2023–24 Summit League men's basketball season

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2023–24 Summit League men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams9
Regular season
Regular season championSouth Dakota State
Season MVPZeke Mayo, South Dakota State
Summit League tournament
ChampionsSouth Dakota State
  Runners-upDenver
Finals MVPWilliam Kyle III, South Dakota State
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State † 12 – 4   .750 22 – 13   .629
Kansas City 10 – 6   .625 16 – 16   .500
North Dakota 10 – 6   .625 18 – 14   .563
St. Thomas* 9 – 7   .563 20 – 13   .606
North Dakota State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 17   .469
Omaha 7 – 9   .438 15 – 18   .455
Denver 6 – 10   .375 17 – 17   .500
Oral Roberts 5 – 11   .313 12 – 19   .387
South Dakota 5 – 11   .313 12 – 20   .375
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2024 Summit League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Summit League men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 6, 2023, and began conference play on December 29, 2023. The regular season ended on March 2, 2024, and set up the 2024 Summit League men's basketball tournament from March 8 to March 12, 2024.
South Dakota State finished league play with a 12-4 record as the regular season champion. In the postseason, after winning the Summit League tournament, South Dakota State was slotted as a 15 seed in the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They lost to Iowa State in the first round.[1]

Conference Changes[edit]

Following the end of the 2023 Spring sports regular season, Western Illinois announced they would be leaving the Summit League effective July 1, 2023 for the Ohio Valley Conference in all sports except men's soccer.[2]

Head Coaches[edit]

Coaching changes[edit]

Oral Roberts[edit]

On March 23, 2023, sixth-year coach Paul Mills left Oral Roberts for the head coaching job at Wichita State.[3] Then, on March 24, 2023, Russell Springmann was announced as the next head coach for the Golden Eagles.[4] Springmann was previously an assistant at Oral Roberts under Mills.

Coaches[edit]

Team Head Coach Previous Job Years At School Record at School Summit League Record Summit League Titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Sweet 16's
Denver Jeff Wulbrun Stanford (Assistant) 3 26–38 13–23 0 0 0
Kansas City Marvin Menzies Grand Canyon (Associate HC) 2 11–21 7–1 0 5 0
North Dakota Paul Sather Northern State 5 43–80 23–45 0 0 0
North Dakota State David Richman North Dakota State (Assistant) 10 172–114 89–54 3 2 0
Omaha Chris Crutchfield Oregon (Assistant) 2 8–22 4–14 0 0 0
Oral Roberts Russell Springmann Oral Roberts (Assistant) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0
St. Thomas John Tauer St. Thomas (Assistant) 12 246–87^ 13–23 0 0^^ 0^^^
South Dakota Eric Peterson Utah (Assistant) 2 12–18 7–11 0 0 0
South Dakota State Eric Henderson South Dakota State (Assistant) 5 87–35 53–11 1 1 0

Notes:

  • Year at school includes 2023–24 season.
  • Overall and Summit League records are from the time at their current school and are through the end of the 2022–23.
  • NCAA tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.

^218 wins and 50 losses at the Division III level

^^8 NCAA Division III Tournaments

^^^4 NCAA Division III Sweet 16s, 2 NCAA Division III Final Fours, and 1 NCAA Division III National Championship

Preseason awards[edit]

The preseason Summit League men's basketball polls were released on October 10, 2023.[5]

Preseason poll[edit]

First place votes in parentheses

  1. South Dakota State (27) – 600
  2. Oral Roberts (7) – 510
  3. North Dakota State (2) – 482
  4. St. Thomas – 386
  5. North Dakota – 374
  6. South Dakota – 274
  7. Omaha – 252
  8. Kansas City – 201
  9. Denver – 161

Preseason honors[edit]

Honor Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
Preseason All-Summit League First Team Luke Appel, South Dakota State
Parker Bjorklund, St. Thomas
Frankie Fidler, Omaha
Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
Isaac McBride, Oral Roberts
Boden Skunberg, North Dakota State
Preseason All-Summit League Second Team Tommy Bruner, Denver
William Kyle III, South Dakota State
Andrew Morgan, North Dakota State
B.J. Omot, North Dakota
Kareem Thompson, Oral Roberts

