# 2021–22 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2021–22 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by eighth-year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League. The Bison went into the Summit League tournament as the number 2 seed. They beat Denver and Oral Roberts before falling to South Dakota State in the championship game.

## Previous season

The Bison finished the 2020–21 season 15–12, 11–5 in Summit League play to finish in third place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated Kansas City in the quarterfinals, South Dakota in the semifinals, before falling to Oral Roberts in the championship game.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jaxon Knotek | 0 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | River Falls, Wisconsin | Transferred to American |
| Donald Carter III | 25 | G | 6'0" | 195 | Junior | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Unknown Destination |
| Odell Wilson | 32 | F | 6'6" | 245 | Sophomore | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Transferred to Missouri SW State (Division II) |
| Tyler Witz | 44 | F | 6'9" | 245 | Senior | Clearwater, Florida | Transferred to Saginaw Valley State (Division II) |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Willie Guy | 2 | G | 5'11" | 190 | Sophomore | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Des Moines Area Community College |
| Andrew Kallman | 12 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Chaska, Minnesota | Northern State |

### Recruiting Class
#### 2021 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Andrew Morgan PF | Waseca, Minnesota | Waseca High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Oct 16, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Joshua Streit PF | Watkins, Minnesota | Eden Valley-Watkins High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jan 9, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Kolbe Rada G | Ceresco, Nebraska | Pius X Catholic High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 9, 2020 |
| Recruiting 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 | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Minot State | W 85–54 | – | Scheels Center (1,158) Fargo, ND |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN3 | | Concordia–Moorhead | W 88–44 | 1–0 | Scheels Center (1,606) Fargo, ND |
| November 12, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal Poly | W 60–57 | 2–0 | Mott Athletics Center (1,289) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| November 15, 2021* 9:00 pm | | at UNLV Roman Main Event On-Campus Game | L 62–64 | 2–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (4,381) Paradise, NV |
| November 16, 2021* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona Roman Main Event On-Campus Game | L 45–97 | 2–2 | McKale Center (12,059) Tucson, AZ |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Tarleton State Roman Main Event On-Campus Game | W 54–53 | 3–2 | Scheels Center (1,673) Fargo, ND |
| November 27, 2021* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Idaho | W 90–73 | 4–2 | Scheels Center (1,896) Fargo, ND |
| November 30, 2021* 8:00 pm, FS2 | | at Creighton | L 55–80 | 4–3 | CHI Health Center Omaha (15,428) Omaha, NE |
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Northland | W 114–51 | 5–3 | Scheels Center (1,003) Fargo, ND |
| December 7, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana State | L 49–68 | 5–4 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,669) Bozeman, MT |
| December 10, 2021* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Cal State Northridge | W 68–54 | 6–4 | Scheels Center (1,403) Fargo, ND |
| December 13, 2021* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Indiana State | W 77–70 | 7–4 | Scheels Center (1,434) Fargo, ND |
| December 17, 2021* 9:00 pm | | at Pacific | W 73–61 | 8–4 | Alex G. Spanos Center (925) Stockton, CA |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| December 22, 2021 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | North Dakota | W 86–76 | 9–4 (1–0) | Scheels Center (3,510) Fargo, ND |
| December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | South Dakota State | L 86–90 | 9–5 (1–1) | Scheels Center (3,408) Fargo, ND |
| January 8, 2022 12:00 pm | | at Omaha | W 71–67 | 10–5 (2–1) | Baxter Arena (1,185) Omaha, NE |
| January 10, 2022 8:00 pm, Altitude 2 | | at Denver | W 87–69 | 11–5 (3–1) | Hamilton Gymnasium (526) Denver, CO |
| January 15, 2022 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | L 79–90 $^{OT}$ | 11–6 (3–2) | Scheels Center (1,634) Fargo, ND |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm | | at Kansas City | L 77–80 | 11–7 (3–3) | Swinney Recreation Center (631) Kansas City, MO |
| January 22, 2022 7:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | W 72–71 | 12–7 (4–3) | Mabee Center (4,233) Tulsa, OK |
| January 25, 2022 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | St. Thomas Rescheduled from January 13 | W 77–56 | 13–7 (5–3) | Scheels Center (1,290) Fargo, ND |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm | | at South Dakota | W 74–62 $^{OT}$ | 14–7 (6–3) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,837) Vermillion, SD |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | at South Dakota State | L 76–80 | 14–8 (6–4) | Frost Arena (3,821) Brookings, SD |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Omaha | W 71–64 | 15–8 (7–4) | Scheels Center (1,356) Fargo, ND |
| February 5, 2022 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Denver | W 73–65 | 16–8 (8–4) | Scheels Center (1,860) Fargo, ND |
| February 7, 2022 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | South Dakota Rescheduled from January 1 | W 76–74 | 17–8 (9–4) | Scheels Center (1,343) Fargo, ND |
| February 10, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | W 84–81 $^{2OT}$ | 18–8 (10–4) | Western Hall (798) Macomb, IL |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 pm | | at St. Thomas | W 75–64 | 19–8 (11–4) | Schoenecker Arena (1,405) St. Paul, MN |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts | W 77–59 | 20–8 (12–4) | Scheels Center (2,601) Fargo, ND |
| February 19, 2022 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ | | Kansas City | L 71–85 | 20–9 (12–5) | Scheels Center (2,683) Fargo, ND |
| February 26, 2022 1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | at North Dakota | W 79–53 | 21–9 (13–5) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,541) Grand Forks, ND |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2022 8:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Denver Quarterfinals | W 82–62 | 22–9 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (9,336) Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 7, 2022 8:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Oral Roberts Semifinals | W 92–72 | 23–9 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (10,418) Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 8, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (1) South Dakota State Championship | L 69–75 | 23–10 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (10,072) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
Sources

## Season Honors
### First-Team All-Summit League

* Rocky Kreuser
* Sam Griesel
Reference:

### Summit League All-Defensive Team

* Tyree Eady

### Summit League All-Tournament Team

* Sam Griesel
* Grant Nelson
Reference: