Friday, November 14
Austin, Texas
7:30 p.m.
North Dakota State
at
Texas
Photo by: Bob Nelson
Bison to Lock Horns with No. 10 Texas in Season Opener
11/11/2014 12:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Complete NDSU Basketball Game Notes (PDF)
Live Stats | Longhorn Network | Free Live Audio
Texas Basketball Game Notes (PDF)
Friday's Game: The North Dakota State University men's basketball team will play the No. 10-ranked Texas Longhorns in the 2014-15 season opener on Friday, Nov. 14. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. inside the Frank Erwin Center (capacity 16,540) in Austin, Texas.
2k Classic: Friday's game is the first of four for NDSU as part of the 2k Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project. The Bison will travel to No. 25 Iowa on Monday, Nov. 17, before returning home to host Kennesaw State and either Hampton or Alcorn State on Nov. 21-22.
Television: Live coverage will be on ESPN's Longhorn Network with Olympic gold medalist Paul Sunderland (play-by-play), Lance Blanks (analyst) and Tyler Denning (reporter) calling the action. The game will also be available through ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app to subscribers of the Longhorn Network.
Radio: KFGO-AM 790 of Fargo will broadcast live with Gary Rogers calling play-by-play. Coverage includes 20-minute pregame and postgame shows. Free audio streaming will be available at GoBison.com/allaccess.
About Texas: Texas returns all five starters from last year's team that finished with a 24-11 overall record, including an 11-7 mark in the Big 12. The Longhorns will be led by senior forward Jonathan Holmes, who earned a spot on last year's All-Big 12 second team, along with junior center Cameron Ridley, sophomore point guard Isaiah Taylor and freshman forward Myles Turner, who was the No. 2-rated recruit in the nation.
Series History: NDSU and Texas have never met in basketball. The Bison are 1-7 against members of the Big 12 Conference in the Division I era (since 2004-05), with an 80-75 overtime victory over No. 5 seed Oklahoma in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on March 20, 2014.
Bison Against Top 25 Opponents: Friday will be North Dakota State's 10th game against a ranked opponent in Division I play, with the Bison holding a 3-6 record in those games. (Rankings are USA Today Coaches/Associated Press.)
#13/15 Wisconsin W, 62-55 Kohl Center Jan. 21, 2006
#9/8 Marquette W, 64-60 Bradley Center Dec. 2, 2006
#13/14 Kansas L, 74-84 Metrodome Mar. 20, 2009 NCAA
#15/17 Minnesota L, 65-84 Williams Arena Nov. 24, 2010
#1/1 Indiana L, 61-87 Assembly Hall Nov. 12, 2012
#16/13 Minnesota L, 57-70 Williams Arena Dec. 11, 2012
#2/3 Ohio State L, 62-79 Value City Arena Dec. 14, 2013
#20/21 Oklahoma W, 80-75 OT Spokane Arena Mar. 20, 2014 NCAA
#11/13 San Diego St. L, 44-63 Spokane Arena Mar. 22, 2014 NCAA
Last Year: With an overall record of 26-7, NDSU finished the 2013-14 season 32nd in the official NCAA RPI – an all-time high mark that it also reached in January. The Bison also received a No. 3 ranking in the final College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 Poll, marking the highest ranking in program and Summit League history.
Two Great Years: With 50 victories over the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons, the Bison had the most successful two-year stretch in program history.
Season Openers: North Dakota State has a 71-44 record in regular-season opening games including last year's 93-49 triumph over Viterbo. The Bison are 5-5 in season openers since beginning Division I play in 2004-05.
Shooting Prowess: NDSU won the Division I team field goal percentage title for the 2013-14 season at 50.5 percent. Out of the 351 D-I teams, only the Bison were above 50 percent.
In Texas: NDSU has not played a basketball game in the state of Texas since Feb. 17, 2007, when the Bison scored a 74-63 victory over Texas-Pan American in Edinburg.
Home Court: NDSU is 24-2 at home since the start of the 2012-13 season, with the only two losses being to Western Illinois (49-36) on Feb. 14, 2013, and Southern Miss (70-69) on Nov. 18, 2013. With 11 straight home wins, the Bison are tied for the 16th-longest home court winning streak in the nation.
Richman's Résumé: David Richman has been a member of the NDSU coaching staff for four 20-win seasons, as well as producing 12 all-league players and seven of the top 16 scorers in NDSU history. In all, the Bison are 170-104 (.620 win percentage) in his nine years as a full-time member of the staff.
