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.

2016–17 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record19–11 (11–5 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jayden Olson
  • Kyan Brown
  • Will Veasley
Home arenaScheels Center
Seasons
2016–17 Summit League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Dakota124 .7502212 .647
North Dakota State115 .6881911 .633
Omaha97 .5631814 .563
Fort Wayne88 .5002013 .606
Denver88 .5001614 .533
South Dakota State88 .5001817 .514
IUPUI79 .4381418 .438
Western Illinois511 .313820 .286
Oral Roberts412 .250822 .267
2017 Summit League Tournament winner

Previous season edit

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.

Roster edit

2016–17 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G2Paul Miller6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrWaukesha, Wisconsin
G3Carlin Dupree6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)SrMilwaukee, Wisconsin
G4Malik Clements6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg)JrMadison, Wisconsin
G11Jared Samuelson6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrGretna, Nebraska
G12Zach Rammelt6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)RS FrRacine, Wisconsin
G13Khy Kabellis6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg)SoEscondido, California
G/F21A.J. Jacobson6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)JrFargo, North Dakota
G22Cameron Hunter6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrOlathe, Kansas
F23Deng Geu6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg)RS FrSioux Falls, South Dakota
G24Tyson Ward6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrTampa, Florida
G25Blaze Irwin6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)RS FrWahpeton, North Dakota
F30Spencer Eliason6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)SoChadron, Nebraska
F32Evan Wesenberg6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)SoGermantown, Wisconsin
F40Dexter Werner6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)240 lb (109 kg)SrBismarck, North Dakota
F42Dylan Miller6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg)SoPanama, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results edit

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016*
7:00 pm
Concordia MoorheadW 90–53 
Scheels Center (2,588)
Fargo, ND
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
Arkansas StateW 76–66 1–0
Scheels Center (5,005)
Fargo, ND
11/13/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Minnesota MorrisW 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
WaldorfW 83–52 5–1
Scheels Center (1,845)
Fargo, ND
11/27/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri StateL 50–64 5–2
JQH Arena (3,765)
Springfield, MO
11/29/2016*
5:30 pm, FS1
at No. 7 XavierL 55–85 5–3
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
12/02/2016*
6:00 pm
at North Carolina A&TW 85–67 6–3
Corbett Sports Center (747)
Greensboro, NC
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North DakotaL 56–74 6–4
Scheels Center (5,022)
Fargo, ND
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC DavisW 74–70 7–4
Scheels Center (2,921)
Fargo, ND
12/16/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North DakotaW 87–70 8–4
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,428)
Grand Forks, ND
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm, SECN
at ArkansasL 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 StateW 80–69 9–5
(1–0)
Frost Arena (2,854)
Brookings, SD
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
OmahaW 82–70 10–5
(2–0)
Scheels Center (3,176)
Fargo, ND
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
IUPUIW 93–89 11–5
(3–0)
Scheels Center (2,728)
Fargo, ND
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South DakotaW 70–69 12–5
(4–0)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,582)
Vermillion, SD
01/14/2017
5:00 pm, ALT2
at DenverL 55–79 12–6
(4–1)
Magness Arena (2,641)
Denver, CO
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Fort WayneW 89–83 13–6
(5–1)
Scheels Center (4,210)
Fargo, ND
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western IllinoisW 89–57 14–6
(6–1)
Western Hall (883)
Macomb, IL
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Oral RobertsW 81–71 15–6
(7–1)
Scheels Center (4,353)
Fargo, ND
02/01/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at IUPUIL 81–86 OT15–7
(7–2)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,098)
Indianapolis, IN
02/04/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
South DakotaL 66–76 15–8
(7–3)
Scheels Center (5,007)
Fargo, ND
02/08/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota StateW 82–65 16–8
(8–3)
Scheels Center (4,805)
Fargo, ND
02/11/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
DenverW 81–63 17–8
(9–3)
Scheels Center (4,433)
Fargo, ND
02/15/2017
6:00 pm
at Fort WayneL 61–77 17–9
(9–4)
Memorial Coliseum (1,733)
Fort Wayne, IN
02/18/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Western IllinoisW 100–91 2OT18–9
(10–4)
Scheels Center (4,696)
Fargo, ND
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oral RobertsW 82–80 19–9
(11–4)
Mabee Center (3,182)
Tulsa, OK
02/25/2017
7:00 pm
at OmahaL 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.

References edit

  1. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".