North Dakota State Bison basketball
North Dakota State Bison basketball history
North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND)
Scheels Center
Summit League
Current head coach: David Richman (2014-)
- Asst: Luke Strege (2023-)
- Asst: Joshua Jones (2020-)
- Asst: Spencer Wilker (2019-)
- Asst: Camron Greer (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (2009, 2014, 2015, 2019)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 2-4
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NIT Overall Record: 0-0
- CBI Appearances: 2 (2012, 2013)
- CBI Overall Record: 0-2
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 8 (1971, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 8-8
Conference Titles (North Central, UBC, Summit League):
- Summit League Regular Season Championships: 4 (2009, 2014, 2015, 2020)
- NCC (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 10 (1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1952, 1954, 1971, 1981, 1995)
- Summit League Tournament Championships: 5 (2009, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Summit League Player of the Year: 3 (last = Lawrence Alexander, 2015)
- UBC Player of the Year: 1 (Andre Smith, 2007)
North Dakota State head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| David Richman | 2014-Pres | 190-131 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Saul Phillips | 2007-14 | 134-84 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim Miles | 2001-07 | 99-71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg McDermott | 2000-01 | 15-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Giacoletti | 1997-2000 | 48-33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Billeter | 1992-97 | 97-50 | 1^ | 4^ | 0 |
| Erv Inniger | 1978-92 | 244-150 | 1^ | 2^ | 0 |
| Marv Skaar | 1972-78 | 93-69 | 0 | 1^ | 0 |
| Lyle “Bud” Belk | 1968-72 | 50-55 | 1^ | 1^ | 0 |
| Doug Cowman | 1965-68 | 33-41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles “Ben” Bentson | 1949-65 | 169-207 | 2^ | 0 | 0 |
| C.P. Reed | 1946-49 | 32-41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lowe | 1933-46 | 141-102 | 3^ | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Saalwaechte | 1926-33 | 71-68 | 2^ | – | – |
| Ion J. Cortwright | 1925-26 | 22-3 | – | – | – |
| George Dewey | 1922-25 | 56-15 | – | – | – |
| Stanley Borleske | 1919-22 | 42-14 | – | – | – |
| Ralph “Curly” Movold | 1918-19 | 9-5 | – | – | – |
| P.J. Davis | 1915-18 | 37-10 | – | – | – |
| Howard Wood | 1913-15 | 22-4 | – | – | – |
| Arthur Reuber | 1909-13 | 42-6 | – | – | – |
| Paul Magoffin | 1908-09 | 11-4 | – | – | – |
| Gilmour Dobie | 1906-08 | 17-5 | – | – | – |
| no coach | 1897-1906 | 35-33 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the North Dakota State program was at the Division II level; NDSU moved up to Division I prior to the 2005-06 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.