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

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State University logo.svg 125 Summit League The Summit 26–8 12–4 Scott Nagy 21st Rob Klinkefus Brian Cooley Joe Krabbenhoft Frost Arena Summit League regular season co–championsSummit League tournament championsCancún Challenge Mayan Division champions NCAA tournament First Round 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.http://www.wsuraiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27000&ATCLID=210860904 Nagy Named Raider Head Basketball Coach - Wright State University www.wsuraiders.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160408164645/http://www.wsuraiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27000&ATCLID=210860904 2016-04-08 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.http://whotv.com/2016/04/13/report-south-dakota-state-to-hire-iowa-state-assistant-t-j-otzelberger-as-head-coach/ Report: South Dakota State to Hire Iowa State Assistant T.J. Otzelberger as Head Coach 2016-04-13 whotv.com 2017-01-20http://www.gojacks.com/news/2016/4/14/mens-basketball-otzelberger-named-jackrabbit-head-coach.aspx Otzelberger named Jackrabbit head coach South Dakota State University en 2017-01-20 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 South Dakota State Jackrabbits y Deondre Parks 0 G 6 4 194 SR Flint, Michigan Skyler Flatten 1 G 6 6 191 SO yes Clark, South Dakota Tevin King 2 G 6 2 190 FR Chicago, Illinois Jake Bittle 4 G 6 4 217 SR Bixby, Oklahoma Beau Brown 5 G 6 1 157 FR Mitchell, South Dakota Cole Gentry 10 G 5 10 169 S) yes Edwardsville, Illinois George Marshall 11 G 6 1 194 SR Chicago, Illinois Keaton Moffitt 12 G 6 5 197 SR Sioux Falls, South Dakota Cory Jacobsen 13 G 6 1 191 SR yes Viborg, South Dakota Reed Tellinghuisen 23 G/F 6 6 188 S) yes Sac City, Iowa Mike Daum y 24 F 6 9 230 FR yes Kimball, Nebraska Lane Severyn 25 G/F 6 5 209 SO yes Pierre, South Dakota Connor Devine 30 F 6 10 222 JR Wasilla, Alaska Adam Dykman 32 F 6 7 213 FR Fremont, Nebraska Logan Doyle 33 F 6 8 225 SO yes Alexandria, Minnesota Ian Theisen 42 F 6 9 241 SO Osseo, Minnesota Scott Nagy (Delta State) Rob Klinkefus (Buena Vista) Brian Cooley (Nebraska Wesleyan) Joe Krabbenhoft (Wisconsin) http://www.gojacks.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=64548&SPID=7143&DB_OEM_ID=15000&Q_SEASON=2015 2015-09-28 Schedule https://gojacks.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2015-16 2015-16 Basketball-M Schedule www.GoJacks.com South Dakota State University September 28, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20220425164852/https://gojacks.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2015-16 2022-04-25 live 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#003896; color:#F7D417;"| Exhibition 10/29/2015 8:30 pm yes South Dakota Mines Frost Arena Brookings, SD 1,769 72–43 11/05/2015 8:30 pm yes Dakota Wesleyan Frost Arena Brookings, SD 1,936 94–67 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#003896; color:#F7D417;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 8:30 pm yes Chadron State Frost Arena Brookings, SD 2,043 87–52 1–0 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes Weber State Frost Arena Brookings, SD 1,639 85–68 2–0 11/19/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, IL Cancún Challenge 4,107 83–67 3–0 11/21/2015 1:00 pm yes yes TCU Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX Cancún Challenge 3,193 FSSW+ 76–67 4–0 11/24/2015 2:00 pm yes yes Houston Baptist Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, MX Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals 982 92–68 5–0 11/25/2015 2:00 pm yes yes Cleveland State Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, MX Cancún Challenge Mayan Division championship 982 77–66 6–0 11/28/2015 12:00 pm yes yes UMKC Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO 911 57–64 6–1 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes Wayne State Frost Arena Brookings, SD 1,983 80–53 7–1 12/08/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 10,378 ESPN3 84–70 8–1 12/13/2015 2:00 pm yes UC Santa Barbara Frost Arena Brookings, SD 2,155 MidcoSN 86–67 9–1 12/16/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX 4,996 FSSW+ 67–79 9–2 12/19/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 3,247 ESPN3 56–52 10–2 12/22/2015 8:00 pm yes yes Weber State Dee Events Center Ogden, UT 6,053 95–99 10–3 12/27/2015 4:30 pm yes yes Middle Tennessee Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD 3,200 FS North 65–61 11–3 01/01/2016 7:00 pm Denver Frost Arena Brookings, SD 2,543 68–59 12–3 1–0 01/03/2016 2:00 pm Western Illinois Frost Arena Brookings, SD 2,573 MidcoSN 63–59 13–3 2–0 01/07/2016 6:00 pm yes IUPUI Fairgrounds Coliseum Indianapolis, IN 866 67–74 13–4 2–1 01/14/2016 7:00 pm IPFW Frost Arena Brookings, SD 2,496 92–76 14–4 3–1 01/16/2016 4:30 pm yes North Dakota State Scheels Arena Fargo, ND 4,272 MidcoSN 57–68 14–5 3–2 01/21/2016 7:00 pm yes Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, OK 3,361 ESPN3 86–74 15–5 4–2 01/23/2016 4:00 pm yes South Dakota DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 4,832 MidcoSN 79–75 16–5 5–2 01/28/2016 7:00 pm Omaha Frost Arena Brookings, SD 2,840 MidcoSN 87–76 17–5 6–2 01/30/2016 4:00 pm yes Denver Magness Arena Denver, CO 3,020 67–56 18–5 7–2 02/06/2016 7:00 pm IUPUI Frost Arena Brookings, SD 3,792 MidcoSN 58–80 19–5 8–2 02/10/2016 7:00 pm yes Omaha Baxter Arena Omaha, NE 2,838 MidcoSN 92–96 19–6 8–3 02/13/2016 4:30 pm South Dakota Frost Arena Brookings, SD 5,035 MidcoSN 85–68 20–6 9–3 02/18/2016 6:00 pm yes IPFW Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN 1,452 79–91 20–7 9–4 02/20/2016 2:00 pm yes Western Illinois Western Hall Macomb, IL 1,166 ESPN3 87–67 21–7 10–4 02/25/2016 7:00 pm North Dakota State Frost Arena Brookings, SD 3,169 MidcoSN 71–59 22–7 11–4 02/27/2016 4:30 pm Oral Roberts Frost Arena Brookings, SD 3,114 MidcoSN 73–65 23–7 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#003896; color:#F7D417;"| The Summit League tournament 03/05/2016 8:30 pm yes 2 Oral Roberts 7 Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD Quarterfinals 10,306 ESPN3 73–70 24–7 03/07/2016 8:30 pm yes 2 Denver 6 Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD Semifinals 9,735 ESPN3 54–53 25–7 03/08/2016 8:00 pm yes 2 North Dakota State 5 Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD Championship 10,188 ESPN2 67–59 26–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#003896; color:#F7D417;"|NCAA tournament 03/18/2016 3:30 pm yes yes 12 S 18 Maryland 5 S Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA First Round TBS 74–79 11,109 26–8 AP Poll Central Time S South Region References Category:South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball seasons South Dakota State South Dakota State Category:2015 in sports in South Dakota Category:2016 in sports in South Dakota