North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
| North Dakota State Bison men's basketball | ||||
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| University | North Dakota State University | |||
| Head coach | David Richman (11th season) | |||
| Conference | Summit League | |||
| Location | Fargo, North Dakota | |||
| Arena | Scheels Center (capacity: 5,460) | |||
| Nickname | Bison | |||
| Colors | Green and yellow | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
| 1981*, 2014 | ||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
| 1971*, 1974*, 1981*, 1983*, 1994*, 1995*, 1996*, 1997*, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2019 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 2009, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020 | ||||
| Conference regular-season champions | ||||
| North Central Conference: 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1952, 1954, 1971, 1981, 1995 Summit: 2009, 2014, 2015, 2020 | ||||
* at Division II level | ||||
The North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team is a part of the athletic program at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. They are members of the NCAA Division I and have been part of The Summit League since May 2007. Home games are played at the Scheels Center 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 David Richman.
On 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. North Dakota State has appeared four times in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, most recently in 2019.