# 2023–24 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2023–24 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by tenth year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League. NDSU made the Summit League tournament as the 5 seed. They lost to 4th seeded St. Thomas in the quarterfinals to be eliminated from postseason contention.

## Previous Season

The Bison finished the 2022-23 season 16–17, 11–7 in Summit League play to finish in third place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated South Dakota in the quarterfinals, South Dakota State in the semifinals, before losing to Oral Roberts in the finals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Dezmond McKinney | 0 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Junior | Raytown, Missouri | Transferred to Bellarmine |
| Grant Nelson | 4 | F | 6'11" | 235 | Junior | Devils Lake, North Dakota | Transferred to Alabama |
| Luke Yoder | 5 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Junior | Normal, Illinois | Transferred to Illinois Wesleyan University |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jeremiah Burke | 5 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Junior | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Iowa Lakes Community College (NJCAA) |

### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Eli Bradley G | Las Vegas, Nevada | Bishop Gorman High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 9, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Darik Dissette G | Minot, North Dakota | Minot High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 17, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Mark Nikolich-Wilson F | Arlington Heights, Illinois | Rolling Meadows High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | |
| 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: "2023 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 |||||||||
| October 27, 2023* 7:00 pm | | St. Olaf | W 93–50 | – | 19 – Miller | 8 – Feddersen | 3 – Waddles | Scheels Center (1,007) Fargo, ND |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 80–76 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | 25 – Skunberg | 13 – Morgan | 6 – Wheeler-Thomas | University Arena (1,364) Kalamazoo, MI |
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/Summit League Network | | Mount Marty | W 93–66 | 2–0 | 17 – Skunberg | 10 – Miller | 4 – White | Scheels Center (1,032) Fargo, ND |
| November 11, 2023* 1:00 pm, FS2 | | at No. 8 Creighton | L 60–89 | 2–1 | 15 – Wheeler-Thomas | 6 – Skunberg | 3 – Wheeler-Thomas | CHI Health Center Omaha (16,911) Omaha, NE |
| November 14, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. UC Davis Basketball Travelers Mike Montgomery Classic | L 53–68 | 2–2 | 12 – Skunberg | 8 – Skunberg | 3 – Tied | Dahlberg Arena (71) Missoula, MT |
| November 16, 2023* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana Basketball Travelers Mike Montgomery Classic | W 78–69 | 3–2 | 22 – Wheeler-Thomas | 7 – Miller | 4 – Skunberg | Dahlberg Arena (2,653) Missoula, MT |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Wisconsin-Stout | W 101–72 | 4–2 | 26 – Waddles | 10 – Miller | 5 – Wheeler-Thomas | Scheels Center (1,018) Fargo, ND |
| November 25, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 71–86 | 4–3 | 25 – Skunberg | 8 – Skunberg | 3 – Wheeler-Thomas | GCU Arena (7,208) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 27, 2023* 10:00 pm | | at San Jose State | L 65–78 | 4–4 | 18 – Wheeler-Thomas | 6 – Morgan | 3 – Wheeler-Thomas | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,322) San Jose, CA |
| December 4, 2023* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | San Jose State | W 83–78 $^{OT}$ | 5–4 | 17 – Fedderson | 9 – Miller | 5 – Miller | Scheels Center (1,946) Fargo, ND |
| December 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Portland | W 78–67 | 6–4 | 16 – Morgan | 6 – Morgan | 6 – Skunberg | Scheels Center (1,234) Fargo, ND |
