# 2022–23 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2022–23 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2022-23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by ninth year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League. The Bison went into the Summit League tournament as the number 3 seed. They beat South Dakota and South Dakota State before falling to Oral Roberts in the championship game.

## Previous Season

The Bison finished the 2021–22 season 23–10, 13–5 in Summit League play to finish in second place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated Denver in the quarterfinals, Oral Roberts in the semifinals, before losing to South Dakota State in the finals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Willie Guy | 2 | G | 5'11" | 190 | Sophomore | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Transferred to Angelo State (Division II) |
| Tyree Eady | 3 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Junior | Middleton, Wisconsin | Transferred to North Texas |
| Sam Griesel | 5 | G/F | 6'6" | 220 | Junior | Lincoln, Nebraska | Transferred to Nebraska |
| Jarius Cook | 11 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota | Transferred to Jacksonville |
| Andrew Kallman | 12 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Chaska, Minnesota | Graduated |
| Maleeck Harden-Hayes | 23 | G | 6'7" | 185 | Sophomore | Moorhead, Minnesota | Transferred to UNC Wilmington |
| Kolbe Rada | 33 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Freshman | Ceresco, Nebraska | Left Team for Personal Reasons |
| Rocky Kreuser | 34 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Senior | White Bear Lake, Minnesota | Graduated |
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### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Luke Yoder | 5 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Junior | Normal, Illinois | Illinois Wesleyan (Division III) |
| Jacari White | 11 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Sophomore | Orlando, Florida | State College of Florida (NAIA) |

