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Men's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Sunday, November 26
Brookings, S.D.
2 p.m.
South Dakota State University
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Dakota State
Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen
Men's basketball hosts Trojans Sunday
11/25/2017 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| Â GAME 8: South Dakota State (5-2) vs. Dakota State (5-4) |
| Â When | Â Sunday, Nov. 26 | 2 p.m. | |
|  Where |  Frost Arena | Brookings, S.D. | |
| Â Radio | Â Jackrabbit Sports Network | WNAX 570 AM | Tyler Merriam & Brad Newitt | |
| Â Live Video | Â Jackrabbits All-Access | |
| Â Live Audio | Â Jackrabbits All-Access | |
| Â Live Stats | Â GoJacksLive.com | |
|  Game Notes |  South Dakota State | Dakota State | Summit League | |
| Â Social Media | Â Twitter | Facebook | #FindAWay | |
Previewing the Game
South Dakota State returns to Frost Arena for its final home game of November Sunday, taking on Dakota State at 2 p.m.
The Jackrabbits are coming off a fifth-place finish at the 2017 Cayman Islands Classic after picking up wins over Iowa and Buffalo.
Dakota State has not played since last Tuesday, a 93-80 win over Briar Cliff. Sunday's contest is an exhibition for the Trojans.
SDSU and DSU have faced off 26 times prior, with the Jacks holding a 22-4 lead in the all-time series. The Jacks have not lost since the 1933-34 season. The team have played 11 times since then.
About South Dakota State
The Jackrabbits are 5-2 to start the year after picking up two wins at last week's Cayman Islands Classic. The 5-2 mark through seven games is SDSU's best start to a season since 2015-16, when the team won six of its first seven.
South Dakota State entered the 2017-18 campaign as the Summit League's preseason top pick after earning the league's automatic bid a year ago to the NCAA Tournament. The Jackrabbits return four starters and eight letterwinners from a year ago, with seven newcomers on the roster.
The Summit League Preseason Player of the Year Mike Daum is the nation's top returning scorer and is off to another fast start, averaging a team-best 19.9 points per game and 8.7 rebounds per contest. He has three double-doubles in the first seven games of the campaign and has reached double figures in every contest, including two of his 14 career 30-point games.
Freshmen David Jenkins Jr. has established himself as a go-to scorer early in his college career, sitting second on the team with a 14.7 points per game scoring average. He has twice led the team in scoring (13 against UCI and 23 against Iowa) and is shooting 43.1 percent from the field this season. He has two 20-point games as well and leads the team with 20 made 3-pointers.
Reed Tellinghuisen raised his average to 10.6 points per game at the Cayman Islands Classic with two double-figure scoring performances, dropping 16 points against Wyoming and 15 versus Iowa. The Sac City, Iowa native has pulled down 38 total rebounds through seven games, three behind Tevin King to sit third on the team.
King is up to 8.6 points on average and has dished out 11 steals with 12 assists and 41 rebounds. He has six made 3-pointers this year after hitting just seven treys all season in 2016-17.
The Jackrabbits are scoring 77.1 points per game and are plus-six in scoring margin. SDSU is out-rebounding opponents by 5.6 boards on average, and holds a 1.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.
About Dakota State
Dakota State (5-4) is coming off a win over then-No. 18 Briar Cliff last week, and is scoring 86.9 points per contest with a 49.5 team field goal percentage. The Trojans are plus-1.3 in rebounds per game, and boast a 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio.
DSU has four players averaging double figures, led by Justin Folkers' 17.6 points per game mark. Kevin Daniels (16.1 ppg), Keeon Johnson (13.8 ppg) and Maurice Arrington (10.1 ppg) are above 10 points per game on the season as well, while Arrington has grabbed a team-best 60 rebounds through nine games.
Daniels boasts a 5.9 assists per game mark to lead the program and Folkers is shooting 63.1 percent from the field with 6.7 rebounds per game.
Head Coach Gary Garner, who has won over 500 games in his coaching career, is on medical leave early in the year. Michael Larsen is serving as interim head coach in Garner's absence and has led the team to five wins this season.
A South Dakota State Win Would ...
Make SDSU 6-2 on the season for the second time at the Division I level (also done in 2012-13) ... give State a 23-4 mark all-time against Dakota State and extend the series streak to 12 games ... make Otzelberger 24-19 at South Dakota State ... make SDSU 1,489-1,026-1 all-time.
A South Dakota State Loss Would ...
Put the Jacks at 5-3 ... snap an 11-game winning streak against Dakota State and put the series at 22-5 all-time in SDSU's favor ... make Otzelberger 23-20 at South Dakota State ... make the Jacks 1,488-1,027-1 all-time.
Tough Tests
South Dakota State's win over Iowa at the Cayman Classic was the second of four Power Five matchups for the Jackrabbits this season. SDSU faced Kansas Nov. 17, and still has Ole Miss and Colorado on the docket.
