2024–25 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

2024–25 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
2024–25 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	10–4 (0–0 Summit)
Head coach	David Richman (11th season);
Associate head coach	Luke Strege
Assistant coaches	Joshua Jones; Spencer Wilker; Camron Greer;
Home arena	Scheels Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represents North Dakota State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by 11th-year head coach David Richman, play home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League.

2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Dakota State	0	–	0	–	10	–	4	.714
St. Thomas*	0	–	0	–	10	–	4	.714
South Dakota State	0	–	0	–	9	–	5	.643
South Dakota	0	–	0	–	9	–	6	.600
Kansas City	0	–	0	–	8	–	7	.533
Denver	0	–	0	–	6	–	9	.400
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	5	–	9	.357
Omaha	0	–	0	–	5	–	9	.357
Oral Roberts	0	–	0	–	3	–	9	.250
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

† 2025 Summit League tournament winner As of December 22, 2024

Previous Season

The Bison finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in fifth place. In the Summit League tournament, they lost to St. Thomas in the quarterfinals.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Lance Waddles	12	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Shreveport, LA	Transferred to Omaha^[2]
Boden Skunberg	14	G	6'5"	210	Senior	Jamestown, ND	Transferred to Illinois State^[3]
Joshua Streit	22	F	6'9"	245	Junior	Watkins, MN	Transferred to Omaha^[4]
Andrew Morgan	23	F	6'10"	245	Junior	Waseca, MN	Transferred to Nebraska^[5]
Ryan Sletten	24	G	6'4"	190	Sophomore	Larimore, ND	Graduated
Sam Hastreiter	33	F	6'7"	220	Sophomore	Lincoln, NE	Transferred to Minnesota State–Moorhead^[6]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Luke Kasubke	0	G	6'5"	190	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Illinois State
Brennan Watkins	3	G	5'11"	180	Junior	Kearney, MO	VMI
Jacksen Moni	4	F	6'10"	235	Senior	Fargo, ND	Northern State (Div. II)
Masen Miller	12	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Iowa City, IA	Indiana State
Patrick Bath	24	F	6'9"	235	RS Freshman	Fargo, ND	Drake

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andy Stefonowicz G	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnetonka High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 15, 2023
Andy Stefonowicz G	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Carson Smith G	Bountiful, Utah	Bountiful High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 1, 2024
Carson Smith G	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Treyson Anderson F	Lincoln, Nebraska	Pius X High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jun 12, 2023
Treyson Anderson F	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Luke Kasubke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Illinois State	St. Louis, MO
F	2	Jeremiah Burke	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Iowa Lakes Community College	Milwaukee, WI
G	3	Brennan Watkins	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	VMI	Kearney, MO
F	4	Jacksen Moni	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Northern State	Fargo, ND
G	5	Andy Stefonowicz	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Minnetonka High School	Minnetonka, MN
G	10	Damari Wheeler–Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Larkin High School	Elgin, IL
G	11	Jacari White	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	State College of Florida	Orlando, FL
G	12	Masen Miller	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Indiana State	Iowa City, IA
G	13	Darik Dissette	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Minot High School	Minot, ND
G	14	Eli Bradley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Bishop Gorman High School	Las Vegas, NV
G	21	Tajavis Miller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Frenship High School	Lubbock, TX
G	23	Carson Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Bountiful High School	Bountiful, UT
F	24	Patrick Bath	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Drake	Fargo, ND
F	34	Noah Feddersen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Menomonie High School	Menomonie, WI
F	44	Treyson Anderson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Piux X High School	Lincoln, NE

Head coach

David Richman (North Dakota State)

Assistant coach(es)

