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Wednesday, November 30
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South Dakota State University
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Minnesota Crookston
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Jacks return home to face Golden Eagles
11/28/2016 2:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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The Setup
South Dakota State returns to Frost Arena for just the second time in a month to host Minnesota Crookston on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. The game is the first of two home games this week for the Jackrabbits.
Scouting the Golden Eagles
Jackrabbits' Last Time Out -- Nov. 27, 2016
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- South Dakota State men's basketball used an all-around effort to close the Sanford Pentagon Showcase with an 81-58 win over Milwaukee on Sunday in front of 1,346 fans.
  SDSU (2-6) hit on a season-high 62.8 percent of its field goals and finished 11-of-20 from beyond the arc, adding 16 from the charity stripe out of 22 attempts. Milwaukee (2-4) was limited to a 38.9 percent effort from the field, and though the team hit 13 3-pointers, 15 turnovers led to a 20-13 advantage for SDSU in points off turnovers.
  Mike Daum earned All-Tournament Team honors after posting a 32-point, five-rebound, six-assist effort in the weekend's finale. Reed Tellinghuisen added 11 points off of 3-for-4 shooting from behind the arc to join Daum in double figures. A.J. Hess just missed his third straight game with double digits, hitting three 3s to finishing with nine points while Skyler Flatten and Andre Wallace added eight off the bench.Â
  A suffocating defense and 4-for-4 start from the field helped SDSU force three turnovers and open up an 11-0 lead in the first five minutes of play, giving the Jacks an advantage they never gave up.Â
  Milwaukee ended the run with a trey at 14:31 for its first points of the day, but the Jacks continued its hot shooting and led, 19-3, inside 12 minutes to go after a 3-pointer from Daum after another spurt of eight unanswered.
  SDSU's lead hit 20 (27-7) at 7:22 when Hess hit his second 3-pointer of the day at 7:22, and grew to its largest of the first half (28) when Hess hit another long ball 41 seconds before the break.
  Six separate runs of five or more in the first half helped SDSU carry a 44-19 lead in the locker room.
  The Jacks shot 17-for-28 (60.7 percent) from the field and hit 8-of-16 from beyond the arc in the opening frame, forcing eight Milwaukee turnovers while committing just three of their own.
  SDSU withstood an 11-5 Panther run over the opening five minutes of the second half, recovering with a Wallace 3-pointer at 15:21 to move the Jackrabbit lead back above 20 (52-30) before a media break.
  That jumper opened a string of nine straight for the Jackrabbits that brought the game inside 12 minutes to go as SDSU matched the 28-point lead, 58-30, with 11:30 remaining.
  Relatively even play kept the margin in a position over the final 10 minutes before SDSU's largest lead of the game, 29 (79-50) came at 2:19 off a layup from Sergio El Darwich. The Panthers cut the lead to 21 a minute later, the Jacks closed out the win and snapped their four-game losing streak in dominant fashion.
Golden Eagles' Last Time Out -- Nov. 22, 2016
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  CROOKSTON, Minn. – Harrison Cleary hit four free throws down the stretch to send the University of Minnesota Crookston men's basketball team to a 73-69 win over University of Jamestown. Cleary had a big second half with 21 of his 23 points on the night coming after the break.
  The Golden Eagles would get big nights down low from Gable Smith (R-So., F, Lodi, Wis.) and Jim Warmack (Jr., F/C, East Grand Forks, Minn.). Smith had his second career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds on 5-of-7 from the field. He also had two blocks on the night. Warmack would tally a career-high 16 points on 8-of-10 from the field. He added four boards for the Golden Eagles.
  Minnesota Crookston improves to 3-2 on the season. The Golden Eagles will play an exhibition Nov. 30 against NCAA Division I opponent South Dakota State University before opening up Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) play Dec. 2 at St. Cloud State University. The Golden Eagles avenge last season's exhibition loss to the Jimmies with the win. Jamestown falls to 2-5 with Tuesday's loss.
