Upcoming Event: Women's Volleyball at Denver on October 2, 2025 at 6 p.m. MT / 7 p.m. CT
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6 p.m. MT / 7 p.m. CT
Women's Volleyball
at Denver
South Dakota State University Athletics
SDSU Men's Basketball History
SEASON |
OVERALL RECORD |
CONFERENCE RECORD |
COACH |
NOTES |
| 1903-04 | 0-2 | --- | No Coach | |
| 1904-05 | 2-0 | --- | No Coach | |
| 1905-06 | 2-2 | --- | No Coach | William M. Baine scheduled to take over as coach, but died on Dec. 2, 1905. |
| 1906-07 | 5-3 | --- | William Juneau | |
| 1907-08 | 5-1 | --- | J.M. Saunderson | |
| 1908-09 | 4-2 | --- | J.M. Saunderson | |
| 1909-10 | 3-4 | --- | J.M Saunderson | |
| 1910-11 | 2-5 | --- | Frederick Johnson | |
| 1911-12 | No games | --- | ||
| 1912-13 | 0-2 | --- | Harry "Buck" Ewing | |
| 1913-14 | No games | --- | ||
| 1914-15 | 5-6-1 | --- | Harry "Buck" Ewing | Tie game came in a contested game in Brookings vs. South Dakota on March 12, 1915 |
| 1915-16 | 5-5 | --- | Harry "Buck" Ewing | |
| 1916-17 | 4-7 | --- | Harry "Buck" Ewing | |
| 1917-18 | 6-1 | --- | Alec Culhane | |
| 1918-19 | 5-3 | --- | Alec Culhane | First Season in the "new" armory, which we now call the Barn or Intramural Building |
| 1919-20 | 8-8 | --- | C.A. "Jack" West | |
| 1920-21 | 13-6 | --- | C.A. "Jack" West | Incredibly, SDSU beat USD 40-14 on back-to-back nights of Feb. 17 and 18, 1921 |
| 1921-22 | 21-3 | --- | C.A. "Jack" West | |
| 1922-23 | 10-5 | 7-5 | C.A. "Jack" West | First Season of North Central Conference Play |
| 1923-24 | 8-11 | 6-10 | C.A. "Jack" West | |
| 1924-25 | 5-8 | 5-8 | C.A. "Jack" West | |
| 1925-26 | 3-17 | 2-11 | C.A. "Jack" West | |
| 1926-27 | 2-9 | 2-9 | Noble Redmen | |
| 1927-28 | 9-4 | 4-4 | George Edmonds | |
| 1928-29 | 12-2 | 7-1 | George Edmonds | NCC Champions |
| 1929-30 | 11-9 | 4-4 | George Edmonds | |
| 1930-31 | 8-8 | 3-5 | R.H. "Red"Threlfall | |
| 1931-32 | 7-7 | 3-5 | R.H. "Red"Threlfall | |
| 1932-33 | 7-7 | 2-6 | R.H. "Red"Threlfall | |
| 1933-34 | 4-14 | 3-5 | Lemme Herting | |
| 1934-35 | 10-9 | 3-7 | Lemme Herting | |
| 1935-36 | 6-8 | 3-7 | Lemme Herting | An unusually brutal winter forced the cancelation of several games |
| 1936-37 | 4-10 | 2-7 | R.H. "Red"Threlfall | |
| 1937-38 | 12-5 | 5-4 | James Baker | |
| 1938-39 | 10-9 | 5-4 | James Baker | |
| 1939-40 | 10-5 | 6-2 | James Baker | NCC Co-Champion |
| 1940-41 | 9-8 | 3-6 | James Baker | Head coach James Baker left SDSU in March for a job at the FBI |
| 1941-42 | 12-10 | 3-6 | Thurlo McCrady | |
| 1942-43 | 15-6 | 10-2 | Thurlo McCrady | NCC Champion - First-ever postseason game, March 8, at the NAIB Tournament |
| 1943-44 | 13-6 | --- | Thurlo McCrady | No NCC games due to World War II |
| 1944-45 | 5-16 | --- | Thurlo McCrady | No NCC games due to World War II |
| 1945-46 | 10-12 | --- | Thurlo McCrady | No NCC games due to World War II |
| 1946-47 | 7-13 | 6-5 | Thurlo McCrady | |
