South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball

South Dakota State Jackrabbits
2024–25 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team
UniversitySouth Dakota State University
Head coachAaron Johnston (25th season)
ConferenceSummit League
LocationBrookings, South Dakota
ArenaFrost Arena
(capacity: 6,500[1])
NicknameJackrabbits
ColorsBlue and yellow[2]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament champions
Division II
2003
NCAA tournament Final Four
Division II
2002, 2003
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
Division II
2002, 2003, 2004
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
Division II
1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004
Division I
2019
NCAA tournament second round
Division II
1988, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004
Division I
2009, 2016, 2019, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
Division II
1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004
Division I
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
AIAW tournament appearances
1972
Conference tournament champions
Summit League: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Conference regular season champions
NCC: 2003, 2004
Summit League: 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team is part of the athletic program at South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. The NCAA Division I team is a member of The Summit League. The Jackrabbits head coach is Aaron Johnston.

History

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South Dakota State began play in 1966. In the times they were in the AIAW, they won the State title 11 times from 1969 to 1982, including six straight from 1969 to 1975, including a Regional title in 1972. In their time in Division II, they made the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament in 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, and 2004. They garnered a record of 18–8. In 2003, they won an NCAA Division II national title when they defeated Northern Kentucky by a score of 65–50. They began play in Division I in 2004. Prior to joining the Division I Summit League, they were a member of the Division II North Central Conference.[3][4] As of the end of the 2020–21 season they have a 1039–438 all-time record, which is tied for 11th-most Division I wins all-time.[5]

The Jackrabbits played in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship in each of their first five years of eligibility, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. The also played in the NCAA D-I Basketball Championship in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019, making the Sweet Sixteen in 2019. The Jackrabbits played in the 2007, 2008, 2014, and 2017 Women's WNIT Tournaments. In their Division I history, the team has compiled four regular-season Summit League titles and seven Summit League postseason conference-tourney titles. The 2008–2009 team was ranked #14 in ESPN/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll en route to a 32–3 record and received large amounts of national media coverage. The 2018–2019 team was ranked as the #1 Mid-Major team and during the regular season was ranked in the top 25 overall for Division I.

Postseason appearances

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NCAA Division I Tournament results

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The Jackrabbits have appeared in eleven NCAA Division I Tournaments. They achieved their highest ranking in 2019 with a #6 seed. Their overall record is 5–11.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2009 #7 First round
Second Round
#10 TCU
#2 Baylor
W 90–55
L 58–60
2010 #14 First round #3 Oklahoma L 57–68
2011 #15 First round #2 Xavier L 56–72
2012 #13 First round #4 Purdue L 68–83
2013 #13 First round #4 South Carolina L 53–74
2015 #14 First round #3 Oregon State L 62–74
2016 #12 First round
Second Round
#5 Miami
#4 Stanford
W 74–71
L 65–66
2018 #8 First round #9 Villanova L 74–81 (OT)
2019 #6 First round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#11 Quinnipiac
#3 Syracuse
#2 Oregon
W 76–65
W 75–64
L 53–63
2021 #9 First round #8 Syracuse L 55–72
2023 #9 First round
Second Round
#8 USC
#1 Virginia Tech
W 62–57 (OT)
L 60–72
2024 #12 First round #5 Utah L 54–68

WNIT appearances

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The Jackrabbits have appeared in five WNIT Tournaments. Their record is 13–4. They were the 2022 Champions.

Year Round Opponent Result
2007 First round
Second Round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Bye
Illinois State
Indiana
Wyoming
Bye
W 61–48
W 60–53
L 59–70
2008 First round Creighton L 69–76
2014 First round
Second Round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Butler
Creighton
Minnesota
Indiana
UTEP
W 78–61
W 62–51
W 70–62
W 76–64
L 63–66
2017 First round
Second Round
Northern Illinois
Colorado
W 94–84
L 75–81 (OT)
2022 First round
Second Round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
Ohio
Minnesota
Drake
Alabama
UCLA
Seton Hall
W 87–57
W 78–57
W 84–66
W 78–73
W 62–59
W 82–50

AIAW Tournament appearances

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The Jackrabbits made one appearance in the AIAW women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 0–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
1972 Championship First round
Consolation First round
Immaculata
Southern Connecticut State
L, 47–60
L, 34–72

NCAA Division II tournament results

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The Jackrabbits made nine appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 18–8.

Year Round Opponent Result
1988 First round
Regional Finals
North Dakota
North Dakota State
W, 76–60
L, 77–91
1992 First round North Dakota State L, 58–92
1994 First round
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Nebraska-Kearney
North Dakota
North Dakota State
W, 81–68
W, 61–51
L, 52–82
1995 First round
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Denver
North Dakota
North Dakota State
W, 95–59
W, 78–75
L, 68–82
1996 Regional semifinals North Dakota L, 55–68
1999 First round Augustana (SD) L, 62–66
2002 First round
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
Regis
Colorado Mesa
Southwest Minnesota State
Northern Kentucky
Southeastern Oklahoma
W, 91–76
W, 76–63
W, 62–50
W, 68–67
L, 67–77
2003 First round
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
Regis
North Dakota
South Dakota
Cal State Bakersfield
Bentley
Northern Kentucky
W, 107–71
W, 77–56
W, 87–63
W, 83–62
W, 69–62
W, 65–50
2004 First round
Regional Finals
Regional semifinals
Elite Eight
Nebraska–Kearney
Concordia-St. Paul
North Dakota
California (PA)
W, 67–56
W, 74–39
W, 72–70 (OT)
L, 79–96

Season–by–season results

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Norma Boetel (No Conference) (1966–1970)
1966–67 Norma Boetel 6–0
1967–68 Norma Boetel 7–0
1968–69 Norma Boetel 8–0
1969–70 Norma Boetel 14–1
Ruth Marske (No Conference) (1970–1972)
1970–71 Ruth Marske 15–2
1971–72 Ruth Marske 17–2 AIAW Consolation First Round
Ruth Marske: 32–4 (.889) -
Norma Boetel (No Conference) (1972–1973)
1972–73 Norma Boetel 12–6 AIAW Region VI Tournament
Jenny Johnson (No Conference) (1972–1973)
1973–74 Jenny Johnson 13–4 AIAW Region VI Tournament
Jenny Johnson: 13–4 (.765) -
Norma Boetel (No Conference) (1974–1976)
1974–75 Norma Boetel 17–6 AIAW Region VI Tournament
1975–76 Norma Boetel 16–5
Norma Boetel: 80–18 (.816) -
Cindy Davis (No Conference) (1976–1978)
1976–77 Cindy Davis 16–9 AIAW Region VI Tournament
1977–78 Cindy Davis 12–11 AIAW State Tournament
Cindy Davis: 28–20 (.583) -
Mary Ingram (No Conference) (1978–1982)
1978–79 Mary Ingram 13–10 AIAW Region VI Tournament
1979–80 Mary Ingram 16–11 AIAW Region VI Tournament
1980–81 Mary Ingram 12–14 AIAW Region VI Tournament
1981–82 Mary Ingram 15–13 AIAW Region VI Tournament
Mary Ingram (North Central Conference) (1982–1984)
1982–83 Mary Ingram 8–17 3–7 6th
1983–84 Mary Ingram 8–17 1–11 7th
Mary Ingram: 72–82 (.468) 4–18 (.182)
Nancy Neiber (North Central Conference) (1984–2000)
1984–85 Nancy Neiber 13–12 4–10 7th
1985–86 Nancy Neiber 11–16 3–11 7th
1986–87 Nancy Neiber 16–13 5–9 T-5th
1987–88 Nancy Neiber 25–5 11–3 2nd NCAA Division II Regional Second Place
1988–89 Nancy Neiber 22–6 9–5 4th
1989–90 Nancy Neiber 17–10 9–9 5th
1990–91 Nancy Neiber 18–10 10–8 5th
1991–92 Nancy Neiber 19–10 11–7 5th NCAA Division II First Round
1992–93 Nancy Neiber 17–10 10–8 T-4th
1993–94 Nancy Neiber 22–8 12–6 4th NCAA Division II Regional Second Place
1994–95 Nancy Neiber 24–6 13–5 3rd NCAA Division II Regional Second Place
1995–96 Nancy Neiber 25–3 16–2 2nd NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
1996–97 Nancy Neiber 19–8 11–7 5th
1997–98 Nancy Neiber 18–9 12–6 T-3rd
1998–99 Nancy Neiber 20–8 12–6 3rd NCAA Division II First Round
1999-00 Nancy Neiber 15–6 7–5
Nancy Neiber: 301–140 (.683) 155–107 (.592)
Aaron Johnston (North Central Conference) (1984–1999)
2000 Aaron Johnston 4–2 4–2 4th
2000–01 Aaron Johnston 15–12 9–9 T-5th
2001–02 Aaron Johnston 28–9 12–6 2nd NCAA Division II Final 4
2002–03 Aaron Johnston 32–3 14–2 T-1st NCAA Division II Champions
2003–04 Aaron Johnston 26–7 11–3 T-1st NCAA Division II Elite 8
Aaron Johnston (Independent Division I) (2004–2007)
2004–05 Aaron Johnston 21–7
2005–06 Aaron Johnston 19–9
2006–07 Aaron Johnston 25–6 WNIT Quarterfinals
Aaron Johnston (Summit League) (2007–present)
2007–08 Aaron Johnston 23–7 16–2 1st WNIT First Round
2008–09 Aaron Johnston 32–3 17–1 1st NCAA Second Round
2009–10 Aaron Johnston 22–11 14–4 3rd NCAA First Round
2010–11 Aaron Johnston 19–14 12–6 3rd NCAA First Round
2011–12 Aaron Johnston 24–9 16–2 1st NCAA First Round
2012–13 Aaron Johnston 25–8 14–2 1st NCAA First Round
2013–14 Aaron Johnston 26–10 13–1 1st WNIT Semifinals
2014–15 Aaron Johnston 24–9 12–4 2nd NCAA First Round
2015–16 Aaron Johnston 27–7 13–3 2nd NCAA Second Round
2016–17 Aaron Johnston 23–9 12–4 3rd WNIT Second Round
2017–18 Aaron Johnston 26–7 12–2 2nd NCAA First Round
2018–19 Aaron Johnston 28–7 15–1 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2019–20 Aaron Johnston 23–10 13–3 2nd
2020–21 Aaron Johnston 21–4 14–0 1st NCAA First Round
2021–22 Aaron Johnston 29–9 17–1 1st WNIT Champions
2022–23 Aaron Johnston 29-6 18–0 1st NCAA Second Round
Aaron Johnston: 571–185 (.755) 278–58 (.827)
Total: 1097-453

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Arenas

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Head coaches

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# Name Term Record (W–L)
1 Norma Boetel 1966–70 35–1
2 Ruth Marske 1970–72 32–4
3 Norma Boetel 1972–73 11–7
4 Jenny Johnson 1973–74 13–4
5 Norma Boetel 1974–76 33–11
6 Cindy Davis 1976–78 28–20
7 Mary Ingram 1978–84 72–84
8 Nancy Neiber 1984–2000 301–140
9 Aaron Johnston 2000–present† 571–185

Aaron Johnston took over for Nancy Neiber during the last six games of the 1999–2000 season.

  • Records though 2022-23 season.[6]

Media coverage

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All home and road games are covered on the Jackrabbit Sports Network. The broadcast range of the Jackrabbit Sports Network covers eight states (South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, and Wyoming), and consists of the following stations:

In 2023/2024, the Summit League finalized a three-year official television contract with CBS Sports Network for linear broadcasting, and partnered with Midco to launch the branded Summit League Network for direct-to-consumer viewing.

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Media Information". July 17, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "SDSU Women's Basketball History".
  4. ^ "2016–17 South Dakota State Women's Basketball".
  5. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "SDSU Women's Basketball Statistics". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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