  The Golden Eagles would go 26-of-62 from the field for 41.9 percent. They shot just 6-of-21 for 28.6 percent from beyond the arc and were 15-of-22 for 68.2 percent from the charity stripe. They did a good job moving the ball around as they had 14 assists to 10 turnovers and had assists on 14 of their 26 made baskets.
  Cleary would continue his strong start to the season with 23 on 6-of-12 from the field, 3-of-4 from beyond the arc and 8-of-8 from the charity stripe. He is averaging 21.6 points per game on the season. Cleary would rebound in the second half after a tough start to the game as he was just 1-of-3 from the field with two points in the first half.
  Warmack and Smith would be crucial in the first half for UMC. Warmack would have 10 points on 5-of-7 from the field, while Smith had nine points, five rebounds and two blocks in the first half.
Kobe Critchley (So., G, Roseville, Minn.) would struggle from the field, going 2-of-13 from the field, but he would finish with seven points and did a great job distributing the ball with five assists. Chase Knickerbocker (So., G/F, Â Â Annandale, Minn.) added five points.
  Jamestown would go 21-of-55 from the field for 38.2 percent. The Jimmies were 10-of-24 for 41.7 percent from beyond the arc and 17-of-19 for 89.5 percent from the free-throw line. They were ignited by the play off the bench from Christian Kvilvang, who had 13 points on 5-of-9 from the field and 3-of-7 from beyond the arc. Roseville-native Logan Brown also had a big night with 18 points, including going 4-of-5 from beyond the arc.
  Jacob Havron would add 10 points and seven boards, while Jake Hagler had nine points and four assists.
  The Jimmies would have an early 8-7 advantage on the Golden Eagles after Brown nailed a pair of free throws with 14:52 left in the first half. The Golden Eagles would go on a 6-0 run led by four points from Smith.
  Jamestown would be able to get back to within one points at 15-14 with 11:05 left as Riley Henderson hit the trey. The Golden Eagles would go on 9-1 run from there led by five points from Smith as UMC had the 23-15 advantage with 7:47 left in the first half.
  Jamestown would not go away as they continued to cut into the lead. They would go on a 15-7 run for the remainder of the opening half as UMC would lead just 31-30 going into the break.
  The Golden Eagles would go on a 13-4 run to open the second half as Cleary, Smith and Knickerbocker all hit treys to catapult UMC out of the break.
  However, UMC continued to keep the door open as Jamestown would be down just five (51-46) with 10:49 left in the game after a Kvilvang three.
  The Golden Eagles would respond with a Cleary jumper and a Chase Johnson (Fr., F, La Crosse, Wis.) tip to lead 55-46 with 9:57.
  But the Jimmies would stay in the game as Hagler had four points to get Jamestown within 55-52 with 7:56 remaining.
  Cleary would have seven-consecutive points to respond to the Jimmies to make it 62-52 with 6:18 left in the game. A Warmack lay-up would extend the advantage to 64-52 with 5:41 left.
  The Jimmies kept on chipping away as they would get within four (67-63) after a pair of free throws for Kiwane Crowder with 39 seconds left. A quick foul would send Connor Gamble (R-Fr., G, Stillwater, Minn.) to the line where he would hit two to make it 69-63.
  Jamestown would not give in as Brown hit a crucial three to get the Jimmies within 69-66 with 23 seconds remaining. After another quick foul, Cleary would come up big from the charity stripe to make it 71-66. Hagler would miss the three on the other end of the court, but Jamestown would stay in it with two misses from the charity stripe from Smith.
  The Jimmies would get another crucial trey from Brown to make it 71-69 with seven seconds remaining. But Cleary would again come through in the clutch as the freshman drained two free throws to help send UMC to the 73-69 win.
  The victory helps UMC already match their win total from 2015-16 with three wins. The Golden Eagles will look to continue to build on the momentum as they continue to gain more experience as a young squad with 12 underclassmen.
