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

The 2024–25 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League. NDSU made the Summit League tournament as the 4 seed. They lost to 5th seeded South Dakota in the quarterfinals to be eliminated from postseason contention.

## Previous Season

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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Lance Waddles | 12 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Shreveport, LA | Transferred to Omaha |
| Boden Skunberg | 14 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Jamestown, ND | Transferred to Illinois State |
| Joshua Streit | 22 | F | 6'9" | 245 | Junior | Watkins, MN | Transferred to Omaha |
| Andrew Morgan | 23 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Junior | Waseca, MN | Transferred to Nebraska |
| 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 |

### Incoming transfers

| 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

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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2024 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 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 | W 94–60 | 11–4 | 28 – Moni | 5 – Tied | 5 – Moni | Scheels Center (1,378) Fargo, ND |
| Summit League regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | St. Thomas | L 85–89 | 11–5 (0–1) | 25 – Moni | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Scheels Center (1,492) Fargo, ND |
| January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Omaha | L 80–85 | 11–6 (0–2) | 23 – Moni | 10 – T. Miller | 3 – Moni | Scheels Center (1,629) Fargo, ND |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Oral Roberts | W 110–96 | 12–6 (1–2) | 28 – Moni | 4 – Tied | 8 – Moni | Mabee Center (2,197) Tulsa, OK |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, SLN | | at Denver | W 69–50 | 13–6 (2–2) | 15 – Moni | 9 – Feddersen | 4 – Tied | Hamilton Gymnasium (954) Denver, CO |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Kansas City | W 71–64 | 14–6 (3–2) | 24 – Moni | 8 – Moni | 3 – Stefonowicz | Scheels Center (1,544) Fargo, ND |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, SLN | | at South Dakota | W 103–77 | 15–6 (4–2) | 32 – White | 11 – Feddersen | 5 – Tied | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,001) Vermillion, SD |
| January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | North Dakota | W 87–82 | 16–6 (5–2) | 24 – Moni | 10 – Moni | 4 – Moni | Scheels Center (5,198) Fargo, ND |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | South Dakota State | L 62–72 | 16–7 (5–3) | 19 – Moni | 8 – Moni | 2 – Feddersen | Scheels Center (2,791) Fargo, ND |
| February 2, 2025 3:00 pm, CBS Sports Network | | at St. Thomas | L 62–79 | 16–8 (5–4) | 23 – White | 8 – T. Miller | 3 – T. Miller | Schoenecker Arena (2,068) St. Paul, MN |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Kansas City | W 78–72 | 17–8 (6–4) | 24 – Moni | 10 – Feddersen | 8 – White | Swinney Recreation Center (986) Kansas City, MO |
| February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN | | at Omaha | L 74–85 | 17–9 (6–5) | 25 – White | 8 – Feddersen | 4 – White | Baxter Arena (2,288) Omaha, NE |
| February 13, 2025 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Oral Roberts | W 94–88 $^{OT}$ | 18–9 (7–5) | 32 – Moni | 9 – White | 5 – Watkins | Scheels Center (1,103) Fargo, ND |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | Denver | W 89–84 $^{OT}$ | 19–9 (8–5) | 27 – Moni | 6 – Moni | 7 – Moni | Scheels Center (1,993) Fargo, ND |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at South Dakota State | W 77–68 | 20–9 (9–5) | 28 – Moni | 8 – Feddersen | 4 – Moni | First Bank & Trust Arena (4,115) Brookings, SD |
| February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN | | at North Dakota | L 77–79 | 20–10 (9–6) | 26 – White | 6 – Moni | 4 – Moni | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,517) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN | | South Dakota | W 82–78 | 21–10 (10–6) | 20 – White | 13 – Dissette | 3 – Stefonowicz | Scheels Center (1,710) Fargo, ND |
| Summit League tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 6:00 pm, SLN | (4) | vs. (5) South Dakota Quarterfinals | L 84–85 | 21–11 | 26 – T. Miller | 8 – T. Miller | 6 – Stefonowicz | Denny Sanford Premier Center (9,202) 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. 9 | Jackson Moni | North Dakota State |
| Dec. 16 | Jackson Moni (2) | North Dakota State (2) |
| Dec. 30 | Jackson Moni (3) | North Dakota State (3) |

### Summit League End of Season Awards

* All–Summit League
** First team
*** Jacksen Moni
** Second team
*** Jacari White
** Honorable mention
*** Masen Miller
* All-Newcomer Team
** Jacksen Moni
* Sixth Man of the Year
** Tajavis Miller
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