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Jacks return to league play at UMKC and SUU
12/29/2010 12:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball
South Dakota State returns to the road to play its first Summit League road games this week with games at UMKC on Thursday at 7 p.m., and at Southern Utah on Saturday at 7 p.m. MT.
The Jackrabbits went 1-2 on its last road trip, which included a last second win at Central Michigan and losses at Western Michigan and at Minnesota in their last game on Dec. 23.
Clint Sargent led the Jacks with 23 points, Nate Wolters added 16 points and a career-high 11 assists for his first career double-double. Jordan Dykstra rounded out the Jacks double figure scorers with 12 points in the loss.
Down 8-7 early, Jacks went on a 10-0 run to take a 17-8 lead with 13:34 left in the first half, but the Gophers started to chip away at the lead and eventually took a 34-29 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Trailing by 10 early in the second half, SDSU went on an 8-0 run to get within two points and stayed close until a Sargent three pointer with 8:06 left gave the Jacks a 60-59 lead.
Minnesota scored on its next possession to go back on top, where they stayed until Sargent tied the game at 63-all on a three-pointer. The teams traded free throws to get to 64-64, but Minnesota responded with a 9-0 run to take a 73-64 lead before Sargent ended the run with a jumper that cut the lead to 73-66 with just over three minutes to play. The Jacks would get no closer than seven points for the rest of the game in the 85-73 loss.
Wolters leads the Jackrabbit offense through 12 games with 18.7 points per game, with 74 assists and with 18 steals. He also pitches in with 4.0 rebounds per game. Clint Sargent averages 14.3 points per game and adds 3.1 rebounds. Griffan Callahan leads the team with 5.5 rebounds per game and adds 9.8 points per game. Chad White averages 10.0 points, ranks second on the team with 4.9 rebounds and leads the Jacks with 11 blocks.
JACKS FALL OUT OF MID-MAJOR TOP 25 - For the first time in its short Division I history, the South Dakota State men's basketball team cracked the collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll, when the Jackrabbits debuted at No. 25 in the poll released on Nov. 22.
A week after debuting in the poll, the Jacks jumped eight spots to No. 17, where they remained for two weeks, but fell one spot in the poll released on Dec. 13, to No. 18, and then out of the poll to receiving votes in the poll released on Dec. 20 and on Dec. 27.
WOLTERS EARNS WEEKLY HONOR - Nate Wolters earned Summit League Player of the Week honors this week for the second time this season, his first outright honor, after a week that included a game-winning shot at the buzzer, a league season-high assist game and an average of 20.5 points and 8.5 assists in two outings.
At Central Michigan, Wolters lifted South Dakota State to victory by hitting the game-winning three at the buzzer in a 72-69 road triumph. In that contest, Wolters scored 25 points, including 9-of-13 from the free throw line, with six assists and four rebounds.
Later in the week at No. 16/17 Minnesota, Wolters amassed a Summit League season-best 11 assists while scoring 16 points and adding four boards. Wolters 11 assists also marks the highest total for a Jackrabbit since Brady Hokenson posted 11 assists at Tennessee State on Dec. 22, 2004. For the week, Wolters shot 50 percent from beyond the arc, 46 percent from the field and 73 percent from the line.
JACKRABBITS AMONG THE NATION'S BEST - The Jackrabbits enter the week leading the nation with a 7.6 turnover margin, ranked second with 9.6 turnovers per game, eighth with a 1.52 assist to turnover ratio and ranked 25th with a .402 three-point field goal percentage. Individually, Griffan Callahan's enters the week ranked second in the nation with a .967 free throw percentage, while Nate Wolters ranks fifth in the nation with a 3.8 assist to turnover ratio and 30th in the nation with 5.7 assists per game.
CALLAHAN FINALLY MISSES FROM THE LINE - After starting the season with a perfect 28-for-28 mark from the charity stripe, junior Griffan Callahan finally missed a shot from the free throw line with a 1-for-2 effort at Western Michigan on Dec. 18. He responded with a 2-for-2 night at Central Michigan and a 1-for-1 night at Minnesota for a .970 percentage.
