NORTH DAKOTA STATE MEN S BASKETBALL. Bison Men Return to National TV Hosting Fort Wayne Thursday, Oakland Saturday

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1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, Jan. 11, 2013 NORTH DAKOTA STATE MEN S BASKETBALL Contact: Ryan Perreault (701) Ryan.Perreault@ndsu.edu Bison Schedule/Results (14-3, 5-0 Summit) November 9 VALLEY CITY STATE... W, % at #1/1 Indiana... L, MAYVILLE STATE... W, % vs. Youngstown State... W, (ot) 20 % at Duquesne... W, % vs. James Madison... W, at Green Bay... L, OMAHA*... W, December 5 at Morehead State... W, NORTH DAKOTA (Fargodome)... W, at #16/13 Minnesota... L, at Towson... W, MOREHEAD STATE... W, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE*... W, January 3 at South Dakota*... W, at Kansas City*... W, FORT WAYNE*... W, OAKLAND*... 4 p.m. 17 at IUPUI*... 7 p.m. ET 19 at Western Illinois*... 7 p.m. 26 at South Dakota State*... 2 p.m. 31 KANSAS CITY*... 7 p.m. February 2 SOUTH DAKOTA*... 7 p.m. 7 at Oakland*... 7 p.m. ET 9 at Fort Wayne*... 7 p.m. ET 14 WESTERN ILLINOIS*... 7 p.m. 16 IUPUI*... 7 p.m. 23 at ESPN BracketBuster... TBA 26 UTAH VALLEY... 7 p.m. March 2 at Omaha*... 3 p.m. 9 Summit League Quarterfinals... 6/8:30 p.m. 10 Summit League Quarterfinals... 6/8:30 p.m. 11 Summit League Semifinals... 6/8:30 p.m. 12 Summit League Championship... 8 p.m. % Progressive Legends Classic (at Indiana and Duquesne) * Summit League games All times Central unless otherwise noted National rankings are USA Today/Associated Press NDSU Climbs to 11th in Mid-Major Poll Bison Men Return to National TV Hosting Fort Wayne Thursday, Oakland Saturday THIS WEEK: North Dakota State (14-3, 5-0) hosts Oakland (7-11, 2-2) at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Bison Sports Arena (5,830) in Fargo. NDSU has won six straight and nine of its last 10 contests, and has a seven-game home court winning streak. WATCH: Midco Sports Network and Fox College Sports Pacific will carry the game live with Tom Nieman calling the play-by-play and Brad Newitt as color analyst. A live video stream will be available to NDSU All Access subscribers on GoBison.com and live stats will be available on GoBison.com and the NDSU Bison mobile app for Android, iphone and ipod Touch. LISTEN: KFGO-AM 790 of Fargo and Bison Radio Network affiliate KLTC-AM 1460 in Dickinson will broadcast live with KFGO s Scott Miller calling the play-by-play and NDSU director of sales and broadcasting Jeremy Jorgenson as color analyst. Coverage includes 20-minute pregame and postgame shows. Live audio streaming will be on GoBison.com and the NDSU Bison mobile app for Android, iphone and ipod Touch. THE SERIES: Saturday will be the 13th meeting between North Dakota State and Oakland dating back to Oakland leads the series 8-4, but NDSU swept the season series last year winning in Fargo and in Rochester. ABOUT OAKLAND: The Golden Grizzlies are 7-11 overall and 2-2 in The Summit League after Thursday s loss at South Dakota State. Junior guard Travis Bader is the top returning scorer from last year s team that placed third in the league with an 11-7 record. Bader is 23rd in the nation with 19.7 points per game and is 5th with 3.78 three-pointers made per game. Six-foot-10 center Corey Petros is averaging 13.3 points per game and a team-high 8.0 rebounds per game including 3.4 on the offensive end. Providence transfer Duke Mondy is third in scoring with 11.7 points per game and with 55 steals ranks fifth nationally with 3.1 steals per game. Greg Kampe (Bowling Green, 1978) has a record in his 29th season as head coach at Oakland. BISON HOLD OFF FORT WAYNE, 67-55: Fort Wayne trimmed a 16-point second-half deficit to three points, but North Dakota State closed the game with a 10-1 run to beat IPFW here Thursday. Taylor Braun scored 16 points to lead four NDSU players in double figures. Marshall Bjorklund scored 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting, Lawrence Alexander notched his second career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and TrayVonn Wright chipped in 10 points. NDSU shot 57.1 percent and held IPFW to 37.7 percent. Luis Jacobo scored 21 points and the Mastodons shot 10-of-26 from the 3-point line. BISON 46th IN FIRST NCAA RPI: North Dakota State was 46th in the first NCAA Rating Percentage Index released Monday, Jan. 7. It is the highest ranking in program history, passing the No. 86 final ranking by the 2009 NCAA tournament team and No. 80 ranking after last season s 10-3 start. Probable Starters Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% FT% G 12 Lawrence Alexander So. Peoria, Ill G 22 Kory Brown Fr. Hoffman Estates, Ill G 24 Taylor Braun Jr. Newberg, Ore F 32 TrayVonn Wright Jr. Waterloo, Iowa F 42 Marshall Bjorklund Jr. Arlington, Minn

