North Dakota State Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
North Dakota State Bison
 
Summit (27-7, 14-2)
 
 
Big Wins: 12/13 at Drake (99-94), 1/17 St. Thomas (68-65)
Bad Losses: 12/22 at UTEP (66-76), 2/5 Denver (71-78)
Coach: David Richman
 
Probable Starters:
Treyson Anderson, Sophomore, Forward, 10.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Trevian Carson, Junior, Guard, 12.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.9 spg
Andy Stefonowicz, Sophomore, Guard, 9.2 ppg, 4.9 apg, 3.1 rpg, 1.6 spg
Damari Wheeler-Thomas, Junior, Guard, 14.4 ppg, 2.8 apg, 3.5 rpg
Markhi Strickland, Senior, Guard, 11.8 ppg, 1.3 apg, 3.5 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Noah Feddersen, Junior, Forward, 9.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.0 bpg
Tay Smith, Senior, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.7 (75th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.6 (64, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.8 (83, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.8 (148, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.4 (67, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.5 (44, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.5 (187, 5)
Rebound Margin: 4.8 (55, 2)
Assists Per Game: 15.5 (91, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.8 (107, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019NCAAFirst Four win over North Carolina Central
2019NCAARound of 64 loss to Duke
2015NCAARound of 64 loss to Gonzaga
2014NCAARound of 64 win over Oklahoma
2014NCAARound of 32 loss to San Diego State
2013CBIFirst Round loss to Western Michigan
2012CBIFirst Round loss to Wyoming
2009NCAARound of 64 loss to Kansas
 
*all team stats through 3/8