Home games are played at the Scheels Center which is located on the NDSU campus in Fargo, ND.
The team shares a conference rival with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.
The Bison men's head coach is David Richman.
On March 10, 2009 the Bison made their biggest comeback in school history with a 66–64 win over Oakland University to win the Summit League tournament championship and became the first team since Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette) in 1972 to advance to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in their first year of eligibility.
The Bison have appeared in two College Basketball Invitationals (CBI).