2023–24 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team explained

The 2023–24 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifth year head coach Jory Collins, played their home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League.
NDSU made the 2024 Summit League women's basketball tournament as the 2 seed for the second year in a row, and after beating Denver and Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals and semifinals - they achieved 20 wins for the first time since 2004. The Bison would make their first Summit League title game, falling to South Dakota State.^[1]
North Dakota State made the 2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament as an at-large team, and received a first round bye. They defeated Montana in the second round in their first home postseason game since 2000, which was their first postseason win in the Division I era. The Bison would fall in the WNIT Super 16 to Minnesota.

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2022–23 season 18–12, 12–6 in Summit League play to finish in second place. This was NDSU's second best finish since entering Division I. The Bison lost to tenth seeded Kansas City in the quarterfinals in the Summit League tournament.^[2] However, given their second-place finish in the conference, the Bison were automatically invited to the 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament. NDSU would fall to Oregon in the first round, 96–57.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Georgia Baldwin	4	F	6'0"	Junior		Unknown
Rachel Novak	13	G	5'9"	Junior		Graduated
Taylor Brown	14	F	6'1"	Senior		Graduated
Emily Behnke	20	F	6'2"	Junior		Graduated
Sophie Olson	32	G	5'11"	Sophomore		Unknown
Katie Hildebrandt	33	F	6'2"	Sophomore		Unknown

Source:^[4]

2023 recruiting class

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Summit League Tournament|-!colspan=12 style=| Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT)Sources:^{[5] [6]}

Awards and accolades

Summit League Regular Season Awards

All-Summit League First Team

• Elle Evans

All-Summit League Second Team

• Heaven Hamling

Summit League All-Defensive Team

• Elle Evans

Summit League All-Freshman Team

• Abby Krzewinski

Source: ^[8]

Summit League All-Tournament Team

• Heaven Hamling
• Elle Evans

Source: ^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bison women's basketball team will play another game potentially at home. inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 15, 2024. March 29, 2024.
2. Web site: Kansas City starts fast, upsets Bison women in Summit tourney. inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 4, 2023. September 14, 2023.
3. Web site: McFeely: Bison exit WNIT quickly and now the real work begins. inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. March 17, 2023. September 14, 2023.
4. Web site: Bison women send three seniors off in style with big win over ORU. inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. February 18, 2023. September 14, 2023.
5. Web site: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule. gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. September 14, 2023.
6. Web site: North Dakota State Bison Schedule 2023-24. espn.com. ESPN. September 14, 2023.
7. Web site: 2023-24 TicketSmarter Women's Basketball Peak Performers of the Week. thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. February 26, 2024.
8. Web site: Jackrabbits' Meyer garners #SummitWBB Player of the Year accolade. thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 6, 2024. March 9, 2024.
9. Web site: No. 1 South Dakota State goes back-to-back with title-game triumph over No. 2 North Dakota State. thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 12, 2024. March 13, 2024.