The 2026–27 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team will represent North Dakota State University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, who will be led by 13th-year head coach David Richman, play their home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season The Bison finished the 2025–26 season 24–7, 14–2 in Summit League play to win the regular season title. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated Oral Roberts in the quarterfinal, Omaha in the semifinal, and North Dakota in the final to win their sixth tournament title. In the 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the Bison were defeated by Michigan State in the first round.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Trevian Carson 0 G 6'4" 200 3rd West Des Moines, IA Transferred to Cincinnati Damari Wheeler-Thomas 1 G 6'0" 190 3rd Elgin, IL Transferred to Boise State Tay Smith 3 G 6'3" 190 4th O'Fallon, IL Graduated Emil Skyttä 8 G 6'5" 195 3rd Helsinki, Finland Transferred to Portland State Max Majerle 11 G 6'4" 195 3rd Scottsdale, AZ Unknown Riley Saunders 13 G 6'0" 180 1st Sandy Springs, GA Unknown Dom Clay 14 G 6'4" 175 1st Quincy, IL Transferred to Lindenwood Caleb Schoenrock 22 F 6'7" 200 2nd St. Francis, MN Unknown Markhi Strickland 30 G 6'6" 210 5th Miami, FL Graduated Noah Feddersen 34 F 6'10" 250 3rd Menomonie, WI Transferred to Colorado Treyson Anderson 44 F 6'9" 240 2nd Lincoln, NE Transferred to Butler

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Rob Diaz III 0 G 6'1" 190 4th Long Beach, CA Long Beach State Melvin Bell Jr. 1 G 6'4" 195 2nd Chicago, IL San Jose State Kaden Tate 3 F 6'6" 220 3rd Pearland, TX Des Moines Area CC Jack Robison 11 G 6'6" 200 3rd Lakeville, MN Wisconsin Jaziah Harper 14 G 6'7" 200 2nd Oak Park, IL Maryland Karl Poom 23 F 6'8" 230 3rd Tartu, Estonia Northern Arizona Santiago Paz Vazquez 30 G 6'7" 200 4th Santiago de Compostela, Spain None Andrew Nagy 44 F 6'9" 230 3rd Anaheim, CA Point Loma

2026 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style=""| Non–conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=""| Summit League regular season

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References