2020–21 Northern State Wolves men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Northern State Wolves men's basketball team represents Northern State University in the 2020-21 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Wolves are led by second year head coach Saul Phillips and play their home games at Wachs Arena in Aberdeen, South Dakota.[1] They compete as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. They currently have a record of 10–0 (8–0 NSIC). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their season was greatly shortened.

2020–21 Northern State Wolves men's basketball
Conference	Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
2020–21 record	10–0 (8–0 NSIC)
Head coach	Saul Phillips (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Josh Vaughan Taylor Tucker
Home arena	Wachs Arena

2020–21 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Northern State	8	–	0		1.000			10	–	0		1.000
MSU-Moorhead	6	–	0		1.000			6	–	2		.750
Minot State	4	–	2		.667			6	–	4		.600
Mary	4	–	4		.500			3	–	5		.375
St. Cloud State	3	–	3		.500			3	–	5		.375
Minnesota Duluth	1	–	5		.167			2	–	5		.286
Bemidji State	1	–	7		.125			2	–	8		.200
Minnesota Crookston	1	–	7		.125			2	–	8		.200
South
Minnesota State	6	–	1		.857			7	–	2		.778
Wayne State	6	–	2		.750			6	–	4		.600
Sioux Falls	2	–	1		.667			4	–	1		.800
Upper Iowa	3	–	3		.500			5	–	5		.500
Augustana	3	–	5		.375			5	–	5		.500
Winona State	1	–	3		.250			3	–	4		.429
SMSU	0	–	2		.000			2	–	4		.333
Concordia-St. Paul	0	–	4		.000			1	–	6		.143
† NSIC Tournament winner As of January 31, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

Following the departure of Paul Sather to North Dakota,[2] Saul Phillips was hired as the head coach of the Wolves.[3] During his first year, the Wolves went 26–6 (18–4 NSIC) and won both the NSIC regular season championship, but the NSIC Tournament championship as well, which gave them the #4 seed in the 2020 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament, which was eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Roster

2020–21 Northern State Wolves men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Jaylen Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Hamilton, Ohio G 1 Tommy Chatman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Brooklyn Park, Minnesota G 2 Mason Stark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Chandler, Arizona G 3 Andrew Kallman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Chaska, Minnesota G/F 4 Kobe Busch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Huron, South Dakota F 5 Cole Bergan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Aberdeen, South Dakota G 10 Roko Dominovic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Split, Croatia G 11 Augustin Reede 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Aberdeen, South Dakota G 12 Maxwell Nielson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Volga, South Dakota G 21 Andrew Rohrbach 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Aberdeen, South Dakota F 23 Jordan Belka 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Rogers, Minnesota F 24 Parker Fox 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Mahtomedi, Minnesota F 25 Solomon Bach 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Watertown, South Dakota G 33 Dakovin Prather 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Madison, Wisconsin C 35 Gavin Terhark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Brandon, South Dakota F 41 Austin Holt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Littleton, Colorado F Josh Schloe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sauk Rapids, Minnesota F Jacob Streit 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Watkins, Minnesota F Justin Streit 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Watkins, Minnesota	Head coach Saul Phillips Assistant coach(es) Josh Vaughan Taylor Tucker Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 10, 2021

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
January 2, 2021* 3:30 p.m.		at Wayne State	W 66–62	1–0	Rice Auditorium (125) Wayne, NE
January 3, 2021* 1:30 p.m.		at Wayne State	W 64–51	2–0	Rice Auditorium (129) Wayne, NE
NSIC regular season
January 8, 2021 6:00 pm		Bemidji State	W 71–57	3–0 (1–0)	BSU Gymnasium (69) Bemidji, MN
January 9, 2021 3:30 pm		Bemidji State	W 100–63	4–0 (2–0)	BSU Gymnasium (69) Bemidji, MN
January 15, 2021 7:00 pm		Minnesota Crookston	W 86–67	5–0 (3–0)	Wachs Arena (804) Aberdeen, SD
January 16, 2021 4:00 pm		Minnesota Crookston	W 88–64	6–0 (4–0)	Wachs Arena (689) Aberdeen, SD
January 22, 2021 6:00 pm		St. Cloud State	W 79–74	7–0 (5–0)	Halenbeck Hall (98) St. Cloud, MN
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm		St. Cloud State	W 81–72	8–0 (6–0)	Halenbeck Hall (99) St. Cloud, MN
January 29, 2021 7:00 pm		Minnesota Duluth	W 83–72	9–0 (7–0)	Wachs Arena (1141) Aberdeen, SD
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm		Minnesota Duluth	W 64–58	10–0 (8–0)	Wachs Arena (1362) Aberdeen, SD
February 5, 2021 6:00 pm		Mary			McDowell Activity Center  Bismarck, ND
February 6, 2021 6:00 pm		Mary			McDowell Activity Center  Bismarck, ND
February 12, 2021 7:00 pm		Minot State			Wachs Arena  Aberdeen, SD
February 13, 2021 4:00 pm		Minot State			Wachs Arena  Aberdeen, SD
February 19, 2021 7:00 pm		MSU-Moorhead			Wachs Arena  Aberdeen, SD
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm		MSU-Moorhead			Wachs Arena  Aberdeen, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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References

1. "Wachs Arena". Northern State University Athletics. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
2. Miller, Tom (30 May 2019). "UND names Northern State's Paul Sather as next head men's basketball coach". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
3. Sweeter, Grant (12 June 2019). "Northern State hires Saul Phillips as new head coach". KELO-TV. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
4. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster". Northern State University Athletics. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
5. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern State University Athletics. Retrieved 10 January 2021.