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League play resumes against ORU and CC
12/30/2009 7:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
South Dakota State returns home this week to play its first Summit League games of the season at Frost Arena. The weekend starts with a match-up against Oral Roberts on Thursday at 7 p.m., followed by a game against Centenary on Saturday in the Pork Classic in the back end of a doubleheader at 7:30 p.m.
The Golden Eagles come to Frost Arena with a 7-6 overall record, 2-0 in league play, and fresh off of a 75-66 win over No. 13 New Mexico last week. Centenary, who opens the weekend at North Dakota State on Thursday, picked-up its fifth win of the season on Monday with a win over Louisiana-Lafayette.
SDSU scored first and led until the 10:31 mark of the first half in its last outing at Minnesota, but the Golden Gophers ended the half on a 22-4 run that turned into a 51-31 halftime lead and eventually a 92-62 win at Williams Arena.
Garrett Callahan led all players with 25 points, including a 6-for-13 effort from three-point range. Nate Wolters added 14 points and led the Jacks with seven rebounds.
The only player to average in double figures this year, Callahan leads the Jacks with 13.0 points per game and with 11 steals. Clint Sargent adds 9.9 points per game and a team-high 85 percent free throw percentage. Kai Williams and Anthony Cordova both average 9.2 points per game, with Williams leading the team with 4.8 rebounds per game, followed closely by Cordova with 4.6 rebounds per game.
RABBITS ON THE RADIO - All Jackrabbit men's basketball games, home and on the road, can be heard live on AM 570 WNAX, with Steve Imming doing the play-by-play. The pre-game show begins 15 minutes before tip-off.
Select Jackrabbit games can also be heard on KRKI, ESPN Radio 99.5 FM in Rapid City.
THE JACKRABBIT INSIDER ON KSFY-TV - Fans of South Dakota State University Athletics can now get a weekly behind-the-scenes look at Jackrabbit sports teams with the addition of the "Jackrabbit Insider" to the KSFY Action News lineup.
Hosted by Tyler Merriam, the show airs on Sunday following KSFY's 10 p.m. newscast.
THE JACKRABBIT EXTRA ON GoJacks.com - Subscribers to the Jackrabbit Extra on GoJacks.com watch every Jackrabbit home game and select road games streaming live on the internet. In addition, subscribers can listen to every game, home and on the road, streaming live on the internet.
To learn more about the Jackrabbit Extra, or to subscribe, log onto GoJacks.com and click on "sign up"
SUMMIT TV ON TheSummitLeague.org - Subscribers to Summit TV on TheSummitLeague.org can watch every Summit League men's and women's basketball game streaming live on the internet. To learn more about Summit TV, log onto TheSummitLeague.org
NAGY TO COACH BAREFOOT FOR SAMARITAN'S FEET - SDSU head coach Scott Nagy, along with the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association and high school coaches throughout the state, teamed up with Samaritan's Feet to raise money and shoes for children all over the world.
All of the coaches from the SDBCA agreed to coach a game barefoot between Jan. 14-23, culminating with coach Nagy coaching barefoot at Frost Arena on Jan. 23, when the Jackrabbits host Oakland.
Fans interested in donating can simply text SHOES to 85944, which automatically adds $5 to your next phone bill. Donations can also be made online at SamaritansFeet.org.
SENIORS CLIMB THE 1,000 POINT CLUB LADDER - Seniors Garrett Callahan and Kai Williams both joined the SDSU 1,000-Point Club last year as juniors and started their climb up the all-time points ladder.
Callahan started the season ranked 25th all-time with 1,092 points, but already moved up to 15th on the list with 1,261 points. Williams started the season 26th all-time with 1,091 points, and enters the week ranked 18th all-time with 1,210 points.
REBOUNDING INTO THE RECORD BOOK - In addition to his climb up the SDSU scoring charts, Kai Williams needs just 12 rebounds this week to crack the top-10 in career rebounds at SDSU. Williams led the Jacks in rebounding in each of his first three years on the team, and currently leads the team with 4.8 rebounds per game.
SARGENT CLOSES IN ON 1,000 POINTS - Jackrabbit junior Clint Sargent entered the season with 652 points, 348 shy of becoming the 41st member of the SDSU 1,000 Point Club. His 129 points so far this season gives him 781 career-points, 219 points shy of joining the club.
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (7-6, 2-0 Summit, 1-5 Away) - The Golden Eagles enter Thursday's game following a convincing win over No. 13 New Mexico in their last game. Picked to finish second in The Summit League's preseason poll, ORU also picked up signature wins over Stanford and Missouri in its preconference schedule.
Dominique Morrison leads four Golden Eagles averaging in double figures with 15.5 points per game and leads the team with 41 assists. Defending Summit League Player of the Week Michael Craion adds 12.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, while Kevin Ford averages 10.7 points and a team-high 7.6 rebounds per game. Warren Niles adds 10.2 points per game, mostly off the bench.
The Series vs. Oral Roberts - The Golden Eagles lead the all-time series 4-2 after earning a series sweep in each of the Jacks first two years in The Summit League.
The first SDSU win in the series came in the first meeting on Jan. 24, 1968, when the Jacks won 92-83 in the Barn. The Jacks also won the last meeting 72-69 in overtime on March 7, 2009 in the first round of the Summit League Championships in Sioux Falls.
Centenary Gents (5-7, 1-1 Summit, 2-3 Away) - The Gents, who play at North Dakota State on Thursday, snapped a five-game losing streak on Monday with a 73-68 win at Louisiana-Lafayette.
David Perez leads the league with 19.6 points per game and leads Centenary with an .862 free throw percentage. Roman Tubner adds 11.9 points per game and Daman Starring 10.5 points. Jerrald Bonham averaged 8.9 points per game and leads the Gents with 4.8 rebounds per game.
The Series vs. Centenary - The Gents lead the all-time series 3-1. Centenary swept the season series in 2007-08 and each team won on its home floor in 2008-09.
Clint Sargent returned after missing four games due to injury in the last meeting on Feb. 28, 2009, to score 20 points, but it came in a losing effort, as the Gents won the game 77-67 at the Gold Dome in Shreveport, La.
NEXT UP FOR THE JACKRABBITS - SDSU makes the toughest road trip in the conference schedule next week with games at UMKC and Southern Utah. The trip starts with a game against the Kangaroos on Thursday in Kansas City, Mo., at Municipal Auditorium at 7:05 p.m. and ends in Cedar City, Utah on Saturday against the Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. MT.
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