Three-Headed Monster
Over a span of three games from Nov. 21 to Nov. 26, South Dakota State saw A.J. Hess, Reed Tellinghuisen and Mike Daum all reach double figures and score a majority of SDSU's points. Of the 200 points SDSU scored in those games, the three Jackrabbits had 161, or 80.5 percent of the points. Daum scored 63 points in that stretch (31.5 percent), Hess had 57 points (28.5 percent) and Tellinghuisen had 41 points (20.5 percent).
From Long Range
Player Quick Hits
Team Quick Hits
Jackrabbit Season Preview
South Dakota State enters the 2016-17 campaign with several new faces, but similar goals coming off its third NCAA Tournament appearance in the past five seasons. The Jackrabbits were picked second in The Summit League's preseason poll, finishing behind Fort Wayne and ahead of North Dakota State in the top three spots. Individually, Mike Daum headlined the preseason poll as the 2016-17 The Summit League Preseason Player of the Year alongside his First Team honors. Reed Tellinghuisen was picked Second Team. Daum is coming off a stellar redshirt freshman campaign where, despite starting only two games, led the team in points (15.2) and rebounds (6.1) and scored in double figures 30 times, including the final 21 games. He was named a Kyle Macy All-American, the Summit League Newcomer and Sixth Man of the Year (with First Team and All-Newcomer Team honors). Tellinghuisen started 34 games last season and shot 36.8 percent beyond the arc, averaging 9.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per contest. He is the most experienced Jackrabbit on the floor (69 games, 57 starts). Other key returners include Ian Theisen, Tevin King, Skyler Flatten and Lane Severyn. Theisen started all 34 games last season and put up averages of 6.1 points and 3.4 rebounds. King started two games, played in 34 and led the team with with 27 steals. Flatten has battled injuries but enters 2016-17 healthy. He last played in 2014-15 where he played in 31 games as a reserve. Severyn played in 27 games last season. Three redshirt freshmen, Adam Dykman, Beau Brown and Cole Gentry enter the season with the chance to compete for spots as well. The Jacks feature several new faces expected to contend for playing time, including A.J. Hess and Michael Orris, a pair of graduate transfers from Southern Utah and Northern Illinois, respectively. Two other transfers, Chris Howell (Butler Community College) and Andre Wallace (Iowa Western) will be part of the conversation as well.
#FearFrost
The Jacks own a 64-3 record at Frost Arena over the last five seasons, which includes perfect home records in four of the last five years, including 2015-16. That also includes a 30-game home winning streak from Jan. 29, 2011 through Nov. 14, 2013, and their current 30-game home winning streak, the third-longest home winning streak in Division I as of Nov. 16. South Dakota State completed its sixth perfect record at Frost Arena last on Feb. 27, with its win over Oral Roberts. SDSU put together undefeated seasons inside Frost Arena the following years: 1984-85 (18-0), 2002-03 (17-0), 2011-12 (14-0), 2012-13 (13-0), 2014-15 (13-0), 2015-16 (12-0) and so far in 2016-17 (1-0).
New Faces, Great Places
South Dakota State's hiring of first-year head coach T.J. Otzelberger was a nod to the state's motto, "Great Faces, Great Places." The new face of the program, announced April 14, 2016, is in his first-ever heading coaching role, but has been groomed for the position over several assistant stops, working with Lorenzo Romar (Washington), Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State), Greg McDermott (Iowa State) and Steve Prohm (Iowa State). Alongside Otzelberger, new members of the coaching staff include Ben Walker, a Creighton hall of fame member who last coached at Jackson State, Eric Henderson, a former Wayne State (Neb.) standout who spent last season with SDSU's rival, North Dakota State, and Tyler Glidden, the director of operations who has worked at Creighton and Iowa State. Rob Klinkefus was the lone holdover from former head coach Scott Nagy's staff, and enters his 11th season at SDSU.