Every Game: NDSU senior guard Lawrence Alexander has started all 98 games in his career. He has averaged 34.3 minutes per game over his first three seasons. Since 1999, the only Bison to average more minutes is all-time leading scorer Ben Woodside at 34.9 minutes per game.
Wins Leaderboard: Lawrence Alexander enters the 2014-15 season with 67 wins as a Bison. Mike Felt (2009-14) owns the NDSU record with 82 career wins.
Good Company: Lawrence Alexander has 1,131 points through his junior season -- the most by a Bison since the trio of Mike Nelson, Brett Winkelman and Ben Woodside in 2008.
Dishing It Out: Alexander's 352 assists through his junior season are the fifth-most in NDSU history.
Experienced Junior: Kory Brown has started 65 games for the Bison prior to his junior season – an all-time NDSU record he shares with teammate Lawrence Alexander.
Picked Fifth: The Bison were picked to finish fifth this year in a tight Summit League preseason poll. Fort Wayne was selected as the preseason No. 1 for the first time, followed by Denver at No. 2 and Oral Roberts at No. 3.
Preseason Honors: NDSU's Lawrence Alexander was named to The Summit League's preseason first team, while junior Kory Brown earned a spot on the preseason second team.
Watch All Season: The Bison will have a minimum of 19 games broadcast live on television this season.
Title Talk: NDSU swept The Summit League's regular season and tournament titles for the second time in school history in 2013-14.The Bison also earned the league crown outright in 2008-09.
School Record in Wins: Last season, NDSU matched the school record of 26 wins set in 1924-25 and 2008-09. NDSU has reached the 20-win mark four times in its 10-year Division I history.
Departed Senior Class: NDSU is coping with the loss of six Bison seniors who combined to play in over 660 career games and log over 13,300 minutes, scoring more than 5,500 points and grabbing more than 2,300 rebounds.
2014-15 Summit League Preseason Poll
Place Team Points (1st)
1. Fort Wayne 450 (13)
2. Denver 437 (12)
3. Oral Roberts 400
4. South Dakota State 345 (1)
5. North Dakota State 313 (4)
6. Omaha 245
7. Western Illinois 151
8. South Dakota 148
9. IUPUI 75
Live Stats | Longhorn Network | Free Live Audio
Texas Basketball Game Notes (PDF)
Friday's Game: The North Dakota State University men's basketball team will play the No. 10-ranked Texas Longhorns in the 2014-15 season opener on Friday, Nov. 14. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. inside the Frank Erwin Center (capacity 16,540) in Austin, Texas.
2k Classic: Friday's game is the first of four for NDSU as part of the 2k Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project. The Bison will travel to No. 25 Iowa on Monday, Nov. 17, before returning home to host Kennesaw State and either Hampton or Alcorn State on Nov. 21-22.
Television: Live coverage will be on ESPN's Longhorn Network with Olympic gold medalist Paul Sunderland (play-by-play), Lance Blanks (analyst) and Tyler Denning (reporter) calling the action. The game will also be available through ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app to subscribers of the Longhorn Network.
Radio: KFGO-AM 790 of Fargo will broadcast live with Gary Rogers calling play-by-play. Coverage includes 20-minute pregame and postgame shows. Free audio streaming will be available at GoBison.com/allaccess.
About Texas: Texas returns all five starters from last year's team that finished with a 24-11 overall record, including an 11-7 mark in the Big 12. The Longhorns will be led by senior forward Jonathan Holmes, who earned a spot on last year's All-Big 12 second team, along with junior center Cameron Ridley, sophomore point guard Isaiah Taylor and freshman forward Myles Turner, who was the No. 2-rated recruit in the nation.
Series History: NDSU and Texas have never met in basketball. The Bison are 1-7 against members of the Big 12 Conference in the Division I era (since 2004-05), with an 80-75 overtime victory over No. 5 seed Oklahoma in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on March 20, 2014.
Bison Against Top 25 Opponents: Friday will be North Dakota State's 10th game against a ranked opponent in Division I play, with the Bison holding a 3-6 record in those games. (Rankings are USA Today Coaches/Associated Press.)
