# 2016–17 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2016–17 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by third-year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 19–11, 11–5 in Summit League play to finish in second place. They were upset by IUPUI in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.

## Previous season

The Bison finished the 2015–16 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | Concordia Moorhead | W 90–53 | | Scheels Center (2,588) Fargo, ND |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas State | W 76–66 | 1–0 | Scheels Center (5,005) Fargo, ND |
| 11/13/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Minnesota Morris | W 92–62 | 2–0 | Scheels Center (1,723) Fargo, ND |
| 11/18/2016* 3:00 pm | | vs. Navy High Point Tournament | W 66–59 | 3–0 | Millis Center (1,750) High Point, NC |
| 11/19/2016* 6:00 pm | | vs. UNC Greensboro High Point Tournament | L 54–65 | 3–1 | Millis Center (1,750) High Point, NC |
| 11/20/2016* 11:30 am | | at High Point High Point Tournament | W 70–44 | 4–1 | Millis Center (1,750) High Point, NC |
| 11/22/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Waldorf | W 83–52 | 5–1 | Scheels Center (1,845) Fargo, ND |
| 11/27/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 50–64 | 5–2 | JQH Arena (3,765) Springfield, MO |
| 11/29/2016* 5:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 7 Xavier | L 55–85 | 5–3 | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/02/2016* 6:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | W 85–67 | 6–3 | Corbett Sports Center (747) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Dakota | L 56–74 | 6–4 | Scheels Center (5,022) Fargo, ND |
| 12/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UC Davis | W 74–70 | 7–4 | Scheels Center (2,921) Fargo, ND |
| 12/16/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Dakota | W 87–70 | 8–4 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,428) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Arkansas | L 55–71 | 8–5 | Bud Walton Arena (16,006) Fayetteville, AR |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Dakota State | W 80–69 | 9–5 (1–0) | Frost Arena (2,854) Brookings, SD |
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | Omaha | W 82–70 | 10–5 (2–0) | Scheels Center (3,176) Fargo, ND |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | IUPUI | W 93–89 | 11–5 (3–0) | Scheels Center (2,728) Fargo, ND |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Dakota | W 70–69 | 12–5 (4–0) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,582) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/14/2017 5:00 pm, ALT2 | | at Denver | L 55–79 | 12–6 (4–1) | Magness Arena (2,641) Denver, CO |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fort Wayne | W 89–83 | 13–6 (5–1) | Scheels Center (4,210) Fargo, ND |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Illinois | W 89–57 | 14–6 (6–1) | Western Hall (883) Macomb, IL |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oral Roberts | W 81–71 | 15–6 (7–1) | Scheels Center (4,353) Fargo, ND |
| 02/01/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at IUPUI | L 81–86 $^{OT}$ | 15–7 (7–2) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,098) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Dakota | L 66–76 | 15–8 (7–3) | Scheels Center (5,007) Fargo, ND |
| 02/08/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Dakota State | W 82–65 | 16–8 (8–3) | Scheels Center (4,805) Fargo, ND |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Denver | W 81–63 | 17–8 (9–3) | Scheels Center (4,433) Fargo, ND |
| 02/15/2017 6:00 pm | | at Fort Wayne | L 61–77 | 17–9 (9–4) | Memorial Coliseum (1,733) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 02/18/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Illinois | W 100–91 $^{2OT}$ | 18–9 (10–4) | Scheels Center (4,696) Fargo, ND |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oral Roberts | W 82–80 | 19–9 (11–4) | Mabee Center (3,182) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm | | at Omaha | L 92–96 | 19–10 (11–5) | Baxter Arena (3,238) Omaha, NE |
| The Summit League tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (7) IUPUI Quarterfinals | L 57–76 | 19–11 | Premier Center (9,399) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||