The South Dakota State Jackrabbits Men's Basketball team is a basketball team that represents

South Dakota State University South Dakota State University is a public land-grant research university in Brookings, South Dakota. Founded in 1881, it is the state's largest and most comprehensive university and the oldest continually-operating university in South Dakota. The ...

in Brookings,

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. The

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are an NCAA Division I member and have played in the

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since 2007. The team has a 1535–1040–1 (.592) overall record. South Dakota State has traditionally been very successful in men's basketball. Prior to moving to Division I in 2004, the Jackrabbits were a power while in Division II.South Dakota State Men's Basketball
2011–2012 Media Guide The team won 20 conference championships with the North Central Conference, advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament 24 times, and won the 1963 NCAA College Division basketball tournament. Although initially struggling after the move to Division I, the team increased their win total each season, culminating in their first 20 win season at the Division I level in 2011–2012 and advancing to their first NCAA Division I Tournament. The team has advanced to postseason play every season since then besides 2021. On March 8th, 2022 the Jackrabbits advanced to their sixth NCAA tournament with a record of 30-4, a school record. They did it on a 21 game win streak (longest in the nation) and went 21-0 against Summit League opponents, something that had never been done before in conference history. The Jackrabbits play their home games at the 6,500 seat

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. Eric Henderson was named head coach of the Jackrabbits on March 27, 2019, after serving as Associate Head Coach under T.J. Otzelberger who had been named head coach at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. The Jackrabbits have produced 7 NBA draft picks including

Nate Wolters Nate Wolters (born May 15, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for South Dakota State University and was an All-American for the Jackra ...

, Steve Lingenfelter, Tom Black. Cerci Mahone was picked up as a free agent and played for Denver.

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Jackrabbits have appeared in six NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–6. From 2011 to 2015 the round of 64 was known as the second round

NIT results

The Jackrabbits have appeared in two

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(NIT). Their record is 1–2.

CBI results

The Jackrabbits have appeared in one

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(CBI). Their record is 0–1.

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Jackrabbits have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament 24 times (known as the college division until 1974 but considered the same tournament). Their combined record is 36–23. They were National Champions in 1963, and runners-up in 1985.

Current coaching staff

Records

All-Time Leaders

*Accurate as of end of 2018–19 season. See all-time records on gojacks.com—access-date=2019-04-18

Points

Assists

Rebounds

Media coverage

All home and road games are covered on the Jackrabbit Sports Network. The broadcast range of the Jackrabbit Sports Network covers eight states (

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Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

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, and

Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...

), and consists of the following stations: * WNAX 570AM (Flagship Station) * KJJQ 910AM * KRKI 99.1FM * KGFX 1060AM * KSDR 1480AM The team does not have an official television partner, but Jackrabbit games have been televised on Midco Sports Net,

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, the

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, and local television networks.

References

External links

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