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
ConferenceSummit League
Record26–8 (12–4 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFrost Arena
Seasons
2015–16 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 championship. They defeated Oral Roberts, Denver, and North Dakota State 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 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. On April 13, the school hired T. J. Otzelberger as head coach.[2][3]

Previous season

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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 North Dakota State 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

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2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Deondre Parks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Flint, Michigan
G 1 Skyler Flatten 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS So Clark, South Dakota
G 2 Tevin King 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Jake Bittle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Bixby, Oklahoma
G 5 Beau Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Fr Mitchell, South Dakota
G 10 Cole Gentry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Edwardsville, Illinois
G 11 George Marshall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 12 Keaton Moffitt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Sioux Falls, South Dakota
G 13 Cory Jacobsen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Sr Viborg, South Dakota
G/F 23 Reed Tellinghuisen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sac City, Iowa
F 24 Mike Daum 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Kimball, Nebraska
G/F 25 Lane Severyn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) RS So Pierre, South Dakota
F 30 Connor Devine 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Wasilla, Alaska
F 32 Adam Dykman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Fremont, Nebraska
F 33 Logan Doyle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Alexandria, Minnesota
F 42 Ian 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 L 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
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.

References

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  1. ^ "Nagy Named Raider Head Basketball Coach - Wright State University". www.wsuraiders.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Report: South Dakota State to Hire Iowa State Assistant T.J. Otzelberger as Head Coach". whotv.com. April 13, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Otzelberger named Jackrabbit head coach". South Dakota State University. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "2015-16 Basketball-M Schedule". www.GoJacks.com. South Dakota State University. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2015.