Northern State Wolves men's basketball

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Northern State Wolves men's basketball
File:Basketball current event.svg 2024–25 Northern State Wolves men's basketball team
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UniversityNorthern State University
First season1902-03
All-time record1448–765
Athletic directorNate Davis
Head coachMatt Wilber (1st season)
ConferenceNSIC
LocationAberdeen, South Dakota
ArenaWachs Arena
(capacity: 8,057)
NicknameWolves
ColorsMaroon and gold[1]
   
NCAA tournament runner-up
2018
Other NCAA tournament results
Final Four2018
Elite Eight1998, 2018
Sweet Sixteen1998, 2006, 2008, 2018, 2021
Appearances1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
NAIA tournament runner-up
1993, 1994
Other NAIA tournament results
Appearances1939, 1940, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1970, 1971, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995
Conference tournament champions
2004, 2005, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Conference regular-season champions
1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1917, 1924, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
Conference division regular-season champions
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023

The Northern State Wolves men's basketball team represents Northern State University as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference at the NCAA Division II level.[2] The Wolves play their home games at Wachs Arena in Aberdeen, South Dakota.[3] Their current head coach is Matt Wilber.[4]

Championships

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Northern State has won 39 Regular Season Championships, 6 Conference Tournament Championships, and 2 Central Region Tournament Championships

South Dakota State Conference

  • Regular Season Championships (5 times): 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1916–17

South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference

  • Regular Season Championships (17 times): 1923–24, 1935–36, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1970–71

(Unknown Conference)

  • Regular Season Championships (3 times): 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

  • Regular Season Champions (13 times): 1983–84, 1984–85, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23
  • North Division Titles (5 times): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23
  • Conference Tournament Champions (6 times): 2004, 2005, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

NCAA Central Region

  • Central Region Tournament Championships (2 times): 1998, 2018

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Coaches

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Current Coaching Staff

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Position Name Alma mater
Head Coach Matt Wilber Augustana
Assistant Coach Jack Nelson Winona State
Assistant Coach Wes Smith Missouri Western

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List of head coaches

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Number Name Tenure
1 Fred W. Smith 1902–1909
2 Paul M. Young 1909–1910
3 Raymond L. Quigley 1910–1913
4 Frank L. Sieh 1913–1914
5 Clyde Fullerton 1914–1915
6 Lloyd R. Brown 1915–1916
7 Arthur L. Strum 1916–1917
8 William Wallace 1917–1918
9 Coach Gillis 1918–1919
10 Verne Collinge 1919–1920
11 Jacob Speelman 1920–1926
12 Joe Swetland 1926–1927
13 Telfer L. Mead 1927–1929
14 Robert Campbell 1929–1934
15 William L. Carberry 1934–1938
16 Harley L. Robertson 1938–1942
17 William L. Carberry 1942–1946
18 Clark Swisher 1946–1955
19 Bob Wachs 1955–1985
20 Bob Olson 1985–1999
21 Don Meyer 1999–2010
22 Paul Sather 2010–2019
23 Saul Phillips 2019–2025
24 Matt Wilber 2025–present

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Arenas

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All–Americans

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  • Harry Marske (1959)
  • Mel Klein (1961)
  • Jim Schlekeway (1968)
  • Gary Evjen (1971)
  • Bill Christensen (1975)
  • Scott Bosanko (1981)
  • Kevin King (1984)
  • Scott Deadrick (1985)
  • Kevin Burckhard (1993–94)
  • Chad Hauger (1993)
  • Eric Kline (1993–95)
  • Lance Luitjens (1995)
  • Jeremy Vliem (1995)
  • Ryan Miller (1998)
  • Brad Hansen (2002)
  • Kevin Ratzsch (2009)
  • Parker Fox (2021)
  • Sam Masten (2023)

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NSIC awards

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All-NSIC

Coach of the Year

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References

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