2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
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
[ 4]
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
Venues
Gymnasium-Armory (1918–1973)
Frost Arena (1973–present)
Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold