The 2020–21 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by 7th-year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League.
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Conference | Summit League |
Record | 15–12 (11–5 The Summit) |
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Home arena | Scheels Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts † | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 7 | – | 15 | .318 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Omaha | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 5 | – | 20 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 2 | – | 19 | .095 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 Summit League Tournament winner |
Previous season
editThe Bison finished the 2019–20 season 25–8, 13–3 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for the Summit League regular season championship. They defeated Denver,[1] Oral Roberts,[2] and North Dakota to become champions of the 2020 Summit League tournament.[3] They earned the Summit League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 2:00 pm |
vs. Nevada Golden Window Classic |
L 48–62 | 0–1 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE | |||||||
November 28, 2020* 11:00 am, BTN |
at Nebraska Golden Window Classic |
L 57–79 | 0–2 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE | |||||||
November 29, 2020* 3:30 pm, FS1 |
at No. 11 Creighton | L 58–69 | 0–3 |
CHI Health Center Omaha (252) Omaha, NE | |||||||
December 5, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPN |
at No. 7 Kansas | L 61–65 | 0–4 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
December 10, 2020* 8:00 pm, MidcoSN |
vs. South Dakota State Dakota Showcase |
L 75–77 | 0–5 |
Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||
December 11, 2020* 8:00 pm, MidcoSN |
vs. South Dakota Dakota Showcase |
W 74–67 | 1–5 |
Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||
December 12, 2020* 5:30 pm, MidcoSN |
vs. North Dakota Dakota Showcase |
W 53–52 | 2–5 |
Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||
December 22, 2020* 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
at TCU | L 82–89 | 2–6 |
Schollmaier Arena (1,669) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
Summit League regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2021 7:00 pm |
at Western Illinois | W 68–50 | 3–6 (1–0) |
Western Hall Macomb, IL | |||||||
January 3, 2021 7:00 pm |
at Western Illinois | W 78–67 | 4–6 (2–0) |
Western Hall Macomb, IL | |||||||
January 8, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN |
Omaha | W 71–69 | 5–6 (3–0) |
Scheels Center (954) Fargo, ND | |||||||
January 9, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN |
Omaha | W 80–66 | 6–6 (4–0) |
Scheels Center (1,245) Fargo, ND | |||||||
January 15, 2021 7:30 pm, MidcoSN |
at North Dakota | W 62–45 | 7–6 (5–0) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
January 16, 2021 7:30 pm, MidcoSN |
at North Dakota | L 78–82 OT | 7–7 (5–1) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
January 22, 2021 7:30 pm |
Denver | W 70–58 | 8–7 (6–1) |
Scheels Center (1,277) Fargo, ND | |||||||
January 23, 2021 7:30 pm, MidcoSN |
Denver | W 84–58 | 9–7 (7–1) |
Scheels Center (1,568) Fargo, ND | |||||||
January 29, 2021 7:00 pm |
at Kansas City | W 71–67 | 10–7 (8–1) |
Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||
January 30, 2021 7:00 pm |
at Kansas City | L 47–49 | 10–8 (8–2) |
Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||
February 5, 2021 7:30 pm |
Oral Roberts | W 61–54 | 11–8 (9–2) |
Scheels Center (1,072) Fargo, ND | |||||||
February 6, 2021 7:30 pm |
Oral Roberts | L 74–80 | 11–9 (9–3) |
Scheels Center (1,547) Fargo, ND | |||||||
February 19, 2021 7:30 pm, MidcoSN |
South Dakota State | L 67–68 | 11–10 (9–4) |
Scheels Center (1,734) Fargo, ND | |||||||
February 20, 2021 7:30 pm, MidcoSN |
South Dakota State | W 84–82 | 12–10 (10–4) |
Scheels Center (2,754) Fargo, ND | |||||||
February 27, 2021 4:00 pm |
at South Dakota | L 71–80 | 12–11 (10–5) |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD | |||||||
February 28, 2021 4:00 pm, MidcoSN2 |
at South Dakota | W 89–77 | 13–11 (11–5) |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD | |||||||
Summit League tournament | |||||||||||
March 7, 2021 8:45 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN |
(3) | vs. (6) Kansas City Quarterfinals |
W 69–65 | 14–11 |
Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
March 8, 2021 8:45 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN |
(3) | vs. (2) South Dakota Semifinals |
W 79–75 | 15–11 |
Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
March 9, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(3) | vs. (4) Oral Roberts Championship |
L 72–75 | 15–12 |
Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
Source[5]
References
edit- ^ "North Dakota State edges Denver in the quarterfinals". The Summit League. March 7, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ "NDSU Advances to Summit League tournament championship Game, 75-69 over Oral Roberts". NDSU. March 9, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ "NDSU Dominates in Summit League Championship, Headed for NCAA Tournament". Valley News Live. March 10, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBS Sports. March 13, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". NDSU. Retrieved December 8, 2020.