### 2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tajavis Miller G | Lubbock, Texas | Frenship High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 5, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Damari Wheeler-Thomas G | Elgin, Illinois | Larkin High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 11, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Lance Waddles G | Shreveport, Louisiana | Evangel Christian Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 20, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Sam Hastreiter F | Lincoln, Nebraska | Pius X Catholic High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Noah Feddersen F | Menomonie, Wisconsin | Menomonie High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Oct 11, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Minnesota–Crookston | W 98–64 | – | 22 – Morgan | 8 – Tied | 6 – Yoder | Scheels Center (912) Fargo, ND |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 10 Arkansas | L 58–76 | 0–1 | 17 – Tied | 7 – Morgan | 4 – Yoder | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, Big 12 on ESPN+ | | at No. 5т Kansas | L 59–82 | 0–2 | 11 – Nelson | 9 – Nelson | 4 – Skunberg | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| November 13, 2022* 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Pacific | L 86–91 | 0–3 | 24 – Hastreiter | 12 – Nelson | 9 – Miller | Scheels Arena (1,073) Fargo, ND |
| November 17, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | L 75–101 | 0–4 | 20 – Miller | 9 – Hastreiter | 5 – Yoder | Hulman Center (3,002) Terre Haute, IN |
| November 20, 2022* 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Crown College | W 76–55 | 1–4 | 23 – Morgan | 14 – Morgan | 3 – Skunberg | Scheels Center (953) Fargo, ND |
| November 25, 2022* 8:30 pm | | vs. Northern Colorado Lobo Classic | L 70–80 | 1–5 | 31 – Nelson | 7 – Nelson | 3 – Skunberg | The Pit (9,033) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 26, 2022* 6:00 pm | | at New Mexico Lobo Classic | L 55–76 | 1–6 | 22 – Morgan | 8 – Morgan | 4 – Skunberg | The Pit (8,715) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 27, 2022* 4:00 pm | | vs. Jacksonville State Lobo Classic | L 71–81 | 1–7 | 19 – White | 5 – Morgan | 5 – Nelson | The Pit (7,023) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 3, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington | L 70–78 | 1–8 | 14 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 4 – Skunberg | Reese Court (748) Cheney, WA |
| December 5, 2022* 9:00 pm | | at Portland | W 67–62 | 2–8 | 20 – Skunberg | 10 – Skunberg | 2 – Tied | Chiles Center (906) Portland, OR |
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Montana | L 75–82 | 2–9 | 22 – Skunberg | 7 – Skunberg | 2 – Tied | Scheels Center (1,658) Fargo, ND |
| December 11, 2022* 5:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Waldorf | W 99–54 | 3–9 | 19 – Skunberg | 11 – Nelson | 4 – Nelson | Scheels Center (812) Fargo, ND |
| Summit League regular season |||||||||
| December 19, 2022 6:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | L 60–79 | 3–10 (0–1) | 35 – Nelson | 16 – Nelson | 2 – Miller | Western Hall (533) Macomb, IL |
| December 21, 2022 12:00 pm | | at St. Thomas | L 68–78 | 3–11 (0–2) | 15 – Tied | 9 – Nelson | 3 – White | Schoenecker Arena (1,123) St. Paul, MN |
| December 30, 2022 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | at North Dakota | W 71–49 | 4–11 (1–2) | 18 – Nelson | 8 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,458) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | South Dakota State | W 65–59 | 5–11 (2–2) | 24 – Morgan | 13 – Morgan | 3 – Morgan | Scheels Center (1,653) Fargo, ND |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | South Dakota | W 73–61 | 6–11 (3–2) | 18 – White | 9 – Morgan | 3 – Skunberg | Scheels Center (1,702) Fargo, ND |
| January 12, 2023 8:00 pm, Altitude 2 | | at Denver | W 90–70 | 7–11 (4–2) | 17 – Nelson | 9 – Nelson | 4 – Morgan | Hamilton Gymnasium (740) Denver, CO |
| January 14, 2023 12:00 pm | | at Omaha | W 78–65 | 8–11 (5–2) | 25 – Skunberg | 9 – Nelson | 5 – Miller | Baxter Arena (1,639) Omaha, NE |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts | L 69–92 | 8–12 (5–3) | 21 – Nelson | 8 – Miller | 4 – Skunberg | Scheels Center (3,265) Fargo, ND |
| January 21, 2023 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Kansas City | L 73–75 | 8–13 (5–4) | 29 – Morgan | 8 – Morgan | 3 – Nelson | Scheels Center (1,954) Fargo, ND |
| January 27, 2023 7:00 pm, ABC ND/ESPN+ | | North Dakota | W 91–75 | 9–13 (6–4) | 36 – Nelson | 8 – Streit | 3 – Miller | Scheels Center (3,867) Fargo, ND |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | at South Dakota | L 62–71 | 9–14 (6–5) | 23 – Skunberg | 13 – Nelson | 4 – Nelson | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,796) Vermillion, SD |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | | at South Dakota State | L 85–90 | 9–15 (6–6) | 27 – Nelson | 15 – Nelson | 4 – Wheeler-Thomas | Frost Arena (3,031) Brookings, SD |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Omaha | W 84–58 | 10–15 (7–6) | 19 – Nelson | 13 – Nelson | 5 – Nelson | Scheels Center (1,805) Fargo, ND |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Denver | W 78–70 | 11–15 (8–6) | 30 – Skunberg | 11 – Nelson | 8 – Nelson | Scheels Center (2,283) Fargo, ND |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 pm | | at Kansas City | W 69–58 | 12–15 (9–6) | 22 – Nelson | 14 – Nelson | 3 – Wheeler-Thomas | Swinney Recreation Center (938) Kansas City, MO |
| February 18, 2023 7:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | L 66–74 | 12–16 (9–7) | 24 – Nelson | 12 – Nelson | 2 – Tied | Mabee Center (8,012) Tulsa, OK |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ABC ND/ESPN+ | | St. Thomas | W 73–64 | 13–16 (10–7) | 20 – Nelson | 12 – Skunberg | 3 – Miller | Scheels Center (1,761) Fargo, ND |
| February 25, 2023 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | W 71–69 | 14–16 (11–7) | 24 – Skunberg | 4 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Scheels Center (2,602) Fargo, ND |
| Summit League tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2023 8:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) South Dakota Quarterfinals | W 70–68 | 15–16 | 23 – Nelson | 11 – Nelson | 4 – Nelson | Denny Sanford Premier Center (5,846) Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 6, 2023 8:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) South Dakota State Semifinals | W 89–79 | 16–16 | 24 – Skunberg | 22 – Nelson | 7 – Wheeler-Thomas | Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,707) Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 7, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (1) Oral Roberts Championship | L 58–92 | 16–17 | 18 – Skunberg | 8 – Skunberg | 2 – Morgan | Denny Sanford Premier Center (5,011) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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## Awards and Accolades
### Summit League Player of the Week

| Week | Player(s) of the Week | School |
| Dec 12 | Boden Skunberg | North Dakota State |
| Feb 20 | Grant Nelson | North Dakota State (2) |

### All-League Awards

Source:

#### All-Summit League First Team

* Grant Nelson

#### All-Summit League Honorable Mention

* Boden Skunberg

#### All-Summit League Defensive Team

* Grant Nelson

### All-Tournament Team

* Grant Nelson
* Boden Skunberg
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