2 BISON MEN S BASKETBALL 2 Quick Facts Name: North Dakota State University City/Zip: Fargo, ND (pop. 105,549) Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 14,443 (fall 2012) Nickname: Bison Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) Arena Name: Bison Sports Arena (5,830) Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: The Summit League President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) Athletic Director: Gene Taylor (Arizona State, 1980) Athletic Dept. Phone: (701) Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-NDSU (6378) History First Year of Basketball: (114th season) All-Time Record: (.583) NCAA Tournaments: 9 Last NCAA Tournament: 2009 Finish: Midwest Region first round vs. Kansas (L, 74-84) Last Postseason: 2012 College Basketball Invitational Finish: First Round at Wyoming (L, 75-78) Team Info Head Coach: Saul Phillips (Wisconsin-Platteville, 1996) Record at NDSU: (6th season) Career Record: (6th season) Associate Head Coach: David Richman (NDSU, 2002) Assistant Coach: Will Ryan (Milwaukee, 2002) Assistant Coach: Jason Kemp (Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2004) Director of Operations: Jared Swanson (Concordia, 2003) Last Year s Record: overall, 9-9 Summit (4th, tie) Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/3 Media Relations Men s Basketball Contact: Ryan Perreault Office: (701) Mobile: (701) Ryan.Perreault@ndsu.edu Website: FAX: (701) Press Row Phone: (701) Tale of the Tape NDSU OU Overall Record Summit League Record Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field-Goal Pct Point Pct Free-Throw Pct Rebounding Avg Rebounding Margin Turnover Avg Turnover Margin** Asst/Turnover Ratio **Negative total is more turnovers North Dakota State Bison No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Fred Newell G Jr. Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville North HS) 3 Mike Felt G Jr. Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Valley HS) 12 Lawrence Alexander G So. Peoria, Ill. (St. John s NW Military Academy) 13 Nate Zastrow G Sr. Manitowoc, Wis. (Manitowoc Lincoln HS) 21 Jamie Mauch F Sr. Mooreton, N.D. (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) 22 Kory Brown G Fr. Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Elgin HS) 23 Brett VandenBergh F Fr. De Pere, Wis. (De Pere HS) 24 Taylor Braun G Jr. Newberg, Ore. (Newberg HS) 25 Joel Lindberg G So. Superior, Wis. (Superior HS) 32 TrayVonn Wright F Jr. Waterloo, Iowa (Waterloo West HS) 34 Chris Kading F RFr. De Pere, Wis. (De Pere HS) 40 Dexter Werner F Fr. Bismarck, N.D. (Bismarck HS) 42 Marshall Bjorklund F Jr. Arlington, Minn. (Sibley East HS) 44 Jordan Aaberg F Jr. Rothsay, Minn. (Rothsay HS) BISON CLIMB TO 11th IN MID-MAJOR POLL: North Dakota State jumped three spots to No. 11 in the seventh CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 released Monday, Jan. 7. It matches the highest ranking in program history when NDSU s 2009 Summit League championship and NCAA tournament team went 26-7 and was 11th in the final poll. NDSU received votes in the first two polls this year and was ranked 25th, 25th, 22nd and 14th the past four weeks. NDSU SWEEPS FIRST ROAD TRIP: North Dakota State s wins at South Dakota and Kansas City last weekend marked the first 2-0 Summit League road trip since the Bison clinched the 2009 regular-season title at Centenary and Oral Roberts. Marshall Bjorklund scored a season-high 23 points and had eight rebounds to lead NDSU to a win at USD, where the Bison shot 80 percent in the first half (21-for-26) and led at halftime. TrayVonn Wright notched his second double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds in NDSU s win over UMKC. The Bison led at the half and later stretched the lead to 23. BIGGEST CROWD IN THREE YEARS: North Dakota State won its sixth straight home game Dec. 29 with a victory over South Dakota State in front of a crowd of 5,064 at the Bison Sports Arena despite a limited student turnout over the winter break. It was the largest BSA crowd since 2009 when NDSU beat SDSU in the home finale with 5,790 in attendance. ALEXANDER PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State guard Lawrence Alexander was named Summit League Player of the Week for the first time in his career Dec. 31. Alexander had 18 points and a season-high six assists in North Dakota State s home win over South Dakota State. He was 6-for-10 from the field and grabbed two rebounds. Alexander scored nine points in the game s final five minutes to help the Bison overcome a four-point deficit. He played all 40 minutes and had zero turnovers in the second half. WRIGHT THIRD IN CAREER BLOCKS: North Dakota State junior TrayVonn Wright moved into a tie for third in NDSU history Thursday night with 89 career blocks. Wright has blocked a shot in 16 straight games, including a career-high four blocks in the win at Towson. NDSU Career Blocks, top four 1. Jason Wenschlag, 220 ( ) 2. Joe Regnier, 146 ( ) 3. TrayVonn Wright, 89 (2010-present) Jeff Giersch, 89 ( ) BISON BLOCKING SHOTS AT RECORD PACE: Already more than halfway to last year s season total of 108, North Dakota State has blocked 79 shots in 17 games. NDSU s average of 4.6 blocks per game ranked 66th nationally through Thursday and would be third best in school history. NDSU has blocked at least four shots in 13 of 17 games with a season-low of one block at Kansas City and a season-high nine blocks at Morehead State. BJORKLUND LEADS NATION IN SHOOTING: North Dakota State forward Marshall Bjorklund s.707 shooting percentage leads the nation for the second straight week in the NCAA Division I statistics through Thursday, Jan. 10. Bjorklund made 24 consecutive field goals over a three-game span against Morehead State, South Dakota State and South Dakota, four shy of the NCAA all-divisions record of 28 straight field goals made by NDSU s Lance Berwald over a three-game span in February 1984.