20-Win Seasons
Reaching the 20-win mark has become a standard at South Dakota State University over the previous five seasons, as the Jackrabbits have done in four times in that span and 23 times in the program's history.Â
2015-16 Season Review
The 2015-16 Jackrabbit Men's Basketball season featured several highlights throughout the campaign, including a trip to the NCAA Tournament, a conference tournament title and earning a share of The Summit League's regular season championship. The Jackrabbits earned the No. 12 seed in last year's West Region, narrowly missing an upset over fifth-seeded Maryland in the first round, falling 79-74. Prior to that, SDSU earned the nickname "Cardiac Jacks" with a run through the conference tournament, pulling off three-point quarterfinal and one-point semifinal wins before earning the automatic bid with a 67-59 win over NDSU in the final. Mike Daum was named the tournament MVP and Deondre Parks was a member of the All-Tournament team. For the regular season, SDSU posted its second consecutive undefeated home record while three players garnered All-Conference honors in addition to other national awards. Mike Daum was named the Summit League Freshman and Sixth Man of the Year in addition to earning spots on the All-Conference First Team and the All-Newcomer Team. George Marshall was an All-Conference First Team selection and Deondre Parks claimed an honorable mention nod. On the national level, Marshall and Parks earned NABC Division I All-District 12 honors with First and Second Team nods, respectively, and Daum was named a Kyle Macy All-American. After the season, longtime head coach Scott Nagy resigned after completing his 21st season at the helm.
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The Setup
South Dakota State returns to Frost Arena for just the second time in a month to host Minnesota Crookston on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. The game is the first of two home games this week for the Jackrabbits.
Scouting the Golden Eagles
- Minnesota Crookston enters the game at 3-2 overall through the opening month of the season, and Wednesday's game will count as an exhibition for the Division II program out of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
- The Golden Eagles are on a two-game winning streak, defeating Waldorf and Jamestown in the last two weeks after consecutive losses to Lincoln (Mo.) and Wisconsin-Stout. The season opened with a win over Southwest Baptist.
- True Freshman Harrison Cleary leads the team with 21.6 points per game with starts in all five games, adding 4.2 rebounds per contest and 2.0 assist. The guard is also shooting 54.9 percent from the field, second on the team behind fellow starter Gable Smith, who is at .600 in field goal percentage.
- Smith is averaging 8.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, third on the team in scoring behind Cleary and Chase Knickerbocker, who is at 9.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest.
- As a team, UMC is shooting .480 from the field and averaging 73.4 points per game. Opponents are shooting 40.1 percent against the Golden Eagles and averaging 70.4 points per game.
Jackrabbits' Last Time Out -- Nov. 27, 2016
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- South Dakota State men's basketball used an all-around effort to close the Sanford Pentagon Showcase with an 81-58 win over Milwaukee on Sunday in front of 1,346 fans.
  SDSU (2-6) hit on a season-high 62.8 percent of its field goals and finished 11-of-20 from beyond the arc, adding 16 from the charity stripe out of 22 attempts. Milwaukee (2-4) was limited to a 38.9 percent effort from the field, and though the team hit 13 3-pointers, 15 turnovers led to a 20-13 advantage for SDSU in points off turnovers.
  Mike Daum earned All-Tournament Team honors after posting a 32-point, five-rebound, six-assist effort in the weekend's finale. Reed Tellinghuisen added 11 points off of 3-for-4 shooting from behind the arc to join Daum in double figures. A.J. Hess just missed his third straight game with double digits, hitting three 3s to finishing with nine points while Skyler Flatten and Andre Wallace added eight off the bench.Â
  A suffocating defense and 4-for-4 start from the field helped SDSU force three turnovers and open up an 11-0 lead in the first five minutes of play, giving the Jacks an advantage they never gave up.Â
  Milwaukee ended the run with a trey at 14:31 for its first points of the day, but the Jacks continued its hot shooting and led, 19-3, inside 12 minutes to go after a 3-pointer from Daum after another spurt of eight unanswered.
