| North Dakota State Bison men's basketball | |
| University: | North Dakota State University |
| Conference: | Summit League |
| Location: | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Coach: | David Richman |
| Tenure: | 10th |
| Arena: | Scheels Center |
| Capacity: | 5,460 |
| Nickname: | Bison |
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| Ncaaroundof32: | 1981*, 2014 |
| Ncaatourneys: | 1971*, 1974*, 1981*, 1983*, 1994*, 1995*, 1996*, 1997*, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2019 *at Division II level |
| Conference Tournament: | 2009, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020 |
| Conference Season: | North Central Conference 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1952, 1954, 1971, 1981, 1995 |
The North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team is a part of the athletic program at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. They are members of the NCAA Division I and have been part of The Summit League since May 2007. Home games are played at the Scheels Center which is located on the NDSU campus in Fargo, ND. The team shares a conference rival with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. The Bison men's head coach is David Richman. On March 10, 2009 the Bison made their biggest comeback in school history with a 66–64 win over Oakland University to win the Summit League tournament championship and became the first team since Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette) in 1972 to advance to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in their first year of eligibility.
Prior to their transition to Division I, the Bison competed in Division II as a member of the North Central Conference.
| 1 | 1906–1908 | 17–5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1908–1909 | 11–4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1909–1913 | 42–6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1913–1915 | 22–4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1915–1918 | 37–10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1918–1919 | 9–5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1919–1922 | 42–14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 1922–1925 | 56–15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1925–1926 | 22–3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1926–1933 | 71–68 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 | 1933–1946 | 141–102 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1946–1949 | 32–41 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 1949–1965 | 169–207 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | 1965–1968 | 33–41 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 1968–1972 | 50–55 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16 | 1972–1978 | 93–69 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | 1978–1992 | 244–150 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 | 1992–1997 | 97–50 | 1 | 4 | |
| 19 | 1997–2000 | 48–33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 2000–2001 | 15–11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 2001–2007 | 99–71 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 2007–2014 | 134–84 | 2 | 2 | |
| 23 | 2014–Present | 172-114 | 4 | 3 | |
| Overall | 1906–2023 (118 years) | 1656-1162 |
The Bison have appeared in four NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–4. They qualified for the 2020 NCAA tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
| First round |
| L 74–84 | ||
| Second Round Third round |
| W 80–75 OT L 44–63 | ||
| Second Round |
| L 76–86 | ||
| First Four First round |
| W 78–74 L 62–85 |
From 2011–2015 the round of 64 was known as the second round, Round of 32 was Third round
The Bison appeared in eight NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 8–8.
| Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Northeast Missouri State Saint Olaf | L 66–75 W 96–94 | ||
| Regional Quarterfinals | Saint Cloud State | L 62–77 | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Green Bay Central Missouri State | L 76–82 W 95–87 | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Ferris State Morningside | W 71–68 L 77–79 | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Mesa State South Dakota | W 75–65 OT L 58–61 | ||
| Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Mesa State Fort Hays State Regis | W 85–76 L 63–73 W 84–72 | ||
| Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals | Denver South Dakota State | W 71–70 L 88–94 | ||
| Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals | Northern State Fort Hays State | W 90–89 OT L 78–82 |
The Bison have appeared in two College Basketball Invitationals (CBI). Their combined record is 0–2.
| First round | Wyoming | L 75–76 | ||
| First round | Western Michigan | L 71–72 OT |