3 BISON MEN S BASKETBALL 3 CollegeInsider.com s Mid-Major Top 25 Issued Monday, Jan. 7 W-L Pts Prv 1. Creighton (23) Gonzaga (8) Wichita State Bucknell Saint Mary s Utah State BYU Murray State Lehigh Belmont North Dakota State Middle Tennessee State Akron Valparaiso Ohio Santa Clara Stephen F. Austin Eastern Kentucky South Dakota State Davidson Bryant Western Illinois NR 23. Indiana State Fairfield Detroit NR OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Illinois State 51, Louisiana Tech 50, Albany 42, Loyola (Md.) 41, Illinois-Chicago 35, Loyola Chicago 30, Northern Iowa 28, Wright State 28, Stony Brook 27, Weber State 22, Montana 21, College of Charleston 20, Western Michigan 19, Harvard 18, Vermont 18, Bradley 16, George Mason 15, Canisius 7, Oral Roberts 7, Kent State 6, Northwestern State 6, Niagara 5, Hawaii 4, Florida Gulf Coast 2, Southern 2. NOTE: The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Great West, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, WAC, West Coast. The CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 is now in its 14th season of existence. Bison opponents in bold. SCORING DEFENSE: North Dakota State ranked 17th nationally through Thursday allowing just 57.0 points per game, which would be the best scoring defense in school history dating back to The Duquesne and James Madison games marked the first back-to-back 40-point efforts by the NDSU defense since when the Bison did it against North Dakota (L, 28-49) and Omaha (W, 65-48). NDSU has held seven opponents under 50 points and prior to this year had done that just seven times in eight seasons of Division I basketball. NCAA STATS: North Dakota State ranked among the top 50 nationally in 10 categories in the ninth NCAA statistics report through Thursday, Jan. 10. Individually, Marshall Bjorklund ranked first in field-goal percentage (.707). NDSU in the NCAA Stats, all games through Jan th - scoring defense (57.0) 21st - fewest turnovers per game (11.2) 22nd - FG percentage defense (.377) 23rd - FG percentage (.483) 29th - scoring margin (+13.9) 31st - winning percentage (.824) 33rd - total points (1206) 38th - FT percentage (.741) 46th - 3FG percentage (.375) 48th - fewest personal fouls per game (15.6) BRAUN ON PACE FOR 1,000: North Dakota State junior Taylor Braun enters the Oakland game with 980 career points and is on pace to become the 28th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark. Braun is averaging 12.7 points over 76 career games. Michael Tveidt ( ) was the last 1,000-point scorer at NDSU. BRAUN TWO-TIME SUMMIT PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State s Taylor Braun was named Summit League Player of the Week by the league office for the second time in three weeks Dec. 10. Braun averaged 22.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in a pair of victories. He made 11 of 12 free throws and scored a game-high 23 points at Morehead State, and he led the Bison with 22 points and a career-high five steals against North Dakota. He earned his first career award Nov. 26 after averaging 11.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists over four games and being named MVP of the Progressive Legends Classic Pittsburgh Subregional. BRAUN TIES 3-POINT RECORD: Taylor Braun tied a school record with seven 3-pointers made in the win over Omaha on Nov. 29. Braun had 26 points and nine rebounds in the game and NDSU finished one shy of its team record making 15 of 25 shots from behind the arc. Braun tied the mark held by several players including Mike Felt, who made seven against Centenary in January BRAUN MVP, WRIGHT ALL-TOURNAMENT: North Dakota State s Taylor Braun was named Most Valuable Player and TrayVonn Wright was named to the all-tournament team at the Progressive Legends Classic subregional. Braun averaged 14.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists in NDSU s 3-0 run through the tournament. Wright averaged 12.3 points and 7.3 rebounds. Eleven of his 22 rebounds were on the offensive glass. Summit League Standings (through Friday) Summit Overall Record Win % Record Win % Last 10 Streak North Dakota State Won 6 Western Illinois Won 10 South Dakota State Won 1 South Dakota Won 1 Oakland Lost 2 Omaha Won 1 Fort Wayne Lost 1 IUPUI Lost 4 Kansas City Lost 9 Wednesday, Jan. 9 Utah Valley 78, Kansas City 66 Western Illinois 95, Greenville 48 Thursday, Jan. 10 *North Dakota State 67, Fort Wayne 55 *Omaha 90, IUPUI 79 *South Dakota State 81, Oakland 74 Saturday, Jan. 12 *Western Illinois at Omaha, 11:30 a.m. *Fort Wayne at South Dakota State, 4 p.m. *Oakland at North Dakota State, 4 p.m. *Kansas City at South Dakota, 7 p.m.

4 BISON MEN S BASKETBALL 4 BISON WIN ANOTHER TOURNAMENT: Non-conference tournaments have been a success for the Bison in recent years. North Dakota State won the Pittsburgh Subregional of the Progressive Legends Classic with wins Nov over Youngstown State, Duquesne and James Madison. NDSU went 3-0 last year at the University of San Francisco s Hilltop Challenge and 2-1 in the Basketball Travelers Invitational at Oregon two years ago. NDSU has a 17-6 record in non-conference tournaments since including championships at Montana State (Dec. 2005), Marquette (Dec. 2006) and San Francisco (Nov. 2011). BISON PICKED SECOND IN SUMMIT LEAGUE: North Dakota State was picked to finish second out of nine teams in The Summit League according to a preseason poll of the league s head coaches, sports information directors and media. Defending Summit League tournament champion South Dakota State was the unanimous pick to win the league with all 30 available first-place votes and 390 points. North Dakota State had 321 points and got SDSU s vote for first place, Oakland was third with 310 points and Western Illinois fourth with 274 points. IUPUI edged Fort Wayne by two points for fifth place. Kansas City, South Dakota and league newcomer Omaha filled out the seventh, eighth and ninth spots in order. NDSU had three players named to the preseason all-league teams. Junior guard Taylor Braun was voted to the first team and junior forward Marshall Bjorklund and sophomore guard Lawrence Alexander landed on the second team. SECOND POSTSEASON APPEARANCE: Last year s College Basketball Invitational presented by Zebra Pen was NDSU s second postseason appearance since beginning Division I play in and the first since the 2009 NCAA tournament when the Bison won the Summit League tournament and lost to No. 3 seed Kansas in the first round of the Midwest Region. NDSU s first year of postseason eligibility was 2009 after a five-year reclassification from Division II that left the Bison out of the playoffs from 2005 through STATISTICAL LEADERS: North Dakota State s scoring defense of 68.4 points allowed per game last year ranked fifth overall in The Summit League but was the 12th best mark in school history over a span of 62 seasons dating back to NDSU led the league in field goal percentage defense at.434 and field goal shooting at.488, which ranked seventh nationally. Junior guard Mike Felt ranked 14th nationally in 3-point percentage at.431. NDSU COACHING HISTORY: NDSU s four previous head coaches have all gone on to bigger jobs and are all still actively coaching. Tim Miles ( ) went to Colorado State and is now the head coach at Nebraska. Greg McDermott ( ) went to Northern Iowa and Iowa State, and is now the head coach at Creighton. Ray Giacoletti ( ) went to Eastern Washington and Utah and is currently an assistant at Gonzaga. Tom Billeter ( ) went to St. John s and Texas A&M as an assistant coach and is now in his 10th year as head coach at Division II Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D. BISON IN THE PROS: Five former Bison have played professional basketball since the school began Division I play in Forward Andre Smith ( ) is playing in Russia, guard Ben Woodside ( ) is in Turkey, and forward Michael Tveidt ( ) is in Spain. Forward Brett Winkelman ( ) played in Italy and guard Mike Nelson ( ) played with the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the NBA Development League. FIVE SUMMIT TEAMS IN POSTSEASON: A record five Summit League men s basketball teams made postseason appearances last March, eclipsing the high of three teams in 1990 and tying for thirdmost among mid-major leagues in South Dakota State was in the NCAA, Oral Roberts made the NIT, North Dakota State and Western Illinois were in the College Basketball Invitational, and Oakland played in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. THE SUMMIT LEAGUE: This is North Dakota State s sixth year in The Summit League after reclassifying from Division II and spending three seasons as a Division I independent. Other members are Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI); University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC); University of Nebraska-Omaha; Oakland University in Rochester, Mich.; University of South Dakota; South Dakota State University; and Western Illinois University. The Summit League dropped from 10 teams to nine this year with the addition of Omaha from Division II and the departure of Southern Utah to the Big Sky Conference and Oral Roberts to the Southland Conference. The Summit League will be back to 10 members with the addition of Denver in PHILLIPS FIFTH IN WINS AT NDSU: Saul Phillips is in his sixth season as head coach at North Dakota State and is alone in fifth place on the school s all-time wins list with a record. Phillips directed NDSU to its first Summit League championship and NCAA Division I tournament appearance in 2009, and was one of 10 finalists for the Hugh Durham Mid-Major Coach of the Year award. A Bison assistant for three seasons, Phillips came to NDSU from Wisconsin, where he was director of basketball operations for three years under Bo Ryan. He was an assistant for two seasons each at Milwaukee and Lake Superior State and a graduate assistant at Wayne State in Nebraska for one year. NDSU All-Time Coaching Victories 1. Erv Inniger, , B.C. Bentson, , Bob Lowe, , Tim Miles, 99-71, Saul Phillips, 98-70, 2007-present

5 BISON MEN S BASKETBALL 5 Individual Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS GP GS Min Avg FG Att Pct. FG Att Pct. FT Att Pct. Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 24 Taylor Braun Summit Only Marshall Bjorklund Summit Only Lawrence Alexander Summit Only Mike Felt Summit Only TrayVonn Wright Summit Only Chris Kading Summit Only Kory Brown Summit Only Jordan Aaberg Summit Only Nate Zastrow Summit Only Fred Newell Summit Only Jamie Mauch Summit Only Brett VandenBergh Summit Only Total Summit Only Opponents Summit Only Team Statistics Overall: 14-3 Home: 7-0 Away: 5-3 Neutral: 2-0 League: 5-0 Home: 3-0 Away: 2-0 NDSU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game WINNING STREAK 6 - Home win streak 7 - ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORING 1st 2nd OT Total North Dakota State Opponents Game Results Date Opponent Result Attend High Scorer High Rebounder Nov. 9 VALLEY CITY STATE W, ,782 Felt 23 Braun 8 Nov. 12 % at #1/1 Indiana L, ,145 Bjorklund 16 Braun 7 Nov. 17 MAYVILLE STATE W, ,568 Braun 16 Braun 6 Nov. 19 % vs. Youngstown State W, (OT) 2,166 Felt 24 Brown 8 Nov. 20 % at Duquesne W, ,060 Wright 18 Wright 10 Nov. 21 % vs. James Madison W, ,325 Braun 19 Braun 7 Nov. 24 at Green Bay L, ,455 Bjorklund, Alexander 14 Wright, Bjorklund 7 Nov. 29 OMAHA* W, ,576 Braun 26 Braun 9 Dec. 5 at Morehead State W, ,240 Braun 23 Bjorklund 11 Dec. 9 NORTH DAKOTA W, ,168 Braun 22 Wright 8 Dec. 11 at Minnesota L, ,472 Alexander 19 Bjorklund 6 Dec. 15 at Towson W, ,634 Felt 16 Bjorklund 8 Dec. 21 MOREHEAD STATE W, ,214 Bjorklund 20 Bjorklund 9 Dec. 29 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* W, ,064 Bjorklund 20 Wright 9 Jan. 3 at South Dakota* W, ,741 Bjorklund 23 Bjorklund 8 Jan. 5 at Kansas City* W, ,118 Wright 17 Wright 10 Jan. 10 FORT WAYNE* W, ,690 Braun 16 Alexander 10 Jan. 12 OAKLAND* 4 p.m. [Midco Sports Network/Fox College Sports Pacific] Jan. 17 at IUPUI* 7 p.m. ET Jan. 19 at Western Illinois* 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at South Dakota State* 2 p.m. [Midco Sports Network/Fox College Sports Pacific] Jan. 31 KANSAS CITY* 7 p.m. Feb. 2 SOUTH DAKOTA* 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at Oakland* 7 p.m. ET Feb. 9 at Fort Wayne* 7 p.m. ET Feb. 14 WESTERN ILLINOIS* 7 p.m. Feb. 16 IUPUI* 7 p.m. Feb. 23 at ESPN BracketBuster TBA Feb. 26 UTAH VALLEY 7 p.m. Mar. 2 at Omaha* 3 p.m. [Midco Sports Network/Fox College Sports Central] Mar at Summit League Quarterfinal 6 or 8:30 p.m. [Midco Sports Network/Fox College Sports Atlantic] Mar. 11 at Summit League Semifinal 6 or 8:30 p.m. [Midco Sports Network/Fox College Sports Atlantic] Mar. 12 at Summit League Championship 8 p.m. # Rankings are USA Today/Associated Press % Progressive Legends Classic (at Indiana and Duquesne) * Summit League games & Summit League tournament (Sioux Falls, S.D.)

