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

2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball
Summit League regular season co–champions
Summit League Tournament champions
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference The Summit League
2015–16 record 26–8 (12–4 The Summit)
Head coach Scott Nagy (21st year)
Assistant coach Rob Klinkefus
Assistant coach Brian Cooley
Assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft
Home arena Frost Arena
2015–16 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
IPFW 12 4   .750     24 10   .706
South Dakota State 12 4   .750     26 8   .765
Omaha 10 6   .625     18 14   .563
IUPUI 9 7   .563     13 19   .406
North Dakota State 8 8   .500     20 13   .606
Denver 7 9   .438     16 15   .516
Oral Roberts 6 10   .375     14 17   .452
South Dakota 5 11   .313     14 18   .438
Western Illinois 3 13   .188     10 17   .370
2016 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by 21st year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at Frost Arena 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 champsionship. They defeated Oral Roberts, Denver, and North Dakota State to become champions of The Summit League Tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a #12 seed in the South Region, they were eliminated by #5 seed Maryland in the first round.

On April 4, head coach Scott Nagy resigned to become the head coach at Wright State.[1] He finished at South Dakota State with a 21 year record of 410–240.

Previous season

The Jackrabbits finished the 2014–15 season 24–11, 12–4 in Summit League play to finish in a share with a share of the Summit League regular season championship. They lost to North Dakota State in the finals of the Summit League Tournament. They received an automatic bit to the NIT where they lost in the second round to Vanderbilt.

Roster

2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Parks, DeondreDeondre Parks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Flint, Michigan
G 1 Flatten, SkylerSkyler Flatten 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS So Clark, South Dakota
G 2 King, TevinTevin King 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Bittle, JakeJake Bittle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Bixby, Oklahoma
G 5 Brown, BeauBeau Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Fr Mitchell, South Dakota
G 10 Gentry, ColeCole Gentry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Edwardsville, Illinois
G 11 Marshall, GeorgeGeorge Marshall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 12 Moffitt, KeatonKeaton Moffitt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Sioux Falls, South Dakota
G 13 Jacobsen, CoryCory Jacobsen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Sr Viborg, South Dakota
G/F 23 Tellinghuisen, ReedReed Tellinghuisen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sac City, Iowa
F 24 Daum, MikeMike Daum 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Kimball, Nebraska
G/F 25 Severyn, LaneLane Severyn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) RS So Pierre, South Dakota
F 30 Devine, ConnorConnor Devine 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Wasilla, Alaska
F 32 Dykman, AdamAdam Dykman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Fremont, Nebraska
F 33 Doyle, LoganLogan Doyle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Alexandria, Minnesota
F 42 Theisen, IanIan Theisen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 241 lb (109 kg) So Osseo, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-09-28

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

10/29/2015*
8:30 pm
South Dakota Mines W 72–43 
Frost Arena (1,769)
Brookings, SD

11/05/2015*
8:30 pm
Dakota Wesleyan W 94–67 
Frost Arena (1,936)
Brookings, SD
Regular season

11/13/2015*
8:30 pm
Chadron State W 87–52  1–0
Frost Arena (2,043)
Brookings, SD

11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
Weber State W 85–68  2–0
Frost Arena (1,639)
Brookings, SD

11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
at Illinois State
Cancún Challenge
W 83–67  3–0
Redbird Arena (4,107)
Normal, IL

11/21/2015*
1:00 pm, FSSW+
at TCU
Cancún Challenge
W 76–67  4–0
Schollmaier Arena (3,193)
Fort Worth, TX

11/24/2015*
2:00 pm
vs. Houston Baptist
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals
W 92–68  5–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún, MX

11/25/2015*
2:00 pm
vs. Cleveland State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division championship
W 77–66  6–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún, MX

11/28/2015*
12:00 pm
at UMKC L 57–64  6–1
Municipal Auditorium (911)
Kansas City, MO

12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
Wayne State W 80–53  7–1
Frost Arena (1,983)
Brookings, SD

12/08/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Minnesota W 84–70  8–1
Williams Arena (10,378)
Minneapolis, MN

12/13/2015*
2:00 pm, MidcoSN
UC Santa Barbara W 86–67  9–1
Frost Arena (2,155)
Brookings, SD

12/16/2015*
7:00 pm, FSSW+
at Texas Tech L 67–79  9–2
United Supermarkets Arena (4,996)
Lubbock, TX

12/19/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast W 56–52  10–2
Alico Arena (3,247)
Fort Myers, FL

12/22/2015*
8:00 pm
at Weber State L 95–99  10–3
Dee Events Center (6,053)
Ogden, UT

12/27/2015*
4:30 pm, FS North
vs. Middle Tennessee W 65–61  11–3
Sanford Pentagon (3,200)
Sioux Falls, SD

01/01/2016
7:00 pm
Denver W 68–59  12–3
(1–0)
Frost Arena (2,543)
Brookings, SD

01/03/2016
2:00 pm, MidcoSN
Western Illinois W 63–59  13–3
(2–0)
Frost Arena (2,573)
Brookings, SD

01/07/2016
6:00 pm
at IUPUI L 67–74  13–4
(2–1)
Fairgrounds Coliseum (866)
Indianapolis, IN

01/14/2016
7:00 pm
IPFW W 92–76  14–4
(3–1)
Frost Arena (2,496)
Brookings, SD

01/16/2016
4:30 pm, MidcoSN
at North Dakota State L 57–68  14–5
(3–2)
Scheels Arena (4,272)
Fargo, ND

01/21/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts W 86–74  15–5
(4–2)
Mabee Center (3,361)
Tulsa, OK

01/23/2016
4:00 pm, MidcoSN
at South Dakota W 79–75  16–5
(5–2)
DakotaDome (4,832)
Vermillion, SD

01/28/2016
7:00 pm, MidcoSN
Omaha W 87–76  17–5
(6–2)
Frost Arena (2,840)
Brookings, SD

01/30/2016
4:00 pm
at Denver W 67–56  18–5
(7–2)
Magness Arena (3,020)
Denver, CO

02/06/2016
7:00 pm, MidcoSN
IUPUI W 58–80  19–5
(8–2)
Frost Arena (3,792)
Brookings, SD

02/10/2016
7:00 pm, MidcoSN
at Omaha L 92–96  19–6
(8–3)
Baxter Arena (2,838)
Omaha, NE

02/13/2016
4:30 pm, MidcoSN
South Dakota W 85–68  20–6
(9–3)
Frost Arena (5,035)
Brookings, SD

02/18/2016
6:00 pm
at IPFW L 79–91  20–7
(9–4)
Gates Sports Center (1,452)
Fort Wayne, IN

02/20/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Illinois W 87–67  21–7
(10–4)
Western Hall (1,166)
Macomb, IL

02/25/2016
7:00 pm, MidcoSN
North Dakota State W 71–59  22–7
(11–4)
Frost Arena (3,169)
Brookings, SD

02/27/2016
4:30 pm, MidcoSN
Oral Roberts W 73–65  23–7
(12–4)
Frost Arena (3,114)
Brookings, SD
The Summit League Tournament

03/05/2016
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (7) Oral Roberts
Quarterfinals
W 73–70  24–7
Premier Center (10,306)
Sioux Falls, SD

03/07/2016
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (6) Denver
Semifinals
W 54–53  25–7
Premier Center (9,735)
Sioux Falls, SD

03/08/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (5) North Dakota State
Championship game
W 67–59  26–7
Premier Center (10,188)
Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA Tournament

03/18/2016*
3:30 pm, TBS
(12 S) vs. (5 S) No. 18 Maryland
First round
L 74–79  26–8
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,109)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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