The 2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Jackrabbits, led by 21st year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at

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and were members of the Summit League. The Jackrabbits finished the season 26–8, 12–4 in Summit League play to share the Summit League regular season championship. They defeated Oral Roberts,

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, and

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to win the Summit League tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 12 seed in the South Region, they were eliminated by No. 5 seed

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in the first round. On April 4, head coach Scott Nagy resigned to become the head coach at

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. He finished at South Dakota State with a 21-year record of 410–240. On April 13, the school hired T. J. Otzelberger as head coach.

Previous season

The Jackrabbits finished the 2014–15 season 24–11, 12–4 in Summit League play to win a share of the Summit League regular season championship. They lost to

in the finals of the Summit League tournament. As a No. 1 seed in a conference tournament who did not win their tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT where they lost in the second round to Vanderbilt.

Roster

Schedule

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References

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