6 BISON MEN S BASKETBALL 6 Points-Rebounds-Assists Opponent VALLEY CITY STATE at Indiana MAYVILLE STATE vs. Youngstown State at Duquesne vs. James Madison at Green Bay OMAHA* at Morehead State NORTH DAKOTA at Minnesota at Towson MOREHEAD STATE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* at South Dakota* at Kansas City* FORT WAYNE* OAKLAND* at IUPUI* at Western Illinois* at South Dakota State* KANSAS CITY* SOUTH DAKOTA* at Oakland* at Fort Wayne* WESTERN ILLINOIS* IUPUI* at ESPN BracketBuster UTAH VALLEY at Omaha* Newell Felt Alexander Zastrow Mauch Brown VandenBergh Braun Wright Kading Bjorklund Aaberg ELIG DNP ELIG ELIG DNP ELIG ELIG DNP ELIG DNP ELIG ELIG DNP ELIG ELIG ELIG ELIG DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Starting Lineups Lineup Opponent Guard Guard Guard Forward Forward Record VALLEY CITY STATE Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 1-0 at Indiana Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 1-1 MAYVILLE STATE Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 2-1 vs. Youngstown State Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 3-1 at Duquesne Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 4-1 vs. James Madison Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 5-1 at Green Bay Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 5-2 OMAHA* Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 6-2 at Morehead State Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 7-2 NORTH DAKOTA Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 8-2 at Minnesota Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 8-3 at Towson Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 9-3 MOREHEAD STATE Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 10-3 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 11-3 at South Dakota* Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 12-3 at Kansas City* Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 13-3 FORT WAYNE* Alexander Brown Braun Wright Bjorklund 14-3 OAKLAND* at IUPUI* at Western Illinois* at South Dakota State* KANSAS CITY* SOUTH DAKOTA* at Oakland* at Fort Wayne* WESTERN ILLINOIS* IUPUI* at ESPN BracketBuster UTAH VALLEY at Omaha*

7 BISON MEN S BASKETBALL 7 NDSU Statistics Game-by-Game Opponent VALLEY CITY STATE at Indiana MAYVILLE STATE vs. Youngstown State at Duquesne vs. James Madison at Green Bay OMAHA* at Morehead State NORTH DAKOTA at Minnesota at Towson MOREHEAD STATE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* at South Dakota* at Kansas City* FORT WAYNE* OAKLAND* at IUPUI* at Western Illinois* at South Dakota State* KANSAS CITY* SOUTH DAKOTA* at Oakland* at Fort Wayne* WESTERN ILLINOIS* IUPUI* at ESPN BracketBuster UTAH VALLEY at Omaha* TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Opponent Statistics Game-by-Game Opponent VALLEY CITY STATE at Indiana MAYVILLE STATE vs. Youngstown State at Duquesne vs. James Madison at Green Bay OMAHA* at Morehead State NORTH DAKOTA at Minnesota at Towson MOREHEAD STATE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* at South Dakota* at Kansas City* FORT WAYNE* OAKLAND* at IUPUI* at Western Illinois* at South Dakota State* KANSAS CITY* SOUTH DAKOTA* at Oakland* at Fort Wayne* WESTERN ILLINOIS* IUPUI* at ESPN BracketBuster UTAH VALLEY at Omaha* TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

8 BISON MEN S BASKETBALL 8 Single-Game Highs and Lows INDIVIDUAL North Dakota State Opponent Points Scored 26, Taylor Braun, Omaha, 11/29 34, Kendrick Perry, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19 Field Goals Made 11, Marshall Bjorklund, South Dakota, 1/3 13, Kendrick Perry, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19 Field Goals Attempted 19, Taylor Braun, North Dakota, 12/9 25, Kendrick Perry, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19 Field-Goal Percentage (min 5 made) 100.0, Marshall Bjorklund (8-8), South Dakota State, 12/ , Remy Abell (5-5), at Indiana, 11/ , Marshall Bjorklund (8-8), Morehead State, 12/ , Marshall Bjorklund (6-6), Omaha, 11/ , Jordan Aaberg (5-5), at South Dakota, 1/ , Chris Kading (5-5), Valley City State, 11/9 3-Pointers Made 7, Taylor Braun, Omaha, 11/29 5, Luis Jacobo, Fort Wayne, 1/10 5, Casey Kasperbauer, at South Dakota, 1/3 3-Pointers Attempted 11, Mike Felt, at South Dakota, 1/3 12, Luis Jacobo, Fort Wayne, 1/10 3-Point Percentage (min 3 made) 77.8, Taylor Braun (7-9), Omaha, 11/ , Remy Abell (3-3), at Indiana, 11/12 Free Throws Made 11, Taylor Braun, at Morehead State, 12/5 8, Steven Ivory Jr., Mayville State, 11/17 8, Sekani Milligen, Valley City State, 11/9 Free Throws Attempted 12, Taylor Braun, at Morehead State, 12/5 11, Chad Posthumus, at Morehead State, 12/5 Free-Throw Percentage (min 8 made) 91.7, Taylor Braun (11-12), at Morehead State, 12/ , Steven Ivory Jr. (8-8), Mayville State, 11/ , Sekani Milligen (8-8), Valley City State, 11/9 Rebounds 11, Marshall Bjorklund, at Morehead