2020-2021 North Dakota State Bison

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2020-2021 North Dakota State Bison Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
25 Donald Carter III Jr PG 6-0 195 - Laveen (AZ) United States Cesar Chavez High School
12 Noah Christensen Fr F 6-10 200 - Breckenridge (MN) United States Breckenridge High School
11 Jarius Cook RS-So G 6-3 185 - Brooklyn Park (MN) United States Park Center Senior High School
3 Tyree Eady RS-Jr G 6-5 215 Mar 31, 1999 Middleton (WI) United States Middleton High School
5 Sam Griesel RS-Jr GF 6-6 220 Mar 22, 2000 Lincoln (NE) United States / Germany Lincoln East High School
24 Grayson Haman RS-Fr G 6-3 190 - Fargo (ND) United States Davies High School
23 Maleeck Harden-Hayes RS-So F 6-7 200 - Moorhead (MN) United States Moorhead Park Christian High School
2 Jaxon Knotek Jr G 6-6 215 - River Falls (WI) United States River Falls High School
34 Rocky Kreuser Sr F 6-10 245 Mar 5, 1999 White Bear Lake (MN) United States Totino-Grace High School
0 Dezmond McKinney RS-Fr G 6-0 185 - Raytown (MO) United States Raytown South High School
4 Grant Nelson Fr F 6-11 230 Mar 18, 2002 Devils Lake (ND) United States Devils Lake High School
21 Boden Skunberg RS-Fr F 6-5 205 - Jamestown (ND) United States Jamestown High School
32 Odell Wilson IV So F 6-6 245 - Minneapolis (MN) United States North Community High School
44 Tyler Witz Sr F 6-9 240 - Clear Folk (WV) United States Countryside High School

Recent North Dakota State Bison History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 15-17 (8-8) 5th (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 16-17 (11-7) 3rd (Summit) Runner Up N/A
2021-2022 23-10 (13-5) 2nd (Summit) Runner Up N/A
2020-2021 15-12 (13-6) 1st (Summit) Runner Up N/A
2019-2020 25-8 (13-3) 1st (Summit) Champion N/A
2018-2019 19-16 (9-7) 3rd (Summit) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2017-2018 15-17 (5-9) 5th (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 19-11 (11-5) 2nd (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 20-13 (8-8) 5th (Summit) Runner Up N/A
2014-2015 23-10 (12-4) 1st (Summit) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2013-2014 26-7 (12-2) 1st (Summit) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 24-10 (12-4) 3rd (Summit) Runner Up CBI 1st Rnd
2011-2012 17-14 (9-9) 4th (Summit) 1st Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2010-2011 14-15 (8-10) 7th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 11-18 (8-10) 6th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 26-7 (16-2) 1st (Summit) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 16-13 (10-8) 4th (Summit) N/A N/A
2006-2007 20-8 N/A (INDEP) N/A N/A
2005-2006 10-10 11th (Summit) N/A N/A
2004-2005 0-8 11th (Summit) N/A N/A
2003-2004 N/A N/A (Summit) N/A N/A
2002-2003 N/A N/A (Summit) N/A N/A

2020-2021 North Dakota State Bison Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Rocky Kreuser NABC All-District (12) Second Team
Rocky Kreuser The Summit League All-First Team
Sam Griesel The Summit League All-Second Team
Tyree Eady The Summit League All-Tournament Team
Rocky Kreuser The Summit League All-Tournament Team
Grant Nelson The Summit League Sixth Man
Grant Nelson The Summit League All-Newcomer Team
Rocky Kreuser The Summit League Player of the Week (Dec 28, 2020)
Rocky Kreuser The Summit League Player of the Week (Jan 11, 2021)

2020-2021 North Dakota State Bison Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Cook T. Eady S. Griesel M. Harden-Hayes R. Kreuser
Rotation D. McKinney     G. Nelson  
Lim PT D. Carter III J. Knotek   O. Wilson IV T. Witz
Lim PT   B. Skunberg      
Lim PT   G. Haman      

2020-2021 North Dakota State Bison Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Rocky Kreuser 27 30.1 15.7 7.0 1.6 0.6 0.7 1.7
Sam Griesel 27 33.9 11.5 6.4 3.0 1.0 0.3 2.1
Tyree Eady 26 33.8 11.5 5.7 2.3 0.6 0.2 2.2
Jarius Cook 26 27.8 9.2 2.9 0.9 0.4 0.2 1.2
Maleeck Harden-Hayes 22 25.4 8.8 5.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 1.4
Grant Nelson 27 20.9 6.3 3.7 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.5
Jaxon Knotek 18 11.4 4.4 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.7
Dezmond McKinney 27 13.9 3.3 1.2 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.2
Boden Skunberg 19 11.9 1.7 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.5
Odell Wilson IV 20 4.7 1.6 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
Donald Carter III 2 3.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0
Tyler Witz 11 5.3 0.7 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5
Grayson Haman 3 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0

2020-2021 North Dakota State Bison Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
David Richman Head Coach 2014-2015 Associate Head Coach (North Dakota State, 2007 to 2014)
Kyan Brown Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Oral Roberts, 2008 to 2016)
Josh Sash Assistant Coach 2020-2021 Assistant Coach (UMKC, 2017 to 2019)
Joshua Jones Assistant Coach 2020-2021 Assistant Coach (Western Illinois, 2016 to 2020)
Jason Miller Director of Athletic Performance 2007-2008 N/A
Matt Larsen Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Spencer Wilker Director of Basketball Operations 2019-2020 N/A
Scott Woken Director of Sports Medicine 1989-1990 N/A
Ryan Perreault Director of Communications 2014-2015 N/A