The 2018–19 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented

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during the

2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 8, 2019. Pract ...

. The Jackrabbits, led by third-year head coach T. J. Otzelberger, played their home games at Frost Arena in

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as members of the

Summit League The Summit League, or The Summit, is an NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic conference with its membership mostly located in the Midwestern United States, from Minnesota in the east, to the Dakotas, Nebraska and Colorado to the West, and Mis ...

. They finished the season 24–9, 14–2 in Summit League play to win the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to Western Illinois. As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the

National Invitation Tournament The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country whi ...

. They lost in the first round to

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Previous season

The

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finished the season 28–7, 13–1 in Summit League play to win the Summit League regular season championship. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated Western Illinois,

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, and

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to become Summit League Tournament champions. They received the Summit League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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South Dakota State South Dakota State University (SDSU or SD State) is a public land-grant research university in Brookings, South Dakota, United States. Founded in 1881, it is the state's largest university and is the second oldest continually operating universit ...

South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball The South Dakota State Jackrabbits Men's Basketball team is a basketball team that represents South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. The Jackrabbits are a NCAA Division I member and have played in the Summit League since 20 ...