The 2021–22 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by eighth-year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League. The Bison went into the Summit League tournament as the number 2 seed. They beat Denver and Oral Roberts before falling to South Dakota State in the championship game.
Previous season The Bison finished the 2020–21 season 15–12, 11–5 in Summit League play to finish in third place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated Kansas City in the quarterfinals, South Dakota in the semifinals, before falling to Oral Roberts in the championship game.
Roster
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jaxon Knotek 0 G 6'6" 215 Junior River Falls, Wisconsin Transferred to American Donald Carter III 25 G 6'0" 195 Junior Minneapolis, Minnesota Unknown Destination Odell Wilson 32 F 6'6" 245 Sophomore Minneapolis, Minnesota Transferred to Missouri SW State (Division II) Tyler Witz 44 F 6'9" 245 Senior Clearwater, Florida Transferred to Saginaw Valley State (Division II)
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Willie Guy 2 G 5'11" 190 Sophomore Cedar Rapids, Iowa Des Moines Area Community College Andrew Kallman 12 G 6'4" 190 Senior Chaska, Minnesota Northern State
Recruiting class 2021 Recruiting Class
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Summit League regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Summit League tournament
Sources
Season Honors First-Team All-Summit League Rocky Kreuser Sam Griesel Reference:
Summit League All-Defensive Team Tyree Eady
Summit League All-Tournament Team Sam Griesel Grant Nelson Reference:
References