State, 12/5 18, Trevor Mbakwe, at Minnesota, 12/11 Assists 6, Lawrence Alexander, South Dakota State, 12/29 6, Andre Hollins, at Minnesota, 12/11 6, Lawrence Alexander, at Minnesota, 12/11 6, Taylor Braun, vs. James Madison, 11/21 6, Taylor Braun, at Duquesne, 11/20 6, Nate Zastrow, Valley City State, 11/9 Steals 5, Taylor Braun, North Dakota, 12/9 4, John Karhoff, Omaha, 11/29 5, Lawrence Alexander, at Morehead State, 12/5 4, Victor Oladipo, at Indiana, 11/12 Blocked Shots 4, TrayVonn Wright, at Towson, 12/15 4, Jordan Fouse, at Green Bay, 11/24 Turnovers 8, Lawrence Alexander, at Morehead State, 12/5 5, Brennan Cougill, at Green Bay, 11/24 5, Devon Moore, vs. James Madison, 11/21 TEAM NDSU High NDSU Low Category Opponent High Opponent Low 95, Omaha, 11/29 57, at Minnesota, 12/11 Points Scored 87, at Indiana, 11/12 40, Mayville State, 11/17 57, at Duquesne, 11/20 37, at South Dakota, 1/3 21, at Towson, 12/15 Field Goals Made 30, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19 12, Mayville State, 11/17 21, at Minnesota, 12/11 64, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19 43, South Dakota State, 12/29 Field Goals Attempted 79, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19 39, North Dakota, 12/9 43, Morehead State, 12/21 39, Mayville State, 11/ , at South Dakota, 1/3 39.0, at Duquesne, 11/20 Field-Goal Percentage 49.0, at Green Bay, 11/ , at Duquesne, 11/20 15, Omaha, 11/29 3, at Green Bay, 11/24 3-Pointers Made 10, Fort Wayne, 1/10 1, Morehead State, 12/21 25, Omaha, 11/29 15, Fort Wayne, 1/10 3-Pointers Attempted 26, Fort Wayne, 1/10 9, vs. James Madison, 11/21 15, vs. Youngstown State, 11/ , Omaha, 11/ , at Green Bay, 11/24 3-Point Percentage 52.9, at Green Bay, 11/24 7.7, Morehead State, 12/21 23, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19 5, at Duquesne, 11/20 Free Throws Made 22, at Indiana, 11/12 4, at Towson, 12/15 28, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19 9, Omaha, 11/29 Free Throws Attempted 30, at Indiana, 11/12 7, Omaha, 11/29 9, at Indiana, 11/ , Valley City State, 11/9 45.5, at Duquesne, 11/20 Free-Throw Percentage 84.6, Valley City State, 11/9 40.0, at Towson, 12/15 18, North Dakota, 12/9 4, Fort Wayne, 1/10 Offensive Rebounds 20, at Minnesota, 12/11 5, at Green Bay, 11/24 4, vs. James Madison, 11/21 5, Valley City State, 11/9 34, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19 16, North Dakota, 12/9 Defensive Rebounds 30, at Duquesne, 11/20 11, Valley City State, 11/9 46, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19 26, South Dakota State, 12/29 Total Rebounds 41, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19 16, Valley City State, 11/9 26, at Minnesota, 12/11 20, at South Dakota, 1/3 9, North Dakota, 12/9 Assists 20, at Green Bay, 11/24 5, at Kansas City, 1/5 9, Mayville State, 11/17 5, Mayville State, 11/17 10, Mayville State, 11/17 1, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19 Steals 13, at Morehead State, 12/5 1, South Dakota State, 12/29 9, at Morehead State, 12/5 1, at Kansas City, 1/5 Blocked Shots 7, at Green Bay, 11/24 0, South Dakota State, 12/29 0, Morehead State, 12/21 0, Mayville State, 11/17 22, at Morehead State, 12/5 6, North Dakota, 12/9 Turnovers 20, Mayville State, 11/17 6, at Towson, 12/15 6, at Duquesne, 11/20 22, at Morehead State, 12/5 9, Fort Wayne, 1/10 Fouls 24, North Dakota, 12/9 8, at Duquesne, 11/20 9, Omaha, 11/29 24, at Green Bay, 11/24 8, Valley City State, 11/9 52, at South Dakota, 1/3 (1st) 23, at Green Bay, 11/24 (1st) Points in Half 45, at Indiana, 11/12 (2nd) 19, at Kansas City, 1/5 (1st) 23, at Duquesne, 11/20 (2nd) 19, at Morehead State, 12/5 (1st) 19, at Duquesne, 11/20 (1st) 80.8, at South Dakota, 1/3 (1st) 33.3, at Green Bay, 11/24 (1st) FG Percentage in Half 54.2, at Green Bay, 11/24 (2nd) 25.0, at Duquesne, 11/20 (1st)

9 BISON MEN S BASKETBALL 9 Win-Loss Trends W-L Overall 14-3 Summit League 5-0 Home 7-0 Away 5-3 Neutral 2-0 Games decided by 1-3 points 2-0 Games decided by 4-6 points 0-0 Games decided by 7-9 points 0-0 Games decided by 10+ points 12-3 Leading at halftime 14-0 Tied at halftime 0-0 Trailing at halftime 0-3 Bison score 49-less 0-0 Bison score Bison score Bison score Bison score Bison score Bison score Miscellaneous SCORING LEADERS Season Career 3 Mike Felt Lawrence Alexander Taylor Braun TrayVonn Wright Marshall Bjorklund 5 14 REBOUNDING LEADERS Season Career 12 Lawrence Alexander Kory Brown Taylor Braun TrayVonn Wright Marshall Bjorklund Jordan Aaberg 0 7 ASSIST LEADERS Season Career 12 Lawrence Alexander Nate Zastrow Kory Brown Brett VandenBergh Taylor Braun Joel Lindberg Marshall Bjorklund 1 1 DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING Season Career 3 Mike Felt Lawrence Alexander Nate Zastrow Kory Brown Taylor Braun TrayVonn Wright Chris Kading Marshall Bjorklund Jordan Aaberg 1 6 DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDS Season Career 12 Lawrence Alexander Taylor