2014–15 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

The 2014–15 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by 20th year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at Frost Arena and were members of the Summit League. They finished the season 24–11, 12–4 in The Summit League play to finish in a share for The Summit League regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of The Summit League tournament where they lost to North Dakota State. As a regular season champion, and #1 seed in their league tournament, who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Colorado State in the first round before losing in the second round to Vanderbilt.

2014–15 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball
Summit League regular season co–champions
NIT, Second round
Conference	Summit League
Record	24–11 (12–4 The Summit)
Head coach	Scott Nagy (20th season)
Assistant coaches	Rob Klinkefus Brian Cooley Joe Krabbenhoft
Home arena	Frost Arena
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 The Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Dakota State †	12	–	4		.750			23	–	10		.697
South Dakota State	12	–	4		.750			24	–	11		.686
Oral Roberts	10	–	6		.625			19	–	15		.559
IPFW	9	–	7		.563			16	–	15		.516
South Dakota	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Denver	6	–	10		.375			12	–	18		.400
IUPUI	6	–	10		.375			10	–	21		.323
Omaha*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	17		.414
Western Illinois	3	–	13		.188			8	–	20		.286
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
† 2015 Summit League Tournament winner

Roster

2014–15 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Deondre Parks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Flint, Michigan G 1 Skyler Flatten 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Clark, South Dakota G 2 Keaton Moffitt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Sioux Falls, South Dakota G 4 Jake Bittle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bixby, Oklahoma G 5 Anders Broman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Duluth, Minnesota G 10 Joshua White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Edwardsville, Illinois G 11 George Marshall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois G 13 Cory Jacobsen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Viborg, South Dakota G/F 23 Reed Tellinghuisen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Sac City, Iowa G/F 24 Zach Horstman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Winner, South Dakota G 25 Lane Severyn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Pierre, South Dakota F 30 Connor Devine 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Wasilla, Alaska F 32 Mike Daum 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Kimball, Nebraska F 33 Logan Doyle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Alexandria, Minnesota F 34 Cody Larson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Sioux Falls, South Dakota F 42 Ian Theisen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Osseo, Minnesota	Head coach Scott Nagy (Delta State) Assistant coach(es) Rob Klinkefus (Buena Vista) Brian Cooley (Nebraska Wesleyan) Joe Krabbenhoft (Wisconsin) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-09-01

