# 2014–15 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2014–15 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by first year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Arena, due to renovations at the Bison Sports Arena, and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 23–10, 12–4 in The Summit League play to finish as regular season co–champions of The Summit. They defeated Denver, Oral Roberts, and South Dakota State to become champions of The Summit League tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Gonzaga.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Brian Ishola | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Freshman | Woodbury, Minnesota |
| 2 | Paul Miller | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Freshman | Waukesha, Wisconsin |
| 3 | Jake Showalter | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Freshman | Germantown, Wisconsin |
| 3 | Zach Checkal | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Sophomore | Delano, Minnesota |
| 12 | Lawrence Alexander | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Senior | Peoria, Illinois |
| 13 | Carlin Dupree | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Sophomore | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 21 | A.J. Jacobson | Guard | 6–6 | 215 | RS–Freshman | Fargo, North Dakota |
| 22 | Kory Brown | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Junior | Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
| 24 | Trey Miller | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 195 | Freshman | Woodinville, Washington |
| 30 | Spencer Eliason | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | Freshman | Chadron, Nebraska |
| 32 | Evan Wesenberg | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Freshman | Germantown, Wisconsin |
| 34 | Chris Kading | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Junior | De Pere, Wisconsin |
| 40 | Dexter Werner | Forward | 6–6 | 235 | RS–Sophomore | Bismarck, North Dakota |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2014* 7:00 pm | | Minot State | W 81–69 | | Scheels Arena (1,434) Fargo, ND |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:30 pm, LHN | | at No. 10 Texas 2K Sports Classic | L 50–85 | 0–1 | Frank Erwin Center (11,232) Austin, TX |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Iowa 2K Sports Classic | L 56–87 | 0–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,333) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm | | Kennesaw State 2K Sports Classic | W 68–55 | 1–2 | Scheels Arena (2,014) Fargo, ND |
| 11/22/2014* 7:00 pm | | Hampton 2K Sports Classic | W 74–66 | 2–2 | Scheels Arena (1,437) Fargo, ND |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm | | Minnesota–Crookston | W 64–63 | 3–2 | Scheels Arena (980) Fargo, ND |
| 11/30/2014* 6:00 pm | | at Montana State | W 72–51 | 4–2 | Worthington Arena (1,188) Bozeman, MT |
| 12/03/2014* 7:30 pm | | at Southern Miss | L 65–78 | 4–3 | Reed Green Coliseum (3,083) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/07/2014* 8:00 pm | | at Montana | L 57–69 | 4–4 | Dahlberg Arena (2,752) Missoula, MT |
| 12/13/2014* 7:00 pm, NBCND | | North Dakota | W 71–42 | 5–4 | Scheels Arena (4,189) Fargo, ND |
| 12/16/2014* 7:00 pm, MeTV ND | | Akron | W 55–46 | 6–4 | Scheels Arena (1,129) Fargo, ND |
| 12/21/2014* 4:00 pm | | vs. Kent State Sun Bowl Invitational | L 52–53 | 6–5 | Don Haskins Center (5,790) El Paso, TX |
| 12/22/2014* 6:00 pm | | vs. Alcorn State Sun Bowl Invitational | W 61–50 | 7–5 | Don Haskins Center (6,290) El Paso, TX |
| 12/28/2014* 2:00 pm | | Northland (WI) | W 83–59 | 8–5 | Scheels Arena (918) Fargo, ND |
| 01/02/2015 7:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | | Oral Roberts | W 72–66 | 9–5 (1–0) | Scheels Arena (2,610) Fargo, ND |
| 01/04/2015 4:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | | South Dakota State | W 72–69 | 10–5 (2–0) | Scheels Arena (3,368) Fargo, ND |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | | at Omaha | W 75–72 | 11–5 (3–0) | Ralston Arena (1,243) Ralston, NE |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm, MeTV ND | | at South Dakota | L 67–71 | 11–6 (3–1) | DakotaDome (1,863) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/16/2015 7:00 pm, MeTV ND | | Western Illinois | W 61–48 | 12–6 (4–1) | Scheels Arena (3,149) Fargo, ND |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, HTSN/ESPN3 | | at IUPUI | W 69–61 $^{OT}$ | 13–6 (5–1) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,224) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/24/2015 5:00 pm, PBS 39 | | at IPFW | L 71–77 | 13–7 (5–2) | Gates Sports Center (1,839) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm, MeTV ND | | Denver | W 61–54 $^{OT}$ | 14–7 (6–2) | Scheels Arena (2,555) Fargo, ND |
| 02/01/2015 2:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | W 64–62 | 15–7 (7–2) | Western Hall (530) Macomb, IL |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm, MeTV ND | | Omaha | W 64–57 | 16–7 (8–2) | Scheels Arena (2,544) Fargo, ND |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm, MeTV ND | | South Dakota | W 71–47 | 17–7 (9–2) | Scheels Arena (3,420) Fargo, ND |
| 02/12/2015 9:00 pm, RTRM | | at Denver | W 73–69 $^{OT}$ | 18–7 (10–2) | Magness Arena (1,469) Denver, CO |
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | | at South Dakota State | L 58–68 | 18–8 (10–3) | Frost Arena (4,912) Brookings, SD |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm, MeTV ND | | IUPUI | W 57–48 | 19–8 (11–3) | Scheels Arena (2,543) Fargo, ND |
| 02/21/2015 2:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | | IPFW | W 66–62 | 20–8 (12–3) | Scheels Arena (4,318) Fargo, ND |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oral Roberts | L 58–74 | 20–9 (12–4) | Mabee Center (3,908) Tulsa, OK |
| The Summit League tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2015 8:30 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | | vs. Denver Quarterfinals | W 61–50 | 21–9 | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (9,773) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/09/2015 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Oral Roberts Semifinals | W 60–56 | 22–9 | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (10,153) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/10/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. South Dakota State Championship game | W 57–56 | 23–9 | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (9,033) Sioux Falls, SD |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2015* 8:50 pm, TNT | No. (15 S) | vs. No. 7 (2 S) Gonzaga Second round | L 76–86 | 23–10 | KeyArena (14,852) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South. ||||||