Luke Strege (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Joshua Jones (Eastern Kentucky)
Spencer Wilker (North Dakota State)
Camron Greer (North Dakota State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/Summit League Network	Minnesota State–Moorhead	W 67–63	–	17 – Watkins	9 – Feddersen	2 – Tied	Scheels Center (1,728) Fargo, ND
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN	Jamestown	W 96–59	1–0	22 – White	9 – Anderson	6 – Stefonowicz	Scheels Center (1,219) Fargo, ND
November 7, 2024* 7:30 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN	Illinois State	L 68–77	1–1	27 – White	5 – Tied	5 – Moni	Scheels Center (1,353) Fargo, ND
November 11, 2024* 8:30 pm, ESPN	at Cal State Bakersfield	L 81–86	1–2	22 – White	6 – Feddersen	5 – Moni	Icardo Center (720) Bakersfield, CA
November 13, 2024* 9:00 pm, ESPN	at Santa Clara	W 88–80 ^OT	2–2	19 – Moni	8 – Feddersen	5 – White	Leavey Center (1,628) Santa Clara, CA
November 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN	at Southern Illinois	L 44–69	2–3	9 – White	9 – Kasubke	4 – White	Banterra Center (4,553) Carbondale, IL
November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ABC ND/SLN	Minnesota–Crookston	W 67–60	3–3	16 – Tied	7 – Tied	4 – M. Miller	Scheels Center (917) Fargo, ND
November 26, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN	at Samford Samford Thanksgiving Invitational	L 98–103 ^OT	3–4	30 – White	8 – Feddersen	6 – Watkins	Pete Hanna Center (1,213) Homewood, AL
November 27, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN	vs. West Georgia Samford Thanksgiving Invitational	W 73–61	4–4	17 – Feddersen	9 – Feddersen	4 – Tied	Pete Hanna Center (123) Homewood, AL
November 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN	vs. Utah Valley Samford Thanksgiving Invitational	W 83–63	5–4	32 – Moni	6 – Moni	4 – M. Miller	Pete Hanna Center (121) Homewood, AL
December 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN	at Weber State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 77–73	6–4	22 – Moni	9 – White	4 – White	Dee Events Center (3,291) Ogden, UT
December 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN	Northern Colorado Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 82–70	7–4	18 – Moni	11 – Feddersen	4 – Moni	Scheels Center (1,242) Fargo, ND
December 10, 2024* 5:30 pm, FS1	at Butler	W 71–68	8–4	27 – White	7 – Tied	6 – Watkins	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,980) Indianapolis, IN
December 13, 2024* 12:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN	Wisconsin–Stout	W 91–62	9–4	25 – Moni	10 – Feddersen	4 – Watkins	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
December 15, 2024* 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN	Western Michigan	W 98–62	10–4	19 – White	7 – Feddersen	7 – Moni	Scheels Center (1,009) Fargo, ND
December 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN	Cal State Bakersfield						Scheels Center Fargo, ND
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN	St. Thomas						Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN	Omaha						Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN	at Oral Roberts						Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, SLN	at Denver						Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN	Kansas City						Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, SLN	at South Dakota						Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN	North Dakota						Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN	South Dakota State						Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 2, 2025 6:00 pm, CBS Sports Network	at St. Thomas						Schoenecker Arena St. Paul, MN
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN	at Kansas City						Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN	at Omaha						Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
February 13, 2025 8:00 pm, CBSSN	Oral Roberts						Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN	Denver						Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN	at South Dakota State						First Bank and Trust Arena Brookings, SD
February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, SLN	at North Dakota						Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/SLN	South Dakota						Scheels Center Fargo, ND
Summit League tournament
March 5–9, 2025 SLN/CBS Sports Network	vs. Summit League tournament						Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[7]

Awards and accolades

Summit League Player of the Week

Week	Player(s) of the Week	School
Dec. 9^[8]	Jackson Moni	North Dakota State
Dec. 16^[9]	Jackson Moni (2)	North Dakota State (2)

References

^ "Flat first half dooms Bison men in quarterfinal Summit loss". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 10, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "Mavericks land Lance Waddles from NDSU". omavs.com. Omaha Mavericks Athletics. April 19, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "Redbirds add Boden Skunberg for 2024-25". goredbirds.com. Illinois State Redbirds Athletics. April 18, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "Mavericks sign second player from NDSU in Joshua Streit". omavs.com. Omaha Mavericks Athletics. April 19, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "Waseca native Andrew Morgan details basketball transition to Nebraska and bypassing Gophers". kstp.com. ABC 5 Eyewitness News. April 12, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "Sam Hastreiter will continue his college career at Dragons". usbasket.com. April 8, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "NDSU's Moni garners #SummitMBB weekly honor". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
^ "USD's Forte, NDSU's Moni share #SummitMBB weekly honor". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[1] "Flat first half dooms Bison men in quarterfinal Summit loss". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 10, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[2] "Mavericks land Lance Waddles from NDSU". omavs.com. Omaha Mavericks Athletics. April 19, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[3] "Redbirds add Boden Skunberg for 2024-25". goredbirds.com. Illinois State Redbirds Athletics. April 18, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[4] "Mavericks sign second player from NDSU in Joshua Streit". omavs.com. Omaha Mavericks Athletics. April 19, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[5] "Waseca native Andrew Morgan details basketball transition to Nebraska and bypassing Gophers". kstp.com. ABC 5 Eyewitness News. April 12, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[6] "Sam Hastreiter will continue his college career at Dragons". usbasket.com. April 8, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[7] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[8] "NDSU's Moni garners #SummitMBB weekly honor". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.

[9] "USD's Forte, NDSU's Moni share #SummitMBB weekly honor". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

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