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South Dakota State University Athletics
Jacks host WIU and IUPUI in league play
1/8/2009 1:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
South Dakota State returns to Brookings this week after a season-long road trip that saw the Jackrabbits go 1-3, which included one non-conference loss, one premier win and a pair of Summit League losses.
The highlight of the trip came on Dec. 23, when the Jackrabbits snapped a 17-game road losing streak and beat a BCS conference school for the first time in a 65-58 win at Iowa State.
A pair of conference losses at Oakland and at IPFW followed the big win, sending the Jacks home with a 6-10 overall record and a 1-3 record in league play.
The Jackrabbits found another bright spot on the trip, when the team combined for an SDSU record 15 three-pointers at Oakland, breaking the old record of 14, which the Jacks did twice, first in a 90-77 loss at Nebraska-Omaha on Jan. 31, 1987 and again in a 92-79 home win over South Dakota on Jan. 9, 2004. Brothers Garrett and Griffan Callahan combined for ten of the record 15 threes, while Garrett came up one three-point make shy of tying Randy Suaraz with eight treys, which he did in a 79-72 overtime loss against Augustana (S.D.) on Feb. 7, 1987.
SDSU NOTES ? The Jackrabbits return home from their season-long road trip with a 6-10 overall record, 1-3 in league play. Garrett Callahan leads the Jackrabbit offensive attack with 16.3 points per game, with 39 assists and with 15 steals. Clint Sargent comes into tonight's game averaging 14.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. Kai Williams, who led the Jacks in scoring in each of his first two years on the team, averages 9.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game and leads the Jacks with five blocks. Griffan Callahan, who made his Jackrabbit debut at Northern Iowa, adds 8.8 points and 4.3 rebounds through his first four games. Anthony Cordova leads the Jacks with 7.4 rebounds per game and adds 9.9 points per game.
As a team, the Jacks shoot .4.2 from the floor overall, and .355 from three-point range for an average of 68.6 points per game. Jackrabbit opponents shoot .470 from the field, .338 from long distance in scoring an even 71 points per game. The Jacks hold a slight rebounding edge over their opponents, but enter the game with 24 fewer blocks, 21 fewer steals and with 19 more turnovers.
RABBITS ON THE RADIO ? All Jackrabbit men's basketball games, home and on the road, can be heard live on AM 570 WNAX, with Steve Imming doing the play-by-play. The pre-game show begins 15 minutes before tipoff.
THE JACKRABBIT EXTRA ON GoJacks.com ? Subscribers to the Jackrabbit Extra on GoJacks.com watch every Jackrabbit home game and select road games streaming live on the internet. In addition, subscribers can listen to every game, home and on the road, streaming live on the internet.
To learn more about the Jackrabbit Extra, or to subscribe, log onto GoJacks.com and click on “sign up” or just click on the link at the top of the page.
SUMMIT TV ON TheSummitLeague.org ? Subscribers to Summit TV on TheSummitLeague.org can watch every Summit League men's and women's basketball game streaming live on the internet.
To learn more about Summit TV, log onto TheSummitLeague.org
RABBITS ON TELEVISION ? The SDSU at UMKC game next Thrusday can be seen on Metro Sports in the Kansas City area, with Neil Harwell doing the play-by-play and Doug Elstun handling the color commentary. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. with tipoff slated for 7:05 p.m.
South Dakota State and KSFY Television reached an agreement to broadcast both the Jackrabbit men's and women's basketball home games against North Dakota State later this month.
The men play on Friday, Jan. 23, followed by the women on Saturday, Jan. 24. Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m. each night at Frost Arena, with live television coverage beginning at 7 p.m. The broadcasts can also be seen on KXJB-TV in Fargo, N.D.
Replays of Jackrabbit men's and women's home games, along with coaches' shows can be seen several times a week on the Mediacom Connections Channel in South Dakota and Minnesota. Check your local listings for show times.
COUNTDOWN TO 1,000 POINTS ? Junior Kai Williams enters the week with 923 career points, 77 shy of becoming the 39th member of the SDSU 1,000-Point Club and the first to score all of them at the Division I level.
Fellow junior Garrett Callahan, who leads the Jacks with 16.3 points per game, enters the week with 832 points, 168 shy of joining the club. Callahan needs to average 11.2 points per game over the last 15 scheduled games to reach 1,000 points.
TRANSITION OVER ? The NCAA Division I Management Council Administrative Committee, acting on behalf of the DI Management Council, announced in late June that South Dakota State University met the requirements to become an active member of NCAA Division I, starting at the beginning of the 2008-09 academic year.
