5/11/2026 2:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State men's basketball program has signed transfer Rob Diaz III to its 2026 recruiting class, head coach David Richman announced Monday, May 11.
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Diaz is a 6-foot-2 guard from Long Beach, Calif., who played last season at Long Beach State.
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"We are excited to add Rob to our Bison Family," said Richman. "His ability to score, value the basketball, and defend at a high level fit exactly what we were looking for in this position."
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Diaz played in all 32 games and made 14 starts for Long Beach State this past season, leading the team with 83 assists and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.5. He averaged 8.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, and posted 33 points and 12 rebounds in a game against UC Davis this March.
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Diaz played his first two collegiate seasons at Division II Cal Poly Humboldt from 2023-25, leading the team in scoring as a freshman and sophomore (16 ppg) to earn first-team all-conference honors. In all, he has scored more than 1,000 points over the past three seasons.
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NDSU swept the 2026 Summit League regular season and tournament championships and earned its sixth NCAA Tournament berth since 2009.
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Diaz is a 6-foot-2 guard from Long Beach, Calif., who played last season at Long Beach State.
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"We are excited to add Rob to our Bison Family," said Richman. "His ability to score, value the basketball, and defend at a high level fit exactly what we were looking for in this position."
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Diaz played in all 32 games and made 14 starts for Long Beach State this past season, leading the team with 83 assists and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.5. He averaged 8.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, and posted 33 points and 12 rebounds in a game against UC Davis this March.
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Diaz played his first two collegiate seasons at Division II Cal Poly Humboldt from 2023-25, leading the team in scoring as a freshman and sophomore (16 ppg) to earn first-team all-conference honors. In all, he has scored more than 1,000 points over the past three seasons.
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NDSU swept the 2026 Summit League regular season and tournament championships and earned its sixth NCAA Tournament berth since 2009.
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