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South Dakota State University Athletics
Thursday, November 3
Brookings, S.D.
8:30 p.m.
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Men's Basketball opens 2016-17 with exhibition
11/1/2016 10:28:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The 2016-17 men's basketball season gets underway this Thursday with an exhibition contest between South Dakota State and South Dakota Mines inside Frost Arena. Thursday's contest, scheduled for 8:30 p.m., is the lone exhibition for the Jackrabbits before the regular season begins next week, and is part of a doubleheader with the women's team. Tipoff will officially take place 25 minutes after the women's game (which begins at 6 p.m.) ends.
Broadcast Information
Scouting the Hardrockers
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology comes to Frost Arena for the third consecutive season to play a preseason exhibition with the Jackrabbits. SDSU won 72-43 in 2015-16 and 76-54 two years ago. Last season, SD Mines went 10-16 for the year with an 8-14 mark in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play in Division II. The Hardrockers return their top scorer and rebounder in Konor Kulas, as the senior big man just missed a double-double average with 16.7 points and 9.8 rebounds a game while shooting 54.3 percent from the field. Aside from Kulas, Brian Orr and Marco Pascolo return as part of the starting lineup last season. Orr averaged 11.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and shot 39.9 percent from the field last season while Pascolo put up 7.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, adding 26 assists and a team-high 23 steals. Pascolo also shot .500 from the field. The Hardrockers are led by Jason Henry, who holds a 144-172 record entering his 12th season. South Dakota Mines and the Jackrabbits have never met during regular season play.
Jackrabbit Season Preview
South Dakota State enters the 2016-17 campaign with several new faces, but similar goals coming off its third NCAA Tournament appearance in the past five seasons. The Jackrabbits were picked second in The Summit League's preseason poll, finishing behind Fort Wayne and ahead of North Dakota State in the top three spots. Individually, Mike Daum headlined the preseason poll as the 2016-17 The Summit League Preseason Player of the Year alongside his First Team honors. Reed Tellinghuisen was picked Second Team. Daum is coming off a stellar redshirt freshman campaign where, despite starting only two games, led the team in points (15.2) and rebounds (6.1) and scored in double figures 30 times, including the final 21 games. He was named a Kyle Macy All-American, the Summit League Newcomer and Sixth Man of the Year (with First Team and All-Newcomer Team honors). Tellinghuisen started 34 games last season and shot 36.8 percent beyond the arc, averaging 9.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per contest. He is the most experienced Jackrabbit on the floor (69 games, 57 starts). Other key returners include Ian Theisen, Tevin King, Skyler Flatten and Lane Severyn. Theisen started all 34 games last season and put up averages of 6.1 points and 3.4 rebounds. King started two games, played in 34 and led the team with with 27 steals. Flatten has battled injuries but enters 2016-17 healthy. He last played in 2014-15 where he played in 31 games as a reserve. Severyn played in 27 games last season. Three redshirt freshmen, Adam Dykman, Beau Brown and Cole Gentry enter the season with the chance to compete for spots as well. The Jacks feature several new faces expected to contend for playing time, including A.J. Hess and Michael Orris, a pair of graduate transfers from Southern Utah and Northern Illinois, respectively. Two other transfers, Chris Howell (Butler Community College) and Andre Wallace (Iowa Western) will be part of the conversation as well.
Jackrabbits in Exhibition
Dating back to the 2006-07 season, SDSU is 12-1 in exhibitions at the Division I level, with the lone loss coming to Southwest Minnesota State in 2008. An overview of SDSU's exhibition history is below:Â
New Faces, Great Places
South Dakota State's hiring of first-year head coach T.J. Otzelberger was a nod to the state's motto, "Great Faces, Great Places." The new face of the program, announced April 14, 2016, is in his first-ever heading coaching role, but has been groomed for the position over several assistant stops, working with Lorenzo Romar (Washington), Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State), Greg McDermott (Iowa State) and Steve Prohm (Iowa State). Alongside Otzelberger, new members of the coaching staff include Ben Walker, a Creighton hall of fame member who last coached at Jackson State, Eric Henderson, a former Wayne State (Neb.) standout who spent last season with SDSU's rival, North Dakota State, and Tyler Glidden, the director of operations who has worked at Creighton and Iowa State. Rob Klinkefus was the lone holdover from former head coach Scott Nagy's staff, and enters his 11th season at SDSU.
