2018–19 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team
The 2018–19 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifth-year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 19–16, 9–7 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Summit League Tournament, they defeated Oral Roberts, Western Illinois, and Omaha to win the tournament championship.[1] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 16 seed in the East region. There the Bison lost to overall No. 1 seed Duke.[2]
2018–19 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball | |
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The Summit League Tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Summit League |
2018–19 record | 19–16 (9–7 The Summit) |
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Home arena | Scheels Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Omaha | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue Fort Wayne | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State † | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 Summit League Tournament winner |
Previous season
The Bison finished the season 15–17, 5–9 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Fort Wayne in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament before losing in the semifinals to South Dakota State.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 |
Concordia (MN) | W 81–49 | Scheels Center (1,154) Fargo, ND | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 6, 2018* 8:30 pm, FSAZ+ |
at New Mexico State Summit/WAC Challenge |
L 56–73 | 0–1 |
Pan American Center (4,358) Las Cruces, NM | |||||||
Nov 11, 2018* 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ |
UC Santa Barbara | W 82–63 | 1–1 |
Scheels Center (1,962) Fargo, ND | |||||||
Nov 16, 2018* 1:00 pm |
vs. Miami (OH) The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase quarterfinals |
L 78–89 | 1–2 |
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (325) Nassau, BAH | |||||||
Nov 17, 2018* 10:00 a.m. |
vs. Incarnate Word The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase |
L 78–80 OT | 1–3 |
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (204) Nassau, BAH | |||||||
Nov 18, 2018* 10:00 am |
vs. Towson The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase |
W 76–51 | 2–3 |
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (219) Nassau, BAH | |||||||
Nov 24, 2018* 3:00 pm |
at East Tennessee State | L 61–79 | 2–4 |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,610) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
Nov 26, 2018* 8:00 pm, RTNW |
at No. 1 Gonzaga | L 60–102 | 2–5 |
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||||||
Dec 1, 2018* 5:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ |
vs. Drake U.S. Bank Stadium Classic |
L 88–95 | 2–6 |
U.S. Bank Stadium (2,186) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
Dec 3, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at Iowa State | L 59–81 | 2–7 |
Hilton Coliseum (13,809) Ames, IA | |||||||
Dec 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ |
Eastern Washington Big Sky/Summit Challenge |
W 74–67 | 3–7 |
Scheels Center (2,373) Fargo, ND | |||||||
Dec 15, 2018* 7:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ |
Missouri State | W 74–67 | 4–7 |
Scheels Center (1,942) Fargo, ND | |||||||
Dec 17, 2018* 8:00 pm |
at Montana | L 53–60 | 4–8 |
Dahlberg Arena (3,553) Missoula, MT | |||||||
Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 |
Northland | W 90–43 | 5–8 |
Scheels Center (715) Fargo, ND | |||||||
Dec 29, 2018 12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ |
South Dakota | W 71–65 | 6–8 (1–0) |
Scheels Center (2,192) Fargo, ND | |||||||
Dec 30, 2018 4:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ |
Purdue Fort Wayne | L 87–90 OT | 6–9 (1–1) |
Scheels Center (2,043) Fargo, ND | |||||||
Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2 |
at Omaha | L 77–90 | 6–10 (1–2) |
Baxter Arena (1,775) Omaha, NE | |||||||
Jan 6, 2019* 2:00 pm |
Dickinson State | W 85–53 | 7–10 |
Scheels Center (975) Fargo, ND | |||||||
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 |
Western Illinois | W 85–69 | 8–10 (2–2) |
Scheels Center (2,461) Fargo, ND | |||||||
Jan 16, 2019 8:00 pm, ALT2 |
at Denver | L 65–80 | 8–11 (2–3) |
Magness Arena (829) Denver, CO | |||||||
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 |
North Dakota | W 67–65 | 9–11 (3–3) |
Scheels Center (4,232) Fargo, ND | |||||||
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ |
at South Dakota State | L 69–87 | 9–12 (3–4) |
Frost Arena (2,578) Brookings, SD | |||||||
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Oral Roberts | W 67–57 | 10–12 (4–4) |
Mabee Center (2,717) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Western Illinois | W 78–76 | 11–12 (5–4) |
Western Hall (521) Macomb, IL | |||||||
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ |
at North Dakota | W 74–70 | 12–12 (6–4) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,016) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 |
Denver | W 81–71 | 13–12 (7–4) |
Scheels Center (2,094) Fargo, ND | |||||||
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 |
Oral Roberts | W 85–73 | 14–12 (8–4) |
Scheels Center (1,880) Fargo, ND | |||||||
Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ |
South Dakota State | W 78–77 | 14–13 (8–5) |
Scheels Center (3,957) Fargo, ND | |||||||
Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 |
Omaha | W 58–50 | 14–14 (8–6) |
Scheels Center (2,177) Fargo, ND | |||||||
Feb 28, 2019 8:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ |
at South Dakota | W 75–65 | 14–15 (8–7) |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,482) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
Mar 2, 2019 4:00 pm |
at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 69–66 | 15–15 (9–7) |
Gates Sports Center (1,005) Fort Wayne, IN | |||||||
The Summit League Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 2019 6:00 pm, MidcoSN |
(4) | vs. (5) Oral Roberts Quarterfinals |
W 86–73 | 16–15 |
Premier Center (5,989) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
Mar 11, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(4) | vs. (8) Western Illinois Semifinals |
W 76–73 | 17–15 |
Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,508) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
Mar 12, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(4) | vs. (2) Omaha Championship |
W 73–63 | 18–15 |
Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,076) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 19, 2019* 5:40 pm, truTV |
(16 E) | vs. (16 E) North Carolina Central First Four |
W 78–74 | 19–15 |
UD Arena (11,827) Dayton, OH | ||||||
Mar 22, 2019* 6:10 pm, CBS |
(16 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke First Round |
L 62–85 | 19–16 |
Colonial Life Arena (16,219) Coulmbia, SC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time. |
Source[3]
References
- "North Dakota State vs. Omaha - Game Recap - March 12, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- "North Dakota State vs. Duke - Game Recap - March 22, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- "North Dakota State University Athletics – 2018–189 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.gobison.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.