Regular season[edit]

Conference standings[edit]

Current as of March 30, 2024[6]

Conference Overall
Rank Team Record Percent Record Percent Tiebreaker
1 South Dakota State 12–4 .750 22–13 .629
2 Kansas City 10–6 .625 16–16 .500 1–1 vs. South Dakota State
3 North Dakota 10–6 .625 18–14 .562 0–2 vs. South Dakota State
4 St. Thomas 9–7 .563 20–13 .606
5 North Dakota State 8–8 .500 15–17 .469
6 Omaha 7–9 .438 15–18 .455
7 Denver 6–10 .375 17–17 .500
8 Oral Roberts 5–11 .313 12–19 .387 1–1 vs. South Dakota State
9 South Dakota 5–11 .313 12–20 .375 0–2 vs. South Dakota State

Conference Matrix[edit]

  Denver Kansas City North Dakota North Dakota State Omaha Oral Roberts St. Thomas South Dakota South Dakota State
vs. Denver – 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1
vs. Kansas City 0–2 – 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1
vs. North Dakota 0–2 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0
vs. North Dakota State 2–0 0–2 1–1 – 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1
vs. Omaha 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0
vs. Oral Roberts 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 1–1
vs. St. Thomas 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 2–0
vs. South Dakota 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 – 2–0
vs. South Dakota State 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 –
Total 6–10 10–6 10–6 8–8 7–9 5–11 9–7 5–11 12–4

Through March 3, 2024

Players of the Week[edit]

Week[7] Player(s) of the Week School
Nov. 13 Tommy Bruner Denver
Nov. 20 Isaac McBride Oral Roberts
Nov. 27 Treysen Eaglestaff North Dakota
Dec. 4 Isaac McBride (2) Oral Roberts (2)
Dec. 11 Tommy Bruner (2) Denver (2)
Dec. 18 Treysen Eaglestaff (2) North Dakota (2)
Dec. 27 B.J. Omot North Dakota (3)
Jan. 2 Tommy Bruner (3) Denver (3)
Frankie Fidler Omaha
Jan. 8 Tommy Bruner (4) Denver (4)
Jan. 15 Frankie Fidler (2) Omaha (2)
Jan. 22 Zeke Mayo South Dakota State
Jan. 29 Tommy Bruner (5) Denver (5)
Isaac McBride (3) Oral Roberts (3)
Feb. 5 Amar Kuljuhovic North Dakota (4)
Feb. 12 Andrew Morgan North Dakota State
Feb. 19 Treysen Eaglestaff (3) North Dakota (5)
Feb. 26 Jamar Brown Kansas City
Mar. 4 Zeke Mayo (2) South Dakota State (2)

Records against other conferences[edit]

As of January 6, 2024:

Major 7 Conferences Record Major 7 Conferences Record
ACC None American 2–2
Big East 0–3 Big Ten 0–2
Big 12 0–9 Pac-12 0–1
SEC 0–1 Major 7 Total 2–19
Other Division I Conferences Record Other Division I Conferences Record
Atlantic 10 0–1 ASUN 1–0
America East None Big Sky 11–12
Big South None Big West 2–7
CAA 3–0 Conference USA 0–1
Horizon League 1–2 Ivy League 0–1
Independents 1–0 MAAC None
MAC 4–2 MEAC 0–1
MVC 0–3 MWC 1–6
NEC None OVC 3–2
Patriot League None SoCon 1–2
Southland 3–1 SWAC 1–0
Sun Belt 1–1 WAC 2–3
WCC 2–2
Other Division I Total 37–47
NCAA Division I Total 39–66
NCAA Division II Total 4–0
NCAA Division III Total 6–0
NAIA Total 15–0
NCCAA Total 4–0
Total Non-Conference Record 68–66

Record against ranked non-conference opponents[edit]

