2023–24 Summit League men's basketball season
The 2023–24 Summit League men's basketball season will start non-conference play on November 6, 2023, and will begin conference play on December 29, 2023. The regular season will end on March 2, 2024, and will set up the 2024 Summit League men's basketball tournament from March 8 to March 12, 2024.
| 2023–24 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 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Summit League Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conference Changes
Following the end of the 2023 Spring sports regular season, Western Illinois announced they would be leaving the Summit League effective July 1, 2023 for the Ohio Valley Conference in all sports except men's soccer.[1]
Head Coaches
Oral Roberts
On March 23, 2023, sixth-year coach Paul Mills left Oral Roberts for the head coaching job at Wichita State.[2] Then, on March 24, 2023, Russell Springmann was announced as the next head coach for the Golden Eagles.[3] Springmann was previously an assistant at Oral Roberts under Mills.
Coaches
| Team | Head Coach | Previous Job | Years At School | Record at School | Summit League Record | Summit League Titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Sweet 16's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | Jeff Wulbrun | Stanford (Assistant) | 3 | 26–38 | 13–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City | Marvin Menzies | Grand Canyon (Associate HC) | 2 | 11–21 | 7–1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| North Dakota | Paul Sather | Northern State (Assistant) | 5 | 43–80 | 23–45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota State | David Richman | North Dakota State (Assistant) | 10 | 172–114 | 89–54 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Omaha | Chris Crutchfield | Oregon (Assistant) | 2 | 8–22 | 4–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oral Roberts | Russell Springmann | Oral Roberts (Assistant) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Thomas | John Tauer | St. Thomas (Assistant) | 12 | 246–87^ | 13–23 | 0 | 0^^ | 0^^^ |
| South Dakota | Eric Peterson | Utah (Assistant) | 2 | 12–18 | 7–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota State | Eric Henderson | South Dakota State (Assistant) | 5 | 87–35 | 53–11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Notes:
- Year at school includes 2023–24 season.
- Overall and Summit League records are from the time at their current school and are through the end of the 2022–23.
- 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
The preseason Summit League men's basketball polls were released on October 10, 2023.[4]
Preseason poll
First place votes in parentheses
- South Dakota State (27) – 600
- Oral Roberts (7) – 510
- North Dakota State (2) – 482
- St. Thomas – 386
- North Dakota – 374
- South Dakota – 274
- Omaha – 252
- Kansas City – 201
- Denver – 161
Preseason honors
| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Preseason Player of the Year | Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State |
| Preseason All-Summit League First Team | Luke Appel, South Dakota State |
| Parker Bjorklund, St. Thomas | |
| Frankie Fidler, Omaha | |
| Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State | |
| Isaac McBride, Oral Roberts | |
| Boden Skunberg, North Dakota State | |
| Preseason All-Summit League Second Team | Tommy Bruner, Denver |
| William Kyle III, South Dakota State | |
| Andrew Morgan, North Dakota State | |
| B.J. Omot, North Dakota | |
| Kareem Thompson, Oral Roberts |
Regular season
Conference standings
Current as of September 9, 2023
| Conference | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Denver | Kansas City | North Dakota | North Dakota State | Omaha | Oral Roberts | St. Thomas | South Dakota | South Dakota State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 10, 2023
Players of the Week
| Week | Player(s) of the Week | School |
|---|
Records against other conferences
As of October 10, 2023:
| Major 7 Conferences | Record | Major 7 Conferences | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | None | American | None |
| Big East | None | Big Ten | None |
| Big 12 | None | Pac-12 | None |
| SEC | None | Major 7 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 |
| Colonial | None | Conference USA | None |
| Horizon League | None | Ivy League | 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
Summit League record against ranked teams (rankings from AP Poll): Summit League teams in Bold
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Gamename | Score | Conference record | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 11 | North Dakota State | No. 8 Creighton | CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE |
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Points Scored
| Team | For | Against | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 10, 2023
Home attendance
| Team | Arena | Capacity | Total Games | Average Attendance | Attendance High | Total Attendance | % of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | Hamilton Gymnasium | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
| Kansas City | Swinney Recreation Center | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
| North Dakota | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center | 3,300 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
| North Dakota State | Scheels Center | 5,460 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
| Omaha | Baxter Arena | 7,898 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
| Oral Roberts | Mabee Center | 10,154 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
| St. Thomas | Schoenecker Arena | 1,800 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
| South Dakota | Sanford Coyote Sports Center | 6,000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
| South Dakota State | Frost Arena | 6,500 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | % |
Bold - Exceed capacity
As of October 10, 2023
Does not include exhibition games
National Television Games
Before the 2023-24 season began, the Summit League announced a new media deal with CBS Sports Network that would show up to 12 regular season games (6 guaranteed men's games) on the network, as well as moving the league's tournament final games to CBSSN. On October 18, 2023, the Summit League and CBS Sports Network announced the league's 2023-24 slate of games to appear on the network throughout the conference season.[5] Those games and any others that league members will play are listed here.
Summit League members in bold
| Date Time (CT) |
Road Team | Home Team | Final Score | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 2023 7 PM |
St. Thomas | North Dakota | – | CBSSN |
| December 31, 2023 2 PM |
Omaha | South Dakota | – | CBSSN |
| January 6, 2024 7 PM |
Weber State | Oral Roberts | – | CBSSN |
| January 25, 2024 6 PM |
Kansas City | South Dakota State | – | CBSSN |
| February 4, 2024 4 PM |
South Dakota | South Dakota State | – | CBSSN |
| February 10, 2024 3 PM |
Oral Roberts | South Dakota State | – | CBSSN |
| February 24, 2024 1 PM |
North Dakota | North Dakota State | – | CBSSN |
Postseason
Conference Tournament
All 9 teams qualify for the Summit League tournament. The tournament is held at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It will be held from March 8 to March 12, 2024.
| First Round March 8 Summit League Network | Quarterfinals March 9 & 10 Summit League Network | Semifinals March 11 Summit League Network | Championship March 12 CBS Sports Network | ||||||||||||||||
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References
- "Western Illinois to depart Summit League beginning next season". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 12, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- "Wichita State introduces Paul Mills as head basketball coach". wichita.edu. Wichita State Shockers. March 23, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- "ORU Names Russell Springmann Next #ORUMBB Head Coach". oruathletics.com. Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. March 24, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- "SDSU's Mayo tabbed #SummitMBB Preseason Player of the Year, top preseason poll". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- "CBS Sports, Summit League release 13-game national television schedule". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.