Summit League Basketball: Ranking of 25 best players from last decade (2013-23)

20. Rocky Kreuser

Yet another former Bison popping up on this list, Kreuser is a 6’10 forward from White Bear Lake, Minnesota who made his way to North Dakota State back in 2017. He’d actually play five years with the Bison, taking advantage of the bonus year from the pandemic, and became quite the player by the end of that journey. He actually started all 126 games in his final four seasons after coming off the bench as a freshman.

In his first two seasons as a starter, Kreuser helped lead the Bison to Summit League Tournament titles, though the pandemic cancelled that second trip to the Big Dance. In the following season, he averaged 15.7 points and 7.0 rebounds, becoming a more influential part of the Bison’s offense. Kreuser wouldn’t get back to the Big Dance, but had some really impressive numbers in those final seasons, shooting 39% from outside the arc in his final season. A career-high 34-point performance came in a loss to future Sweet Sixteen team Oral Roberts in the 2021 Summit League Tournament.

Kreuser helped North Dakota State win a ton of games in his half-decade with the program. He was First Team All-Summit in his final two seasons, developing into a major part of David Richman’s program. His scoring numbers were solid and he was one of the league’s best shot blockers throughout his entire career. He had memorable spurts with the Bison, put up some very solid stats, and helped the program win a ton of games, just under 100 across those five seasons.