Dragons Men’s Basketball

Jason Kemp Named MSUM Head Men’s Basketball Coach

MOORHEAD, Minn. (MSUM ATHLETICS)– MSU Moorhead has announced that Jason Kemp will become the 15th head men’s basketball coach in program history. Kemp has been in the coaching profession for over 20 years, beginning with MSUM in 2004. “It is with great excitement that I accept the opportunity to be the next Head Coach at Minnesota State University Moorhead.  I started…

MSUM Wraps Season in NCAA Central Region Semifinal

DRAGONS END SEASON IN NCAA CENTRAL REGION SEMIFINALS.

PHOTO/AVERY NELSON   MANKATO, Minn. (MSUM ATHLETICS)– MSU Moorhead men’s basketball saw its season come to close as the Dragons fell to Minnesota State, 78-55. The two teams would trade blows in the first five minutes of competition as Minnesota State held a 10-8 lead early on. The Dragons got good looks at shots from the perimeter in that stretch…

MSUM MBB Gets Back in the Win Column; 62-58 Over Minnesota Duluth

DRAGONS LOSING STREAK STOPS AT 1!

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR)– The MSUM Moorhead Dragons losing streak stops at one. After a 15-game win streak to open the season came to an end last weekend versus Sioux Falls, the Dragons wasted no time getting back into the win column. Dragons take it 62 to 58 over Minnesota Duluth in yet another close finish. They will return to action…

Dragons Drop First Game of the Season, 70-68 VS. Sioux Falls

MSUM FALLS TO 15-1 ON THE SEASON; TYING BEST MARK TO START A SEASON (1970-71).

KVRR PHOTO/Max Mueller MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR)– The Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons entered Saturday’s game with the University of Sioux Falls with a chance at history. The start to the 2023-24 season has been record breaking performances on repeat for MSUM. The Dragons reached number 1 in the NABC rankings for the first time in program history on January 9….

MSUM MBB off to Undefeated Start

DRAGONS BEGIN 10-0; BEST START SINCE 2014-15 (12-0).

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR)–Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) is off a historic start to their season. At 10-0, the Dragons are turning heads. Leading the charge on offense is junior guard Jacob Beeninga. Beeninga is averaging over 20 points-per-game and he is the lone returner of last year’s top four scorers. “I think everything is just slowed down for me a…

Relationship With Coaches Helped Moorhead’s Jenkins Commit to MSUM

Moorhead's Adam Jenkins part of 2023 recruiting class

MOORHEAD, Minn — A Spud is becoming a Dragon as Moorhead rising senior forward, Adam Jenkins is committing to MSUM. The 6 foot 9 200 pound big man is the first to be part of the 2023 recruiting class. Jenkins is coming off his first full season as a starter for Matt Ellingson’s squad. It was an impressive junior season,…

Bergstraser Right Person For “Short And Long Term” Of MSUM Men’s Basketball

Former assistant named head coach of Dragons

MOORHEAD, Minn — After a nationwide search narrowed down to three final candidates for men’s basketball head coach, Minnesota State-Moorhead found their future right in their own backyard with Tim Bergstraser. Bergstraser has been on the MSUM staff for the last seven years, first as a grad assistant and most recently as the top assistant under former head coach Chad…

MSUM Men’s Basketball Coach Walthall Announces Retirement

Coached Dragons for 12 years and NSIC Tournament Title this past season

MOORHEAD, Minn — Minnesota state Moorhead men’s basketball coach Chad Walthall has announced his retirement ending a 12-year run. In that span, Walthall averaged 21 wins per season won national and NSIC coach of the year in 2015, went to six NCAA Tournaments, five conference tournament championships and took home the first one last month in Sioux Falls. “Coach Walthall…

MSUM Men’s Basketball Ready for Challenge of NCAA Regional

Play defending champs, Northwest Missouri State, in Sioux Falls Saturday

MOORHEAD, Minn — “We’re more together as a group right now, we’ve had a lot of adversity throughout the year so you know with that adversity we used it to help fuel 8 games to win a conference championship now we just gonna keep that momentum going and try to win the regional.” The MSUM dragons came into the season…

MSUM Men’s Basketball Wins First NSIC Title

Beat Minnesota-Duluth, 81-73

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The fifth time was a charm for MSUM men’s basketball who wins the NSIC Championship for the first time under head coach Chad Walthall. The Dragons beat both number one seeds, Augustana and Minnesota-Duluth, in Sioux Falls to get the automatic bid into the Division II National Tournament. The selection show to determine the field will…