Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Mayville State (Exhibition) on October 29, 2025 at 8:30 p.m.
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8:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball
vs Mayville State (Exhibition)
South Dakota State University Athletics
2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Theisen, Ian
Jersey Number 45
Ian Theisen
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Osseo, Minn.
- High School:
- Osseo H.S.
- Major:
- Journalism
Bio
Honors and Awards
- Three-time Summit League Honor Roll (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17)
2017-18: Appeared in 31 games with five starts ... logged 17 minutes per game, averaging 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds … shot 49 percent from the field and buried 18-of-53 from deep … grabbed 107 total rebounds and scored 141 total points … dished 15 points and swatted seven shots … tallied four double-figure scoring performances and pulled down five-plus rebounds in eight games … came off the bench to score 10 points with five rebounds in 15 minutes, hitting 3-of-4 from the field with a 3-pointer against Mary (11/12) ... put together a solid game of seven points, seven rebounds and 3-of-5 shooting in 20 minutes against Alabama State (11/14) ... pulled down a team-best nine rebounds against Iowa (11/21) and added five points in first start of the season ... hit first three shots at Wichita State (12/5) and finished with eight points, adding two rebounds in 22 minutes ... hit three 3-pointers and finished 6-for-8 from the field against Concordia (12/8), scoring 15 points with four rebounds ... scored eight points and hit a 3-pointer against North Dakota (12/12), adding three rebounds and a steal in 20 minutes ... did not play against Colorado, Drake and UMKC due to injury ... returned to the lineup against Presentation (12/30), where he hit 4-of-6 field goals with a 3-pointer, adding 11 points and four rebounds, matching his career-high of three assists ... played 27 minutes at NDSU (1/3) and went 2-for-3 from the field, scoring six points with a pair of rebounds ... played 12 minutes at Denver (2/8) and finished with seven points and three boards, hitting 2-of-3 from the field ... pulled down five rebounds and dished an assist at Oral Roberts (2/10) ... played three minutes in NCAA Tournament matchup with Ohio State (3/15) with one rebound.
2016-17: Started five games and appeared in 28 contests ... scored 141 points with 77 rebounds ... shot 56.8 percent beyond the arc and hit 15 of 33 3-point attempts ... reached double figures four times on the year, including a career-high 16 against Minnesota Crookston (11/30) ... dropped 15 points against Omaha (1/7) and followed with 11 points at IUPUI (1/18) and Denver (1/25) before an injury stalled his season for six games to open the month of February ... hit two 3-pointers in four games … hit a 3-pointer and had five points and three rebounds in NCAA Tournament game against Gonzaga (3/16).
2015-16: Started all 34 games … led team with 21 blocked shots … tallied double figures for scoring seven times, starting with 10-point outing in season opener against Chadron State (11/13) … made first 11 field goal attempts of the season, also starting campaign by making first four 3-point tries … was 5-for-5 from the field en route to 10 points in road win at Illinois State (11/19) … made all three field goal attempts as Jackrabbits defeated Houston Baptist at Cancun Challenge (11/24) … pulled down career-high 11 rebounds in win at Florida Gulf Coast (12/19) … made all three 3-point tries at Weber State (12/22) … scored career-high 13 points and added seven rebounds to help lead Jackrabbits to win over Middle Tennessee (12/27) … accounted for 11 points and six rebounds in Summit League opener against Denver (1/1) … contributed 10 points, eight rebounds and career-high four blocked shots in home win over Fort Wayne (1/14) … matched career high with 13 points in return matchup at Fort Wayne (2/18) … made all nine free throw attempts and averaged seven points and three rebounds per game in Summit League tournament.
2014-15: Played in all 35 games off the bench as a freshman ... logged four minutes in his Jackrabbit debut at Buffalo (11/14) ... made his only field goal attempt, a 3-pointer, to finish with three points ... grabbed a rebound and added a blocked shot in seven minutes off the bench at Idaho (11/17) ... led the team with six rebounds and added four points vs. Chadron State (11/24) ... finished with three points and five rebounds in 11 minutes vs. Wayne State (12/3) ... tied a season-high with four points vs. Idaho (12/13) ... scored two points and grabbed three rebounds in nine minutes at Utah State (12/20) ... made all four of his shots from the field, including a 3-pointer, to set a career-high with seven points at No. 14 Utah (12/23) ... did not score, but logged a career-high 12 minutes at No. 23 Northern Iowa (12/28) ... set a career-high with two blocked shots at Omaha (1/10) ... scored three points, adding a block and a rebound in tying a career-high with 12 minutes vs. South Dakota (1/17) ... did not miss a shot in going 3 for 3 from the floor and the free throw line in scoring a career-high 10 points vs. Fort Wayne (1/21) ... finished with five points and a pair of rebounds in nine minutes vs. Omaha (1/28) ... finished with four each in points and rebounds vs. Denver (1/31), adding a pair of blocks and an assist ... scored seven points on 2 of 3 shooting and added four rebounds and a career-high three steals in 14 minutes vs. Oral Roberts (2/21) ... scored six points in going a perfect 2 for 2 from the floor and the foul line in The Summit League Championship quarterfinal win over Western Illinois (3/7) ... scored five points in going 5 for 6 from the foul line in the semifinal win over South Dakota (3/9) ... made his only field goal attempt, went a perfect 4 for 4 from the foul line and added four rebounds in 12 minutes on the floor in the NIT first round win at Colorado State (3/18) ... scored two points in eight minutes in the NIT second round game at Vanderbilt (3/20).
Before SDSU: Five-year letterwinner ... team captain in both junior and senior seasons ... named all-conference in each of his final four seasons ... led the team in scoring, rebounds and blocks as a sophomore and a junior ... led the team in rebounds and blocks in each of his last four years on the team ... averaged 18 points, 12.1 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game as a sophomore, 15 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per games as a junior and 15 points, 12 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game as a senior ... graduated as the Osseo High School record-holder with 1,590 career points and with 1,083 rebounds ... also holds the school-record with a .590 field goal percentage and with 65 career double-doubles.
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