2025–26 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

2025–26 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record21–6 (11–1 Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachLuke Strege
Assistant coaches
  • Joshua Jones
  • Spencer Wilker
  • Camron Greer
Home arenaScheels Center
2025–26 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota State 11 – 1   .917 21 – 6   .778
St. Thomas 10 – 3   .769 21 – 7   .750
North Dakota 9 – 4   .692 15 – 14   .517
South Dakota 6 – 6   .500 14 – 13   .519
Denver 6 – 6   .500 13 – 14   .481
Omaha 6 – 6   .500 13 – 14   .481
South Dakota State 5 – 7   .417 12 – 15   .444
Oral Roberts 1 – 11   .083 6 – 21   .222
Kansas City 1 – 11   .083 4 – 22   .154
† 2026 Summit League tournament winner
As of February 14, 2026

The 2025–26 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represents North Dakota State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, who are led by 12th-year head coach David Richman, play their home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2024–25 season 21–11, 10–6 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place. In the Summit League tournament, they lost to South Dakota in the quarterfinals.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Luke Kasubke 0 G 6'5" 190 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Jeremiah Burke 2 F 6'7" 215 Senior Milwaukee, WI Transferred to Denver[2]
Brennan Watkins 3 G 6'0" 180 Junior Kearney, MO Transferred to Chattanooga[3]
Jacksen Moni 4 F 6'10" 235 Senior Fargo, ND Graduated
Jacari White 11 G 6'3" 180 Senior Orlando, FL Transferred to Virginia[4]
Masen Miller 12 G 6'2" 195 Senior Iowa City, IA Graduated
Darik Dissette 13 G 6'4" 185 Sophomore Minot, ND Transferred to Minot State (NCAA Division II)[5]
Eli Bradley 14 G 6'3" 180 RS Freshman Las Vegas, NV Unknown
Tajavis Miller 21 G 6'4" 200 Junior Lubbock, TX Transferred to New Mexico[6]
Patrick Bath 24 F 6'9" 235 RS Freshman Fargo, ND Transferred to Concordia–St. Paul (NCAA Division II)[7]

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Trevian Carson 0 G 6'4" 200 Junior West Des Moines, IA Des Moines Area Community College
Tay Smith 3 G 6'3" 190 Senior Bowling Green, KY Lenoir–Rhyne (NC)
Emil Skyttä 8 G 6'5" 195 Junior Helsinki, Finland Sacramento State
Max Majerle 11 G 6'4" 195 Junior Scottsdale, AZ Pima Community College
Caleb Schoenrock 22 F 6'7" — RS Freshman St. Francis, MN Minnesota (manager)
Markhi Strickland 30 G 6'6" 210 Senior Miami, FL Western Michigan