| 1947-48 | 19-6 | 8-3 | R.B. "Jack" Frost | |
| 1948-49 | 11-14 | 5-6 | R.B. "Jack" Frost | |
| 1949-50 | 9-12 | 4-8 | R.B. "Jack" Frost | |
| 1950-51 | 16-12 | 7-5 | R.B. "Jack" Frost | First-ever postseason win; at the NAIB District 12 Playoffs vs. Huron on March 5 |
| 1951-52 | 10-12 | 5-7 | R.B. "Jack" Frost | |
| 1952-53 | 10-12 | 4-8 | R.B. "Jack" Frost | |
| 1953-54 | 11-11 | 5-7 | R.B. "Jack" Frost | |
| 1954-55 | 14-11 | 7-5 | R.M. "Sox" Walseth | |
| 1955-56 | 17-7 | 10-2 | R.M. "Sox" Walseth | NCC Champions |
| 1956-57 | 19-3 | 11-1 | Jim Iverson | NCC Co-Champions |
| 1957-58 | 12-11 | 9-3 | Jim Iverson | |
| 1958-59 | 17-7 | 11-1 | Jim Iverson | NCC Co-Champions, Midwest Regional Champions, First-Ever Elite 8 Appearance |
| 1959-60 | 17-7 | 10-2 | Jim Iverson | NCC Champions, Midwest Regional Third Place |
| 1960-61 | 21-6 | 10-2 | Jim Iverson | NCC Champions, Midwest Regional Champions, NCAA College Division Third Place |
| 1961-62 | 13-9 | 7-5 | Jim Iverson | |
| 1962-63 | 22-5 | 11-1 | Jim Iverson | NCC Champions, NCAA College Division Champions |
| 1963-64 | 14-7 | 9-3 | Jim Iverson | |
| 1964-65 | 10-13 | 5-7 | Jim Iverson/Jim Marking | Marking took over on Jan. 31, and coached the final six games of the season |
| 1965-55 | 13-11 | 5-7 | Jim Marking | |
| 1966-67 | 11-14 | 5-7 | Jim Marking | |
| 1967-68 | 20-7 | 9-3 | Jim Marking | NCC Champions, Great Lakes Regional Third Place |
| 1968-69 | 18-6 | 9-3 | Jim Marking | NCC Co-Champions, Midwest Regional Second Place |
| 1969-70 | 22-4 | 13-1 | Jim Marking | NCC Champions, Midwest Region Champions |
| 1970-71 | 15-7 | 10-4 | Jim Marking | |
| 1971-72 | 17-8 | 10-4 | Jim Marking | Midwest Regional Qualifier |
| 1972-73 | 18-8 | 11-3 | Jim Marking | NCC Champions, Midwest Regional Second Place; Final season of NCAA College Division |
| 1973-74 | 11-12 | 4-10 | Jim Marking | First season of Division II Competition |
| 1974-75 | 12-12 | 5-9 | Gene Zulk | |
| 1975-76 | 12-12 | 6-8 | Gene Zulk | |
| 1976-77 | 10-16 | 5-9 | Gene Zulk | |
| 1977-78 | 17-12 | 7-7 | Gene Zulk | North Central Regional Third Place |
| 1978-79 | 13-14 | 5-7 | Gene Zulk | |
| 1979-80 | 23-7 | 12-3 | Gene Zulk | NCC Champions, North Central Regional Champion |
| 1980-81 | 13-14 | 7-7 | Gene Zulk | |
| 1981-82 | 13-14 | 6-8 | Gene Zulk | |
| 1982-83 | 16-12 | 11-7 | Gene Zulk | |
| 1983-84 | 21-9 | 12-6 | Gene Zulk | New England Regional Second Place |
| 1984-85 | 26-7 | 14-4 | Gene Zulk | NCC Champions, North Central Regional Champions, NCAA Division II Second Place |
| 1985-86 | 8-20 | 3-15 | Jim Thorson | |
| 1986-87 | 16-12 | 7-11 | Jim Thorson | |
| 1987-88 | 21-9 | 13-5 | Jim Thorson | South Central Regional Third Place |
| 1988-89 | 16-12 | 8-10 | Jim Thorson | |
| 1989-90 | 8-19 | 3-15 | Jim Thorson | |
| 1990-91 | 24-8 | 11-7 | Jim Thorson | NCC Tournament Champions, North Central Regional Second Place |
