# 2015–16 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2015–16 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by second 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 20–13, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in fifth place. They defeated IUPUI and IPFW to advance to the championship game of The Summit League tournament where they lost to South Dakota State. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Brian Ishola | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Sophomore | Woodbury, Minnesota |
| 2 | Paul Miller | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Sophomore | Waukesha, Wisconsin |
| 3 | Carlin Dupree | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 4 | Malik Clements | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Sophomore | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 12 | Zach Rammelt | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Freshman | Racine, Wisconsin |
| 13 | Khy Kabellis | Guard | 6–3 | 170 | Freshman | Escondido, California |
| 21 | A.J. Jacobson | Guard | 6–6 | 215 | Sophomore | Fargo, North Dakota |
| 22 | Kory Brown | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Senior | Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
| 24 | Trey Miller | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 195 | RS–Freshman | Woodinville, Washington |
| 30 | Spencer Eliason | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | RS–Freshman | Chadron, Nebraska |
| 32 | Evan Wesenberg | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Sophomore | Germantown, Wisconsin |
| 34 | Chris Kading | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Senior | De Pere, Wisconsin |
| 40 | Dexter Werner | Forward | 6–6 | 240 | RS–Junior | Bismarck, North Dakota |
| 42 | Dylan Miller | Forward | 6–9 | 225 | Freshman | Panama, Illinois |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2015* 7:00 pm | | University of Mary | W 91–58 | | Scheels Arena Fargo, ND |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:30 pm | | at UC Davis | W 79–71 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | The Pavilion (3,366) Davis, CA |
| 11/15/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois | L 74–80 | 1–1 | Prairie Capital Convention Center (5,332) Springfield, IL |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | | Valley City State | W 69–49 | 2–1 | Scheels Arena (2,142) Fargo, ND |
| 11/25/2015* 7:00 pm, MeTV | | Montana | W 73–53 | 3–1 | Scheels Arena (3,536) Fargo, ND |
| 11/28/2015* 1:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 77–56 | 4–1 | Scheels Arena (2,052) Fargo, ND |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm | | at No. 5 Iowa State | L 64–84 | 4–2 | Hilton Coliseum (14,272) Ames, IA |
| 12/04/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas State | W 74–73 | 5–2 | Convocation Center (1,054) Jonesboro, AR |
| 12/06/2015* 4:30 pm | | at Southern Miss | L 62–74 | 5–3 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,972) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/11/2015* 7:30 pm, FCS | | at North Dakota | W 69–67 | 6–3 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,593) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm, MeTV | | Montana State | W 73–64 | 7–3 | Scheels Arena (2,523) Fargo, ND |
| 12/21/2015* 6:30 pm | | vs. Idaho State World Vision Classic | W 67–62 | 8–3 | Smith Spectrum (8,156) Logan, UT |
| 12/22/2015* 6:30 pm | | vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley World Vision Classic | W 68–50 | 9–3 | Smith Spectrum (7,746) Logan, UT |
| 12/23/2015* 9:00 pm | | at Utah State World Vision Classic | L 62–76 | 9–4 | Smith Spectrum (8,321) Logan, UT |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | | Northland | W 105–47 | 10–4 | Scheels Arena (2,231) Fargo, ND |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2016 4:00 pm, MeTV | | Denver | W 75–49 | 11–4 (1–0) | Scheels Arena (2,422) Fargo, ND |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm, MeTV | | Omaha | L 82–91 | 11–5 (1–1) | Scheels Arena (1,887) Fargo, ND |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oral Roberts | L 65–66 | 11–6 (1–2) | Mabee Center (3,175) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3/MidcoSN | | South Dakota | W 66–65 | 12–6 (2–2) | Scheels Arena (3,153) Fargo, ND |
| 01/16/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3/MidcoSN | | South Dakota State | W 68–57 | 13–6 (3–2) | Scheels Arena (4,272) Fargo, ND |
| 01/21/2016 6:00 pm | | at IPFW | L 74–79 | 13–7 (3–3) | Gates Sports Center (964) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Illinois | W 65–52 | 14–7 (4–3) | Western Hall (1,301) Macomb, IL |
| 01/31/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at IUPUI | L 72–73 | 14–8 (4–4) | Fairgrounds Coliseum (1,113) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3/MidcoSN | | Oral Roberts | W 67–63 | 15–8 (5–4) | Scheels Arena (2,637) Fargo, ND |
| 02/06/2016 4:00 pm, MeTV | | IPFW | W 62–46 | 16–8 (6–4) | Scheels Arena (3,230) Fargo, ND |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm | | at South Dakota | L 58–72 | 16–9 (6–5) | DakotaDome (1,595) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/13/2016 1:00 pm | | at Omaha | L 69–76 | 16–10 (6–6) | Baxter Arena (3,028) Omaha, NE |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm, MeTV | | Western Illinois | W 63–54 | 17–10 (7–6) | Scheels Arena (2,227) Fargo, ND |
| 02/20/2016 4:00 pm, NBCND | | IUPUI | W 63–59 | 18–10 (8–6) | Scheels Arena (3,812) Fargo, ND |
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3/MidcoSN | | at South Dakota State | L 59–71 | 18–11 (8–7) | Frost Arena (3,169) Brookings, SD |
| 02/27/2016 5:00 pm, RTRM | | at Denver | L 59–70 | 18–12 (8–8) | Magness Arena (2,876) Denver, CO |
| The Summit League tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) IUPUI Quarterfinals | W 60–45 | 19–12 | Premier Center (6,432) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/07/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (1) IPFW Semifinals | W 69–68 | 20–12 | Premier Center (9,735) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/08/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5) | vs. (2) South Dakota State Championship game | L 59–67 | 20–13 | Premier Center (10,188) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||