David DuBois leads the WIU attack with 17.2 points and with 6.1 rebounds per game. Josh Rivers adds 11.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.
The Leathernecks shoot .424 from the floor overall, .394 from three-point range in averaging 59.9 points per game. Western opponents shoot .471 overall and .373 from long distance for a 64.1 points per game average.
WIU holds a substantial edge on its opponents in assists, turnovers and steals, but comes into the game averaging almost five fewer rebounds per game and with 35 fewer blocks than its opponents.
The Series vs. Western Illinois ? Thursday's game marks the fifth meeting between SDSU and Western Illinois, with each team winning two games in the 60 year-old series.
The Leathernecks won the first meeting 64-41 in Macomb, Ill., on Dec. 31, 1948. The Jacks won the second meeting 98-86 at the Division II North Central Regional in Frost Arena on Feb. 29, 1980 to advance to the NCAA Regional in Lakeland Fla.
Each team won on its home floor last season, when the Jacks and Leathernecks met for the first time as conference foes.
IUPUI Jaguars (9-5, 2-1 Summit) ? The Jags, who play at North Dakota State on Thursday, won a pair of home league games last week, 72-69 over UMKC and 59-54 over Southern Utah. IUPUI's 59 points against SUU marked the fewest points scored by a Jaguar team in a winning effort since its 58-57 victory over Elon on Dec. 17, 2005.
Alex Young leads the Jags and all Summit League freshmen in scoring with 15.1 points per game, he also adds 4.1 rebounds per game and enters the week with a team-high 17 steals. Robert Glenn averages an even 11 points per game and leads the Jags with 27 blocks, three more than the entire Jackrabbit team. Jon Avery lead the Jags with 6.7 rebounds per game and adds 9.1 points per game.
IUPUI shoots an efficient .470 from the field, 65 points higher than its opponents and .313 from three-point range, 34 points lower than the competition, although the Jags do average 66 points per game, almost seven more points than their opponents.
The Series vs. IUPUI ? The Jags lead the all-time series 2-0 after sweeping the season series last year.
The Jackrabbits and Kangaroos tipoff at 7:05 p.m., while the Jacks and Thunderbirds start at 7:30 p.m. MT.
The highlight of the trip came on Dec. 23, when the Jackrabbits snapped a 17-game road losing streak and beat a BCS conference school for the first time in a 65-58 win at Iowa State.
A pair of conference losses at Oakland and at IPFW followed the big win, sending the Jacks home with a 6-10 overall record and a 1-3 record in league play.
The Jackrabbits found another bright spot on the trip, when the team combined for an SDSU record 15 three-pointers at Oakland, breaking the old record of 14, which the Jacks did twice, first in a 90-77 loss at Nebraska-Omaha on Jan. 31, 1987 and again in a 92-79 home win over South Dakota on Jan. 9, 2004. Brothers Garrett and Griffan Callahan combined for ten of the record 15 threes, while Garrett came up one three-point make shy of tying Randy Suaraz with eight treys, which he did in a 79-72 overtime loss against Augustana (S.D.) on Feb. 7, 1987.
SDSU NOTES ? The Jackrabbits return home from their season-long road trip with a 6-10 overall record, 1-3 in league play. Garrett Callahan leads the Jackrabbit offensive attack with 16.3 points per game, with 39 assists and with 15 steals. Clint Sargent comes into tonight's game averaging 14.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. Kai Williams, who led the Jacks in scoring in each of his first two years on the team, averages 9.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game and leads the Jacks with five blocks. Griffan Callahan, who made his Jackrabbit debut at Northern Iowa, adds 8.8 points and 4.3 rebounds through his first four games. Anthony Cordova leads the Jacks with 7.4 rebounds per game and adds 9.9 points per game.
As a team, the Jacks shoot .4.2 from the floor overall, and .355 from three-point range for an average of 68.6 points per game. Jackrabbit opponents shoot .470 from the field, .338 from long distance in scoring an even 71 points per game. The Jacks hold a slight rebounding edge over their opponents, but enter the game with 24 fewer blocks, 21 fewer steals and with 19 more turnovers.
RABBITS ON THE RADIO ? All Jackrabbit men's basketball games, home and on the road, can be heard live on AM 570 WNAX, with Steve Imming doing the play-by-play. The pre-game show begins 15 minutes before tipoff.
THE JACKRABBIT EXTRA ON GoJacks.com ? Subscribers to the Jackrabbit Extra on GoJacks.com watch every Jackrabbit home game and select road games streaming live on the internet. In addition, subscribers can listen to every game, home and on the road, streaming live on the internet.
