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Men's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Tuesday, November 14
Brookings, S.D.
7 p.m.
South Dakota State University
vs
Alabama State
Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen
Men's basketball closes homestand Tuesday
11/13/2017 12:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| Â GAMEÂ 3: South Dakota State (2-0) vs Alabama State (0-2) |
|  When |  Tuesday, Nov. 14 | 7 p.m. | |
|  Where |  Frost Arena | Brookings, South Dakota | |
| Â Radio | Â Jackrabbit Sports Network | WNAX 570 AM | Tyler Merriam and Brad Newitt | |
| Â Live Audio | Â Jackrabbits All-Access | |
| Â Live Video | Â Jackrabbits All-Access | |
| Â Live Stats | Â GoJacksLive.com | |
|  Game Notes |  South Dakota State | Alabama State | Summit League | |
| Â Social Media | Â Twitter | Facebook | #FindAWay | |
Previewing the Week
South Dakota State wraps up its three-game season-opening homestand this Tuesday when Alabama State comes to Frost Arena. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
The Jackrabbits entered the 2017-18 campaign as the Summit League's preseason top pick after earning the league's automatic bid a year ago to the NCAA Tournament, and opened the season with a 65-54 win against UC Irvine Friday.
The Jacks are out to a 2-0 start on the season after picking up a 65-54 win in the opener against UC Irvine and a 78-54 win against Mary Sunday.
Mike Daum (17.0 points per game), David Jenkins (14.5 ppg) and Reed Tellinghuisen (10.5 ppg) are averaging double figures for SDSU. Brandon Key has dished four assists in both games.
The Chicago Boyz of America's Got Talent will perform as Tuesday's halftime entertainment.
Scouting the Opponent
Alabama State enters Tuesday's matchup 0-2 on the season after a pair of Power 5 matchups to open the 2017-18 campaign. The Hornets lost at Mississippi State in the opener, 96-68, before dropping a Sunday contest at Iowa, 92-58.
ASU was picked sixth in their league poll after going 8-23 a year ago, but returns Rodney Simeon, who was picked to the preseason second team in October. He has not appeared in a game yet for the Hornets, who are led offensively through two contests by Ed Jones and Tobi Ewuosho. Jones and
Ewuosho are averaging 10.5 points per game for the Hornets, with Ewuosho adding a team-high 7.5 rebounds per contest and Jones hitting 47.4 percent from the field.
Around the rim, Brandon Johnson has pulled down 6.5 rebounds in two games to go with a 10.0 ppg scoring average, shooting 66.7 from the field over 54 minutes thus far in 2017-18.
Lewis Jackson is in his 13th season leading the Hornets, posting a 181-195 record in that span.
The Jackrabbits and Hornets have never faced each other.
Tacoma Talent
Tacoma, Washington native David Jenkins Jr. is the lone West coast native on the Jackrabbits' roster this season, and has racked up the points through the first two games of his freshman season.
Jenkins hit double figures in both contests, leading the team with 16 in the season opener against UC Irvine. He is the first freshman since Steve Holdren (Nov. 19, 2004 at Buffalo) to lead the Jackrabbits in scoring in his first collegiate game.
Jenkins scored over 2,000 points in his high school career before spending a year at Sunrise Christian Academy Prep School. He was named as a newcomer to watch in The Summit League by TheAthletic.com's John Rohde.
Dynamic Duo
Teammates Mike Daum and Reed Tellinghuisen are back after leading the team in scoring a year ago, and rank among the nation's best as a scoring duo with over 2,400 points between them in their careers. The Jacks are fifth in total career points as a pair as of Nov. 13, 2017 and fourth nationally in scoring average from a year ago.
Daum Named to Award Watch Lists
Mike Daum was earned a spot on three national award watch lists for the 2017-18 season, being named a preseason favorite for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year, Oscar Robertson Player of the Year and Lute Olson Player of the Year awards.
- The Karl Malone Award is presented by the Naismaith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Named after Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the annual honor in its fourth year recognizes the top power forwards in Division I men's college basketball. By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players for the 2018 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award will be narrowed to just 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Malone and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The winner of the 2018 Karl Malone Award will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show presented by Wendy's in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, April 6, 2018.
