FARGO, N.D. – Noah Fedderson is in the midst of his third season as a member of the North Dakota State University (NDSU) men’s basketball team and has entrenched himself in the Bisons’ starting line-up the last two seasons. Following a 2022-23 red-shirt first season, Feddersen started 21 of the Division I program’s 32 games during his red-shirt freshman year. This season, the 6-foot, 10-inch, 250-pound sophomore forward has started all 11 of the games and is averaging just slightly more than 26 minutes per contest.
After Saturday’s 82-70 win over Northern Colorado where he grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds, Feddersen is averaging 8.5 points per contest, fifth on the team, and is pulling down 5.7 rebounds per game, tops on the team and fifth in the Summit League. Feddersen has a team-best seven blocked shots, fourth on the team in assists with 21 and is hitting 39-of-78 shots (.500) from the floor.
During his freshman year, he was sixth for the Bisons in scoring (7.7 ppg) and averaged 4.0 rebounds in 22 minutes per game. Feddersen scored a season-high 20 points at St. Thomas, Jan. 25, 2024, and had a season-high 10 rebounds at Oral Roberts, Feb. 15, 2024.
As a senior at Menomonie, Feddersen was the Big Rivers Conference co-player of the year in 2021-22, averaging 17.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 blocks per game. Feddersen was named to the All-Northwest first team and WBCA honorable mention all-state. As a junior, Feddersen averaged 13.8 points and 6.5 rebounds. Feddersen was a standout tight end in football, earning all-conference and all-region honors. Feddersen finished his Menomonie basketball career with 1051 points, good for eighth on the all-time scoring list.
The Bisons (7-4) were at Butler University, Dec. 10, and are scheduled to host UW-Stout Friday, Dec. 13.
• Charlie Morning is a first year member of the Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) men’s basketball team in Rochester, Minn. A 6-1, 175-pound guard, Morning has been coming off the bench for the Yellowjackets (6-3) and is averaging 7.6 points per game while averaging 15.5 minutes per contest. Morning, a business major, has drained a team-high 15 free throws over the first nine games of the season on 16 attempts for a 93.8 shooting percentage. A 2023 MHS graduate, Morning was a first team all-BRC selection, WBCA Division 2 All-State All-Star, an academic all-state selection and served as a team captain. Rochester will host Minnesota North – Vermillion, Friday, Dec. 13 and Minnesota North – Mesabi Range, Saturday, Dec. 14.
Layne Pitt is the retired UW-Stout Sports Information director and also worked more than a decade at the Dunn County News.
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