NCAA TOURNAMENT
March Madness continues for NDSU
Published March 2019
They call it March Madness for a reason. Each year, the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament has enough upset wins, buzzer-beating shots and standout individual performances to keep fans on the edge of their seats for weeks.
It’s one of the most watched and most talked about events in sports. Only 68 teams are invited. There are 67 games played over 19 days. And the stakes are high for each team. Win and advance; lose and the season ends.
Summit League tournament champion North Dakota State University defeated North Carolina Central 78-74 in a First Four matchup on Wednesday. NDSU is now scheduled to play top-ranked Duke on Friday, March 22, at 6:10 p.m., in Columbia, South Carolina. The game will be televised on CBS.
This is NDSU’s fourth NCAA tournament appearance. The team’s last victory in the tournament before North Carolina Central was against Oklahoma in 2014.
NDSU men’s basketball roster
Name | Position | Year | Hometown |
Vinnie Shahid | G | Jr. | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Jaxon Knotek | G | Fr. | River Falls, Wisconsin |
Tyree Eady | G | RFr. | Middleton, Wisconsin |
Sam Griesel | G/F | Fr. | Lincoln, Nebraska |
Jared Samuelson | G | Jr. | Gretna, Nebraska |
Chris Quayle | G | Jr. | Riverton, Wyoming |
Jarius Cook | G | Fr. | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota |
Cameron Hunter | G | So. | Olathe, Kansas |
Deng Geu | F | Jr. | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Tyson Ward | G | Jr. | Tampa, Florida |
Odell Wilson IV | F | Fr. | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Jordan Horn | G | So. | St. Paul, Minnesota |
Rocky Kreuser | F | So. | White Bear Lake, Minnesota |
Jordan Meidinger | C | RFr. | Dickinson, North Dakota |