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2014* 8:30 pm		South Dakota Mines	W 76–54		Frost Arena (2,220) Brookings, SD
11/04/2014* 7:00 pm		Dakota Wesleyan	W 79–72		Frost Arena (1,458) Brookings, SD
Regular season
11/14/2014* 6:30 pm, ESPN3		at Buffalo	L 67–69	0–1	Alumni Arena (3,315) Amherst, NY
11/17/2014* 9:00 pm		at Idaho	L 77–82	0–2	Memorial Gymnasium (631) Moscow, ID
11/21/2014* 7:00 pm, Midco		North Dakota	W 74–72	1–2	Frost Arena (2,651) Brookings, SD
11/24/2014* 8:30 pm		Chadron State	W 87–42	2–2	Frost Arena (1,925) Brookings, SD
11/30/2014* 4:00 pm		vs. Florida Gulf Coast	L 58–71	2–3	Sanford Pentagon (3,250) Sioux Falls, SD
12/03/2014* 7:00 pm		Wayne State College	W 89–55	3–3	Frost Arena (1,818) Brookings, SD
12/06/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		UMKC	W 81–61	4–3	Frost Arena (1,301) Brookings, SD
12/09/2014* 7:00 pm, FS North+		at Saint Louis	W 62–55	5–3	Chaifetz Arena (5,102) St. Louis, MO
12/13/2014* 4:00 pm		Idaho	W 87–85	6–3	Frost Arena (2,221) Brookings, SD
12/18/2014* 6:30 pm, MWN		vs. Idaho State World Vision Classic	W 75–72 OT	7–3	Smith Spectrum (7,049) Logan, UT
12/19/2014* 6:30 pm, MWN		vs. Cal State Bakersfield World Vision Classic	W 53–49	8–3	Smith Spectrum (7,188) Logan, UT
12/20/2014* 9:00 pm, ASN		at Utah State World Vision Classic	W 68–65 OT	9–3	Smith Spectrum (7,216) Logan, UT
12/23/2014* 8:00 pm, P12N		at No. 14 Utah	L 66–80	9–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,322) Salt Lake City, UT
12/28/2014* 2:00 pm		at No. 23 Northern Iowa	L 63–74	9–5	McLeod Center (6,333) Cedar Falls, IA
01/02/2015 8:00 pm, ROOT RM		at Denver	L 69–76	9–6 (0–1)	Magness Arena (1,786) Denver, CO
01/04/2015 4:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3		at North Dakota State	L 69–72	9–7 (0–2)	Scheels Arena (3,368) Fargo, ND
01/07/2015 7:00 pm		Western Illinois	W 75–44	10–7 (1–2)	Frost Arena (1,407) Brookings, SD
01/10/2015 4:30 pm, Midco/ESPN3		at Omaha	W 87–68	11–7 (2–2)	Ralston Arena (1,877) Ralston, NE
01/14/2015 7:00 pm		IUPUI	W 68–52	12–7 (3–2)	Frost Arena (2,583) Brookings, SD
01/17/2015 4:30 pm, Midco/ESPN3		South Dakota	W 71–57	13–7 (4–2)	Frost Arena (5,354) Brookings, SD
01/21/2015 7:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3		IPFW	W 82–53	14–7 (5–2)	Frost Arena (2,394) Brookings, SD
01/24/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Oral Roberts	W 76–72	15–7 (6–2)	Mabee Center (4,509) Tulsa, OK
01/28/2015 7:00 pm		Omaha	W 86–64	16–7 (7–2)	Frost Arena (2,274) Brookings, SD
01/31/2015 4:30 pm, Midco/ESPN3		Denver	W 69–39	17–7 (8–2)	Frost Arena (4,725) Brookings, SD
02/05/2015 6:00 pm		at IPFW	L 74–84	17–8 (8–3)	Gates Sports Center (804) Fort Wayne, IN
02/07/2015 12:00 pm, HTSN/ESPN3		at IUPUI	W 63–56	18–8 (9–3)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,386) Indianapolis, IN
02/14/2015 4:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3		North Dakota State	W 68–58	19–8 (10–3)	Frost Arena (4,912) Brookings, SD
02/18/2015 7:00 pm		at Western Illinois	W 79–77	20–8 (11–3)	Western Hall (1,139) Macomb, IL
02/21/2015 7:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3		Oral Roberts	W 81–52	21–8 (12–3)	Frost Arena (5,347) Brookings, SD
02/28/2015 4:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3		at South Dakota	L 64–80	21–9 (12–4)	DakotaDome (4,812) Vermillion, SD
The Summit League tournament
03/07/2015 6:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3		vs. Western Illinois Quarterfinals	W 87–50	22–9	Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (9,773) Sioux Falls, SD
03/09/2015 6:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3		vs. South Dakota Semifinals	W 78–65	23–9	Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (10,153) Sioux Falls, SD
03/10/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. North Dakota State Championship game	L 56–57	23–10	Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (9,033) Sioux Falls, SD
NIT
03/18/2015* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	No. (8)	at (1) Colorado State First round	W 86–76	24–10	Moby Arena (3,391) Fort Collins, CO
03/20/2015* 8:30 pm, ESPNU	No. (8)	at (5) Vanderbilt Second round	L 77–92	24–11	Memorial Gymnasium (5,605) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

Source:^[1]

References

1. "Basketball-M - 2014-15 Schedule & Results". South Dakota State University Athletics. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.