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Riley Massey
G 		O'Fallon, Illinois De Smet Jesuit High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Aug 2, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (0)
Riley Saunders
G 		Sandy Springs, Georgia Landmark Christian School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 3, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (0)
Dom Clay
G 		Quincy, Illinois Quincy Senior High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Apr 16, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (0)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2025–26 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Trevian Carson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Des Moines Area Community College West Des Moines, IA
G 1 Damari Wheeler-Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Larkin High School Elgin, IL
G 2 Riley Massey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr De Smet Jesuit High School O'Fallon, IL
G 3 Tay Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Lenoir–Rhyne University Bowling Green, KY
G 5 Andy Stefonowicz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Minnetonka High School Minnetonka, MN
G 7 Carson Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Bountiful High School Bountiful, UT
G 8 Emil Skyttä 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Sacramento State Helsinki, Finland
G 11 Max Majerle Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Pima Community College Scottsdale, AZ
G 13 Riley Saunders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Landmark Christian School Sandy Springs, GA
G 14 Dom Clay Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Quincy Senior High School Quincy, IL
F 22 Caleb Schoenrock 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Minnesota St. Francis, MN
G 30 Markhi Strickland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Western Michigan Miami, FL
F 34 Noah Feddersen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Menomonie High School Menomonie, WI
F 44 Treyson Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Pius X High School Lincoln, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 16, 2025*
7:00 p.m., BIG+ 		at Minnesota L 54–80  –
  14 – Carson   5 – Tied (2)   2 – Tied (4)  Williams Arena (7,332)
Minneapolis, MN
October 23, 2025*
7:00 p.m., Summit League Network 		Minnesota State–Moorhead W 101–69  –
  19 – Feddersen   10 – Feddersen   7 – Stefonowicz  Scheels Center (1,111)
Fargo, ND
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
8:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oregon State L 65–67  0–1
  17 – Strickland   7 – Stefonowicz   4 – Stefonowicz  Gill Coliseum (2,829)
Corvallis, OR
November 5, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Davis L 68–80  0–2
  17 – Strickland   6 – Strickland   5 – Stefonowicz  University Credit Union Center (893)
Davis, CA
November 11, 2025*
7:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN 		Cal State Northridge W 90–68  1–2
  22 – Wheeler-Thomas   10 – Tied (2)   5 – Stefonowicz  Scheels Center (1,005)
Fargo, ND
November 12, 2025*
7:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN 		St. Scholastica (MN) W 111–38  2–2
  24 – T. Smith   6 – Tied (2)   8 – Stefonowicz  Scheels Center (723)
Fargo, ND
November 17, 2025*
7:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN 		Southern Illinois W 92–85  3–2
  24 – Wheeler-Thomas   10 – Carson   6 – Stefonowicz  Scheels Center (1,068)
Fargo, ND
November 19, 2025*
7:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN 		Jamestown (ND) W 82–67  4–2
  22 – Strickland   8 – Carson   5 – Tied (2)  Scheels Center (854)
Fargo, ND
November 26, 2025*
2:00 p.m. 		vs. Jacksonville State W 56–43  5–2
  10 – Wheeler-Thomas   9 – Feddersen   6 – Stefonowicz  First National Bank Arena (203)
Jonesboro, AR
November 28, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State L 80–85 OT 5–3
  26 – Wheeler-Thomas   9 – Carson   5 – Stefonowicz  First National Bank Arena (3,167)
Jonesboro, AR
December 3, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Montana
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		W 81–72  6–3
  23 – Wheeler-Thomas   7 – Strickland   5 – Wheeler-Thomas  Dahlberg Arena (2,580)
Missoula, MT
December 6, 2025*
7:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN 		Northern Arizona
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		W 69–68  7–3
  19 – Carson   12 – Carson   4 – Stefonowicz  Scheels Center (1,537)
Fargo, ND
December 11, 2025*
8:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Bakersfield W 80–69  8–3
  21 – Wheeler-Thomas   9 – Tied (2)   4 – Carson  Icardo Center (223)
Bakersfield, CA
December 13, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Drake W 99–94  9–3
  29 – Carson   7 – Tied (2)   9 – Wheeler-Thomas  Knapp Center (3,056)
Des Moines, IA
December 15, 2025*
7:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN 		Minnesota Crookston W 101–67  10–3