- Daum was selected as one of 32 players on the 2017-18 Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason Watch List, announced Nov. 6 by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. The award is presented to the national player of the year by its namesake at the NCAA Final Four in San Antonio. In mid-March, the USBWA will announce its 2017-18 All-America Team and, at that time, finalists will also be chosen for the player of the year. Once finalists are announced, the entire USBWA membership will vote for the winner of the Oscar Robertson Trophy.
- He was announced as one of 40 selections on the CollegeInsider.com Lute Olson Award Watch List Nov. 6 as well. The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player who has played at least two seasons. The 2017-18 Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award will be announced on March 31, 2018 at the CollegeInsider.com Awards Event in San Antonio, site of the men's NCAA Basketball Championship.
Preseason All-Conference Team
Mike Daum and Reed Tellinghuisen made repeat appearances on the Summit League's Preseason All-League teams, announced early-October. Daum was the Preseason Player of the Year with First Team honors while Tellinghuisen picked a Second Team nod for the second straight season.
Daum is the second Jackrabbit to be named Preseason All-Conference and the first to do it twice, joining Nate Wolters (2012-13).
Battle on the Boards
Winning the rebounding battle was key to the Jackrabbits' success last season, as the team was 16-1 when out-rebounding its opponent. In games the team had the same or fewer rebounds, however, SDSU held a 2-16 mark.
This season, the Jacks are 1-0 when winning the rebounding battle and 1-0 when being out-rebounded. The Jacks did go plus-one in boards in the second half against UC Irvine, despite losing the overall rebound count.
Second Half Success
After posting a 2.8 points per game average through nonconference play last season, Chris Howell burst onto the season as a top scoring option for the Jackrabbits in the second-half of the season, averaging 11.4 points per game in Summit League play with double figures in 10 of the final 12 games in the season. He has seen time in both games in 2017-18 with a 2.5 ppg scoring average.
Tellinghuisen Closing in on Records
Reed Tellinghuisen is closing in on several school career records early in the 2017-18 campaign:
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| Category | Current Total | Place | Record | Last Season |
| 3FG Makes | 196 | 6th | 252 | 74 |
| 3FG Attempts | 536 | 5th | 659 | 222 |
| Minutes | 3,054 | 8th | 4230 | 1150 |
| Games Played | 106 | -- | 139 | 35 |
| Games Started | 94 | -- | 119 | 35 |
Holding the Key
Incoming junior transfer Brandon Key will be crucial to the Jackrabbit success this season, inheriting the starting point guard spot after the departure of last-year's graduate transfer Michael Orris.
Key averaged over seven assists per game last season at Southwest Tennessee Community College, ranking fifth in NJCAA.
He was named as a newcomer to watch in the league by TheAthletic.com's John Rohde in preseason and in the season opener scored five points with a team-high four assists, committing just one turnover. He followed the performance with another four-assist game against Mary.
Let It Rain
South Dakota State's 3-point offense ranked among the nation's best last season (tied for 27th), with the team setting school records in attempts (883) and makes (318). The Jacks had three players that hit 60 or more 3-pointers last season, including two returners in Mike Daum (79) and Reed Tellinghuisen (74). That duo ranked 13th nationally among active returning duos in combined 3-pointers from a year-ago.
Against UC Irvine, State fired 35 3-pointers, good for third all-time for a single game in school history.
#FearFrost
The Jacks own a 76-5 record at Frost Arena over the last five seasons entering the 2017-18 regular season, which includes perfect home records in four of the last five years. That span includes two home winning streaks of 30 or more games.
- South Dakota State won 34 consecutive games from Jan. 30, 2014 to Dec. 28, 2016. It ended as the nation's second longest active streak.
- The Jackrabbits won 30 consecutive home games from Jan. 29, 2011 to Nov. 14, 2013.
- 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), and 2015-16 (12-0).
- Since 2011-12, South Dakota State has won 93.8 percent of its home games, a mark that ranks fifth among all Division I programs. The list of top 10 home winning percentages since 2011-12 is available on page three of the game notes.
Team Quick Hits
- South Dakota State is now 15 wins away from the program's 1,500th victory. The Jacks won their 500th game in Frost Arena last season.