| December 10, 2023* 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Oak Hills Christian | W 108–14 | 7–4 | 19 – Waddles | 8 – Tied | 5 – Waddles | Scheels Center (1,016) Fargo, ND |
| December 17, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | L 65–75 | 7–5 | 18 – Miller | 7 – Tied | 3 – Wheeler-Thomas | CEFCU Arena (2,953) Normal, IL |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | L 63–76 | 7–6 | 19 – Skunberg | 5 – Wheeler-Thomas | 3 – Wheeler-Thomas | Banterra Center (3,932) Carbondale, IL |
| December 29, 2023 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | South Dakota | L 66–75 | 7–7 (0–1) | 19 – Morgan | 7 – Skunberg | 4 – Wheeler-Thomas | Scheels Center (2,674) Fargo, ND |
| January 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Montana Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 86–96 | 7–8 | 19 – Miller | 8 – Feddersen | 4 – White | Scheels Center (1,592) Fargo, ND |
| January 6, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 83–91 | 7–9 | 23 – Tied | 6 – Morgan | 2 – Tied | Reese Court (1,192) Cheney, WA |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Kansas City | W 92–91 $^{2OT}$ | 8–9 (1–1) | 23 – Skunberg | 6 – Skunberg | 5 – Tied | Swinney Recreation Center (818) Kansas City, MO |
| January 13, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Omaha | L 92–96 $^{OT}$ | 8–10 (1–2) | 30 – Wheeler-Thomas | 7 – Morgan | 6 – White | Baxter Arena (1,047) Omaha, NE |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Denver | L 70–78 | 8–11 (1–3) | 15 – Skunberg | 6 – Skunberg | 4 – Wheeler-Thomas | Scheels Center (1,527) Fargo, ND |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Oral Roberts | W 72–67 | 9–11 (2–3) | 20 – Skunberg | 13 – Morgan | 4 – Morgan | Scheels Center (2,017) Fargo, ND |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | at St. Thomas | L 66–79 | 9–12 (2–4) | 20 – Feddersen | 7 – Skunberg | 4 – Feddersen | Shoenecker Arena (1,614) St. Paul, MN |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN | | at South Dakota State | W 74–73 $^{OT}$ | 10–12 (3–4) | 14 – Skunberg | 10 – Skunberg | 3 – Morgan | Frost Arena (3,418) Brookings, SD |
| February 3, 2024 3:30 pm, MidcoSN/SLN | | at North Dakota | L 58–60 | 10–13 (3–5) | 14 – Morgan | 10 – Miller | 2 – Tied | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (3,065) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Kansas City | W 82–78 $^{OT}$ | 11–13 (4–5) | 31 – Morgan | 7 – Skunberg | 4 – Skunberg | Scheels Center (1,289) Fargo, ND |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Omaha | W 81–79 | 12–13 (5–5) | 18 – Morgan | 8 – Feddersen | 5 – Feddersen | Scheels Center (2,204) Fargo, ND |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Oral Roberts | W 73–60 | 13–13 (6–5) | 18 – Tied | 10 – Feddersen | 3 – Waddles | Mabee Center (3,975) Tulsa, OK |
| February 17, 2024 3:00 pm, SLN | | at Denver | L 71–77 | 13–14 (6–6) | 21 – Miller | 8 – White | 5 – White | Hamilton Gymnasium (1,038) Denver, CO |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, WDAY/SLN | | St. Thomas | W 64–50 | 14–14 (7–6) | 17 – Morgan | 10 – White | 2 – Tied | Scheels Center (1,579) Fargo, ND |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | North Dakota | W 73–68 | 15–14 (8–6) | 27 – Morgan | 8 – Feddersen | 3 – White | Scheels Center (5,058) Fargo, ND |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | at South Dakota | L 68–88 | 15–15 (8–7) | 16 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,717) Vermillion, SD |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | South Dakota State | L 61–78 | 15–16 (8–8) | 16 – White | 6 – Morgan | 3 – Morgan | Scheels Center (2,917) Fargo, ND |
| Summit League tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2024 6:00 pm, SLN | (5) | vs. (4) St. Thomas Quarterfinals | L 58–68 | 15–17 | 16 – White | 8 – Skunberg | 4 – Skunberg | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
Sources:

## Awards and accolades
### Summit League Player of the Week

| Week | Player(s) of the Week | School |
| Feb. 12 | Andrew Morgan | North Dakota State |