  SDSU's lead hit 20 (27-7) at 7:22 when Hess hit his second 3-pointer of the day at 7:22, and grew to its largest of the first half (28) when Hess hit another long ball 41 seconds before the break.
  Six separate runs of five or more in the first half helped SDSU carry a 44-19 lead in the locker room.
  The Jacks shot 17-for-28 (60.7 percent) from the field and hit 8-of-16 from beyond the arc in the opening frame, forcing eight Milwaukee turnovers while committing just three of their own.
  SDSU withstood an 11-5 Panther run over the opening five minutes of the second half, recovering with a Wallace 3-pointer at 15:21 to move the Jackrabbit lead back above 20 (52-30) before a media break.
  That jumper opened a string of nine straight for the Jackrabbits that brought the game inside 12 minutes to go as SDSU matched the 28-point lead, 58-30, with 11:30 remaining.
  Relatively even play kept the margin in a position over the final 10 minutes before SDSU's largest lead of the game, 29 (79-50) came at 2:19 off a layup from Sergio El Darwich. The Panthers cut the lead to 21 a minute later, the Jacks closed out the win and snapped their four-game losing streak in dominant fashion.
Golden Eagles' Last Time Out -- Nov. 22, 2016
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  CROOKSTON, Minn. – Harrison Cleary hit four free throws down the stretch to send the University of Minnesota Crookston men's basketball team to a 73-69 win over University of Jamestown. Cleary had a big second half with 21 of his 23 points on the night coming after the break.
  The Golden Eagles would get big nights down low from Gable Smith (R-So., F, Lodi, Wis.) and Jim Warmack (Jr., F/C, East Grand Forks, Minn.). Smith had his second career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds on 5-of-7 from the field. He also had two blocks on the night. Warmack would tally a career-high 16 points on 8-of-10 from the field. He added four boards for the Golden Eagles.
  Minnesota Crookston improves to 3-2 on the season. The Golden Eagles will play an exhibition Nov. 30 against NCAA Division I opponent South Dakota State University before opening up Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) play Dec. 2 at St. Cloud State University. The Golden Eagles avenge last season's exhibition loss to the Jimmies with the win. Jamestown falls to 2-5 with Tuesday's loss.
  The Golden Eagles would go 26-of-62 from the field for 41.9 percent. They shot just 6-of-21 for 28.6 percent from beyond the arc and were 15-of-22 for 68.2 percent from the charity stripe. They did a good job moving the ball around as they had 14 assists to 10 turnovers and had assists on 14 of their 26 made baskets.
  Cleary would continue his strong start to the season with 23 on 6-of-12 from the field, 3-of-4 from beyond the arc and 8-of-8 from the charity stripe. He is averaging 21.6 points per game on the season. Cleary would rebound in the second half after a tough start to the game as he was just 1-of-3 from the field with two points in the first half.
  Warmack and Smith would be crucial in the first half for UMC. Warmack would have 10 points on 5-of-7 from the field, while Smith had nine points, five rebounds and two blocks in the first half.
Kobe Critchley (So., G, Roseville, Minn.) would struggle from the field, going 2-of-13 from the field, but he would finish with seven points and did a great job distributing the ball with five assists. Chase Knickerbocker (So., G/F, Â Â Annandale, Minn.) added five points.
  Jamestown would go 21-of-55 from the field for 38.2 percent. The Jimmies were 10-of-24 for 41.7 percent from beyond the arc and 17-of-19 for 89.5 percent from the free-throw line. They were ignited by the play off the bench from Christian Kvilvang, who had 13 points on 5-of-9 from the field and 3-of-7 from beyond the arc. Roseville-native Logan Brown also had a big night with 18 points, including going 4-of-5 from beyond the arc.
  Jacob Havron would add 10 points and seven boards, while Jake Hagler had nine points and four assists.
