2016–17 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

2016–17 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Summit League
2016–17 record 18–17 (8–8 The Summit)
Head coach T. J. Otzelberger (1st season)
Assistant coach Rob Klinkefus
Assistant coach Eric Henderson
Assistant coach Ben Walker
Home arena Frost Arena
2016–17 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
South Dakota 12 – 4   .750     22 – 12   .647
North Dakota State 11 – 5   .688     19 – 11   .633
Omaha 9 – 7   .563     18 – 14   .563
Fort Wayne 8 – 8   .500     20 – 13   .606
Denver 8 – 8   .500     16 – 14   .533
South Dakota State † 8 – 8   .500     18 – 17   .514
IUPUI 7 – 9   .438     14 – 18   .438
Western Illinois 5 – 11   .313     8 – 20   .286
Oral Roberts 4 – 12   .250     8 – 22   .267
† 2017 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2016–17 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by first-year head coach T. J. Otzelberger, played their home games at Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 18–17, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Summit League Tournament, they defeated Denver, South Dakota, and Omaha to win the tournament championship. As a result, they earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 16 seed in the West region, they lost in the First Round to Gonzaga.

Previous season

The Jackrabbits finished the 2015–16 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 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-seeded Maryland in the First Round.

On April 4, head coach Scott Nagy resigned to become the head coach at Wright State.[1] On April 13, the school hired T. J. Otzelberger as head coach.[2][3]

Roster

2016–17 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Flatten, SkylerSkyler Flatten 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Clark, South Dakota
G 2 King, TevinTevin King 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 3 Howell, ChrisChris Howell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 4 El Darwich, SergioSergio El Darwich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lebanon
G 5 Brown, BeauBeau Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Mitchell, South Dakota
G 10 Gentry, ColeCole Gentry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr St. Charles, Illinois
G 20 Wallace, AndreAndre Wallace 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Minneapolis, Minnesota
G/F 23 Tellinghuisen, ReedReed Tellinghuisen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Sac City, Iowa
F 24 Daum, MikeMike Daum 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Kimball, Nebraska
G/F 25 Severyn, LaneLane Severyn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Pierre, South Dakota
F 32 Dykman, AdamAdam Dykman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Fremont, Nebraska
G/F 35 Hess, A. J.A. J. Hess 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Carefree, Arizona
F 42 Theisen, IanIan Theisen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Osseo, Minnesota
G 50 Orris, MichaelMichael Orris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Crete, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-08-03

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

11/03/2016
8:30 pm
South Dakota Mines W 85–64 
Frost Arena (2,253)
Brookings, SD
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016*
9:00 pm, P12N
at California L 53–82  0–1
Haas Pavilion (7,782)
Berkeley, CA

11/14/2016*
9:00 pm
at UC Irvine L 58–73  0–2
Bren Events Center (1,172)
Irvine, CA

11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Wayne State (NE) W 80–72  1–2
Frost Arena (1,749)
Brookings, SD

11/19/2016*
8:00 pm
at Wyoming L 67–77  1–3
Arena-Auditorium (6,833)
Laramie, WY

11/21/2016*
9:00 pm
at Idaho L 89–96 OT 1–4
Memorial Gym (474)
Moscow, ID

11/25/2016*
8:00 pm
vs. UC Irvine
Sanford Pentagon Showcase
L 52–63  1–5
Sanford Pentagon (1,826)
Sioux Falls, SD

11/26/2016*
4:30 pm
vs. East Tennessee State
Sanford Pentagon Showcase
L 59–71  1–6
Sanford Pentagon (1,688)
Sioux Falls, SD

11/27/2016*
2:30 pm
vs. Milwaukee
Sanford Pentagon Showcase
W 81–58  2–6
Sanford Pentagon (1,346)
Sioux Falls, SD

11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
UM–Crookston W 90–58  3–6
Frost Arena (1,669)
Brookings, SD

