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

Year:	2021–22
Team:	North Dakota State Bison
Sport:	basketball
Conference:	Summit League
Short Conf:	Summit
Record:	23–10
Conf Record:	13–5
Head Coach:	David Richman
Hc Year:	8th
Assoc Coach:	Kyan Brown
Asst Coach2:	Joshua Jones
Asst Coach3:	Josh Sash
Stadium:	Scheels Center

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,^[1] South Dakota in the semifinals,^[2] before falling to Oral Roberts in the championship game.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jaxon Knotek	0	G	6'6"	215	Junior		Transferred to American
Donald Carter III	25	G	6'0"	195	Junior		Unknown Destination
Odell Wilson	32	F	6'6"	245	Sophomore		Transferred to Missouri SW State (Division II)
Tyler Witz	44	F	6'9"	245	Senior		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		Des Moines Area Community College
Andrew Kallman	12	G	6'4"	190	Senior		Northern State

Recruiting Class

2021 Recruiting Class

Schedule and results

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Season Honors

First-Team All-Summit League

• Rocky Kreuser
• Sam Griesel

Reference:^[6]

Summit League All-Defensive Team

• Tyree Eady

Summit League All-Tournament Team

• Sam Griesel
• Grant Nelson

Reference:^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Third-seeded NDSU fends off late rally by sixth-seeded Kansas City. The Summit League. December 19, 2021. en.
2. Web site: Bison Storm Back to Beat South Dakota, Advance to Summit League Championship Game. NDSU. December 19, 2021. en.
3. Web site: ORU wins Summit League tourney, beats North Dakota St. 75-72. USA Today. December 19, 2021. en.
4. News: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule. NDSU. December 19, 2021. en.
5. News: 2021-22 North Dakota State Bison Schedule. ESPN. December 19, 2021. en.
6. Web site: SDSU's Scheierman Garners SummitMBB Player of the Year Award. The Summit League. March 10, 2022.
7. Web site: Jackrabbits take SummitMBB Championship title with thrilling win over Bison. The Summit League. March 10, 2022.