2016–17 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2016–17 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by third-year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 19–11, 11–5 in Summit League play to finish in second place. They were upset by IUPUI in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament.

2016–17 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
2016–17 record19–11 (11–5 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jayden Olson
  • Kyan Brown
  • Will Veasley
Home arenaScheels Center
2016–17 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South Dakota124 .750  2212  .647
North Dakota State115 .688  1911  .633
Omaha97 .563  1814  .563
Fort Wayne88 .500  2013  .606
Denver88 .500  1614  .533
South Dakota State88 .500  1817  .514
IUPUI79 .438  1418  .438
Western Illinois511 .313  820  .286
Oral Roberts412 .250  822  .267
2017 Summit League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2015–16 season 20–13, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in fifth place. They defeated IUPUI and IPFW to advance to the championship game of The Summit League Tournament where they lost to South Dakota State. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Roster

2016–17 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 2 Paul Miller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Waukesha, Wisconsin
G 3 Carlin Dupree 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 4 Malik Clements 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Madison, Wisconsin
G 11 Jared Samuelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Gretna, Nebraska
G 12 Zach Rammelt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Racine, Wisconsin
G 13 Khy Kabellis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Escondido, California
G/F 21 A.J. Jacobson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Fargo, North Dakota
G 22 Cameron Hunter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Olathe, Kansas
F 23 Deng Geu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Sioux Falls, South Dakota
G 24 Tyson Ward 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tampa, Florida
G 25 Blaze Irwin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Wahpeton, North Dakota
F 30 Spencer Eliason 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) So Chadron, Nebraska
F 32 Evan Wesenberg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Germantown, Wisconsin
F 40 Dexter Werner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Bismarck, North Dakota
F 42 Dylan Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) So Panama, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016*
7:00 pm
Concordia Moorhead W 90–53 
Scheels Center (2,588)
Fargo, ND
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
Arkansas State W 76–66  1–0
Scheels Center (5,005)
Fargo, ND
11/13/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Minnesota Morris W 92–62  2–0
Scheels Center (1,723)
Fargo, ND
11/18/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. Navy
High Point Tournament
W 66–59  3–0
Millis Center (1,750)
High Point, NC
11/19/2016*
6:00 pm
vs. UNC Greensboro
High Point Tournament
L 54–65  3–1
Millis Center (1,750)
High Point, NC
11/20/2016*
11:30 am
at High Point
High Point Tournament
W 70–44  4–1
Millis Center (1,750)
High Point, NC
11/22/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Waldorf W 83–52  5–1
Scheels Center (1,845)
Fargo, ND
11/27/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 50–64  5–2
JQH Arena (3,765)
Springfield, MO
11/29/2016*
5:30 pm, FS1
at No. 7 Xavier L 55–85  5–3
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
12/02/2016*
6:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T W 85–67  6–3
Corbett Sports Center (747)
Greensboro, NC
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Dakota L 56–74  6–4
Scheels Center (5,022)
Fargo, ND
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Davis W 74–70  7–4
Scheels Center (2,921)
Fargo, ND
12/16/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Dakota W 87–70  8–4
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,428)
Grand Forks, ND
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas L 55–71  8–5
Bud Walton Arena (16,006)
Fayetteville, AR
Summit League regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota State W 80–69  9–5
(1–0)
Frost Arena (2,854)
Brookings, SD
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
Omaha W 82–70  10–5
(2–0)
Scheels Center (3,176)
Fargo, ND
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI W 93–89  11–5
(3–0)
Scheels Center (2,728)
Fargo, ND
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota W 70–69  12–5
(4–0)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,582)
Vermillion, SD
01/14/2017
5:00 pm, ALT2
at Denver L 55–79  12–6
(4–1)
Magness Arena (2,641)
Denver, CO
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Fort Wayne W 89–83  13–6
(5–1)
Scheels Center (4,210)
Fargo, ND
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Illinois W 89–57  14–6
(6–1)
Western Hall (883)
Macomb, IL
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Oral Roberts W 81–71  15–6
(7–1)
Scheels Center (4,353)
Fargo, ND
02/01/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at IUPUI L 81–86 OT 15–7
(7–2)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,098)
Indianapolis, IN
02/04/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota L 66–76  15–8
(7–3)
Scheels Center (5,007)
Fargo, ND
02/08/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota State W 82–65  16–8
(8–3)
Scheels Center (4,805)
Fargo, ND
02/11/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Denver W 81–63  17–8
(9–3)
Scheels Center (4,433)
Fargo, ND
02/15/2017
6:00 pm
at Fort Wayne L 61–77  17–9
(9–4)
Memorial Coliseum (1,733)
Fort Wayne, IN
02/18/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Illinois W 100–91 2OT 18–9
(10–4)
Scheels Center (4,696)
Fargo, ND
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts W 82–80  19–9
(11–4)
Mabee Center (3,182)
Tulsa, OK
02/25/2017
7:00 pm
at Omaha L 92–96  19–10
(11–5)
Baxter Arena (3,238)
Omaha, NE
The Summit League Tournament
03/04/2017
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (7) IUPUI
Quarterfinals
L 57–76  19–11
Premier Center (9,399)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.


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