Braun TrayVonn Wright Marshall Bjorklund Jordan Aaberg 0 1 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Season Career 12 Lawrence Alexander Taylor Braun TrayVonn Wright Marshall Bjorklund Jordan Aaberg 0 1 Opponents score 49-less 7-0 Opponents score Opponents score Opponents score Opponents score Opponents score Opponents score Outrebound opponents 11-1 Outrebounded 3-2 Tied in rebounding 0-0 Higher FG percentage 13-1 Lower FG percentage 1-2 Equal FG percentage 0-0 Shooting 30-39% FG 1-0 Shooting 40-49% FG 5-3 Shooting 50% FG 8-0 Opponents Shoot Less Than 30% FG 1-0 Opponents Shoot 30-39% FG 10-1 Opponents Shoot 40-49% FG 3-2 Opponents Shoot 50% FG 0-0 Shooting more FT attempts 9-0 Shooting same or fewer FT attempts 5-3 Bison commit more turnovers 4-3 Bison commit same or fewer turnovers 10-0 November 6-2 December 5-1 January 3-0 February 0-0 March 0-0 Mondays 1-1 Tuesdays 1-1 Wednesdays 2-0 Thursdays 3-0 Fridays 2-0 Saturdays 4-1 Sundays 1-0 SCORING Top Bench Top Bench Team/Opp Paint Off TO 2nd Ch Bench Scorer Rebounder VALLEY CITY STATE 42/10 17/6 17/6 41/11 Felt 23 Newell 5 at Indiana 20/32 6/25 7/13 21/37 Felt 11 Kading 2 MAYVILLE STATE 38/12 20/6 12/8 35/14 Felt, Kading 15 Kading, V Bergh 5 vs. Youngstown State 32/32 5/11 14/18 32/5 Felt 24 Felt 6 at Duquesne 26/22 28/4 4/14 8/18 Felt 6 Kading 3 vs. James Madison 24/16 10/12 2/5 12/20 Felt 9 Kading 4 at Green Bay 36/22 12/10 12/4 10/16 Kading 9 Kading 6 OMAHA* 36/16 27/14 7/9 28/21 Kading 10 Kading 5 at Morehead State 18/26 25/24 13/14 20/20 Felt 9 Kading, Zastrow 3 NORTH DAKOTA 34/18 12/6 15/4 16/13 Felt 9 three with 4 at Minnesota 26/22 10/10 9/17 5/31 Kading 5 Kading 4 at Towson 24/16 4/7 9/3 29/12 Felt 16 Felt 4 MOREHEAD STATE 32/18 17/13 8/11 8/14 Zastrow 4 VandenBergh 2 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* 26/32 12/9 0/12 6/3 Felt 6 Kading 3 at South Dakota* 46/22 19/13 13/3 41/26 Felt 15 Aaberg 5 at Kansas City* 40/18 16/8 15/5 12/15 Felt 8 Kading 4 FORT WAYNE* 44/16 12/11 6/7 9/10 Felt 7 Kading 2 OAKLAND* at IUPUI* at Western Illinois* at South Dakota State* KANSAS CITY* SOUTH DAKOTA* at Oakland* at Fort Wayne* WESTERN ILLINOIS* IUPUI* at ESPN BracketBuster UTAH VALLEY at Omaha* Largest NDSU Lead: 47, Valley City State (2:01 in 2nd half) Largest NDSU Lead vs. Division I Opponent: 46, Omaha (1:52 in 2nd half) Largest Opponent Lead: 29, at Indiana (1:29 in 2nd half) Largest NDSU Lead Blown in a Loss: 5, at Minnesota (16:56 in 1st half) Largest Opponent Lead Overcome in a Win: 6, vs. Youngstown State (12:16 in 1st half)

10 BISON MEN S BASKETBALL 10 Individual Season and s #0 Fred Newell Points 4, Valley City State, 11/9/12 5, Mayville State, 11/20/10 Rebounds 5, Valley City State, 11/9/12 5, Valley City State, 11/9/12 Assists 1, three times 1, five times Steals 2, Valley City State, 11/9/12 2, Valley City State, 11/9/12 Blocks none none FGM 2, Valley City State, 11/9/12 2, Valley City State, 11/9/12 FGA 4, Valley City State, 11/9/12 4, Valley City State, 11/9/12 3FGM 1, at Indiana, 11/12/12 1, three times 3FGA 1, twice 2, Omaha, 11/22/11 FTM 1, twice 2, twice FTA 2, twice 2, seven times #3 Mike Felt Points 24, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19/12 24, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19/12 Rebounds 6, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19/12 6, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19/12 Assists 2, three times 4, South Dakota, 1/14/12 Steals 1, six times 3, vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 11/12/11 Blocks none 1, six times FGM 8, Valley City State, 11/9/12 8, Valley City State, 11/9/12 FGA 14, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19/12 14, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19/12 3FGM 6, twice 7, Centenary, 1/8/11 3FGA 11, at South Dakota, 1/3/13 11, three times FTM 6, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19/12 10, Oral Roberts, 1/6/11 FTA 6, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19/12 10, Oral Roberts, 1/6/11 #12 Lawrence Alexander Points 19, at Minnesota, 12/11/12 26, Fort Wayne, 12/30/11 Rebounds 10, Fort Wayne, 1/10/13 10, Fort Wayne, 1/10/13 Assists 6, twice 10, Oakland, 12/28/11 Steals 5, at Morehead State, 12/5/12 5, at Morehead State, 12/5/12 Blocks 1, three times 3, Kansas City, 1/12/12 FGM 6, South Dakota State, 12/29/12 8, at South Dakota State, 2/15/12 FGA 12, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19/12 17, at Minnesota, 12/22/11 3FGM 2, four times 4, at South Dakota State, 2/15/12 3FGA 6, twice 6, six times FTM 8, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19/12 14, Fort Wayne, 12/30/11 FTA 10, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19/12 16, Fort Wayne, 12/30/11 #13 Nate Zastrow Points 6, Omaha, 11/29/12 20, at South Dakota State, 2/13/10 Rebounds 3, at Morehead State, 12/5/12 5, three times Assists 6, Valley City State, 11/9/12 6, twice Steals 1, twice 2, three times