# 2013–14 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2013–14 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by seventh year head coach Saul Phillips, played their home games at the Bison Sports Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 26–7, 12–2 in The Summit League play to finish win The Summit League regular season championship. They were also champions of The Summit League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they defeated Oklahoma in the second round before losing to San Diego State in the round of 32.
At the end of the season, Saul Phillips resigned to take the head coaching job at Ohio. He was 134–84 in seven seasons. He was replaced by associate head coach David Richman.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Fred Newell | Guard | 5–8 | 160 | Senior | Lakeville, Minnesota |
| 3 | Mike Felt | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Senior | Redwood Falls, Minnesota |
| 12 | Lawrence Alexander | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Junior | Peoria, Illinois |
| 13 | Carlin Dupree | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Freshman | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 21 | A. J. Jacobson | Guard | 6–6 | 205 | Freshman | Fargo, North Dakota |
| 22 | Kory Brown | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Sophomore | Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
| 23 | Brett VandenBergh | Forward | 6–5 | 215 | Sophomore | De Pere, Wisconsin |
| 24 | Taylor Braun | Guard | 6–7 | 210 | Senior | Newberg, Oregon |
| 25 | Joel Lindberg | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Junior | Superior, Wisconsin |
| 32 | TrayVonn Wright | Forward | 6–7 | 185 | Senior | Waterloo, Iowa |
| 34 | Chris Kading | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Sophomore | De Pere, Wisconsin |
| 40 | Dexter Werner | Forward | 6–6 | 235 | RS–Freshman | Bismarck, North Dakota |
| 42 | Marshall Bjorklund | Forward | 6–8 | 250 | Senior | Arlington, Minnesota |
| 44 | Jordan Aaberg | Forward | 6–9 | 225 | Senior | Rothsay, Minnesota |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2013* 7:00 pm | | Concordia–Moorhead | W 98–49 | | Bison Sports Arena (2,329) Fargo, ND |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:00 pm | | Viterbo | W 93–49 | 1–0 | Bison Sports Arena (2,157) Fargo, ND |
| 11/14/2013* 10:30 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 65–78 | 1–1 | McKeon Pavilion (2,178) Moraga, CA |
| 11/18/2013* 7:00 pm, MeTV | | Southern Mississippi | L 69–70 | 1–2 | Bison Sports Arena (3,724) Fargo, ND |
| 11/20/2013* 6:00 pm | | at Western Michigan | W 83–74 | 2–2 | University Arena (2,111) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 11/24/2013* 5:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS Pacific | | at North Dakota | L 77–95 | 2–3 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (3,142) Grand Forks, ND |
| 11/29/2013* 10:00 pm | | at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic | W 91–85 | 3–3 | Leavey Center (850) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/30/2013* 10:45 pm | | vs. Rider Cable Car Classic | W 87–70 | 4–3 | Leavey Center (1,024) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/02/2013* 7:00 pm | | Valley City State | W 86–43 | 5–3 | Bison Sports Arena (1,047) Fargo, ND |
| 12/07/2013* 12:00 pm | | at Bryant Gotham Classic | W 66–62 | 6–3 | Chace Athletic Center (2,200) Smithfield, RI |
| 12/11/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Notre Dame Gotham Classic | W 73–69 | 7–3 | Purcell Pavilion (7,662) Notre Dame, IN |
| 12/14/2013* 7:15 pm, BTN | | at No. 3 Ohio State Gotham Classic | L 62–79 | 7–4 | Value City Arena (15,272) Columbus, OH |
| 12/16/2013* 7:00 pm, MeTV | | Delaware Gotham Classic | W 85–66 | 8–4 | Bison Sports Arena (3,014) Fargo, ND |
| 12/21/2013* 7:00 pm, NBC North Dakota/ESPN3 | | Towson | W 90–82 | 9–4 | Bison Sports Arena (2,905) Fargo, ND |
| 12/23/2013* 8:00 pm | | at Utah Valley | W 74–70 | 10–4 | UCCU Center (1,092) Orem, UT |
| 01/04/2014* 7:00 pm | | Mayville State | W 96–45 | 11–4 | Bison Sports Arena (1,224) Fargo, ND |
| 01/09/2014 6:00 pm | | at IPFW | L 71–82 | 11–5 (0–1) | Gates Sports Center (608) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 01/11/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at IUPUI | W 87–64 | 12–5 (1–1) | The Jungle (778) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm, MeTV | | Nebraska–Omaha | W 91–69 | 13–5 (2–1) | Bison Sports Arena (3,274) Fargo, ND |
| 01/18/2014 2:00 pm, MeTV | | Western Illinois | W 65–52 | 14–5 (3–1) | Bison Sports Arena (4,284) Fargo, ND |
| 01/25/2014 4:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS | | at South Dakota State | W 85–77 | 15–5 (4–1) | Frost Arena (4,859) Brookings, SD |
| 01/30/2014 7:00 pm, MidcoSN | | at South Dakota | W 66–63 | 16–5 (5–1) | DakotaDome (1,756) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/01/2014 5:00 pm | | at Denver | L 63–67 | 16–6 (5–2) | Magness Arena (4,021) Denver, CO |
| 02/06/2014 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS | | IUPUI | W 66–60 | 17–6 (6–2) | Bison Sports Arena (2,877) Fargo, ND |
| 02/08/2014 4:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS | | IPFW | W 69–58 | 18–6 (7–2) | Bison Sports Arena (4,557) Fargo, ND |
| 02/13/2014 7:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | W 56–52 | 19–6 (8–2) | Western Hall (1,962) Macomb, IL |
| 02/15/2014 4:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS | | at Nebraska–Omaha | W 75–59 | 20–6 (9–2) | Ralston Arena (2,276) Ralston, NE |
| 02/22/2014 4:00 pm, MeTV | | South Dakota State | W 74–59 | 21–6 (10–2) | Bison Sports Arena (5,614) Fargo, ND |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm, MeTV | | South Dakota | W 82–54 | 22–6 (11–2) | Bison Sports Arena (3,804) Fargo, ND |
| 03/01/2014 7:00 pm, NBC North Dakota/ESPN3 | | Denver | W 78–68 | 23–6 (12–2) | Bison Sports Arena (4,527) Fargo, ND |
| The Summit League tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2014 6:00 pm, FCS Atlantic | | vs. Denver Semifinals | W 83–48 | 24–6 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,769) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/11/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. IPFW Championship | W 60–57 | 25–6 | Sioux Falls Arena (4,263) Sioux Falls, SD |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2014* 6:27 pm, truTV | No. (12 W) | vs. No. 21 (5 W) Oklahoma Second round | W 80–75 $^{OT}$ | 26–6 | Spokane Arena (10,962) Spokane, WA |
| 03/22/2014* 5:10 pm, TNT | No. (12 W) | vs. No. 13 (4 W) San Diego State Third round | L 44–63 | 26–7 | Spokane Arena (11,623) Spokane, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||