#FearFrost
The Jacks own a 63-3 record at Frost Arena over the last five seasons, which includes perfect home records in four of the last five years, including 2015-16. That also includes a 30-game home winning streak from Jan. 29, 2011 through Nov. 14, 2013, and their current 29-game home winning streak, the third-longest home winning streak in Division I at the end of the 2015-16 season. South Dakota State completed its sixth perfect record at Frost Arena last on Feb. 27, with its win over Oral Roberts. SDSU put together undefeated seasons inside Frost Arena during 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).
20-Win Seasons
Reaching the 20-win mark has become a standard at South Dakota State University over the previous five seasons, as the Jackrabbits have done in four times in that span and 23 times in the program's history.Â
Scoring Streaks and Quick Hits
2015-16 Season Review
The 2015-16 Jackrabbit Men's Basketball season featured several highlights throughout the campaign, including a trip to the NCAA Tournament, a conference tournament title and earning a share of The Summit League's regular season championship. The Jackrabbits earned the No. 12 seed in last year's West Region, narrowly missing an upset over fifth-seeded Maryland in the first round, falling 79-74. Prior to that, SDSU earned the nickname "Cardiac Jacks" with a run through the conference tournament, pulling off three-point quarterfinal and one-point semifinal wins before earning the automatic bid with a 67-59 win over NDSU in the final. Mike Daum was named the tournament MVP and Deondre Parks was a member of the All-Tournament team. For the regular season, SDSU posted its second consecutive undefeated home record while three players garnered All-Conference honors in addition to other national awards. Mike Daum was named the Summit League Freshman and Sixth Man of the Year in addition to earning spots on the All-Conference First Team and the All-Newcomer Team. George Marshall was an All-Conference First Team selection and Deondre Parks claimed an honorable mention nod. On the national level, Marshall and Parks earned NABC Division I All-District 12 honors with First and Second Team nods, respectively, and Daum was named a Kyle Macy All-American. After the season, longtime head coach Scott Nagy resigned after completing his 21st season at the helm.
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Broadcast Information
| Radio/Audio Talent | Tyler Merriam (Play-by-Play), Brad Newitt (Analyst) |
| Live Radio | Jackrabbit Sports Network (Flagship WNAX 570 AM / 99.9 FM |
| Free Live Audio | Jackrabbit All-Access |
| Live Stats | GoJacksLive.com |
| * Live video stream will not be available for exhibitions | |
Scouting the Hardrockers
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology comes to Frost Arena for the third consecutive season to play a preseason exhibition with the Jackrabbits. SDSU won 72-43 in 2015-16 and 76-54 two years ago. Last season, SD Mines went 10-16 for the year with an 8-14 mark in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play in Division II. The Hardrockers return their top scorer and rebounder in Konor Kulas, as the senior big man just missed a double-double average with 16.7 points and 9.8 rebounds a game while shooting 54.3 percent from the field. Aside from Kulas, Brian Orr and Marco Pascolo return as part of the starting lineup last season. Orr averaged 11.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and shot 39.9 percent from the field last season while Pascolo put up 7.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, adding 26 assists and a team-high 23 steals. Pascolo also shot .500 from the field. The Hardrockers are led by Jason Henry, who holds a 144-172 record entering his 12th season. South Dakota Mines and the Jackrabbits have never met during regular season play.
Jackrabbit Season Preview
South Dakota State enters the 2016-17 campaign with several new faces, but similar goals coming off its third NCAA Tournament appearance in the past five seasons. The Jackrabbits were picked second in The Summit League's preseason poll, finishing behind Fort Wayne and ahead of North Dakota State in the top three spots. Individually, Mike Daum headlined the preseason poll as the 2016-17 The Summit League Preseason Player of the Year alongside his First Team honors. Reed Tellinghuisen was picked Second Team. Daum is coming off a stellar redshirt freshman campaign where, despite starting only two games, led the team in points (15.2) and rebounds (6.1) and scored in double figures 30 times, including the final 21 games. He was named a Kyle Macy All-American, the Summit League Newcomer and Sixth Man of the Year (with First Team and All-Newcomer Team honors). Tellinghuisen started 34 games last season and shot 36.8 percent beyond the arc, averaging 9.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per contest. He is the most experienced Jackrabbit on the floor (69 games, 57 starts). Other key returners include Ian Theisen, Tevin King, Skyler Flatten and Lane Severyn. Theisen started all 34 games last season and put up averages of 6.1 points and 3.4 rebounds. King started two games, played in 34 and led the team with with 27 steals. Flatten has battled injuries but enters 2016-17 healthy. He last played in 2014-15 where he played in 31 games as a reserve. Severyn played in 27 games last season. Three redshirt freshmen, Adam Dykman, Beau Brown and Cole Gentry enter the season with the chance to compete for spots as well. The Jacks feature several new faces expected to contend for playing time, including A.J. Hess and Michael Orris, a pair of graduate transfers from Southern Utah and Northern Illinois, respectively. Two other transfers, Chris Howell (Butler Community College) and Andre Wallace (Iowa Western) will be part of the conversation as well.
