Northern State Wolves men's basketball

Northern State Wolves men's basketball
Northern State Wolves men's basketball
	2024–25 Northern State Wolves men's basketball team
University	Northern State University
First season	1902-03
All-time record	1448–765
Athletic director	Nate Davis
Head coach	Matt Wilber (1st season)
Conference	NSIC
Location	Aberdeen, South Dakota
Arena	Wachs Arena ; (capacity: 8,057)
Nickname	Wolves
Colors	Maroon and gold;
NCAA tournament runner-up
	2018
NCAA tournament Final Four
	2018
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1998, 2018
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1998, 2006, 2008, 2018, 2021
NCAA tournament appearances
	1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
NAIA tournament runner-up
	1993, 1994
NAIA tournaments
	1939, 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

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

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 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

All-NSIC

Coach of the Year

Bob Wachs (1985)
Bob Olson (1991, 1993, 1995–96, 1998)
Don Meyer (2002–03)
Paul Sather (2018–19)
Saul Phillips (2021, 2023)

^ Northern State University Graphic Standards (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2017.
^ "Northern State University". ncaa.com. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Wachs Arena". nsuwolves.com. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
^ "MATT WILBER NAMED NORTHERN STATE HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH". nsuwolves.com. Aberdeen, SD. March 27, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Northern State University Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). nsuwolves.com. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster". nsuwolves.com. Retrieved April 30, 2025.

v t e Northern State Wolves men's basketball
Venues	Wachs Arena (1987–present)
People	Head coaches
Notable seasons	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1916–17 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 1974–75 1975–76 1977–78 1983–84 1984–85 1992–93 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2007–08 2008–09 2014–15 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2022–23