Summit League Men’s Basketball Poll

ELMHURST, Ill. – The North Dakota State men’s basketball team has been picked to finish third in The Summit League this season, according to the annual preseason poll of league head coaches, sports information directors and media.

NDSU senior guard Paul Miller was voted to the preseason All-Summit League first team for the second straight year. He led the Bison in scoring for the second consecutive season in 2016-17, averaging 16.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.

South Dakota State topped the preseason poll with 339 points and 13 first-place votes. South Dakota came in second with 327 points and the remaining 12 first-place votes. The Bison were third with 246 points.

NDSU has 112 wins over the past five seasons – an average of nearly 23 per year. NDSU’s 43 conference victories over the past four seasons are the most in The Summit League.

NDSU will host Concordia Moorhead in an exhibition game on Nov. 1. The Bison open the regular season on the road at UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 11 and USC on Nov. 13.

Summit League Men’s Basketball 2017-18 Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points (1st)
1.	South Dakota State	339 (13)
2.	South Dakota	327 (12)
3.	North Dakota State	246
4.	Fort Wayne	234
5.	Denver	230
6.	Omaha	124
7.	Oral Roberts	104
8.	Western Illinois	60

Preseason Player of the Year: Mike Daum, South Dakota State
First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Daniel Amigo	Denver	C	Sr.
Mike Daum	South Dakota State	F	Jr.
John Konchar	Fort Wayne	G	Jr.
Paul Miller	North Dakota State	G	Sr.
Matt Mooney	South Dakota	G	Sr.
Albert Owens	Oral Roberts	C	Sr.
Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Trey Burch-Manning	South Dakota	F	Jr.
Emmanuel Nzekwesi	Oral Roberts	F	So.
Joe Rosga	Denver	G	Jr.
Bryson Scott	Fort Wayne	G	Sr.
Reed Tellinghuisen	South Dakota State	G/F	Sr.