2013–14 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2013–14 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by seventh year head coach Saul Phillips, played their home games at the Bison Sports Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 26–7, 12–2 in The Summit League play to finish win The Summit League regular season championship. They were also champions of The Summit League Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they defeated Oklahoma in the second round before losing to San Diego State in the round of 32.

2013–14 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
The Summit League Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceThe Summit League
2013–14 record26–7 (12–2 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBison Sports Arena
2013–14 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Dakota State122 .857  267  .788
IPFW104 .714  2511  .694
South Dakota State104 .714  1913  .594
Denver86 .571  1615  .516
South Dakota68 .429  1218  .400
Omaha*59 .357  1715  .531
Western Illinois410 .286  1020  .333
IUPUI113 .071  626  .188
2014 Summit League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*ineligible for NCAA postseason Div I tournament due to Div. I transition

At the end of the season, Saul Phillips resigned to take the head coaching job at Ohio. He was 134–84 in seven seasons. He was replaced by associate head coach David Richman.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Fred Newell Guard 5–8 160 Senior Lakeville, Minnesota
3 Mike Felt Guard 6–3 190 Senior Redwood Falls, Minnesota
12 Lawrence Alexander Guard 6–3 180 Junior Peoria, Illinois
13 Carlin Dupree Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Milwaukee, Wisconsin
21 A. J. Jacobson Guard 6–6 205 Freshman Fargo, North Dakota
22 Kory Brown Guard 6–4 200 Sophomore Hoffman Estates, Illinois
23 Brett VandenBergh Forward 6–5 215 Sophomore De Pere, Wisconsin
24 Taylor Braun Guard 6–7 210 Senior Newberg, Oregon
25 Joel Lindberg Guard 6–2 190 Junior Superior, Wisconsin
32 TrayVonn Wright Forward 6–7 185 Senior Waterloo, Iowa
34 Chris Kading Forward 6–8 230 Sohpmore De Pere, Wisconsin
40 Dexter Werner Forward 6–6 235 RS–Freshman Bismarck, North Dakota
42 Marshall Bjorklund Forward 6–8 250 Senior Arlington, Minnesota
44 Jordan Aaberg Forward 6–9 225 Senior Rothsay, Minnesota

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2013*
7:00 pm
Concordia–Moorhead W 98–49 
Bison Sports Arena (2,329)
Fargo, ND
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm
Viterbo W 93–49  1–0
Bison Sports Arena (2,157)
Fargo, ND
11/14/2013*
10:30 pm
at Saint Mary's L 65–78  1–1
McKeon Pavilion (2,178)
Moraga, CA
11/18/2013*
7:00 pm, MeTV
Southern Mississippi L 69–70  1–2
Bison Sports Arena (3,724)
Fargo, ND
11/20/2013*
6:00 pm
at Western Michigan W 83–74  2–2
University Arena (2,111)
Kalamazoo, MI
11/24/2013*
5:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS Pacific
at North Dakota L 77–95  2–3
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (3,142)
Grand Forks, ND
11/29/2013*
10:00 pm
at Santa Clara
Cable Car Classic
W 91–85  3–3
Leavey Center (850)
Santa Clara, CA
11/30/2013*
10:45 pm
vs. Rider
Cable Car Classic
W 87–70  4–3
Leavey Center (1,024)
Santa Clara, CA
12/02/2013*
7:00 pm
Valley City State W 86–43  5–3
Bison Sports Arena (1,047)
Fargo, ND
12/07/2013*
12:00 pm
at Bryant
BlackRock Gotham Classic
W 66–62  6–3
Chace Athletic Center (2,200)
Smithfield, RI
12/11/2013*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Notre Dame
BlackRock Gotham Classic
W 73–69  7–3
Purcell Pavilion (7,662)
Notre Dame, IN
12/14/2013*
7:15 pm, BTN
at No. 3 Ohio State
BlackRock Gotham Classic
L 62–79  7–4
Value City Arena (15,272)
Columbus, OH
12/16/2013*
7:00 pm, MeTV
Delaware
BlackRock Gotham Classic
W 85–66  8–4
Bison Sports Arena (3,014)
Fargo, ND
12/21/2013*
7:00 pm, NBC North Dakota/ESPN3
Towson W 90–82  9–4
Bison Sports Arena (2,905)
Fargo, ND
12/23/2013*
8:00 pm
at Utah Valley W 74–70  10–4
UCCU Center (1,092)
Orem, UT
01/04/2014*
7:00 pm
Mayville State W 96–45  11–4
Bison Sports Arena (1,224)
Fargo, ND
01/09/2014
6:00 pm
at IPFW L 71–82  11–5 (0–1)
Gates Sports Center (608)
Fort Wayne, IN
01/11/2014
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at IUPUI W 87–64  12–5 (1–1)
The Jungle (778)
Indianapolis, IN
01/16/2014
7:00 pm, MeTV
Nebraska–Omaha W 91–69  13–5 (2–1)
Bison Sports Arena (3,274)
Fargo, ND
01/18/2014
2:00 pm, MeTV
Western Illinois W 65–52  14–5 (3–1)
Bison Sports Arena (4,284)
Fargo, ND
01/25/2014
4:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS
at South Dakota State W 85–77  15–5 (4–1)
Frost Arena (4,859)
Brookings, SD
01/30/2014
7:00 pm, MidcoSN
at South Dakota W 66–63  16–5 (5–1)
DakotaDome (1,756)
Vermillion, SD
02/01/2014
5:00 pm
at Denver L 63–67  16–6 (5–2)
Magness Arena (4,021)
Denver, CO
02/06/2014
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS
IUPUI W 66–60  17–6 (6–2)
Bison Sports Arena (2,877)
Fargo, ND
02/08/2014
4:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS
IPFW W 69–58  18–6 (7–2)
Bison Sports Arena (4,557)
Fargo, ND
02/13/2014
7:00 pm
at Western Illinois W 56–52  19–6 (8–2)
Western Hall (1,962)
Macomb, IL
02/15/2014
4:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS
at Nebraska–Omaha W 75–59  20–6 (9–2)
Ralston Arena (2,276)
Ralston, NE
02/22/2014
4:00 pm, MeTV
South Dakota State W 74–59  21–6 (10–2)
Bison Sports Arena (5,614)
Fargo, ND
02/27/2014
7:00 pm, MeTV
South Dakota W 82–54  22–6 (11–2)
Bison Sports Arena (3,804)
Fargo, ND
03/01/2014
7:00 pm, NBC North Dakota/ESPN3
Denver W 78–68  23–6 (12–2)
Bison Sports Arena (4,527)
Fargo, ND
The Summit League Tournament
03/10/2014
6:00 pm, FCS Atlantic
vs. Denver
Semifinals
W 83–48  24–6
Sioux Falls Arena (6,769)
Sioux Falls, SD
03/11/2014
8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. IPFW
Championship
W 60–57  25–6
Sioux Falls Arena (4,263)
Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2014*
6:27 pm, truTV
No. (12 W) vs. No. 21 (5 W) Oklahoma
Second round
W 80–75 OT 26–6
Spokane Arena (10,962)
Spokane, WA
03/22/2014*
5:10 pm, TNT
No. (12 W) vs. No. 13 (4 W) San Diego State
Third round
L 44–63  26–7
Spokane Arena (11,623)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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