Summit League record against ranked teams (rankings from AP Poll): Summit League teams in Bold

Date Visitor Home Site Score Conference record Reference
November 11 North Dakota State No. 8 Creighton CHI Health Center Omaha
Omaha, NE 		L 60–89 0–1 [8]
November 14 Kansas City No. 15 Baylor Ferrell Center
Waco, TX 		L 61–99 0–2 [9]
November 17 Oral Roberts No. 13 Texas A&M Reed Arena
College Station, TX 		L 66–74 0–3 [10]
December 5 Kansas City No. 2 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse
Lawrence, KS 		L 69–88 0–4 [11]
December 6 Denver No. 13 Colorado State Moby Arena
Fort Collins, CO 		L 80–90 0–4 [12]
December 13 Denver No. 18 BYU Marriott Center
Provo, UT 		L 74–90 0–5 [13]
December 14 St. Thomas No. 7 Marquette Fiserv Forum
Milwaukee, WI 		L 79–84 0–6 [14]

Points Scored[edit]

Team For Against Difference
Denver 2755 2737 +18
Kansas City 2300 2217 +83
North Dakota 2408 2300 +108
North Dakota State 2388 2366 +22
Omaha 2441 2404 +37
Oral Roberts 2275 2334 –59
St. Thomas 2402 2140 +262
South Dakota 2434 2535 –101
South Dakota State 2675 2490 +185

Through March 30, 2024[15]

Home attendance[edit]

Team Arena Capacity Total Games Average Attendance Attendance High Total Attendance % of Capacity
Denver Hamilton Gymnasium 2,500 14 894 1,278
Jan 25 vs. South Dakota 		12,521 35.8%
Kansas City Swinney Recreation Center 1,500 13 1,130 1,507
Feb 15 vs. South Dakota St 		14,690 75.3%
North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 3,300 14 1,704 3,065
Feb 3 vs. North Dakota St 		23,860 51.6%
North Dakota State Scheels Center 5,460 14 1,935 5,058
Feb 24 vs. North Dakota 		27,103 35.5%
Omaha Baxter Arena 7,898 14 2,079 5,094
Nov 30 vs. Bellevue 		29,111 26.3%
Oral Roberts Mabee Center 10,154 13 5,221 6,949
Dec 2 vs. Tulsa 		67,882 51.4%
St. Thomas Schoenecker Arena 1,800 14 1,306 1,614
Jan 25 vs. North Dakota St 		18,294 72.6%
South Dakota Sanford Coyote Sports Center 6,000 14 1,845 3,892
Jan 20 vs. South Dakota St 		25,838 30.8%
South Dakota State Frost Arena 6,500 14 2,587 3,781
Feb 4 vs. South Dakota 		36,225 39.8%

Bold - Exceed capacity
As of March 2, 2024
Does not include exhibition games

National Television Games[edit]

Before the 2023-24 season began, the Summit League announced a new media deal with CBS Sports Network that would show up to 12 regular season games (6 guaranteed men's games) on the network, as well as moving the league's tournament final games to CBSSN. On October 18, 2023, the Summit League and CBS Sports Network announced the league's 2023-24 slate of games to appear on the network throughout the conference season.[16] Those games and any others that league members played are listed here.

Summit League members in bold

Date
Time (CT) 		Road Team Home Team Final Score Network
November 11, 2023
1 PM 		North Dakota State No. 8 Creighton 60–89 FS2
November 14, 2023
8 PM 		South Dakota DePaul 60–72 FS2
December 14, 2023
7 PM 		St. Thomas No. 7 Marquette 79–84 FS1
December 29, 2023
7 PM 		St. Thomas North Dakota UST 70–45 CBSSN
December 31, 2023
2 PM 		Omaha South Dakota OMAHA 67–51 CBSSN
January 6, 2024
7 PM 		Weber State Oral Roberts 83–78 CBSSN
January 25, 2024
6 PM 		Kansas City South Dakota State SDSU 75–66 CBSSN
February 4, 2024
4 PM 		South Dakota South Dakota State SDSU 70–67 CBSSN
February 10, 2024
3 PM 		Oral Roberts South Dakota State SDSU 83–72 CBSSN
February 24, 2024
1 PM 		North Dakota North Dakota State NDSU 73–68 CBSSN