#13/15 Wisconsin W, 62-55 Kohl Center Jan. 21, 2006
#9/8 Marquette W, 64-60 Bradley Center Dec. 2, 2006
#13/14 Kansas L, 74-84 Metrodome Mar. 20, 2009 NCAA
#15/17 Minnesota L, 65-84 Williams Arena Nov. 24, 2010
#1/1 Indiana L, 61-87 Assembly Hall Nov. 12, 2012
#16/13 Minnesota L, 57-70 Williams Arena Dec. 11, 2012
#2/3 Ohio State L, 62-79 Value City Arena Dec. 14, 2013
#20/21 Oklahoma W, 80-75 OT Spokane Arena Mar. 20, 2014 NCAA
#11/13 San Diego St. L, 44-63 Spokane Arena Mar. 22, 2014 NCAA
Last Year: With an overall record of 26-7, NDSU finished the 2013-14 season 32nd in the official NCAA RPI – an all-time high mark that it also reached in January. The Bison also received a No. 3 ranking in the final College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 Poll, marking the highest ranking in program and Summit League history.
Two Great Years: With 50 victories over the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons, the Bison had the most successful two-year stretch in program history.
Season Openers: North Dakota State has a 71-44 record in regular-season opening games including last year's 93-49 triumph over Viterbo. The Bison are 5-5 in season openers since beginning Division I play in 2004-05.
Shooting Prowess: NDSU won the Division I team field goal percentage title for the 2013-14 season at 50.5 percent. Out of the 351 D-I teams, only the Bison were above 50 percent.
In Texas: NDSU has not played a basketball game in the state of Texas since Feb. 17, 2007, when the Bison scored a 74-63 victory over Texas-Pan American in Edinburg.
Home Court: NDSU is 24-2 at home since the start of the 2012-13 season, with the only two losses being to Western Illinois (49-36) on Feb. 14, 2013, and Southern Miss (70-69) on Nov. 18, 2013. With 11 straight home wins, the Bison are tied for the 16th-longest home court winning streak in the nation.
Richman's Résumé: David Richman has been a member of the NDSU coaching staff for four 20-win seasons, as well as producing 12 all-league players and seven of the top 16 scorers in NDSU history. In all, the Bison are 170-104 (.620 win percentage) in his nine years as a full-time member of the staff.
Every Game: NDSU senior guard Lawrence Alexander has started all 98 games in his career. He has averaged 34.3 minutes per game over his first three seasons. Since 1999, the only Bison to average more minutes is all-time leading scorer Ben Woodside at 34.9 minutes per game.
Wins Leaderboard: Lawrence Alexander enters the 2014-15 season with 67 wins as a Bison. Mike Felt (2009-14) owns the NDSU record with 82 career wins.
Good Company: Lawrence Alexander has 1,131 points through his junior season -- the most by a Bison since the trio of Mike Nelson, Brett Winkelman and Ben Woodside in 2008.
Dishing It Out: Alexander's 352 assists through his junior season are the fifth-most in NDSU history.
Experienced Junior: Kory Brown has started 65 games for the Bison prior to his junior season – an all-time NDSU record he shares with teammate Lawrence Alexander.
Picked Fifth: The Bison were picked to finish fifth this year in a tight Summit League preseason poll. Fort Wayne was selected as the preseason No. 1 for the first time, followed by Denver at No. 2 and Oral Roberts at No. 3.
Preseason Honors: NDSU's Lawrence Alexander was named to The Summit League's preseason first team, while junior Kory Brown earned a spot on the preseason second team.
Watch All Season: The Bison will have a minimum of 19 games broadcast live on television this season.
Title Talk: NDSU swept The Summit League's regular season and tournament titles for the second time in school history in 2013-14.The Bison also earned the league crown outright in 2008-09.
School Record in Wins: Last season, NDSU matched the school record of 26 wins set in 1924-25 and 2008-09. NDSU has reached the 20-win mark four times in its 10-year Division I history.
Departed Senior Class: NDSU is coping with the loss of six Bison seniors who combined to play in over 660 career games and log over 13,300 minutes, scoring more than 5,500 points and grabbing more than 2,300 rebounds.
2014-15 Summit League Preseason Poll
Place Team Points (1st)
1. Fort Wayne 450 (13)
2. Denver 437 (12)
3. Oral Roberts 400
4. South Dakota State 345 (1)
5. North Dakota State 313 (4)
6. Omaha 245
7. Western Illinois 151
8. South Dakota 148
9. IUPUI 75
Players Mentioned
North Dakota State Men's Basketball -- 2026 Summit League Tournament Champions -- Cinematic Recap
Friday, March 13
The Bison Basketball Show - March 11, 2026
Thursday, March 12
The Bison Basketball Show - March 4, 2026
Thursday, March 05
North Dakota vs. NDSU Men's Basketball Highlights - February 28, 2026
Sunday, March 01
