2011–12 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

The 2011–12 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by 17th year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at Frost Arena and are members of The Summit League. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in The Summit League to finish in second place. They were champions of The Summit League Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament. This was the Jackrabbits first ever NCAA Division I Tournament appearance. They lost in the second round to Baylor.[1]

2011–12 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball
Summit League tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSummit League
Record27–8 (15–3 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Klinkefus
  • Austin Hansen
  • Brian Cooley
Home arenaFrost Arena
Seasons
2011–12 Summit League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oral Roberts171 .944277 .794
South Dakota State153 .833278 .771
Oakland117 .6112016 .556
Western Illinois99 .5001815 .545
North Dakota State99 .5001714 .548
Southern Utah810 .4441417 .452
IUPUI711 .3891418 .438
* South Dakota513 .2781018 .357
IPFW513 .2781119 .367
UMKC414 .2221021 .323
2012 Summit League tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament

Roster edit

2011–12 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G3Nate Wolters6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)193 lb (88 kg)JrSt. Cloud, Minnesota
G4Cory Jacobsen6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrViborg, South Dakota
G5Taévaunn Prince6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrToronto, Ontario, Canada
G10Alex Olson6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)191 lb (87 kg)FrBrookfield, Wisconsin
G12Brayden Carlson6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg)SoBrookings, South Dakota
G22Zach Monaghan6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg)FrPalatine, Illinois
G23Joey Feilmeier6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg)FrJefferson, South Dakota
G/F24Zach Horstman6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrWinner, South Dakota
G25Chad White6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)213 lb (97 kg)SoMadison, South Dakota
G30Samuel Francis6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrSilistra, Bulgaria
F32Marcus Heemstra6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg)SoRock Valley, Iowa
G33Griffan Callahan6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)SrSeneca, Illinois
F34Tony Fiegen6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)JrMadison, South Dakota
F42Jordan Dykstra6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg)SoRock Valley, Iowa
F44Austin Hennings6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg)SoCouncil Bluffs, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2023

Source[2]

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2011*
8:30 pm
Minnesota State–MoorheadW 77–64 
Frost Arena (1,776)
Brookings, SD
Regular season
November 12, 2011*
1:00 pm
Western MichiganW 82–76 1–0
Frost Arena (1,632)
Brookings, SD
November 14, 2011*
7:00 pm
at MinnesotaL 55–71 1–1
Williams Arena (10,460)
Minneapolis, MN
November 16, 2011*
6:00 pm
at Georgia
CBE Classic
L 61–72 1–2
Stegeman Coliseum (4,913)
Athens, GA
November 21, 2011*
3:30 pm
vs. Niagara
CBE Classic
W 79–71 2–2
University Center (1,537)
Macon, GA
November 22, 2011*
3:30 pm
vs. Sam Houston State
CBE Classic
W 77–60 3–2
University Center (1,422)
Macon, GA
November 23, 2011*
6:00 pm
at Mercer
CBE Classic
W 74–61 4–2
University Center (1,568)
Macon, GA
November 26, 2011*
1:00 pm
at NebraskaL 64–76 4–3
Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,107)
Lincoln, NE
December 1, 2011
6:00 pm
at IUPUIW 97–93 OT5–3
(1–0)
IUPUI Gymnasium (1,085)
Indianapolis, IN
December 3, 2011
7:00 pm
at Western IllinoisW 67–66 6–3
(2–0)
Western Hall (1,038)
Macomb, IL
December 6, 2011*
7:00 pm
Southwest Minnesota StateW 92–69 7–3
Frost Arena (1,918)
Brookings, SD
December 10, 2011*
7:30 pm
North DakotaW 92–54 8–3
Frost Arena (4,104)
Brookings, SD
December 12, 2011*
7:00 pm
Dakota StateW 93–60 9–3
Frost Arena (1,444)
Brookings, SD
December 15, 2011*
7:00 pm
at North DakotaL 70–89 9–4
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,495)
Grand Forks, ND
December 18, 2011*
2:00 pm
at WashingtonW 92–73 10–4
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,060)
Seattle, WA
December 28, 2011
7:00 pm
IPFWW 94–58 11–4
(3–0)
Frost Arena (2,335)
Brookings, SD
December 30, 2011
7:00 pm
OaklandW 76–64 12–4
(4–0)
Frost Arena (3,803)
Brookings, SD
January 5, 2012
8:00 pm
at Southern UtahW 75–68 13–4
(5–0)
Centrum Arena (1,981)
Cedar City, UT
January 7, 2012
7:00 pm
at Oral RobertsL 75–97 13–5
(5–1)
Mabee Center (3,725)
Tulsa, OK
January 12, 2012
7:00 pm
South DakotaW 86–56 14–5
(6–1)
Frost Arena (6,216)
Brookings, SD
January 14, 2012
7:30 pm
UMKCW 85–58 15–5
(7–1)
Frost Arena (2,607)
Brookings, SD
January 21, 2012
7:00 pm
at North Dakota StateW 91–88 OT16–5
(8–1)
Bison Sports Arena (5,011)
Fargo, ND
January 26, 2012
6:00 pm
at OaklandL 87–92 16–6
(8–2)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,935)
Rochester, MI
January 28, 2012
6:00 pm
at IPFWW 74–43 17–6
(9–2)
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,856)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 2, 2012
7:00 pm
Oral RobertsW 75–60 18–6
(10–2)
Frost Arena (4,255)
Brookings, SD
February 4, 2012
7:30 pm
Southern UtahW 66–56 19–6
(11–2)
Frost Arena (3,382)
Brookings, SD
February 9, 2012
7:00 pm
at South DakotaL 68–72 19–7
(11–3)
DakotaDome (5,189)
Vermillion, SD
February 11, 2012
7:00 pm
at UMKCW 75–62 20–7
(12–3)
Swinney Recreation Center (1,231)
Kansas City, MO
February 15, 2012
7:00 pm
North Dakota StateW 80–57 21–7
(13–3)
Frost Arena (3,303)
Brookings, SD
February 18, 2012*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Buffalo
ESPN BracketBusters
W 86–65 22–7
Frost Arena (5,378)
Brookings, SD
February 23, 2012
7:00 pm
Western IllinoisW 74–57 23–7
(14–3)
Frost Arena (2,174)
Brookings, SD
February 25, 2012
7:30 pm
IUPUIW 75–64 24–7
(15–3)
Frost Arena (3,933)
Brookings, SD
Summit League tournament
March 3, 2012
8:30 pm, FCS
(2) vs. (7) IUPUI
Quarterfinals
W 77–56 25–7
Sioux Falls Arena (6,614)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 5, 2012
8:30 pm, FCS
(2) vs. (6) Southern Utah
Semifinals
W 63–47 26–7
Sioux Falls Arena (6,448)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 6, 2012
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (4) Western Illinois
Championship Game
W 52–50 OT27–7
Sioux Falls Arena (6,526)
Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2012*
6:50 pm, truTV
(S 14) vs. (S 3) No. 9 Baylor
Second Round
L 60–68 27–8
The Pit (11,839)
Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3][4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Baylor withstands South Dakota State's challenge". ESPN.com. March 15, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster". South Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Jackrabbit Basketball Statistics". South Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "2011-12 South Dakota State Schedule & Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2023.