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Big home weekend awaits Jackrabbit men
2/1/2010 6:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
South Dakota State returns home to Frost Arena this week to start a season-long three game home stand, starting with Military Appreciation night on Thursday when the Jackrabbits host Southern Utah, followed this weekend with a game against UMKC in the 38th Annual Pork Classic. The Jacks and Thunderbirds tip-off at 7 p.m., while the Jacks and Kangaroos start at 7:30 p.m., following the SDSU vs. UMKC womens' game at 5 p.m.
The Jacks won each of the first meetings this season on the road, which marked their first-ever Summit League weekend road sweep.
SDSU hit another milestone last week by winning at Centenary to complete the Jacks first-ever season sweep of a league team. Clint Sargent scored 18 points to lead the Jacks to victory, but got plenty of help from Nate Wolters, who scored a career-high 17 points and dished out a career-high eight assists. Kai Williams pitched in with 10 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season.
The Jacks tried to sweep the season series with Oral Roberts on Saturday, but came up just short despite 21 points from Sargent, another 17 by Wolters and 15 from Williams.
Sargent leads the Jackrabbit offense with 12.0 points per game, he also leads the team with a 45.6 percent three-point field goal percentage and an 85.7 free throw percentage. Garrett Callahan averaged 11.8 points per game, Williams adds 10.4 points and a team-high 5.8 rebounds per game, whild Wolters scored 10.0 points per game and leads the team with 66 assists.
NAGY RAISING MONEY FOR HATIAN RELIEF EFFORTS - SDSU head coach Scott Nagy teamed-up with Samaritan's Feet, the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association and high school coaches throughout the state, 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, against Oakland.
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 Haiti the earthquake relief efforts. Donations can also be made online at SamaritansFeet.org
SDSU TO HOST MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY - To honor those currently serving and those who served our country in the past, the South Dakota State Athletic Department would like to offer two free tickets to all military personnel for the game against Southern Utah on Thursday.
Veterans and service members with a valid military I.D., copy of their DD form 214 or with a V.A., V.F.W. or American Legion membership cards can pick up their two free tickets on the night of the game at the ticket window in Frost Arena.
38th ANNUAL PORK CLASSIC - Tickets for the pork barbeque can be purchased at the door for $7. The barbecue runs from 4-5:30 p.m. on the track in Frost Arena.
Fans can bid on 15 pork bundles in a live auction at halftime of the women's game and can also bid on five pork bundles and on a live hog at halftime of the men's game.
Proceeds from the pork bundles go to support undergraduate scholarships in the SDSU Department of Animal and Range Sciences.
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
CALLAHAN CLOSING IN ON THE TOP-10 - Garrett Callahan joined the SDSU 1,000 Point Club on Feb. 12, 2009, and continues his climb up the all-time scoring charts. Callahan enters the week ranked 11th all-time with 1,352 points, and needs just three more points to crack the top-10 all-time at SDSU.
More than just a scorer, Callahan enters the week with 238 career assists, three shy of cracking the top-10 at SDSU.
WILLIAMS MAKES HIS MARK - Kai Williams completed an old fashioned three-point play in overtime against Oakland on Jan. 31, 2009, to become the 39th member of the SDSU 1,000-Point Club and the first to score all of his points at the Division I level. Now a senior, Williams enters the week ranked 12th all-time with 1,319 points.
In addition to his climb up the SDSU scoring charts, Williams also rebounded his way into the top-five in career-rebounds. He led the Jacks in rebounding in each of his first three years on the team and enters the week ranked fifth on the all-time list with 781.
SARGENT CLOSES IN ON 1,000 POINTS - Junior Clint Sargent continues to close in on the 1,000-point milestone. His team-high 265 points so far this season gives him 917 career-points, 83 points shy of joining the club.
WOLTERS TIES FREE THROW RECORD - Freshman Nate Wolters tied the SDSU single game free-throw percentage record when he went 12-for-12 from the free throw line in the Jacks win over UMKC last week. Wolters tied the record first set by Jim Sutton in a win over St. Thomas (Minn.) on Dec. 17, 1956 and equaled by Garrett Callahan in a win over Southern Utah on Feb. 12, 2009.
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (6-15, 2-8 Summit, 0-9 Away) - The T-Birds snapped a five game losing streak by winning their only game last week 69-59 over UMKC. That win, along with an overtime win over North Dakota State, represent the only two Summit League wins for SUU, both of them at home.
The only Southern Utah player to average in double figures, Davis Baker leads the T-Birds with 16.7 points and ranks second on the team with 5.0 rebounds per game. Matt Hodgson averages an even seven points per game and leads the team with 5.2 rebounds per game.
The Series vs. Southern Utah - SDSU leads the all-time series 3-2. Each team won on its home floor over the first four meetings, with the Jacks breaking that streak in the first meeting of the season on Jan. 9, in Cedar City, Utah.
The First Meeting at Southern Utah (1/9/10) - Garrett Callahan led the way with 19-points as the Jackrabbits won their fourth straight game overall, fifth straight Summit League game. Clint Sargent chipped in with 16 points and Nate Wolters added 12 points off the bench.
UMKC Kangaroos (9-12, 3-7 Summit, 4-7 Away) - Picked to finish ninth in preseason league poll, which would keep them out of The Summit League Championships this March in Sioux Falls, UMKC enters the week ranked seventh in the league standings. The Kangaroos dropped their only game last week at Southern Utah by the score of 69-59.
Jay Couisnard leads a trio of Kangaroos averaging in double figures with 13.5 points per game. Trey McKinney-Jones averages 11.3 points, while LaTreze Mushatt scores 10.3 points and ranks second on the team with 5.2 rebounds per game. Spencer Johnson leads the Roos with 5.7 rebounds per game and adds 8.9 points.
The Series vs. UMKC - The Jackrabbits evened the series at 4-4 with a win in the last meeting on Jan. 7, in Kansas City.
The First Meeting at UMKC (1/7/10) - Nate Wolters tied an SDSU single-game record by going 12-for-12 at the free throw line, as the Jackrabbits held off the Kangaroos for a 74-69 win at Municipal Auditorium. The win gave SDSU its first three-game winning streak at the Division I level. Kai Williams led the Jacks with a season-high 19 points in the win, Clint Sargent added 18 points, all of them in the second half.
NEXT UP FOR THE JACKRABBITS - The Jackrabbits complete a season-long three-game home stand next Saturday, when they host North Dakota State in the back end of a doubleheader in Frost Arena at 7:30 p.m.
The Jacks then hit the road for the final time this season with games at Oakland on Feb. 18, and at IPFW on Feb. 20.
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