All-League Honors[edit]

Honor Recipient
Player of the Year Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
Defensive Player of the Year William Kyle III, South Dakota State
Sixth Man of the Year Khristion Courseault, Kansas City
Freshman of the Year Jayson Petty, Kansas City
Newcomer of the Year Jamar Brown, Kansas City
Coach of the Year Marvin Menzies, Kansas City
All-Summit League First Team Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
Jamar Brown, Kansas City
Tommy Bruner, Denver
Frankie Fidler, Omaha
William Kyle III, South Dakota State
B.J. Omot, North Dakota
All-Summit League Second Team Raheem Anthony, St. Thomas
Parker Bjorklund, St. Thomas
Tyree Ihenacho, North Dakota
Issac McBride, Oral Roberts
Andrew Morgan, North Dakota State
All-Summit League Honorable Mention Charlie Easley, South Dakota State
Boden Skunberg, North Dakota State
Kaleb Stewart, South Dakota
Touko Tainamo, Denver
Lahat Thioune, South Dakota
All-Defensive Team Babacar Diallo, Kansas City
Charlie Easley, South Dakota State
Eli King, North Dakota
William Kyle III, South Dakota State
Jacari White, North Dakota State
All-Newcomer Team Raheem Anthony, St. Thomas
Jamar Brown, Kansas City
Amar Kuljuhovic, North Dakota
Kaleb Stewart, South Dakota
Lahat Thioune, South Dakota

Source:[17]

Postseason[edit]

Conference Tournament[edit]

Main article: 2024 Summit League men's basketball tournament

All 9 teams qualify for the Summit League tournament. The tournament is held at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was held from March 8 to March 12, 2024.

First Round
March 8
Summit League Network 		Quarterfinals
March 9 & 10
Summit League Network 		Semifinals
March 11
Summit League Network 		Championship
March 12
CBS Sports Network
1 South Dakota State 79
8 Oral Roberts 77 8 Oral Roberts 63
9 South Dakota 61 1 South Dakota State 59
4 St. Thomas 49
4 St. Thomas 68
5 North Dakota State 58
1 South Dakota State 76
7 Denver 68
2 Kansas City 60
7 Denver 61
7 Denver 66
6 Omaha 63
3 North Dakota 72
6 Omaha 73

NCAA tournament[edit]

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Seed Region School First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship
No. 15 Omaha Regional South Dakota State lost to No. 2 Iowa State 82–65 — — — —
1 Bid W-L (%): 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–1 (.000)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "No. 2 seed Iowa State uses big runs to start each half and bury South Dakota State, 82-65". apnews.com. Associated Press. March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Western Illinois to depart Summit League beginning next season". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 12, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wichita State introduces Paul Mills as head basketball coach". wichita.edu. Wichita State Shockers. March 23, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "ORU Names Russell Springmann Next #ORUMBB Head Coach". oruathletics.com. Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. March 24, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "SDSU's Mayo tabbed #SummitMBB Preseason Player of the Year, top preseason poll". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "2023-24 TicketSmarter Men's Basketball Peak Performers of the Week". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "North Dakota State Bison vs. Creighton Bluejays". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "Kansas City Roos vs. Baylor Bears". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs. Texas A&M Aggies". espn.com. ESPN. November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  11. ^ "Kansas City Roos vs. Kansas Jayhawks". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  12. ^ "Denver Pioneers vs. Colorado State Rams". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "Denver Pioneers vs. BYU Cougars". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  14. ^ "St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies vs. Marquette Golden Eagles". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  15. ^ "2023-2024 Men's Basketball Statistics". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  16. ^ "CBS Sports, Summit League release 13-game national television schedule". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  17. ^ "SDSU's Mayo garners #SummitMBB Player of the Year award". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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