2022–23 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team explained

Year:	2022–23
Team:	North Dakota State Bison
Sport:	basketball
Conference:	Summit League
Short Conf:	Summit
Record:	16–17
Conf Record:	11–7
Head Coach:	David Richman
Hc Year:	9th
Assoc Coach:	Joshua Jones
Asst Coach2:	Josh Sash
Asst Coach3:	Spencer Wilker
Stadium:	Scheels Center

The 2022–23 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2022-23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by ninth year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League.
The Bison went into the Summit League tournament as the number 3 seed. They beat South Dakota and South Dakota State before falling to Oral Roberts in the championship game.

Previous Season

The Bison finished the 2021–22 season 23–10, 13–5 in Summit League play to finish in second place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated Denver^[1] in the quarterfinals, Oral Roberts in the semifinals,^[2] before losing to South Dakota State in the finals.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Willie Guy	2	G	5'11"	190	Sophomore		Transferred to Angelo State (Division II)
Tyree Eady	3	G	6'5"	210	Junior		Transferred to North Texas
Sam Griesel	5	G/F	6'6"	220	Junior		Transferred to Nebraska
Jarius Cook	11	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore		Transferred to Jacksonville
Andrew Kallman	12	G	6'4"	190	Senior		Graduated
Maleeck Harden-Hayes	23	G	6'7"	185	Sophomore		Transferred to UNC Wilmington
Kolbe Rada	33	G	6'1"	185	Freshman		Left Team for Personal Reasons
Rocky Kreuser	34	F	6'10"	245	Senior		Graduated

Sources:^[4]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Luke Yoder	5	G	6'0"	180	Junior		Illinois Wesleyan (Division III)
Jacari White	11	G	6'3"	170	Sophomore		State College of Florida (NAIA)

2022 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Awards and Accolades

Summit League Player of the Week

Week^[7]	Player(s) of the Week	School
Dec 12	style=	Boden Skunberg	style=	North Dakota State
Feb 20	style=	Grant Nelson	style=	North Dakota State (2)

All-League Awards

Source:^[8]

All-Summit League First Team

• Grant Nelson

All-Summit League Honorable Mention

• Boden Skunberg

All-Summit League Defensive Team

• Grant Nelson

All-Tournament Team

• Grant Nelson
• Boden Skunberg

Source:^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bison use big second-half run to get by Pioneers. The Summit League. September 17, 2022.
2. Web site: Bison return to finale with triumph over Golden Eagles. The Summit League. September 17, 2022.
3. Web site: South Dakota State Beats NDSU 73–69 for Summit League Title. USA Today. September 17, 2022.
4. Web site: Bison men's basketball player Guy enters the transfer portal. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. September 17, 2022.
5. Web site: 2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule. North Dakota State Bison. September 17, 2022.
6. Web site: North Dakota State Bison Men's Basketball Schedule. ESPN. September 17, 2022.
7. Web site: 2022-23 TicketSmarter Men's Basketball Peak Performers of the Week. thesummitleague.org. en.
8. Web site: ORU's Abmas nets second #SummitMBB Player of the Year Award. thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 2, 2023. March 2, 2023.
9. Web site: Golden Eagles get back to the dance with triumph over NDSU in title game. thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 7, 2023. March 7, 2023.