South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball

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.

South Dakota State Jackrabbits
2020–21 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team
UniversitySouth Dakota State University
Head coachAaron Johnston (21st season)
ConferenceSummit League
LocationBrookings, South Dakota
ArenaFrost Arena
(Capacity: 6,500[1])
NicknameJackrabbits
ColorsBlue and Yellow[2]
         
Uniforms
Home
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
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
AIAW Tournament Appearances
1972
Conference Tournament Champions
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Conference Regular Season Champions
2003, 2004 (NCC)
2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019

History

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. As of the end of the 2018-19 season, they have a 993-422 all-time record.[3][4]

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

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Jackrabbits have appeared in nine NCAA Division I Tournaments. They achieved their highest ranking in 2019 with a 6 seed. Their record is 4–9.

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

WNIT appearances

The Jackrabbits have appeared in four WNIT Tournaments. Their record is 7–4.

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)

AIAW Tournament appearances

The Jackrabbits appeared in the inaugural AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, in 1972, losing 60-47 to Immaculata in the First Round and losing 72-34 to South Connecticut State in the consolation bracket.

Season–by–season results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
North Central Conference (Division II) (1966–2004)
1966-67 Norma Boetel 6-0
1967-68 Norma Boetel 7-0
1968-69 Norma Boetel 8-0
1969-70 Norma Boetel 14-1AIAW State Champion
1970-71 Ruth Marske 15-2AIAW State Champion
1971-72 Ruth Marske 17-2AIAW Regional Champion
1972-73 Norma Boetel 12-6AIAW State Champion
1973-74 Jenny Johnson 13-4AIAW State Champion
1974-75 Norma Boetel 17-6AIAW State Champion
1975-76 Norma Boetel 16-5
1976-77 Cindy Davis 16-9AIAW State Champion
1977-78 Cindy Davis 12-11
1978-79 Mary Ingram 13-10AIAW State Champion
1979-80 Mary Ingram 16-11AIAW State Champion
1980-81 Mary Ingram 12-14AIAW State Champion
1981-82 Mary Ingram 15-13AIAW State Champion
1982-83 Mary Ingram 8-173-76th
1983-84 Mary Ingram 8-171-117th
1984-85 Nancy Neiber 13-124-107th
1985-86 Nancy Neiber 11-163-117th
1986-87 Nancy Neiber 16-135-9T-5th
1987-88 Nancy Neiber 25-511-32ndNCAA II Regional Runner-Up
1988-89 Nancy Neiber 22-69-54th
1989-90 Nancy Neiber 17-109-95th
1990-91 Nancy Neiber 18-1010-85th
1991-92 Nancy Neiber 19-1011-75thNCAA II First Round
1992-93 Nancy Neiber 17-1010-8T-4th
1993-94 Nancy Neiber 17-1012-64thNCAA II Regional Runner-Up
1994-95 Nancy Neiber 24-613-53rdNCAA II Regional Runner-Up
1995-96 Nancy Neiber 25-316-22ndNCAA II Regional Semifinals
1996-97 Nancy Neiber 19-811-75th
1997-98 Nancy Neiber 18-912-6T-3rd
1998-99 Nancy Neiber 20-812-63rdNCAA II First Round
1999-00 Nancy Neiber & Aaron Johnston 19-811-74th
2000-01 Aaron Johnston 15-129-9T-5th
2001-02 Aaron Johnston 28-912-62ndNCAA II Final 4
2002-03 Aaron Johnston 32-314-2T-1stNCAA II Champions
2003-04 Aaron Johnston 26-711-3T-1stNCAA II Elite 8
Independent (Division I) (2004–2007)
2004-05 Aaron Johnston 21-7
2005-06 Aaron Johnston 19-9
2006-07 Aaron Johnston 25-6WNIT Quarter Finals
Summit League (Division I) (2007–present)
2007-08 Aaron Johnston 23-716-2WNIT First Round
2008-09 Aaron Johnston 32-317-11stNCAA Second Round
2009-10 Aaron Johnston 22-1114-43rdNCAA First Round
2010-11 Aaron Johnston 19-1412-63rdNCAA First Round
2011-12 Aaron Johnston 24-916-21stNCAA First Round
2012-13 Aaron Johnston 25-814-21stNCAA First Round
2013-14 Aaron Johnston 26-1013-11stWNIT Semifinals
2014-15 Aaron Johnston 24-912-42ndNCAA First Round
2015-16 Aaron Johnston 27-713-32ndNCAA Second Round
2016-17 Aaron Johnston 23-912-43rdWNIT Second Round
2017-18 Aaron Johnston 26-712-22ndNCAA First Round
2018-19 Aaron Johnston 28-715-12ndNCAA Sweet 16
2019-20 Aaron Johnston 23-1013-32nd
2020-21 Aaron Johnston 0-00-0
Total:1017-437

      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

Head coaches[5]

#NameTermRecord (W–L)
1Norma Boetel1966–7035–1
2Ruth Marske1970–7232–4
3Norma Boetel1972–7311–7
4Jenny Johnson1973–7413–4
5Norma Boetel1974–7633–11
6Cindy Davis1976–7828–20
7Mary Ingram1978–8472–84
8Nancy Neiber1984–2000301–140
9Aaron Johnston2000–present†492–166

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

  • Records though 2019-20 season.

Media coverage

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:

The team does not have an official television partner, but Jackrabbit games have been televised on Midco Sports Net, ESPN2, ESPNU, and local television networks.

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-19.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. "2018-19 South Dakota State Women's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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