The Jackrabbits have six wins over Power Five programs since joining The Summit League in 2007, picking up wins over Iowa State (2008), Iowa (2010 and 2017), Washington (2011), TCU (2015) and Minnesota (2015).
The Jacks also have a meeting set with current-No. 6 Wichita State, a member of the American Athletic Conference, in December.
Jacks 14th in Mid-Major Poll
The Jackrabbits are 14th in the latest addition of the College Sports Madness Mid-Major Top 25, released Nov. 20 by the organization. The Jacks were 14th in the preseason poll and moved up to 13th last week after starting 2-0.
2017-18 opponents UC Irvine, North Dakota and South Dakota are receiving votes in the poll, while Buffalo, who the Jacks beat at the Cayman Classic, is ranked 23rd.
Jacks Fifth at Cayman Islands Classic
South Dakota State took fifth at the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic, closing the tournament with wins over Iowa and Buffalo after falling in its first game to Wyoming.
Reed Tellinghuisen was named to the Cayman Classic All-Tournament Team, averaging 12.7 points and 4.0 rebonds per game. mike Daum led all Jackrabbits with 54 total points at the tournament, hitting double figures all three games, including a season-best 34 against Buffalo.
David Jenkins Jr. shot 41.2 percent (7 of 17) beyond the arc, adding 14.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game while Tevin King, playing 26.3 minutes per game, dished out five assists, came up with eight steals, scored 31 points (10.3 ppg) and grabbed 17 rebounds (5.7 per game).
No. 12 Cincinnati won the tournament, beating Wyoming in the finals.
Preseason All-Conference Team; Jacks Picked First
Mike Daum and Reed Tellinghuisen made repeat appearances on the Summit League's Preseason All-League teams, announced early-October. Daum was the Preseason Player of the Year with First Team honors while Tellinghuisen picked a Second Team nod for the second straight season.
Daum is the second Jackrabbit to be named Preseason All-Conference and the first to do it twice, joining Nate Wolters (2012-13).
As a team, South Dakota State was picked to win the league for the fourth time in program history.
SDSU Signs Three
Owen King, Aaron Fiegen and Matthew Mimms signed their National Letters of Intent to join South Dakota State, announced Nov. 11 on National Signing Day.
- King (Caledonia, Minnesota) averaged 19 points, five rebounds and six assists per game as a junior for Caledonia High School. He enters his senior season as the school's all-time leading scorer (1,925 points)
- Fiegen (Madison, South Dakota) was a First Team All-State pick last year, averaging 15.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in 2016-17.
- Mimms (Fairfax, Iowa) is a two-time Iowa State Champion with Xavier High School. He averaged 15.5 points, five assists and 2.3 steals per game as a junior.
Let It Rain
South Dakota State's 3-point offense ranks among the nation's best for the second straight season, as the team currently sits fourth nationally with 74 makes and seventh with 181 attempts. SDSU is 31st in Division I with 10.6 3-pointers per game and their 40.9 percent mark on 3-pointers is 47th in the NCAA.
Last season, the Jacks had three players that hit 60 or more 3-pointers last season, including two returners in Mike Daum (79) and Reed Tellinghuisen (74). That duo ranked 13th nationally among active returning duos in combined 3-pointers from a year-ago.
Through seven games last season, SDSU was 60-for-196 beyond the arc. This year, the Jacks are 74-for-213 from long distance.
South Dakota State tied the school record for 3-pointers made in a single game Nov. 14, 2017 against Alabama State. Since the arrival of T.J. Otzelberger, the Jacks now hold three of the top 5 spots in the record book for 3-pointers made in a game.
The Jackrabbits fired 35 3-pointers against UC Irvine in the season opener, a total that ranks third all-time for a single game at SDSU. The Ozelberger era now have the top four spots in the record books for 3-point attempts.
#FearFrost
The Jacks own a 77-5 record at Frost Arena over the last six seasons dating back to 2011-12, which includes perfect home records in four of the last five years entering the current season. That span includes two home winning streaks of 30 or more games.
- South Dakota State won 34 consecutive games from Jan. 30, 2014 to Dec. 28, 2016. It ended as the nation's second longest active streak.
- The Jackrabbits won 30 consecutive home games from Jan. 29, 2011 to Nov. 14, 2013.
- SDSU put together undefeated seasons inside Frost Arena the following years: 1984-85 (18-0), 2002-03 (17-0), 2011-12 (14-0), 2012-13 (13-0), 2014-15 (13-0), and 2015-16 (12-0).
- Since 2011-12, South Dakota State has won 93.9 percent of its home games, a mark that ranks fifth among all Division I programs. The list of top 10 home winning percentages since 2011-12 is available on page three of the game notes.