Jackrabbits in Exhibition
Dating back to the 2006-07 season, SDSU is 12-1 in exhibitions at the Division I level, with the lone loss coming to Southwest Minnesota State in 2008. An overview of SDSU's exhibition history is below:Â
New Faces, Great Places
South Dakota State's hiring of first-year head coach T.J. Otzelberger was a nod to the state's motto, "Great Faces, Great Places." The new face of the program, announced April 14, 2016, is in his first-ever heading coaching role, but has been groomed for the position over several assistant stops, working with Lorenzo Romar (Washington), Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State), Greg McDermott (Iowa State) and Steve Prohm (Iowa State). Alongside Otzelberger, new members of the coaching staff include Ben Walker, a Creighton hall of fame member who last coached at Jackson State, Eric Henderson, a former Wayne State (Neb.) standout who spent last season with SDSU's rival, North Dakota State, and Tyler Glidden, the director of operations who has worked at Creighton and Iowa State. Rob Klinkefus was the lone holdover from former head coach Scott Nagy's staff, and enters his 11th season at SDSU.
#FearFrost
The Jacks own a 63-3 record at Frost Arena over the last five seasons, which includes perfect home records in four of the last five years, including 2015-16. That also includes a 30-game home winning streak from Jan. 29, 2011 through Nov. 14, 2013, and their current 29-game home winning streak, the third-longest home winning streak in Division I at the end of the 2015-16 season. South Dakota State completed its sixth perfect record at Frost Arena last on Feb. 27, with its win over Oral Roberts. SDSU put together undefeated seasons inside Frost Arena during 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).
20-Win Seasons
Reaching the 20-win mark has become a standard at South Dakota State University over the previous five seasons, as the Jackrabbits have done in four times in that span and 23 times in the program's history.Â
Scoring Streaks and Quick Hits
- At least one Jackrabbit scored in double figures in every game of the 2015-16 season, stretching SDSU's streak in that category to 277 games, dating back to Jan. 12, 2008 at IUPUI when Anthony Cordova has nine points to lead the Jacks.
- SDSU has made at least one three-pointer in 304 games. The last time the Jackrabits did not make a three-point field goal was Jan. 25, 2007 at Utah State when the team went 0-for-13.
- 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. Entering 2016-17, SDSU has now gone 70 games without a 1,000 point scorer. Reed Tellinghuisen (608 points) and Mike Daum (518 points) are the two Jackrabbits closest to joining the club.
- Mike Daum set the school's freshman scoring record with 518 last season. The previous record was Matt Caldwell's 453 points from 2006.
- Daum and teammate George Marshall were the only two players in The Summit League to score at least 10 points in every league game.
- Daum is the first-ever SDSU freshman (at both DI and DII levels) to earn all-league/all-conference honors.
2015-16 Season Review
The 2015-16 Jackrabbit Men's Basketball season featured several highlights throughout the campaign, including a trip to the NCAA Tournament, a conference tournament title and earning a share of The Summit League's regular season championship. The Jackrabbits earned the No. 12 seed in last year's West Region, narrowly missing an upset over fifth-seeded Maryland in the first round, falling 79-74. Prior to that, SDSU earned the nickname "Cardiac Jacks" with a run through the conference tournament, pulling off three-point quarterfinal and one-point semifinal wins before earning the automatic bid with a 67-59 win over NDSU in the final. Mike Daum was named the tournament MVP and Deondre Parks was a member of the All-Tournament team. For the regular season, SDSU posted its second consecutive undefeated home record while three players garnered All-Conference honors in addition to other national awards. Mike Daum was named the Summit League Freshman and Sixth Man of the Year in addition to earning spots on the All-Conference First Team and the All-Newcomer Team. George Marshall was an All-Conference First Team selection and Deondre Parks claimed an honorable mention nod. On the national level, Marshall and Parks earned NABC Division I All-District 12 honors with First and Second Team nods, respectively, and Daum was named a Kyle Macy All-American. After the season, longtime head coach Scott Nagy resigned after completing his 21st season at the helm.
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