North Dakota State Bison men's basketball

The North Dakota State University Bison men's basketball team is a part of the athletic program at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. They are members of the NCAA Division I and have been part of The Summit League since May of 2007. Home games are played at the Bison Sports Arena 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 Saul Phillips who took over for Tim Miles after the 06-07 season. On Tuesday 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.

Roster

#	Name	Position	Ht	Wt	Class	Hometown
0	Dejuan Flowers	F	6-7	220	Sr.	Shakopee, MN
3	Mike Felt	G	6-3	180	Fr.	Redwood Falls, MN
4	Freddy Coleman	G	6-3	220	Jr.	St. Paul, MN
12	Drew Lundberg	G	6-2	180	So.	Owatonna, MN
13	Nate Zastrow	G	6-0	160	Fr.	Manitowoc, WI
21	Austin Pennick	G	6-3	195	Sr.	Fargo, ND
23	Michael Tveidt	F	6-7	210	Jr.	Pierre, SD
24	Taylor Braun	G	6-7	185	Fr.	Newberg, OR
25	Eric Carlson	F	6-6	220	So.	Shakopee, MN
32	Josh Vaughan	G	6-4	200	Sr.	Braham, MN
34	Sam Sussenguth	F	6-8	235	Sr.	Willmar, MN
34	Jordan Aaberg	F	6-9	235	Fr.	Rothsay, MN
50	Andy Nagel	F	6-9	245	Fr.	Fort Dodge, IA

Head coaches

#	Name	Term
1	Gil Dobie	1906-1907
2	Paul Magoffin	1908
3	Arthur Rueber	1909-1912
4	Howard Wood	1913-1914
5	P.J. Davis	1915-1917
6	Ralph "Curly" Movold	1918
7	Stan Borleske	1919-1921
8	George Dewey	1922-1924
9	I.J. Cortright	1925
10	Leonard Saalwaechter	1926-1932
11	Bob Lowe	1933-1945
12	C.P. Reed	1946-1948
13	B.C. "Chuck" Bentson	1949-1964
14	Doug Cowman	1965-1967
15	Lyle "Bud" Belk	1968-1971
16	Marv Skaar	1972-1977
17	Erv Inniger	1978-1991
18	Tom Billeter	1992-1996
19	Ray Giacoletti	1997-1999
20	Greg McDermott	2000
21	Tim Miles	2001-2007
22	Saul Phillips	2007-

The 14th-seeded Bison played the defending national champion and 3rd-seeded Kansas Jayhawks in Round 1 of the 2009 NCAA Tournament, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With over 10,000 Bison fans in attendance, they kept the game close but eventually lost 84-74.^[1]

The Summit League Awards

Player of the Year

• Ben Woodside (2009)

First-Team All-Summit League

• Brett Winkelman (2008 & 2009)
• Ben Woodside (2008 & 2009)

All-Time statistical leaders

Single-game leaders

• Points Scored: Ben Woodside (60, 2008)
• Assists: David Ryles (16, 1987)
• Rebounds: Gene Gamache (24, 1955), Robert Lauf (24, 1954), Roger Erickson (24, 1960)
• Steals: David Ryles (8, 1986)

Single-Season Leaders

• Points Scored: Ben Woodside (766, 08-09)
• Assists: David Ryles (230, 86-87)
• Rebounds: John Wojtak (298, 70-71)
• Steals: David Ryles (86, 86-87)

Career Leaders

• Points Scored: Ben Woodside (2315, 05-09)
• Assists: Jeff Askew (684, 1979-83)
• Rebounds: Brett Winkelman (874, 05-09)
• Steals: David Ryles (275, 1983-87)

Arenas

• Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse 1931-1970
• Bison Sports Arena 1970-present

References

1. ^ Chip Scroggins, Aldrich returns home, puts on dunkfest for Jayhawks, Star Tribune, March 21, 2009, Accessed March 23, 2009.

External links

• Bison Men's Basketball website