Tacoma Talent
Tacoma, Washington native David Jenkins Jr. has burst on the scene through his first week of collegiate basketball, racking up 103 points and a team-leading 20 3-pointers through seven games. He has hit at least two 3-pointers in six games.
The lone West coach native on the Jackrabbit roster has reached double figures in his six of his first seven games, becoming the first freshman to accomplish the feat at SDSUÂ since Steven Holdren did it in 2004-05. Holdren scored in double figures the first five games of his collegiate career before missing double figures.
Jenkins and Holdren are also the only two Jackrabbit freshmen to lead the team in scoring in their first collegiate game over the last 17 years (dating back to 2000-01 when game-by-game stats were readily available).
Jenkins is second on the team with a 14.7 points per game average in 2017-18 and has shot 43.1 percent from long distance.
Jenkins scored over 2,000 points in his high school career before spending a year at Sunrise Christian Academy Prep School. He was named as a newcomer to watch in The Summit League by TheAthletic.com's John Rohde.
Battle on the Boards
Winning the rebounding battle was key to the Jackrabbits' success last season, as the team was 16-1 when out-rebounding its opponent. In games the team had the same or fewer rebounds, however, SDSU held a 2-16 mark.
This season, the Jacks are 3-2 when winning the rebounding battle and 2-0 when being out-rebounded.
King of the Floor
Tevin King is a team captain for the 2017-18 season and showing in every time he hits the floor, leading a hard-nosed defensive effort that is allowing 71.6 points per contest with a plus-5.6 rebounding margin.
King has a team-high 11 steals on the year, including a five-swipe effort against Iowa. He has three double-digit scoring games over the last four contests, including a 16-point effort against Iowa.
The Chicago, Illinois native has already hit six 3-pointer,s compared to his total of seven from a year agao, and thorugh seven games is hitting at a clip of 51.2 percent from the field. King has played 180 total minutes of the year, splitting time as the two-guard and the point guard while tallying 12 assists.
He is fourth on the team with 8.6 points per game.
Daum Named to Award Watch Lists
Mike Daum has earned a spot on three national award watch lists for the 2017-18 season, being named a preseason favorite for the Karl Malone Power Foward of the Year, Oscar Robertson Player of the Year and Lute Olson Player of the Year awards.
- The Karl Malone Award is presented by the Naismaith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Named after Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the annual honor in its fourth year recognizes the top power forwards in Division I men's college basketball. By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players for the 2018 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award will be narrowed to just 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Malone and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The winner of the 2018 Karl Malone Award will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show presented by Wendy's in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, April 6, 2018.
- Daum was selected as one of 32 players on the 2017-18 Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason Watch List, announced Nov. 6 by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. The award is presented to the national player of the year by its namesake at the NCAA Final Four in San Antonio. In mid-March, the USBWA will announce its 2017-18 All-America Team and, at that time, finalists will also be chosen for the player of the year. Once finalists are announced, the entire USBWA membership will vote for the winner of the Oscar Robertson Trophy.
- He was announced as one of 40 selections on the CollegeInsider.com Lute Olson Award Watch List Nov. 6 as well. The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player who has played at least two seasons. The 2017-18 Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award will be announced on March 31, 2018 at the CollegeInsider.com Awards Event in San Antonio, site of the men's NCAA Basketball Championship.
Team Quick Hits
- South Dakota State is now 13 wins away from the program's 1,500th victory. The Jacks won their 500th game in Frost Arena last season.
- 2017-18 marks the third time State has started 3-0 at the Division I level (dating back to transition year of 2004-05). The Jacks also did it in 2010-11 and 2015-16, when the team started an Division I-best 6-0.
- At least one Jackrabbit has scored in double figures over the last 317 games dating back to Jan. 12, 2008 at IUPUI when Anthony Cordova has nine points to lead the Jacks.
- From Jan. 31, 2009 through the 2013-14 season, SDSU put together a streak of 179 games with at least one 1,000 point scorer on the floor. SDSU snapped a streak of 90 games without a 1,000 point scorer when Mike Daum joined the club on Jan. 21, 2017. SDSU has now restarted a streak of 19 games with at least one 1,000-point scorer on the court.
- SDSU has made at least one 3-pointer in 345 consecutive games. The last time the Jackrabbits did not make a 3-point field goal was Jan. 25, 2007 at Utah State when the team went 0-for-13.
- SDSU is 92-18 all-time in home openers (where records available). Dating back to 2004-05, SDSU's first year of DI transition, SDSU is 12-2.
- SDSU is 73-39 in season-openers all-time. The Jacks are 6-8 in season-opening games at the Division I level.
SDSU Last Time Out (Nov. 22, 2017)
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Caymans -- South Dakota State men's basketball used a big first half and a late-game flurry to claim a 94-80 win over Buffalo Wednesday, taking fifth at the 2017 Cayman Islands Classic.
