North Dakota State Men’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 3, 2026 · CSM Staff
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:
| 2019 | NCAA | First Four win over North Carolina Central |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Duke |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Gonzaga |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Oklahoma |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to San Diego State |
| 2013 | CBI | First Round loss to Western Michigan |
| 2012 | CBI | First Round loss to Wyoming |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Kansas |
*all team stats through 3/8
