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Upcoming Event: Softball versus Minnesota Crookston on September 28, 2025 at 1 p.m.
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1 p.m.
Softball
vs Minnesota Crookston
Brookings, S.D.
Upcoming Event: Women's Volleyball at Denver on October 2, 2025
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Women's Volleyball
at Denver
Denver, Colo.
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Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer versus North Dakota on October 2, 2025 at 7 p.m.
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7 p.m.
Women's Soccer
vs North Dakota
Brookings, S.D.
Upcoming Event: Equestrian versus Minnesota Crookston on October 3, 2025 at TBA
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TBA
Equestrian
vs Minnesota Crookston
Brookings, S.D.
Upcoming Event: Men's Swimming and Diving versus Omaha on October 3, 2025 at 1 p.m.
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1 p.m.
Men's Swimming and Diving
vs Omaha
Lincoln, Neb.
Upcoming Event: Women's Swimming and Diving versus Omaha on October 3, 2025 at 1 p.m.
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1 p.m.
Women's Swimming and Diving
vs Omaha
Lincoln, Neb.

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
2024-25 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) X
Ryan Kirsch - Assistant Coach (1st Season) X
Nick Smith - Assistant Coach (1st Season) X
Jamal Nixon - Assistant Coach (1st Season) X
Tucker Wookey - Assistant Coach / Operations (3rd Season) 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: 7 (Last 2023-24)
Overall NCAA Tournament Appearances: 31
Record: 36-30
NCAA Championships: 1 (1962-63)
Overall Division I 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

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Recent Results

Upcoming Event: Softball versus Minnesota Crookston on September 28, 2025 at 1 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Women's Volleyball at Denver on October 2, 2025

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer versus North Dakota on October 2, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Equestrian versus Minnesota Crookston on October 3, 2025 at TBA

Upcoming Event: Men's Swimming and Diving versus Omaha on October 3, 2025 at 1 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Women's Swimming and Diving versus Omaha on October 3, 2025 at 1 p.m.

Completed Event: Football versus Mercyhurst on September 27, 2025 , Win , 51, to, 7

Completed Event: Women's Volleyball versus Omaha on September 25, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 2

Completed Event: Women's Soccer versus St. Thomas on September 25, 2025 , Win , 6, to, 0

Completed Event: Men's Golf versus Husker Git-R-Done Invitational on September 22, 2025 , , 5th out of 12 teams

Completed Event: Women's Golf versus Johnie Imes Invitational on September 22, 2025 , , 9th out of 14 teams

Completed Event: Softball versus Sioux Falls / Morningside on September 21, 2025 ,

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