CLIMBING THE 1,000 POINT CLUB LADDER - Jackrabbit Senior Clint Sargent became the 41st member of the SDSU 1,000-Point Club on Feb. 25, 2010, in the Jacks 66-53 win over Western Illinois right here in Frost Arena.
Sargent started the season tied for 33rd on the all-time list with 1,035 points, but enters the week ranked 19th all-time with 1,206 points, 10 shy of 18th all-time at SDSU.
NAGY RAISING MONEY FOR HAITIAN RELIEF EFFORTS - Head coach Scott Nagy teamed up with Samaritan's Feet in each of the last two seasons to raise money and shoes for children in Haiti, a cause that really hits home for Nagy and his family, especially after a major earthquake shook the country on Jan. 12, 2010.
Already scheduled to coach in his bare feet on Jan. 23, 2010, against Oakland to raise money and shoes, the devastation in Haiti caused Nagy to shift his focus from shoes to earthquake relief, which worked to the tune of over $6,000.
Jackrabbit fans can play their part again in 2011, when Nagy coaches barefoot when the Jacks host IPFW on Jan. 22, in Frost Arena. Anyone interested in donating can simply text SHOES to 85944, which automatically adds $5 to your next phone bill. Donations from the 605 area code go specifically to help Nagy's cause.
RABBITS ON THE RADIO - Originated from the AM 570 WNAX studios in Yankton, S.D., SDSU men's basketball games can be heard on a total of five stations throughout South Dakota on the Jackrabbit Sports Network.
• 570 AM
- WNAX - Yankton
• 910 AM - KJJQ "The Ranch"
- Brookings
• 1060 AM - KGFX - Pierre
• 950 AM KWAT or 96.9 FM
KDLO - Watertown
• 99.5 FM - KRKI - Rapid
City
Six-time winner of the South Dakota Associated Press Sportscaster of the Year and 1998 National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association South Dakota Sportscaster of the Year, Steve Imming returns for his 20th season as the play-by-play voice of the Jackrabbits.
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"
THE JACKRABBIT INSIDER ON FOX - Fans of South Dakota State Athletics can get a weekly behind-the-scenes look at Jackrabbit sports teams by tuning into "The Jackrabbit Insider."
Hosted by Tyler Merriam, the show airs on Sunday on KTTW FOX 17 at 10:30 p.m., and can also be seen on Fox Sports North at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays.
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS
UMKC Kangaroos (8-5, 1-2 Summit) - The Kangaroos recorded their school record seventh straight home win when they opened the week with a 75-73 win over North Dakota State on Tuesday. UMKC led by as many as 20, but needed a Trinity Hall put-back at the buzzer to secure the win over the Bison.
Spencer Johnson and Reggie Chamberlain led the 'Roos with 16 points each in the win, with Johnson posting 21 rebounds, the second most in school history.
Jay Couisnard entered the week leading UMKC with and even 16.0 points per game and ranked second on the team with 5.0 rebounds. Johnson came in averaging 11.2 points and a team-high 8.9 rebounds per game, while Chamberlain averaged 10.0 points per game.
The Series vs. UMKC - The Jackrabbits lead the all-timer series 5-4 after sweeping the 2009-10 season series, which included a 74-69 win in Kansas City on Jan. 7, and a 78-57 win on Feb. 6, in Frost Arena.
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (3-9, 0-2 Summit) - The Thunderbirds, who host North Dakota State on Thursday, enter the week riding a two game losing streak and losers of five of their last six games, with the lone win in that stretch coming over Division II foe Panhandle State on Dec. 14.
Ray Jones leads the T-birds through 12 games with 10.3 points per game as the only player to average in double figures. Matt Massey adds 8.1 points and Ramell Taylor 8.0 points per game. Matt Hodgson averages 5.3 points per game and leads the team with 5.1 rebounds per game.
The Series vs. Southern Utah - The Jackrabbits lead the all-time series 4-2 after sweeping the season series in 2009-10. The Jacks and Thunderbirds split the season series in each of the previous two seasons, with each team winning on its home floor.
NEXT UP FOR THE JACKRABBITS - The Jackrabbits return home next week to host Centenary on Thursday at 7 p.m., and Oral Roberts on Saturday at 7:30 p.m., following the women's game vs. ORU at 5 p.m.
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