  The Jimmies would have an early 8-7 advantage on the Golden Eagles after Brown nailed a pair of free throws with 14:52 left in the first half. The Golden Eagles would go on a 6-0 run led by four points from Smith.
  Jamestown would be able to get back to within one points at 15-14 with 11:05 left as Riley Henderson hit the trey. The Golden Eagles would go on 9-1 run from there led by five points from Smith as UMC had the 23-15 advantage with 7:47 left in the first half.
  Jamestown would not go away as they continued to cut into the lead. They would go on a 15-7 run for the remainder of the opening half as UMC would lead just 31-30 going into the break.
  The Golden Eagles would go on a 13-4 run to open the second half as Cleary, Smith and Knickerbocker all hit treys to catapult UMC out of the break.
  However, UMC continued to keep the door open as Jamestown would be down just five (51-46) with 10:49 left in the game after a Kvilvang three.
  The Golden Eagles would respond with a Cleary jumper and a Chase Johnson (Fr., F, La Crosse, Wis.) tip to lead 55-46 with 9:57.
  But the Jimmies would stay in the game as Hagler had four points to get Jamestown within 55-52 with 7:56 remaining.
  Cleary would have seven-consecutive points to respond to the Jimmies to make it 62-52 with 6:18 left in the game. A Warmack lay-up would extend the advantage to 64-52 with 5:41 left.
  The Jimmies kept on chipping away as they would get within four (67-63) after a pair of free throws for Kiwane Crowder with 39 seconds left. A quick foul would send Connor Gamble (R-Fr., G, Stillwater, Minn.) to the line where he would hit two to make it 69-63.
  Jamestown would not give in as Brown hit a crucial three to get the Jimmies within 69-66 with 23 seconds remaining. After another quick foul, Cleary would come up big from the charity stripe to make it 71-66. Hagler would miss the three on the other end of the court, but Jamestown would stay in it with two misses from the charity stripe from Smith.
  The Jimmies would get another crucial trey from Brown to make it 71-69 with seven seconds remaining. But Cleary would again come through in the clutch as the freshman drained two free throws to help send UMC to the 73-69 win.
  The victory helps UMC already match their win total from 2015-16 with three wins. The Golden Eagles will look to continue to build on the momentum as they continue to gain more experience as a young squad with 12 underclassmen.
Three-Headed Monster
Over a span of three games from Nov. 21 to Nov. 26, South Dakota State saw A.J. Hess, Reed Tellinghuisen and Mike Daum all reach double figures and score a majority of SDSU's points. Of the 200 points SDSU scored in those games, the three Jackrabbits had 161, or 80.5 percent of the points. Daum scored 63 points in that stretch (31.5 percent), Hess had 57 points (28.5 percent) and Tellinghuisen had 41 points (20.5 percent).
From Long Range
- South Dakota State set a new school record for 3-point field goal attempts in a single game on Nov. 19, 2016 at Wyoming, firing 37 shots from beyond the arc. The previous record was 33, set twice, last at Oakland on Jan. 26, 2012.
- The Jacks tied the previously set record for 3-point attempts against Idaho, Nov. 21, and set a new record for made 3-pointers in that game, knocking down 16. The previous mark was 15, set at Oakland on Dec. 31, 2008.
- SDSU has fired 233 3-pointers through six games this season, up from 167 3-point attempts through seven games last season.
- Those 233 3-point attempts represent 54.0 percent of SDSU's 431 total field goal attempts.
Player Quick Hits
- MIke Daum posted his first-ever 30-point game against Milwaukee on Nov. 27, finishing with 32 points off of 10-for-13 shooting in the field and an 11-for-13 effort from the charity stripe. Daum also dished out a career-high six assists.
- Mike Daum recorded back-to-back double-doubles against UC Irvine and East Tennessee State at the Sanford Pentagon Showcase, March 25-26.
- A.J. Hess' 16 first half points against Idaho was tied for the most from a Jackrabbit in a period this season, matching Mike Daum's 16 first half points at Wyoming.
