Heading into 2025-26 season (Updated June 2, 2025)
General Information
School: South Dakota State University (South Dakota State or SDSU acceptable)
Location: Brookings, South Dakota
Founded: 1881
Population: 24,626
Enrollment: 12,065 (Fall 2024)
President: Barry H. Dunn
Director of Athletics: Justin Sell
Conference: The Summit League
Nickname: Jackrabbits ("Jacks" acceptable on second reference)
Mascot: Jack Rabbit
Colors: Yellow and Blue (PMS 109 & PMS 286)
Facility: First Bank & Trust Arena (Capacity 5,000)
Website: GoJacks.com
Team Information
2024-25Â Record: 20-12
2024-25 Summit League Record: 11-5
2025 Summit League Championship: Loss to North Dakota in Quarterfinals, 85-69
2025 Postseason: None
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/6
Newcomers: 5
Percent of Scoring Returning: 52.9%
Percent of Rebounding Returning: 35.0%
Percent of Assists Returning: 47.5%
Returning Summit League honorees: Kalen Garry (2024-25 Honorable Mention)
Departed All-Summit League honorees: Oscar Cluff (2024-25 First Team, Newcomer of the Year, All-Defensive Team)
Coaching Staff
Bryan Petersen - Head Coach (1st Season, 7th Season at SDSU)
X
Cole Christian - Assistant Coach (1st Season)Â
X
Ryan Kirsch - Assistant Coach (1st Season)Â
X
Nick Smith - Assistant Coach (1st Season)Â
X
Jamal Nixon - Assistant Coach (1st Season)Â
X
Tucker Wookey - Assistant Coach / Operations (3rd Season)Â
X
History
First Year of Basketball: 1903-04
All-Time Record (following 2022-23): 1,680-1,107-1
  All-Time Division I Record: 399-274
  All-Time Summit League Record: 203-89
First Bank & Trust Arena Record: 13-1
Summit League Tournament Record: 28-10
NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 7Â (Last 2023-24)
  Overall NCAA Tournament Appearances: 31
  Record: 36-30
NCAA Championships: 1 (1962-63)
Overall Division IÂ Postseason Appearances: 10 (NIT in 2019 & 2015, CBI in 2014)
Summit League Tournament Championships: 7
  Last: 2023-24
Summit League Regular Season Championships: 9
  Last: 2023-24
Athletics Communications
Assistant Director (Primary): Andrew Pedersen (AndrewPedersen_)
  Email (Andrew.Pedersen@sdstate.edu)
Athletics Department: 605-688-5625
Ticket Office: 605-688-5422 or 1-866-GO-JACKS
Arena Press Row: 605-688-46232
Mailing Address
South Dakota State Athletics
2820 Stanley J. Marshall Center
Brookings, SD 57007-1497
Â