To learn more about the Jackrabbit Extra, or to subscribe, log onto GoJacks.com and click on “sign up” or just click on the link at the top of the page.
SUMMIT TV ON TheSummitLeague.org ? Subscribers to Summit TV on TheSummitLeague.org can watch every Summit League men's and women's basketball game streaming live on the internet.
To learn more about Summit TV, log onto TheSummitLeague.org
RABBITS ON TELEVISION ? The SDSU at UMKC game next Thrusday can be seen on Metro Sports in the Kansas City area, with Neil Harwell doing the play-by-play and Doug Elstun handling the color commentary. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. with tipoff slated for 7:05 p.m.
South Dakota State and KSFY Television reached an agreement to broadcast both the Jackrabbit men's and women's basketball home games against North Dakota State later this month.
The men play on Friday, Jan. 23, followed by the women on Saturday, Jan. 24. Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m. each night at Frost Arena, with live television coverage beginning at 7 p.m. The broadcasts can also be seen on KXJB-TV in Fargo, N.D.
Replays of Jackrabbit men's and women's home games, along with coaches' shows can be seen several times a week on the Mediacom Connections Channel in South Dakota and Minnesota. Check your local listings for show times.
COUNTDOWN TO 1,000 POINTS ? Junior Kai Williams enters the week with 923 career points, 77 shy of becoming the 39th member of the SDSU 1,000-Point Club and the first to score all of them at the Division I level.
Fellow junior Garrett Callahan, who leads the Jacks with 16.3 points per game, enters the week with 832 points, 168 shy of joining the club. Callahan needs to average 11.2 points per game over the last 15 scheduled games to reach 1,000 points.
TRANSITION OVER ? The NCAA Division I Management Council Administrative Committee, acting on behalf of the DI Management Council, announced in late June that South Dakota State University met the requirements to become an active member of NCAA Division I, starting at the beginning of the 2008-09 academic year.
THIS WEEK'S COMPETITION
Western Illinois Leathernecks (6-8, 3-0 Summit) ? WIU entes the week in first place as the only undefeated team in Summit League play. The last 3-0 start for the Leathernecks came 1997-98 when the team started 6-0.David DuBois leads the WIU attack with 17.2 points and with 6.1 rebounds per game. Josh Rivers adds 11.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.
The Leathernecks shoot .424 from the floor overall, .394 from three-point range in averaging 59.9 points per game. Western opponents shoot .471 overall and .373 from long distance for a 64.1 points per game average.
WIU holds a substantial edge on its opponents in assists, turnovers and steals, but comes into the game averaging almost five fewer rebounds per game and with 35 fewer blocks than its opponents.
The Series vs. Western Illinois ? Thursday's game marks the fifth meeting between SDSU and Western Illinois, with each team winning two games in the 60 year-old series.
The Leathernecks won the first meeting 64-41 in Macomb, Ill., on Dec. 31, 1948. The Jacks won the second meeting 98-86 at the Division II North Central Regional in Frost Arena on Feb. 29, 1980 to advance to the NCAA Regional in Lakeland Fla.
Each team won on its home floor last season, when the Jacks and Leathernecks met for the first time as conference foes.
IUPUI Jaguars (9-5, 2-1 Summit) ? The Jags, who play at North Dakota State on Thursday, won a pair of home league games last week, 72-69 over UMKC and 59-54 over Southern Utah. IUPUI's 59 points against SUU marked the fewest points scored by a Jaguar team in a winning effort since its 58-57 victory over Elon on Dec. 17, 2005.
Alex Young leads the Jags and all Summit League freshmen in scoring with 15.1 points per game, he also adds 4.1 rebounds per game and enters the week with a team-high 17 steals. Robert Glenn averages an even 11 points per game and leads the Jags with 27 blocks, three more than the entire Jackrabbit team. Jon Avery lead the Jags with 6.7 rebounds per game and adds 9.1 points per game.
IUPUI shoots an efficient .470 from the field, 65 points higher than its opponents and .313 from three-point range, 34 points lower than the competition, although the Jags do average 66 points per game, almost seven more points than their opponents.
The Series vs. IUPUI ? The Jags lead the all-time series 2-0 after sweeping the season series last year.
NEXT UP FOR THE JACKRABBITS
South Dakota State hits the road next week for Summit League games against UMKC on Thursday at historical Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo., and then heads west for a game at Southern Utah on Saturday. The Jackrabbits and Kangaroos tipoff at 7:05 p.m., while the Jacks and Thunderbirds start at 7:30 p.m. MT.
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