- A.J. Hess put together SDSU's first 30-point game at Idaho (scoring 31) since Nov. 26, 2013 when Jordan Dykstra had 32 against Lehigh. Mike Daum recorded SDSU's second 30-point game of the season on Nov. 27, finishing with 32 against Milwaukee.
- Reed Tellinghuisen has hit double figures in seven of eight games this season, pushing his career mark in that category to 38 games with double figures. Tellinghuisen is 298 points away from joining the Jacks' 1,000 points club.
- Mike Daum was named to the Sanford Pentagon Showcase All-Tournament Team after posting averages of 24.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game in three contests over the weekend event in Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Mike Daum saw his streak of 22 consecutive games in double figures come to an end Nov. 14 at UC Irvine when he finished with nine points and eight rebounds.
- Mike Daum now has five career double-doubles and 12 career games with 20-plus points. He has hit the 20-point mark in back-to-back games six times, including a stretch of four straight games this season and a stretch of three straight last season.
- Mike Daum set the school's freshman scoring record with 518 last season. The previous record was Matt Caldwell's 453 points from 2006.
- Mike Daum is the first-ever SDSU freshman (at both DI and DII levels) to earn all-league/all-conference honors.
Team Quick Hits
- South Dakota State has rolled out five different starting lineups in eight games this season.
- SDSU's 44 first half points against Milwaukee on Nov. 27 was a season-high for the Jackrabbits, and the defense allowed a season-best 19 points is all.
- SDSU's 20 first half points on Nov. 25 against UC Irvine was a season-low for the Jackrabbits, but the defense also held UC Irvine to a (then) season-low 33 first half points.
- At least one Jackrabbit has scored in double figures over the last 285 games dating back to Jan. 12, 2008 at IUPUI when Anthony Cordova has nine points to lead the Jacks.
- SDSU has made at least one three-pointer in 312 games. The last time the Jackrabbits did not make a three-point field goal was Jan. 25, 2007 at Utah State when the team went 0-for-13.
- From Jan. 31, 2009 through the 2013-14 season, SDSU put together a streak of 179 games with at least one 1,000 point scorer on the floor. SDSU has now gone 77 games without a 1,000 point scorer.
- SDSU had two players (A.J. Hess [31] and Mike Daum [23]) score 20-plus in a loss for the first time since Feb. 10, 2016 at Omaha when Mike Daum and Reed Tellinghuisen reached that mark.
- South Dakota State did not attempt a free throw in the first half of its game at Wyoming. The last time that happened was March 18, 2016 in the NCAA Tournament First Round game with Maryland.
- The last time SDSU went 0-2 to open the year was 2014-15 when the squad finished with a 24-11 overall record and was a Summit League regular season co-champion.
- SDSU is 91-18 all-time in home openers (where records available). Dating back to 2004-05, SDSU's first year of DI transition, SDSU is 11-2. Since joining the Summit League in 2007-08, SDSU is 9-2 in home openers.
- SDSU is now 72-39 in season-openers all-time. The Jacks are 5-8 in season-opening games at the Division I level.
