center  Fargo, ND
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota						Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermillion, SD
January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN		North Dakota						Scheels Center  Fargo, ND
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN		South Dakota State						Scheels Center  Fargo, ND
February 2, 2025 6:00 pm, CBS Sports Network		at St. Thomas						Schoenecker Arena  St. Paul, MN
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		at Kansas City						Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN		at Omaha						Baxter Arena  Omaha, NE
February 13, 2025 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Oral Roberts						Scheels Center  Fargo, ND
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN		Denver						Scheels Center  Fargo, ND
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota State						First Bank and Trust Arena  Brookings, SD
February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota						Betty Engelstad Sioux Center  Grand Forks, ND
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN		South Dakota						Scheels Center  Fargo, ND
Summit League tournament
March 5–9, 2025  SLN/CBS Sports Network		vs. Summit League tournament						Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[7]

Awards and accolades

Summit League Player of the Week

Week	Player(s) of the Week	School
Dec. 9[8]	Jackson Moni	North Dakota State
Dec. 16[9]	Jackson Moni (2)	North Dakota State (2)

References

1. "Flat first half dooms Bison men in quarterfinal Summit loss". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 10, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
2. "Mavericks land Lance Waddles from NDSU". omavs.com. Omaha Mavericks Athletics. April 19, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
3. "Redbirds add Boden Skunberg for 2024-25". goredbirds.com. Illinois State Redbirds Athletics. April 18, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
4. "Mavericks sign second player from NDSU in Joshua Streit". omavs.com. Omaha Mavericks Athletics. April 19, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
5. "Waseca native Andrew Morgan details basketball transition to Nebraska and bypassing Gophers". kstp.com. ABC 5 Eyewitness News. April 12, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
6. "Sam Hastreiter will continue his college career at Dragons". usbasket.com. April 8, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
7. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
8. "NDSU's Moni garners #SummitMBB weekly honor". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
9. "USD's Forte, NDSU's Moni share #SummitMBB weekly honor". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.