| 1991-92 | 25-8 | 13-5 | Jim Thorson | NCC Champions, North Central Regional Champions |
| 1992-93 | 19-12 | 10-8 | Jim Thorson | |
| 1993-94 | 19-8 | 11-7 | Brad Soderberg | |
| 1994-95 | 17-10 | 10-8 | Brad Soderberg | |
| 1995-96 | 24-5 | 15-3 | Scott Nagy | NCC Champions, North Central Regional Second Place |
| 1996-97 | 25-5 | 14-4 | Scott Nagy | NCC Champions, North Central Regional Champions |
| 1997-98 | 26-3 | 16-2 | Scott Nagy | NCC Champions, North Central Regional Second Place |
| 1998-99 | 17-10 | 9-9 | Scott Nagy | |
| 1999-2000 | 21-9 | 12-6 | Scott Nagy | North Central Regional Qualifier |
| 2000-01 | 22-7 | 13-5 | Scott Nagy | North Central Regional Qualifier |
| 2001-02 | 24-6 | 15-3 | Scott Nagy | NCC Champions, North Central Regional Second Place |
| 2002-03 | 24-7 | 12-4 | Scott Nagy | North Central Regional Qualifier |
| 2003-04 | 27-7 | 9-5 | Scott Nagy | North Central Regional Qualifier |
| 2004-05 | 10-18 | --- | Scott Nagy | First Season of the Division I Transition |
| 2005-06 | 9-20 | --- | Scott Nagy | |
| 2006-07 | 6-24 | --- | Scott Nagy | |
| 2007-08 | 8-21 | 3-15 | Scott Nagy | First Season in The Summit League. Final year of D-I transition |
| 2008-09 | 13-20 | 7-11 | Scott Nagy | Â First Season with Full Division I Eligibility |
| 2009-10 | 14-16 | 10-8 | Scott Nagy | Â |
| 2010-11 | 19-12 | 10-8 | Scott Nagy | Â |
| 2011-12 | 27-8 | 15-3 | Scott Nagy | Summit League Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament |
| 2012-13 | 25-10 | 13-3 | Scott Nagy | Summit League Regular Season Co-Champions, Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament |
| 2013-14 | 19-13 | 10-4 | Scott Nagy | CBI First Round |
| 2014-15 | 24-11 | 12-4 | Scott Nagy | Summit League Regular Season Co-Champions; NIT Second Round |
| 2015-16 | 26-8 | 12-4 | Scott Nagy | Summit League Regular Season Co-Champions, Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament |
| 2016-17 | 18-17 | 8-8 | T.J. Otzelberger | Summit League Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament |
| 2017-18 | 28-7 | 13-1 | T.J. Otzelberger | Summit League Regular Season Champions; Tournament Champions, NCAA Tournament |
| 2018-19 | 24-9 | 14-2 | T.J. Otzelberger | Summit League Regular Season Champions; NIT First Round |
| 2019-20 | 22-10 | 13-3 | Eric Henderson | Summit League Regular Season Co-Champions; All postseason canceled due to COVID-19 concerns |
| 2020-21 | 16-7 | 9-3 | Eric Henderson | Summit League Regular Season Champions |
| 2021-22 | 30-5 | 18-0 | Eric Henderson | Summit League Regular Season & Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament |
| 2022-23 | 19-13 | 13-5 | Eric Henderson | |
| 2023-24 | 22-13 | 12-4 | Eric Henderson | Summit League Regular Season & Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament |
| 2024-25 | 20-12 | 11-5 | Eric Henderson | |
| All-Time | 1,680-1,107-1 |
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