Blocks none none FGM 2, Omaha, 11/29/12 6, at South Dakota State, 2/13/10 FGA 3, three times 13, at Oakland, 2/20/10 3FGM 2, Omaha, 11/29/12 5, at South Dakota State, 2/13/10 3FGA 2, four times 8, at South Dakota State, 2/13/10 FTM 4, Morehead State, 12/21/12 8, Southern Utah, 2/6/10 FTA 4, Morehead State, 12/21/12 8, twice #21 Jamie Mauch Points 3, at South Dakota, 1/3/13 Rebounds 1, at Kansas City, 1/3/13 Assists Steals Blocks FGM 1, at South Dakota, 1/3/13 FGA 1, twice 3FGM 1, at South Dakota, 1/3/13 3FGA 1, twice FTM FTA #22 Kory Brown Points 10, at Green Bay, 11/24/12 Rebounds 8, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19/12 Assists 5, Fort Wayne, 1/10/13 Steals 2, four times Blocks 2, twice FGM 3, four times FGA 6, twice 3FGM 1, four times 3FGA 2, twice FTM 5, at Green Bay, 11/24/12 FTA 7, at Green Bay, 11/24/12 #23 Brett VandenBergh Points 2, at South Dakota, 1/3/13 Rebounds 5, Mayville State, 11/17/12 Assists 2, three times Steals 3, Valley City State, 11/9/12 Blocks 2, Mayville State, 11/17/12 FGM 1, at South Dakota, 1/3/13 FGA 3FGM 3FGA 2, twice none 1, three times FTM 1, at Green Bay, 11/24/12 FTA 2, twice #24 Taylor Braun Points 26, Omaha, 11/29/12 30, at IUPUI, 12/3/11 Rebounds 9, Omaha, 11/29/12 12, twice Assists 6, twice 6, twice Steals 5, North Dakota, 12/9/12 5, twice Blocks 2, vs. Youngstown State, 11/19/12 2, three times FGM 9, Omaha, 11/29/12 12, South Dakota State, 1/21/12 FGA 19, North Dakota, 12/9/12 20, South Dakota State, 1/21/12 3FGM 7, Omaha, 11/29/12 7, Omaha, 11/29/12 3FGA 9, Omaha, 11/29/12 9, Omaha, 11/29/12 FTM 11, at Morehead State, 12/5/12 12, at Southern Utah, 1/7/12 FTA 12, at Morehead State, 12/5/12 15, at IUPUI, 12/3/11 #32 TrayVonn Wright Points 18, at Duquesne, 11/20/12 19, vs. Oral Roberts, 3/5/11 Rebounds 10, twice 15, at South Dakota St., 12/4/10 Assists 3, Omaha, 11/29/12 3, three times Steals 3, at Minnesota, 12/11/12 3, twice Blocks 4, at Towson, 12/15/12 4, twice FGM 8, at Duquesne, 11/20/12 8, at Duquesne, 11/20/12 FGA 17, at Duquesne, 11/20/12 17, at Duquesne, 11/20/12 3FGM 3, South Dakota State, 12/29/12 3, three times 3FGA 8, South Dakota State, 12/29/12 8, South Dakota State, 12/29/12 FTM 4, vs. James Madison, 11/21/12 7, Centenary, 1/8/11 FTA 4, vs. James Madison, 11/21/12 12, Centenary, 1/8/11 #34 Chris Kading Points 15, Mayville State, 11/17/12 Rebounds 6, at Green Bay, 11/24/12 Assists none Steals 1, five times Blocks 3, at Morehead State, 12/5/12 FGM 5, twice FGA 7, Mayville State, 11/17/12 3FGM 2, twice 3FGA 4, at Towson, 12/15/12 FTM 5, Mayville State, 11/17/12 FTA 6, Mayville State, 11/17/12 #42 Marshall Bjorklund Points 23, at South Dakota, 1/3/13 27, Fresno State, 11/26/11 Rebounds 11, at Morehead State, 12/5/12 14, twice Assists 3, Omaha, 11/29/12 3, three times Steals 1, three times 3, twice Blocks 2, at Morehead State, 12/5/12 3, at North Dakota, 1/17/12 FGM 11, at South Dakota, 1/3/13 12, Fresno State, 11/26/11 FGA 13, at South Dakota, 1/3/13 15, Fresno State, 11/26/11 3FGM none none 3FGA none none FTM 6, at Indiana, 11/12/12 7, twice FTA 9, South Dakota State, 12/29/12 9, four times #44 Jordan Aaberg Points 12, at South Dakota, 1/3/13 15, South Dakota, 1/14/12 Rebounds 5, at South Dakota, 1/3/13 11, South Dakota, 1/14/12 Assists 2, at South Dakota, 1/3/13 2, at South Dakota, 1/3/13 Steals 1, Omaha, 11/29/12 3, at Wyoming, 3/14/12 Blocks 2, Omaha, 11/29/12 6, Green Bay, 11/27/09 FGM 5, at South Dakota, 1/3/13 6, South Dakota, 1/14/12 FGA 6, Omaha, 11/29/12 8, South Dakota, 1/14/12 3FGM none none 3FGA none none FTM 2, twice 6, Omaha, 11/22/11 FTA 2, twice 7, Omaha, 11/22/11

11 BISON MEN S BASKETBALL 11 North Dakota State Men's Basketball Individual Career History Jordan Aaberg / / / TOTAL / Lawrence Alexander / / TOTAL / Marshall Bjorklund / / / TOTAL / Taylor Braun / / / TOTAL / Mike Felt / / / / TOTAL / Fred Newell / / / TOTAL / TrayVonn Wright / / / TOTAL / Nate Zastrow / / / / TOTAL /

12 BISON MEN S BASKETBALL 12 North Dakota State Bison Fred Newell (NOO-ull) G Jr. Lakeville, Minn. Mike Felt G Jr. Redwood Falls, Minn. Lawrence Alexander G So. Peoria, Ill. Nate Zastrow (ZAST-row) G Sr. Manitowoc, Wis. (MAN-a-toe-wok) Jamie Mauch (mock) F Sr. Mooreton, N.D. 22 Kory Brown G Fr. Hoffman Estates, Ill Brett VandenBergh F Fr. De Pere, Wis. (da-peer) Taylor Braun (brawn) G Jr. Newberg, Ore. Joel Lindberg G So. Superior, Wis. TrayVonn Wright F Jr. Waterloo, Iowa Chris Kading (KAY-ding) F RFr. De Pere, Wis. (da-peer) Dexter Werner F Fr. Bismarck, N.D. Marshall Bjorklund (ba-york-lund) F Jr. Arlington, Minn. Jordan Aaberg (AH-berg) F Jr. Rothsay, Minn. Saul Phillips Head Coach (6th year) Wisconsin-Platteville, 1996 David Richman Assoc. Head Coach (6th year) North Dakota State, 2002 Will Ryan Asst. Coach (6th year) Milwaukee, 2002 Jason Kemp Asst. Coach (6th year) Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2004 Jared Swanson Dir. of Operations (2nd year) Concordia Moorhead, 2003