The 2024–25 Summit League men's basketball season will start non-conference play on November 4, 2024, and will begin conference play on January 2, 2025. The regular season will end on March 1, 2025, and set up the 2025 Summit League men's basketball tournament which will take place from March 5 to 9, 2025.
2024–25 Summit League men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 9 |
Regular season | |
Summit League tournament |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Omaha | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Thomas* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Summit League tournament winner |
Head coaches
editTeam | Head Coach | Previous Job | Years At School | Record at School | Summit League Record | Summit League Titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Sweet 16's |
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Denver | Jeff Wulbrun | Stanford (Assistant) | 4 | 43–55 | 19–33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City | Marvin Menzies | Grand Canyon (Associate HC) | 3 | 27–37 | 17–17 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
North Dakota | Paul Sather | Northern State | 6 | 61–94 | 33–51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Dakota State | David Richman | North Dakota State (Assistant) | 11 | 187–131 | 97–62 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Omaha | Chris Crutchfield | Oregon (Assistant) | 3 | 23–40 | 11–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oral Roberts | Russell Springmann | Oral Roberts (Assistant) | 2 | 12–19 | 5–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Thomas | John Tauer | St. Thomas (Assistant) | 13 | 266–100^ | 22–30 | 0 | 0^^ | 0^^^ |
South Dakota | Eric Peterson | Utah (Assistant) | 3 | 24–38 | 12–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Dakota State | Eric Henderson | South Dakota State (Assistant) | 6 | 109–48 | 65–15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Notes:
- Year at school includes 2024–25 season.
- Overall and Summit League records are from the time at their current school and are through the end of the 2023–24 season.
- NCAA tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.
^218 wins and 50 losses at the Division III level
^^8 NCAA Division III Tournaments
^^^4 NCAA Division III Sweet 16s, 2 NCAA Division III Final Fours, and 1 NCAA Division III National Championship
Preseason awards
editThe preseason Summit League men's basketball polls were released on October 8, 2024.[1]
Preseason poll
editFirst place votes in parenthesis
- Kansas City (17) – 514
- South Dakota State (12) – 474
- North Dakota State (3) – 384
- St. Thomas – 308
- Oral Roberts (2) – 305
- North Dakota (1) – 283
- South Dakota (1) – 250
- Omaha – 159
- Denver – 158
Preseason honors
editHonor | Recipient |
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Preseason Player of the Year | Issac McBride, Oral Roberts |
Preseason All-Summit League First Team | Kendall Blue, St. Thomas |
Jamar Brown, Kansas City | |
Treysen Eaglestaff, North Dakota | |
Amar Kuljuhovic, North Dakota | |
Issac McBride, Oral Roberts | |
Kaleb Stewart, South Dakota | |
Preseason All-Summit League Second Team | Oscar Cluff, South Dakota State |
DeAndre Craig, Denver | |
Kalen Garry, South Dakota State | |
Marquel Sutton, Omaha | |
Jacari White, North Dakota State |
Regular season
editConference standings
editCurrent as of October 8, 2024[2]
Conference | Overall | |||||
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Rank | Team | Record | Percent | Record | Percent | Tiebreaker |
1 | Denver | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||
2 | Kansas City | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||
3 | North Dakota | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||
4 | North Dakota State | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||
5 | Omaha | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||
6 | Oral Roberts | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||
7 | St. Thomas | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||
8 | South Dakota | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||
9 | South Dakota State | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Conference matrix
editDenver | Kansas City | North Dakota | North Dakota State | Omaha | Oral Roberts | St. Thomas | South Dakota | South Dakota State | |
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vs. Denver | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. Kansas City | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. North Dakota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. North Dakota State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. Omaha | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. Oral Roberts | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. St. Thomas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. South Dakota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. South Dakota State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Through October 8, 2024
Players of the Week
editWeek | Player(s) of the Week | School |
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Records against other conferences
editAs of October 8, 2024:
Major 6 Conferences | Record | Major 6 Conferences | Record |
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ACC | None | American | None |
Big East | None | Big Ten | None |
Big 12 | None | SEC | None |
Major 6 Total | 0–0 | ||
Other Division I Conferences | Record | Other Division I Conferences | Record |
Atlantic 10 | None | ASUN | None |
America East | None | Big Sky | None |
Big South | None | Big West | None |
CAA | None | Conference USA | None |
Horizon League | None | Ivy League | None |
Independents | None | MAAC | None |
MAC | None | MEAC | None |
MVC | None | MWC | None |
NEC | None | OVC | None |
Patriot League | None | SoCon | None |
Southland | None | SWAC | None |
Sun Belt | None | WAC | None |
WCC | None | ||
Other Division I Total | 0–0 | ||
NCAA Division I Total | 0–0 | ||
NCAA Division II Total | 0–0 | ||
NCAA Division III Total | 0–0 | ||
NAIA Total | 0–0 | ||
NCCAA Total | 0–0 | ||
Total Non-Conference Record | 0–0 |
Record against ranked non-conference opponents
editSummit League records against ranked teams (rankings from AP Poll, Summit teams in Bold):
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score | Conference record | Reference |
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Points scored
editTeam | For | Against | Difference |
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Denver | 0 | 0 | + |
Kansas City | 0 | 0 | + |
North Dakota | 0 | 0 | + |
North Dakota State | 0 | 0 | + |
Omaha | 0 | 0 | + |
Oral Roberts | 0 | 0 | + |
St. Thomas | 0 | 0 | + |
South Dakota | 0 | 0 | + |
South Dakota State | 0 | 0 | + |
Through October 8, 2024[3]
Home attendance
editTeam | Arena | Capacity | Total Games | Average Attendance | Attendance High | Total Attendance | % of Capacity |
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Denver | Hamilton Gymnasium | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | % | ||
Kansas City | Swinney Recreation Center | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | % | ||
North Dakota | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center | 3,300 | 0 | 0 | % | ||
North Dakota State | Scheels Center | 5,460 | 0 | 0 | % | ||
Omaha | Baxter Arena | 7,898 | 0 | 0 | % | ||
Oral Roberts | Mabee Center | 10,154 | 0 | 0 | % | ||
St. Thomas | Schoenecker Arena | 1,800 | 0 | 0 | % | ||
South Dakota | Sanford Coyote Sports Center | 6,000 | 0 | 0 | % | ||
South Dakota State | First Bank and Trust Arena | 6,500 | 0 | 0 | % |
Bold - Exceed capacity
As of October 8, 2024
Does not include exhibition games
National Television Games
editAny games that league members will play on National Television, including the Summit League's media contract with CBS Sports Network, are listed here.
Summit League members in bold
Date Time (CT) |
Road Team | Home Team | Final Score | Network |
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December 10, 2024 7 PM |
North Dakota State | Butler | FS1 |
Postseason
editConference tournament
editAll 9 teams qualify for the Summit League tournament. The tournament is held at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was held from March 5 to 9, 2024.
First Round March 5 Summit League Network | Quarterfinals March 6 & 7 Summit League Network | Semifinals March 8 CBS Sports Network | Championship March 9 CBS Sports Network | ||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Roos earn top spot in #SummitMBB preseason poll". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ "2024-2025 Men's Basketball Overall Statistics". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved October 8, 2024.