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

2024–25 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record10–4 (0–0 Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachLuke Strege
Assistant coaches
  • Joshua Jones
  • Spencer Wilker
  • Camron Greer
Home arenaScheels Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota State 0 0   10 4   .714
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 8   .273
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2025 Summit League tournament winner
As of December 21, 2024

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.

Previous Season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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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 Injured 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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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       Scheels Center 
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

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Summit League Player of the Week

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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

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  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.