The Jackrabbits (5-2) shot 60.9 percent from the field while hitting 10 of 21 1 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Jacks sank 28 of 37 free throws.
Mike Daum led the way with 34 points, posting his 14th career 30-point game as one of three Jackrabbits to reach double figures. David Jenkins Jr. tallied 17 points to go with a team-high seven boards, while Tevin King had 10 points, six rebounds and two assists.
Brandon Key dished out six assists on the day and Daum, Chris Howell (eight points) and Ian Theisen each added eight rebounds.
For Buffalo, Nick Perkins was one of five to score in double figures as the Bulls shot 41.7 percent from the field and 29 percent beyond the arc.
Buffalo hit a 3-pointer on its first possession and scored just once more before the under-12 media, allowing South Dakota State to open up an 18-5 run at that point. Four minutes later, the Jackrabbits saw their advantage cut to seven (22-15) before outscoring Buffalo by 15 in the final eight minutes to carry a 46-24 lead into the locker room.
Both teams came out firing after the break, and though the Jacks shot over 64 percent in the final 20 minutes, 12 second-half turnovers allowed the Bulls to crawl back within five (64-59) at 7:19, but State regained momentum by scoring on 16 of its final 18 possessions to close out the win.
Opponent Last Time Out (Nov. 21, 2017)
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MADISON, S.D. – Dakota State (S.D.) continued its hot-scoring surge Tuesday evening, recording a 93-80 upset victory over No. 18-ranked Briar Cliff (Iowa) in a non-conference men's basketball game at DSU Fieldhouse. The Trojans shot a blazing 50.8 percent from the field to earn their second straight win, while holding the Chargers to 36.2 percent shooting from the field.
Dakota State improved their overall record to 5-4 and handed Briar Cliff its first loss of the season. The Chargers had won seven straight games to open up their season before Tuesday's defeat (7-1 overall record).
Despite falling behind 8-2 to open up the game, the Trojans rallied back to tie the game by scoring night straight points in a span of 1:30 to take a 14-11 lead. Maurice Arrington drained a pair of 3-pointers while Kevin Daniels added a 3-pointer during the scoring outburst.
Knotted at 26-26, the Trojans went on a 19-7 scoring team to grab the largest lead of the first-half at 46-33 after a 3-pointer by Daniels with 1:37 left on the clock.
DSU held on to a 46-35 halftime advantage over BCU. Dakota State shot a sizzling 57.1 percent from the field in the first-half. The Trojans made 16-of-28 field goals, with 10 field goals coming from the 3-point line. Briar Cliff was held to 34.4 percent from the field (11-of-32) and 3-of-14 3-pointers.
Dakota State maintained their double-digit lead for the rest of the game. The Chargers could get no close than nine points at 54-45 with 15:39 remaining.
DSU earned its biggest lead of the game at 71-52 after a completing a three-point play by Daniels with 9:05 remaining. Daniels also added a basket for a 73-54 DSU lead with 8:46 left.
The Trojans outscored the Chargers 47-45 in the second-half. DSU was 45.2 percent from the field (14-of-31) while BCU was 37.8 percent (14-of-37).
Dakota State used a balanced scoring attack with five players scoring in double-digits, led by Daniels with 18 points (7-of-14 field goals, including 3-of-6 pointers). Brendon Boomsma added 17 points on his 5-of-9 field goals, 4-of-7 from the 3-point line and 3-of-3 free-throws. Arrington also had 17 points (6-of-10 field goals, including 4-of-8 3-pointers).
Justin Folkers tallied 12 points for the Trojans. Bobby Farquah scored 11 points off the bench after going perfect 4-of-4 from the field and 3-of-3 at the free-throw line. Keeon Johnson had eight points. Josh McGreal recorded six points.
Johnson contributed five assists for DSU. Arrington and Daniels each had three assists. Daniels had two steals.
Arrington led DSU with eight rebounds. Farquah added seven rebounds. Folkers recorded two blocked shots.
Erich Erdman scored a game-high 22 points and dished out six assists for Briar Cliff. He was 11-of-13 from the free-throw line. Jay Wolfe added 20 points (6-of-12 field goals, 5-of-5 free-throws) and pulled down nine rebounds. Jackson Lamb had seven rebounds and registered two steals.
Dakota State was 30-of-59 from the field compared to Briar Cliff 25-of-69. The Trojans drained 14 3-pointers in 32 attempts (43.8 percent), while the Chargers were 9-of-34 3-pointers (26.5 percent).
BCU made 21-of-25 free-throws (84 percent). DSU was 19-of-26 from the free-throw line (73.1 percent).
The Trojans outscored the Chargers 6-0 in fast-break opportunities.
Briar Cliff outrebounded Dakota State 45-36 in the game. The Chargers outscored the Trojans 17-6 in second-chance points.
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