12/03/2016*
11:00 am
UMKC W 77–68  4–6
Frost Arena (1,424)
Brookings, SD

12/07/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 58–86  4–7
McLeod Center (3,922)
Cedar Falls, IA

12/10/2016*
7:00 pm
Idaho W 80–77  5–7
Frost Arena (1,349)
Brookings, SD

12/17/2016*
4:00 pm
Murray State W 88–84 OT 6–7
Frost Arena (1,081)
Brookings, SD

12/19/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake W 83–75  7–7
Knapp Center (2,385)
Des Moines, IA

12/22/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wichita State L 67–89  7–8
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
Summit League regular season

12/28/2016
7:00 pm
North Dakota State L 69–80  7–9
(0–1)
Frost Arena (2,854)
Brookings, SD

12/31/2016
1:00 pm
South Dakota W 73–72  8–9
(1–1)
Frost Arena (2,518)
Brookings, SD

01/04/2017
7:00 pm
at Western Illinois L 74–82  8–10
(1–2)
Western Hall (783)
Macomb, IL

01/07/2017
4:30 pm
Omaha L 93–101  8–11
(1–3)
Frost Arena (2,230)
Brookings, SD

01/12/2017
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts L 88–94  8–12
(1–4)
Mabee Center (2,812)
Tulsa, OK

01/18/2017
6:00 pm
at IUPUI L 83–85  8–13
(1–5)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (981)
Indianapolis, IN

01/21/2017
4:30 pm
Fort Wayne W 67–77  9–13
(2–5)
Frost Arena (3,203)
Brookings, SD

01/25/2017
8:00 pm
at Denver L 82–91  9–14
(2–6)
Magness Arena (1,171)
Denver, CO

01/28/2017
7:00 pm
at Omaha W 88–84  10–14
(3–6)
Baxter Arena (3,038)
Omaha, NE

02/01/2017
7:00 pm
Western Illinois W 98–65  11–14
(4–6)
Frost Arena (2,017)
Brookings, SD

02/04/2017
4:30 pm
Oral Roberts W 74–67  12–14
(5–6)
Frost Arena (3,917)
Brookings, SD

02/08/2017
8:00 pm
at North Dakota State L 65–82  12–15
(5–7)
Scheels Center (4,805)
Fargo, ND

02/11/2017
1:00 pm
at South Dakota L 89–91  12–16
(5–8)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (5,265)
Vermillion, SD

02/15/2017
7:00 pm
IUPUI W 81–67  13–16
(6–8)
Frost Arena (2,333)
Brookings, SD

02/18/2017
6:00 pm
at Fort Wayne W 97–89  14–16
(7–8)
Gates Sports Center (1,521)
Fort Wayne, IN

02/25/2017
4:00 pm
Denver W 88–64  15–16
(8–8)
Frost Arena (3,829)
Brookings, SD
Summit League Tournament

03/05/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (5) Denver
Quarterfinals
W 83–73  16–16
Premier Center (9,837)
Sioux Falls, SD

03/06/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (1) South Dakota
Semifinals
W 74–71  17–16
Premier Center (11,235)
Sioux Falls, SD

03/07/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(4) vs. (3) Omaha
Championship game
W 79–77  18–16
Premier Center (9,441)
Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA Tournament

03/16/2017*
2:00 pm, TBS
(16 W) vs. (1 W) No. 2 Gonzaga
First Round
L 46–66  18–17
Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,952)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region.
All times are in Central Time

Source[4][5].

References

  1. ↑ "Nagy Named Raider Head Basketball Coach". WSURaiders.com. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  2. ↑ "Report: South Dakota State to Hire Iowa State Assistant T.J. Otzelberger as Head Coach". whotv.com. 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  3. ↑ "Otzelberger named Jackrabbit head coach". South Dakota State University. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  4. ↑ "Basketball-M - 2016-17 Schedule & Results". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2571
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