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

2024–25 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
2024–25 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	0–0 (0–0 Summit)
Head coach	David Richman (11th season);
Associate head coach	Luke Strege
Assistant coaches	Joshua Jones; Spencer Wilker; Camron Greer;
Home arena	Scheels Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Denver	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas City	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Dakota State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Omaha	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oral Roberts	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. Thomas*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Dakota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Dakota State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

† 2025 Summit League tournament winner

The 2024–25 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team will represent North Dakota State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, who will be led by eleventh year head coach David Richman, play home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League.

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 to break their streak of consecutive tournament championship games reached.^[1]

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^[2]
Boden Skunberg	14	G	6'5"	210	Senior	Jamestown, ND	Transferred to Illinois State^[3]
Joshua Streit	22	F	6'9"	245	Junior	Watkins, MN	Transferred to Omaha^[4]
Andrew Morgan	23	F	6'10"	245	Junior	Waseca, MN	Transferred to Nebraska^[5]
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^[6]

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Andy Stefonowicz G	Recruiting 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
Carson Smith G	Recruiting 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
Treyson Anderson F	Recruiting 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.

Roster

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Luke Kasubke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Illinois State	St. Louis, MO
F	2	Jeremiah Burke	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Iowa Lakes Community College	Milwaukee, WI
G	3	Brennan Watkins	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	VMI	Kearney, MO
F	4	Jacksen Moni	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Northern State	Fargo, ND
G	5	Andy Stefonowicz	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Minnetonka High School	Minnetonka, MN
G	10	Damari Wheeler–Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Larkin High School	Elgin, IL
G	11	Jacari White	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	State College of Florida	Orlando, FL
G	12	Masen Miller	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Indiana State	Iowa City, IA
G	13	Darik Dissette	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Minot High School	Minot, ND
G	14	Eli Bradley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Bishop Gorman High School	Las Vegas, NV
G	21	Tajavis Miller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Frenship High School	Lubbock, TX
G	23	Carson Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Bountiful High School	Bountiful, UT
F	24	Patrick Bath	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Drake	Fargo, ND
F	34	Noah Feddersen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Menomonie High School	Menomonie, WI
F	44	Treyson Anderson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Piux X High School	Lincoln, NE

Head coach

David Richman (North Dakota State)

Assistant coach(es)

Luke Strege (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Joshua Jones (Eastern Kentucky)
Spencer Wilker (North Dakota State)
Camron Greer (North Dakota State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 23, 2024 TBD, TBA	Minnesota State–Moorhead	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024 TBD, TBA	Jamestown	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
November 7, 2024 TBD, TBA	Illinois State	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
November 11, 2024 TBD, TBA	at CSU Bakersfield	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
November 13, 2024 TBD, TBA	at Santa Clara	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
November 18, 2024 TBD, TBA	at Southern Illinois	Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
November 21, 2024 TBD, TBA	Minnesota–Crookston	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
November 26, 2024 TBD, TBA	at Samford	Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
November 27, 2024 TBD, TBA	vs. West Georgia	Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
November 28, 2024 TBD, TBA	vs. Utah Valley	Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
December 4, 2024 TBD, TBA	at Weber State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
December 7, 2024 TBD, TBA	Northern Colorado Big Sky–Summit Challenge	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
December 10, 2024 TBD, TBA	at Butler	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 13, 2024 TBD, TBA	Wisconsin–Stout	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
December 15, 2024 TBD, TBA	Western Michigan	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
December 23, 2024 TBD, TBA	CSU Bakersfield	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2025 TBD, TBA	St. Thomas	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 4, 2025 TBD, TBA	Omaha	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 9, 2025 TBD, TBA	at Oral Roberts	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
January 11, 2025 TBD, TBA	at Denver	Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
January 16, 2025 TBD, TBA	Kansas City	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 18, 2025 TBD, TBA	at South Dakota	Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
January 25, 2025 TBD, TBA	North Dakota	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 30, 2025 TBD, TBA	South Dakota State	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 1, 2025 TBD, TBA	at St. Thomas	Schoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
February 6, 2025 TBD, TBA	at Kansas City	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 8, 2025 TBD, TBA	at Omaha	Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
February 13, 2025 TBD, TBA	Oral Roberts	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 15, 2025 TBD, TBA	Denver	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 19, 2025 TBD, TBA	at South Dakota State	Frost Arena Brookings, SD
February 22, 2025 TBD, TBA	at North Dakota	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
February 26, 2025 TBD, TBA	South Dakota	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
Summit League tournament
March 5–9, 2025 SLN/CBS Sports Network	vs. Summit League tournament	Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[7]

References

^ "Flat first half dooms Bison men in quarterfinal Summit loss". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 10, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "Mavericks land Lance Waddles from NDSU". omavs.com. Omaha Mavericks Athletics. April 19, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "Redbirds add Boden Skunberg for 2024-25". goredbirds.com. Illinois State Redbirds Athletics. April 18, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "Mavericks sign second player from NDSU in Joshua Streit". omavs.com. Omaha Mavericks Athletics. April 19, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "Waseca native Andrew Morgan details basketball transition to Nebraska and bypassing Gophers". kstp.com. ABC 5 Eyewitness News. April 12, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "Sam Hastreiter will continue his college career at Dragons". usbasket.com. April 8, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[1] "Flat first half dooms Bison men in quarterfinal Summit loss". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 10, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[2] "Mavericks land Lance Waddles from NDSU". omavs.com. Omaha Mavericks Athletics. April 19, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[3] "Redbirds add Boden Skunberg for 2024-25". goredbirds.com. Illinois State Redbirds Athletics. April 18, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[4] "Mavericks sign second player from NDSU in Joshua Streit". omavs.com. Omaha Mavericks Athletics. April 19, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[5] "Waseca native Andrew Morgan details basketball transition to Nebraska and bypassing Gophers". kstp.com. ABC 5 Eyewitness News. April 12, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[6] "Sam Hastreiter will continue his college career at Dragons". usbasket.com. April 8, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[7] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

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