  19 – Strickland   6 – Feddersen   3 – Stefonowicz  Scheels Center (1,106)
Fargo, ND
December 21, 2025*
6:00 p.m. 		vs. UC Irvine
Sun Bowl Invitational 		L 73–74  10–4
  14 – Tied (2)   9 – Feddersen   5 – Wheeler-Thomas  Don Haskins Center (467)
El Paso, TX
December 22, 2025*
6:00 p.m. 		at UTEP
Sun Bowl Invitational 		L 66–76  10–5
  23 – Carson   8 – Carson   3 – Tied (3)  Don Haskins Center (3,538)
El Paso, TX
Summit League regular season
December 31, 2025
4:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN 		South Dakota W 84–61  11–5
(1–0) 		 14 – Anderson   7 – Carson   7 – Carson  Scheels Center (1,982)
Fargo, ND
January 3, 2026
3:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Oral Roberts W 79–77 2OT 12–5
(2–0) 		 15 – Strickland   13 – Anderson   4 – Wheeler-Thomas  Scheels Center (1,714)
Fargo, ND
January 8, 2026
7:00 p.m., SLN 		at Kansas City W 97–73  13–5
(3–0) 		 23 – Anderson   8 – Anderson   8 – Stefonowicz  Swinney Recreation Center (539)
Kansas City, MO
January 10, 2026
1:00 p.m., SLN 		at Omaha W 78–76  14–5
(4–0) 		 22 – Anderson   6 – Wheeler-Thomas   3 – Tied (4)  Baxter Arena (3,669)
Omaha, NE
January 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN 		South Dakota State W 76–65  15–5
(5–0) 		 20 – Anderson   8 – Wheeler-Thomas   4 – Carson  Scheels Center (3,313)
Fargo, ND
January 17, 2026
1:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN 		St. Thomas W 68–65  16–5
(6–0) 		 16 – Carson   9 – Anderson   4 – Stefonowicz  Scheels Center (2,954)
Fargo, ND
January 22, 2026
8:00 p.m., SLN 		at Denver W 82–77  17–5
(7–0) 		 23 – Carson   9 – Anderson   4 – Wheeler-Thomas  Hamilton Gymnasium (1,839)
Denver, CO
January 24, 2026
7:00 p.m., SLN 		at Oral Roberts W 86–58  18–5
(8–0) 		 24 – T. Smith   5 – Tied (2)   8 – Stefonowicz  Mabee Center (2,191)
Tulsa, OK
January 31, 2026
5:00 p.m., SLN 		at South Dakota W 89–84 OT 19–5
(9–0) 		 20 – Feddersen   9 – Feddersen   10 – Stefonowicz  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,861)
Vermillion, SD
February 5, 2026
7:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN 		Denver L 71–78  19–6
(9–1) 		 19 – Strickland   6 – Tied (2)   5 – Stefonowicz  Scheels Center (1,687)
Fargo, ND
February 7, 2026
1:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN 		Omaha W 92–84  20–6
(10–1) 		 18 – Feddersen   6 – Tied (2)   8 – Stefonowicz  Scheels Center (2,323)
Fargo, ND
February 14, 2026
1:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at North Dakota W 83–66  21–6
(11–1) 		 20 – Stefonowicz   6 – Skytta   4 – Stefonowicz  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,918)
Grand Forks, ND
February 18, 2026
7:00 p.m., SLN 		at South Dakota State       First Bank & Trust Arena 
Brookings, SD
February 21, 2026
1:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN 		Kansas City       Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
February 26, 2026
8:00 p.m., SLN 		at St. Thomas       Lee and Penny Anderson Arena 
St. Paul, MN
February 28, 2026
4:00 p.m., WDAY Xtra/SLN 		North Dakota       Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
Summit League tournament
March 4–8, 2026
TBD, SLN/CBSSN 		vs. Summit League tournament       Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

[8]

Awards and accolades

Summit League Player of the Week

Week[9] Player(s) of the Week School
Dec. 30[10] Trevian Carson North Dakota State
Jan. 13[11] Treyson Anderson North Dakota State (2)

References

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  2. ^ "Former NDSU Forward Jeremiah Burke Signs with Denver ahead of 2025-26". denverpioneers.com. Denver Pioneers. June 18, 2025. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "Brennan Watkins - 2025-26 - Men's Basketball - University of Tennessee Chattanooga Athletics". gomocs.com. Chattanooga Mocs. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "North Dakota State transfer Jacari White commits to Virginia". 247sports.com. 247Sports. April 6, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "Minot HS star Darik Dissette returns home to play for Minot State". msubeavers.com. Minot State Beavers. July 21, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  6. ^ "New Mexico gets commitment from transfer guard". si.com. Sports Illustrated. May 7, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  7. ^ "Patrick Bath - Men's Basketball". cspbears.com. Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  8. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  9. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Peak Performers of the Week". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  10. ^ "NDSU's Carson claims Kwik Star #SummitMBB weekly honor". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. December 30, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  11. ^ "NDSU's Anderson secures #SummitMBB Kwik Star weekly award". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
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