- 2017-18 marks the fourth time State has started 2-0 at the Division I level (dating back to transition year of 2004-05). The Jacks also did it in 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2015-16. The best start at the Division I level is 6-0, reached in 2010-11 and 2015-16.
- At least one Jackrabbit has scored in double figures over the last 313 games dating back to Jan. 12, 2008 at IUPUI when Anthony Cordova has nine points to lead the Jacks.
- 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 snapped a streak of 90 games without a 1,000 point scorer when Mike Daum joined the club on Jan. 21, 2017. SDSU has now restarted a streak of 15 games with at least one 1,000-point scorer on the court.
- SDSU has made at least one 3-pointer in 341 consecutive games. The last time the Jackrabbits did not make a 3-point field goal was Jan. 25, 2007 at Utah State when the team went 0-for-13.
- SDSU is 92-18 all-time in home openers (where records available). Dating back to 2004-05, SDSU's first year of DI transition, SDSU is 12-2.
- SDSU is 73-39 in season-openers all-time. The Jacks are 6-8 in season-opening games at the Division I level.
SDSU Last Time Out (Nov. 12, 2017)
South Dakota State men's basketball took care of business Sunday at Frost Arena, downing the University of Mary, 78-54, in front of 1,248 fans.
The Jackrabbits (2-0) shot 42.9 percent from the field and got to the line 32 times, hitting 22 free throws as a team.
SDSU's defense forced 14 turnovers and limited Mary to 28.3 percent shooting from the field. The Marauders did not hit a field goal in the final 5:46 of the game.
State went plus-14 on the boards and scored 18 second-chance points off of 13 offensive rebounds.
Mike Daum led the way with a 22-point, 13-rebound double-double, adding a career-high three blocks in the effort. It was his 12th career double-double and 33rd game with 20 or more points.
David Jenkins Jr. dropped 13 points for his second-consecutive double-figure scoring performance, hitting two 3-pointers while Ian Theisen put up 10 points and five rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench.
Reed Tellinghuisen just missed a double-double of his own, adding nine points and nine boards on the day.
Brandon Key dished four assists with five points while Tevin King grabbed seven boards, dished two assists and came up with two steals.
The Jacks started strong, building a 15-9 lead in the opening seven minutes, but a cold streak from the field allowed Mary to answer and take a 19-17 lead inside the eight-minute mark.
State recovered the momentum, however, and outscored the Marauders 22-9 (including a streak of nine unanswered) the rest of the half to hold an 11-point advantage at the break (39-28). Daum and Jenkins and eight points each in that stretch.
The Jackrabbits opened the second half with a 13-4 spurt to build a 20-point lead (52-32), capping an 11-0 run that lasted over three minutes with a 3-pointer from Lane Severyn at 14:27.
Down the stretch, Mary closed the gap to 17 twice, but that's as close as it would come the rest of the way.
Opponent Last Time Out (Nov. 12, 2017)
BamaStateSports.com
IOWA CITY | Reginald Gee paced three players in double figures for Alabama State, but it wasn't enough as Iowa had five players in double figures en route to a 92-58 victory at Carver-Hawkeye Arena Sunday afternoon.
Gee led Alabama State (0-2) with 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting from the floor, including a pair of three-pointers. He was also perfect from the free throw line, connecting on all three of his attempts.
Tobi Ewuosho and Branden Johnson each added 13 points in the loss, with Ewuosho collecting the first double-double of his career with 10 rebounds. Johnson added seven rebounds, while Gee added eight.
Alabama State shot 37.5 (24-of-64) percent from the floor and 28.6 (4-of-14) percent from beyond the arc. The Hornets connected on 54.5 (6-of-11) percent from the free throw line.
Meanwhile, Cordell Pemsl paced Iowa (2-0) with 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor, while Isaiah Moss added 12. Luka Garza recorded a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds ,while Maishe Dailey added 11 and Tyler Cook 10 in the Hawkeyes' win.
Iowa ended the night shooting 47.1 (32-of-68) percent from the floor and 37.9 (11-of-29) percent from beyond the arc. They also shot 51.5 (17-of-33) percent from the free throw line, while grabbing 53 rebounds.
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