Jackrabbit Season Preview
South Dakota State enters the 2016-17 campaign with several new faces, but similar goals coming off its third NCAA Tournament appearance in the past five seasons. The Jackrabbits were picked second in The Summit League's preseason poll, finishing behind Fort Wayne and ahead of North Dakota State in the top three spots. Individually, Mike Daum headlined the preseason poll as the 2016-17 The Summit League Preseason Player of the Year alongside his First Team honors. Reed Tellinghuisen was picked Second Team. Daum is coming off a stellar redshirt freshman campaign where, despite starting only two games, led the team in points (15.2) and rebounds (6.1) and scored in double figures 30 times, including the final 21 games. He was named a Kyle Macy All-American, the Summit League Newcomer and Sixth Man of the Year (with First Team and All-Newcomer Team honors). Tellinghuisen started 34 games last season and shot 36.8 percent beyond the arc, averaging 9.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per contest. He is the most experienced Jackrabbit on the floor (69 games, 57 starts). Other key returners include Ian Theisen, Tevin King, Skyler Flatten and Lane Severyn. Theisen started all 34 games last season and put up averages of 6.1 points and 3.4 rebounds. King started two games, played in 34 and led the team with with 27 steals. Flatten has battled injuries but enters 2016-17 healthy. He last played in 2014-15 where he played in 31 games as a reserve. Severyn played in 27 games last season. Three redshirt freshmen, Adam Dykman, Beau Brown and Cole Gentry enter the season with the chance to compete for spots as well. The Jacks feature several new faces expected to contend for playing time, including A.J. Hess and Michael Orris, a pair of graduate transfers from Southern Utah and Northern Illinois, respectively. Two other transfers, Chris Howell (Butler Community College) and Andre Wallace (Iowa Western) will be part of the conversation as well.
#FearFrost
The Jacks own a 64-3 record at Frost Arena over the last five seasons, which includes perfect home records in four of the last five years, including 2015-16. That also includes a 30-game home winning streak from Jan. 29, 2011 through Nov. 14, 2013, and their current 30-game home winning streak, the third-longest home winning streak in Division I as of Nov. 16. South Dakota State completed its sixth perfect record at Frost Arena last on Feb. 27, with its win over Oral Roberts. SDSU put together undefeated seasons inside Frost Arena the following years: 1984-85 (18-0), 2002-03 (17-0), 2011-12 (14-0), 2012-13 (13-0), 2014-15 (13-0), 2015-16 (12-0) and so far in 2016-17 (1-0).
New Faces, Great Places
South Dakota State's hiring of first-year head coach T.J. Otzelberger was a nod to the state's motto, "Great Faces, Great Places." The new face of the program, announced April 14, 2016, is in his first-ever heading coaching role, but has been groomed for the position over several assistant stops, working with Lorenzo Romar (Washington), Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State), Greg McDermott (Iowa State) and Steve Prohm (Iowa State). Alongside Otzelberger, new members of the coaching staff include Ben Walker, a Creighton hall of fame member who last coached at Jackson State, Eric Henderson, a former Wayne State (Neb.) standout who spent last season with SDSU's rival, North Dakota State, and Tyler Glidden, the director of operations who has worked at Creighton and Iowa State. Rob Klinkefus was the lone holdover from former head coach Scott Nagy's staff, and enters his 11th season at SDSU.
20-Win Seasons
Reaching the 20-win mark has become a standard at South Dakota State University over the previous five seasons, as the Jackrabbits have done in four times in that span and 23 times in the program's history.Â
2015-16 Season Review
The 2015-16 Jackrabbit Men's Basketball season featured several highlights throughout the campaign, including a trip to the NCAA Tournament, a conference tournament title and earning a share of The Summit League's regular season championship. The Jackrabbits earned the No. 12 seed in last year's West Region, narrowly missing an upset over fifth-seeded Maryland in the first round, falling 79-74. Prior to that, SDSU earned the nickname "Cardiac Jacks" with a run through the conference tournament, pulling off three-point quarterfinal and one-point semifinal wins before earning the automatic bid with a 67-59 win over NDSU in the final. Mike Daum was named the tournament MVP and Deondre Parks was a member of the All-Tournament team. For the regular season, SDSU posted its second consecutive undefeated home record while three players garnered All-Conference honors in addition to other national awards. Mike Daum was named the Summit League Freshman and Sixth Man of the Year in addition to earning spots on the All-Conference First Team and the All-Newcomer Team. George Marshall was an All-Conference First Team selection and Deondre Parks claimed an honorable mention nod. On the national level, Marshall and Parks earned NABC Division I All-District 12 honors with First and Second Team nods, respectively, and Daum was named a Kyle Macy All-American. After the season, longtime head coach Scott Nagy resigned after completing his 21st season at the helm.
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