2014–15 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2014–15 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by first year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Arena, due to renovations at the Bison Sports Arena, and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 23–10, 12–4 in The Summit League play to finish as regular season co–champions of The Summit. They defeated Denver, Oral Roberts, and South Dakota State to become champions of The Summit League Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Gonzaga.

2014–15 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
The Summit League regular season co–champions
The Summit League Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceThe Summit League
2014–15 record23–10 (12–4 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jayden Olson
  • Eric Henderson
  • Freddy Coleman
Home arenaScheels Arena
2014–15 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Dakota State124 .750  2310  .697
South Dakota State124 .750  2411  .686
Oral Roberts106 .625  1915  .559
IPFW97 .563  1615  .516
South Dakota97 .563  1716  .515
Denver610 .375  1218  .400
IUPUI610 .375  1021  .323
Omaha*511 .313  1217  .414
Western Illinois313 .188  820  .286
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
2015 Summit League Tournament winner

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Brian Ishola Guard 6–5 210 Freshman Woodbury, Minnesota
2 Paul Miller Guard 6–4 185 Freshman Waukesha, Wisconsin
3 Jake Showalter Guard 6–2 190 Freshman Germantown, Wisconsin
3 Zach Checkal Guard 6–3 200 Sophomore Delano, Minnesota
12 Lawrence Alexander Guard 6–3 190 Senior Peoria, Illinois
13 Carlin Dupree Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Milwaukee, Wisconsin
21 A.J. Jacobson Guard 6–6 215 RS–Freshman Fargo, North Dakota
22 Kory Brown Guard 6–4 205 Junior Hoffman Estates, Illinois
24 Trey Miller Guard/Forward 6–7 195 Freshman Woodinville, Washington
30 Spencer Eliason Forward 6–9 235 Freshman Chadron, Nebraska
32 Evan Wesenberg Forward 6–7 205 Freshman Germantown, Wisconsin
34 Chris Kading Forward 6–8 240 Junior De Pere, Wisconsin
40 Dexter Werner Forward 6–6 235 RS–Sophomore Bismarck, North Dakota

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2014*
7:00 pm
Minot State W 81–69 
Scheels Arena (1,434)
Fargo, ND
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:30 pm, LHN
at No. 10 Texas
2K Sports Classic
W 85–50  0–1
Frank Erwin Center (11,232)
Austin, TX
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Iowa
2K Sports Classic
W 87–56  0–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,333)
Iowa City, IA
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm
Kennesaw State
2K Sports Classic
W 68–55  1–2
Scheels Arena (2,014)
Fargo, ND
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm
Hampton
2K Sports Classic
W 74–66  2–2
Scheels Arena (1,437)
Fargo, ND
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm
Minnesota–Crookston W 64–63  3–2
Scheels Arena (980)
Fargo, ND
11/30/2014*
6:00 pm
at Montana State W 72–51  4–2
Worthington Arena (1,188)
Bozeman, MT
12/03/2014*
7:30 pm
at Southern Miss L 65–78  4–3
Reed Green Coliseum (3,083)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/07/2014*
8:00 pm
at Montana L 57–69  4–4
Dahlberg Arena (2,752)
Missoula, MT
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm, NBCND
North Dakota W 71–42  5–4
Scheels Arena (4,189)
Fargo, ND
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm, MeTV ND
Akron W 55–46  6–4
Scheels Arena (1,129)
Fargo, ND
12/21/2014*
4:00 pm
vs. Kent State
Sun Bowl Invitational
L 52–53  6–5
Don Haskins Center (5,790)
El Paso, TX
12/22/2014*
6:00 pm
vs. Alcorn State
Sun Bowl Invitational
W 61–50  7–5
Don Haskins Center (6,290)
El Paso, TX
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm
Northland (WI) W 83–59  8–5
Scheels Arena (918)
Fargo, ND
01/02/2015
7:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3
Oral Roberts W 72–66  9–5 (1–0)
Scheels Arena (2,610)
Fargo, ND
01/04/2015
4:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3
South Dakota State W 72–69  10–5 (2–0)
Scheels Arena (3,368)
Fargo, ND
01/08/2015
7:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3
at Omaha W 75–72  11–5 (3–0)
Ralston Arena (1,243)
Ralston, NE
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, MeTV ND
at South Dakota L 67–71  11–6 (3–1)
DakotaDome (1,863)
Vermillion, SD
01/16/2015
7:00 pm, MeTV ND
Western Illinois W 61–48  12–6 (4–1)
Scheels Arena (3,149)
Fargo, ND
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, HTSN/ESPN3
at IUPUI W 69–61 OT 13–6 (5–1)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,224)
Indianapolis, IN
01/24/2015
5:00 pm, PBS 39
at IPFW L 71–77  13–7 (5–2)
Gates Sports Center (1,839)
Fort Wayne, IN
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, MeTV ND
Denver W 61–54 OT 14–7 (6–2)
Scheels Arena (2,555)
Fargo, ND
02/01/2015
2:00 pm
at Western Illinois W 64–62  15–7 (7–2)
Western Hall (530)
Macomb, IL
02/05/2015
7:00 pm, MeTV ND
Omaha W 64–57  16–7 (8–2)
Scheels Arena (2,544)
Fargo, ND
02/07/2015
2:00 pm, MeTV ND
South Dakota W 71–47  17–7 (9–2)
Scheels Arena (3,420)
Fargo, ND
02/12/2015
9:00 pm, RTRM
at Denver W 73–69 OT 18–7 (10–2)
Magness Arena (1,469)
Denver, CO
02/14/2015
4:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3
at South Dakota State L 58–68  18–8 (10–3)
Frost Arena (4,912)
Brookings, SD
02/19/2015
7:00 pm, MeTV ND
IUPUI W 57–48  19–8 (11–3)
Scheels Arena (2,543)
Fargo, ND
02/21/2015
2:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3
IPFW W 66–62  20–8 (12–3)
Scheels Arena (4,318)
Fargo, ND
02/26/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts L 58–74  20–9 (12–4)
Mabee Center (3,908)
Tulsa, OK
The Summit League Tournament
03/07/2015
8:30 pm, Midco/ESPN3
vs. Denver
Quarterfinals
W 61–50  21–9
Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (9,773)
Sioux Falls, SD
03/09/2015
8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Oral Roberts
Semifinals
W 60–56  22–9
Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (10,153)
Sioux Falls, SD
03/10/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. South Dakota State
Championship game
W 57–56  23–9
Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (9,033)
Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2015*
8:50 pm, TNT
No. (15 S) vs. No. 7 (2 S) Gonzaga
Second round
L 76–86  23–10
KeyArena (14,852)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South.

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