2018–19 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

The 2018–19 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represents South Dakota State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by third-year head coach T. J. Otzelberger, play their home games at Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 24–9, 14–2 in Summit League play to win the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament to Western Illinois. As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas.

2018–19 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball
Summit League regular season champion
NIT, First round
ConferenceSummit League
2018–19 record24–9 (14–2 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFrost Arena
2018–19 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South Dakota State 142 .875  249  .727
Omaha133 .813  2111  .656
Purdue Fort Wayne97 .563  1815  .545
North Dakota State97 .563  1916  .543
Oral Roberts79 .438  1121  .344
South Dakota79 .438  1317  .433
North Dakota610 .375  1218  .400
Western Illinois412 .250  1021  .323
Denver313 .188  822  .267
2019 Summit League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Jackrabbits finished the season 28–7, 13–1 in Summit League play to win the Summit League regular season championship. In the Summit League Tournament, they defeated Western Illinois, North Dakota State, and South Dakota to become Summit League Tournament champions. They received the Summit League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Ohio State.

Roster

2018–19 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
PG 0 Brandon Key 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 1 Skyler Flatten 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Clark, South Dakota
G 2 Tevin King 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
F 4 Ryan Kreuger 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr New London, Wisconsin
G 5 David Jenkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Tacoma, Washington
F 10 Alou Dillon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
G 11 Matthew Mims 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Cedar Rapids, Iowa
G 15 Beau Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Mitchell, South Dakota
F 22 Aaron Fiegen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Madison, South Dakota
G 23 Owen King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Caledonia, Minnesota
F 24 Mike Daum 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr Kimball, Nebraska
G/F 32 Matt Dentlinger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS Fr Carroll, Iowa
G 34 Alex Arians 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Madison, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: Aug 27, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
8:00 pm
South Dakota Mines W 82–63 
Frost Arena (1,624)
Brookings, SD
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Grand Canyon
Summit/WAC Challenge
W 79–74  1–0
Frost Arena (1,933)
Brookings, SD
Nov 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Alabama State W 78–61  2–0
Frost Arena (2,277)
Brookings, SD
Nov 10, 2018*
4:00 pm
Bemidji State
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 86–63  3–0
Frost Arena (1,566)
Brookings, SD
Nov 16, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast L 78–84  3–1
Alico Arena (3,725)
Fort Myers, FL
Nov 19, 2018*
10:00 am
vs. Tulane
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
L 80–84  3–2
Hertz Arena (317)
Estero, FL
Nov 20, 2018*
10:00 am
vs. UTSA
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round
W 99–79  4–2
Hertz Arena (487)
Estero, FL
Nov 21, 2018*
12:30 pm
vs. Colorado State
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game
W 78–65  5–2
Hertz Arena (657)
Estero, FL
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm
UMKC W 75–47  6–2
Frost Arena (1,494)
Brookings, SD
Dec 1, 2018*
8:00 pm
vs. Northern Iowa
U.S. Bank Stadium Classic
W 82–50  7–2
U.S. Bank Stadium (3,184)
Minneapolis, MN
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Memphis L 80–83  7–3
FedExForum (13,583)
Memphis, TN
Dec 7, 2018*
7:00 pm
Southern W 101–92  8–3
Frost Arena (2,156)
Brookings, SD
Dec 11, 2018*
7:00 pm
Savannah State W 139–72  9–3
Frost Arena (1,776)
Brookings, SD
Dec 15, 2018*
8:00 pm
at No. 7 Nevada L 68–72  9–4
Lawlor Events Center (11,257)
Reno, NV
Dec 18, 2018*
8:05 pm
at Eastern Washington
Big Sky/Summit Challenge
W 74–64  10–4
Reese Court (1,042)
Cheney, WA
Dec 22, 2018*
7:00 pm
Montana
Big Sky/Summit Challenge
L 74–85  10–5
Frost Arena (2,540)
Brookings, SD
Summit League regular season
Dec 28, 2018
4:00 pm
at Western Illinois W 100–58  11–5
(1–0)
Western Hall (441)
Macomb, IL
Jan 3, 2019
7:35 pm
at Purdue Fort Wayne L 88–104  11–6
(1–1)
Gates Sports Center (1,803)
Fort Wayne, IN
Jan 6, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at South Dakota W 79–61  12–6
(2–1)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (6,014)
Vermillion, SD
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm
Denver W 78–66  13–6
(3–1)
Frost Arena (2,505)
Brookings, SD
Jan 12, 2019
4:15 pm, ESPN3
Oral Roberts W 84–65  14–6
(4–1)
Frost Arena (3,680)
Brookings, SD
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Dakota W 78–74  15–6
(5–1)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,880)
Grand Forks, ND
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Dakota State W 87–69  16–6
(6–1)
Frost Arena (2,578)
Brookings, SD
Jan 26, 2019
4:15 pm, ESPN3
Omaha W 83–73  17–6
(7–1)
Frost Arena (3,881)
Brookings, SD
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oral Roberts W 86–80  18–6
(8–1)
Mabee Center (2,287)
Tulsa, OK
Feb 3, 2019
2:00 pm
at Denver W 92–82  19–6
(9–1)
Magness Arena (1,641)
Denver, CO
Feb 9, 2019
4:15 pm, ESPN3
North Dakota W 80–55  20–6
(10–1)
Frost Arena (3.541)
Brookings, SD
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Omaha L 84–85  20–7
(10–2)
Baxter Arena (4,228)
Omaha, NE
Feb 16, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Dakota State W 78–77  21–7
(11–2)
Scheels Center (3,957)
Fargo, ND
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne W 92–83  22–7
(12–2)
Frost Arena 
Brookings, SD
Feb 23, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota W 94–89  23–7
(13–2)
Frost Arena 
Brookings, SD
Mar 2, 2019
4:15 pm
Western Illinois W 86–66  24–7
(14–2)
Frost Arena (3,746)
Brookings, SD
Summit League Tournament
Mar 9, 2019
6:00 pm
(1) vs. (8) Western Illinois
Quarterfinals
L 76–79  24–8
Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
National Invitational Tournament
Mar 19, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN
(7) at (2) Texas
First round – Alabama bracket
L 73–79  24–9
Frank Erwin Center (1,739)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

References

  1. "2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
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