2012–13 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team

The 2012–13 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by sixth year head coach Saul Phillips, played their home games at the Bison Sports Arena, with one home game at the Fargodome, and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 24–10, 12–4 in Summit League play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of The Summit League tournament where they lost to South Dakota State. They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Western Michigan in overtime.

2012–13 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball
CBI, First Round
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record24–10 (12–4 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBison Sports Arena
Seasons
2012–13 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 13 3   .813 25 10   .714
Western Illinois 13 3   .813 22 9   .710
North Dakota State 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
Oakland 10 6   .625 16 17   .485
IPFW 7 9   .438 16 17   .485
Omaha * 6 10   .375 11 20   .355
UMKC 5 11   .313 8 24   .250
South Dakota 5 11   .313 10 20   .333
IUPUI 1 15   .063 6 26   .188
2013 Summit League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for postseason due to NCAA Div I transition

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Fred Newell Guard 5–8 155 Junior Lakeville, Minnesota
3 Mike Felt Guard 6–3 185 Junior Redwood Falls, Minnesota
12 Lawrence Alexander Guard 6–3 175 Sophomore Peoria, Illinois
13 Nate Zastrow Guard 6–0 175 Senior Manitowoc, Wisconsin
22 Kory Brown Guard 6–4 190 Freshman Hoffman Estates, Illinois
23 Brett Vanden Bergh Forward 6–5 210 Freshman De Pere, Wisconsin
24 Taylor Braun Guard 6–7 205 Junior Newberg, Oregon
25 Joel Lindberg Guard 6–2 190 Sophomore Superior, Wisconsin
32 TrayVonn Wright Forward 6–7 180 Junior Waterloo, Iowa
34 Chris Kading Forward 6–8 220 Freshman De Pere, Wisconsin
40 Dexter Werner Forward 6–6 240 Freshman Bismarck, North Dakota
42 Marshall Bjorklund Forward 6–8 240 Junior Arlington, Minnesota
44 Jordan Aaberg Forward 6–9 225 Junior Rothsay, Minnesota

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012*
7:00 pm
Concordia–Moorhead W 86–57 
Bison Sports Arena (1,689)
Fargo, ND
11/03/2012*
7:00 pm
Minnesota State–Moorhead W 72–67 OT
Bison Sports Arena (2,156)
Fargo, ND
Regular season
11/09/2012*
8:00 pm
Valley City State W 93–47  1–0
Bison Sports Arena (1,782)
Fargo, ND
11/12/2012*
6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 1 Indiana
Legends Classic
L 61–87  1–1
Assembly Hall (17,145)
Bloomington, IN
11/17/2012*
5:00 pm
Mayville State W 73–40  2–1
Bison Sports Arena (1,568)
Fargo, ND
11/19/2012*
3:30 pm
vs. Youngstown State
Legends Classic
W 83–80 OT 3–1
Palumbo Center (2,166)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/20/2012*
6:00 pm
at Duquesne
Legends Classic
W 57–43  4–1
Palumbo Center (2,060)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/21/2012*
3:30 pm
vs. James Madison
Legends Classic
W 66–44  5–1
Palumbo Center (2,325)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/24/2012*
7:00 pm
at Green Bay L 59–74  5–2
Resch Center (2,455)
Green Bay, WI
11/29/2012
7:00 pm
Nebraska–Omaha W 95–51  6–2 (1–0)
Bison Sports Arena (2,576)
Fargo, ND
12/05/2012*
6:00 pm
at Morehead State W 69–57  7–2
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,240)
Morehead, KY
12/09/2012*
4:00 pm
North Dakota W 72–52  8–2
Fargodome (5,168)
Fargo, ND
12/11/2012*
8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 13 Minnesota L 57–70  8–3
Williams Arena (10,472)
Minneapolis, MN
12/15/2012*
6:00 pm
at Towson W 65–48  9–3
Tiger Arena (1,634)
Towson, MD
12/21/2012*
7:00 pm
Morehead State W 69–49  10–3
Bison Sports Arena (2,214)
Fargo, ND
12/29/2012
7:00 pm
South Dakota State W 65–62  11–3 (2–0)
Bison Sports Arena (5,064)
Fargo, ND
01/03/2013
7:00 pm, Midco Sports Net
at South Dakota W 92–66  12–3 (3–0)
DakotaDome (1,741)
Vermillion, SD
01/05/2013
5:15 pm
at UMKC W 63–44  13–3 (4–0)
Swinney Recreation Center (1,118)
Kansas City, MO
01/10/2013
7:00 pm, Midco Sports Net/FCS
IPFW W 67–55  14–3 (5–0)
Bison Sports Arena (2,690)
Fargo, ND
01/12/2013
4:00 pm, Midco Sports Net/FCS
Oakland W 73–65  15–3 (6–0)
Bison Sports Arena (3,390)
Fargo, ND
01/17/2013
6:00 pm
at IUPUI W 78–40  16–3 (7–0)
The Jungle (1,312)
Indianapolis, IN
01/19/2013
7:00 pm
at Western Illinois L 42–50  16–4 (7–1)
Western Hall (3,973)
Macomb, IL
01/26/2013
2:05 pm, Midco Sports Net/FCS
at South Dakota State L 53–69  16–5 (7–2)
Frost Arena (6,063)
Brookings, SD
01/31/2013
7:00 pm
UMKC W 71–34  17–5 (8–2)
Bison Sports Arena (1,741)
Fargo, ND
02/02/2013
7:00 pm
South Dakota W 65–46  18–5 (9–2)
Bison Sports Arena (3,062)
Fargo, ND
02/07/2013
6:00 pm
at Oakland L 63–66  18–6 (9–3)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,117)
Rochester, MI
02/09/2013
6:00 pm
at IPFW W 58–54  19–6 (10–3)
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,176)
Fort Wayne, IN
02/14/2013
7:00 pm
Western Illinois L 36–49  19–7 (10–4)
Bison Sports Arena (3,218)
Fargo, ND
02/16/2013
7:00 pm
IUPUI W 75–39  20–7 (11–4)
Bison Sports Arena (2,948)
Fargo, ND
02/22/2013*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Akron
BracketBusters
L 53–68  20–8
James A. Rhodes Arena (4,474)
Akron, OH
02/26/2013*
7:00 pm
Utah Valley W 63–56  21–8
Bison Sports Arena (2,351)
Fargo, ND
03/02/2013
4:00 pm, Midco Sports Net/FCS
at Nebraska–Omaha W 84–57  22–8 (12–4)
Ralston Arena (1,426)
Ralston, NE
2013 The Summit League men's basketball tournament
03/10/2013
8:30 pm, FCS Atlantic
vs. UMKC
Quarterfinals
W 69–58  23–8
Sioux Falls Arena (3,786)
Sioux Falls, SD
03/11/2013
8:30 pm, FCS Atlantic
vs. Western Illinois
Semifinals
W 55–43  24–8
Sioux Falls Arena (6,676)
Sioux Falls, SD
03/12/2013
8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. South Dakota State
Championship Game
L 67–73  24–9
Sioux Falls Arena (6,544)
Sioux Falls, SD
2013 College Basketball Invitational
03/20/2013*
6:00 pm
at Western Michigan
First round
L 71–72 OT 24–10
University Arena (1,358)
Kalamazoo, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster". www.gobison.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.