David Richman

For the American arachnologist, see David B. Richman.

David Richman (born May 1, 1978) is an American basketball coach. He is the men's basketball head coach at North Dakota State University, a position he has held since 2015.^[1]

David Richman

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	North Dakota State
Conference	Summit League
Record	211–142 (.598)
Biographical details
Born	(1978-05-01) May 1, 1978 (age 47) Wahpeton, North Dakota, U.S.
Alma mater	North Dakota State University (BS, MS)
Playing career
1997–1998	NDSCS
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2003	NDSCS (assistant)
2003–2005	North Dakota State (GA)
2005–2014	North Dakota State (assistant)
2014–present	North Dakota State
Head coaching record
Overall	211–142 (.598)
Tournaments	1–2 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Summit League regular season (2015, 2020) 3 Summit League tournament (2015, 2019, 2020)
Awards
Summit League Coach of the Year (2015)

Early life and education

Richman was born on May 1, 1978, and grew up in Wahpeton, North Dakota.^[2] A 2002 graduate of North Dakota State with a degree in physical education, Richman received a master's degree in sport and recreation management from NDSU in 2005.

Career

He was an assistant coach with the Bison for 11 years. On April 8, 2014, after Saul Philips left to take the head coaching job at Ohio University, Richman was promoted to head coach of the Bison. Athletic director Gene Taylor said the decision to hire from within was easy. "I couldn't be more excited to sit up here as the new head coach at North Dakota State," Richman said.^[1] In his rookie year, he was named Summit League Coach of the Year after leading his team to a regular season championship and NCAA Tournament berth.^[3]

Richman and his wife, Stephanie, live in West Fargo, North Dakota, with their four daughters.^[2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
North Dakota State Bison (Summit League) (2014–present)
2014–15	North Dakota State	23–10	12–4	T–1st	NCAA first round
2015–16	North Dakota State	20–13	8–8	5th
2016–17	North Dakota State	19–11	11–5	2nd
2017–18	North Dakota State	15–17	5–9	T–5th
2018–19	North Dakota State	19–16	9–7	T–3rd	NCAA first round
2019–20	North Dakota State	25–8	13–3	T–1st	NCAA*
2020–21	North Dakota State	15–12	11–5	3rd
2021–22	North Dakota State	23–10	13–5	2nd
2022–23	North Dakota State	16–17	11–7	3rd
2023–24	North Dakota State	15–17	8–8	5th
2024–25	North Dakota State	21–11	10–6	4th
North Dakota State:		211–142 (.598)	111–77 (.590)	*2020 NCAA Tournament cancelled
Total:		211–142 (.598)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion