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South Dakota State University Athletics
Friday, December 15
Boulder, Colo.
7 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. MT
South Dakota State University
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Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia Sports Media
Men turn attention to Colorado
12/13/2017 3:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| GAME 14: South Dakota State (9-4) at Colorado (7-3) |
| When | Friday, Dec. 15 | 7 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. MT | |
| Where | Coors Event Center | Boulder, Colo. | |
| Radio | Jackrabbit Sports Network | WNAX 570 AM | Jerry Schemmel | |
| Television | Pac-12 Network & Pac-12 Mountain | Drew Goodman & Dan Belloumini | |
| Live Video | Pac-12.com | Pac-12 Now | |
| Live Audio | Jackrabbits All-Access | |
| Live Stats | CUBuffs.com | |
| Game Notes | South Dakota State | Colorado | Summit League | |
| Social Media | Twitter | Facebook | #FindAWay | |
Previewing the Game
South Dakota State is back on the road this week, trekking West to Boulder, Colorado to take on the Colorado Buffaloes Friday night. Tipoff from Coors Event Center is 6 p.m. MT / 7 p.m. CT.
The Jacks (9-4) are coming off a 99-63 rout of future Summit League foe North Dakota Tuesday night and have won two straight, taking down Concordia (Neb.), 103-67, last Friday night at home.
Colorado (7-3) has lost two straight games entering the weekend, falling 69-59 at home to San Diego on Tuesday after a 96-69 setback at Xavier last week.
SDSU and CU have squared off twice, with the Buffaloes taking both contests at home. The first meeting was a 66-62 contest in 1978, and the teams met Feb. 15, 2005 during the Jackrabbits' transition to Division I. State fell in that contest, 82-49.
This is the fourth Power Five matchup for the Jacks this season, with SDSU picking up a pair of wins against Iowa and Ole Miss in those games.
About South Dakota State
The Summit League Preseason Player of the Year Mike Daum is the nation's top returning scorer and is off to another strong start, averaging a team-best 20.0 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per contest. The Kimball, Nebraska native has reached double figures in 12 of 13 contests, and has four double-doubles. Three times this season Daum has scored 30 or more in a game, and he has seven 20-point performances as the nonconference schedule winds down. Dating back to last season, Daum scored 10 or more points in 23 straight games between Jan. 21 and Dec. 2, 2017.
Freshmen David Jenkins Jr. has burst onto the college scene through 13 career games, sitting second on the team with 13.8 points per game and 10 double-digit scoring performances. He is shooting 41.7 percent from the field and above 40 percent from long range, hitting 31 of his 76 3-point attempts. From Tacoma, Washington, Jenkins has led the team in scoring three times (13 against UC Irvine, 23 against Iowa and 19 against Concordia) and had three 20-point games, including a 22-point effort at Ole Miss.
Reed Tellinghuisen has risen to 25th all-time in career points at SDSU (1,172) this year and is averaging 11.9 points per game, hitting double figures in seven of the last 10 contests. Tellinghuisen is puling down 4.6 rebounds per contest, and has dished out 20 assists. The Sac City, Iowa native is shooting 45.9 percent from the field and is 27-for-64 from 3-point range.
Tevin King is just below double figures, averaging 9.4 assists per game to go with 72 total rebounds (5.5 per game), 38 assists and a team-high 23 steals. From Chicago, King has already hit nine 3-pointers (compared to seven a year ago) and is shooting at a clip of 57.1 percent from the field. He has scored 10 or more in seven games this season and has passed the mark in the last four contests, including a 14-point, six-rebound and nine-assist performance at Wichita State.
About Colorado
Colorado is led by three double figure scorers this season, with McKinley Wright IV (15.3 points per game) pacing the squad. Wright IV is shooting 50 percent from the field and has 12 3-pointers, second best on the team alongside averages of 5.1 rebounds and a team-best 3.9 assists per game. He has reached double figures in all 10 games this year and has scored over 20 twice.
George King (14.4 ppg) is second on the team with 144 total points this season while drilling a team-high 13 3-pointers. King is shooting 46.4 percent overall from the field and leads the team with 9.0 boards per contest.
Namon Wright has averages of 11.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per game, playing 24.5 minutes per contest with a 44.2 percent field goal mark. Wright has 10 steals (tied with Wright IV), and both he and King are plus-80 percent from the charity stripe this year.
The Buffaloes are averaging 73.7 points per game as a team and have allowed 69.6 points on average. On the boards, CU is plus-6.6 in rebounding margin and the team is shooting 44.6 percent from the field. The Buffs, however, have hit only 65 3-pointers compared to SDSU's 140.
Tad Boyle is in his eighth season leading the Buffs and has a 156-98 record at the school. For his career, Boyle is 212-164 over 12 seasons. Boyle has taken Colorado to the NCAA Tournament four times, last reaching the Big Dance in 2016.
A South Dakota State Win Would ...
Give SDSU its 10th win of the season ... move SDSU to 1-2 all-time against the Buffs and put the Jacks at 3-1 against Power Five schools this season ... make Otzelberger 28-21 at South Dakota State ... send the Jackrabbits to 1,493-1,028-1 all-time.
A South Dakota State Loss Would ...
Put the Jacks at 9-5 ... move State to 0-3 against Colorado all-time and give the Jacks a 2-2 record against Power Five Schools on the year ... make Otzelberger 27-22 at South Dakota State ... move SDSU to 1,492-1,029-1 all-time.
Tough Tests
South Dakota State's win over Ole Miss Nov. 28 was the second Power Five win for the Jackrabbits this season and third of four match-ups against teams from the ACC, SEC, Big 10, Big 12 or Pac-12 this season. SDSU faced Kansas Nov. 17, picked up a win over Iowa Nov. 21 and will take on Colorado Friday to in its matchup against a major conference this season.
South Dakota State has seven 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), Minnesota (2015) and Ole Miss (2017).
SDSU's wins over Iowa and Ole Miss this season came in the shortest time frame of any Summit League team since 1998 (seven days). The Jackrabbits are the fifth league team to post a win over separate Power Five conferences in the same regular season, and the first to do it since 2009.
The Jacks also met No. 6 Wichita State this season and narrowly missed an upset at Charles Koch Arena.
Jacks Sit 22nd in Mid-Major Poll
The Jackrabbits slipped to 22nd in the latest College Sports Madness Mid-Major Top 25 poll, released Dec. 11 by the organization.
The Jackrabbits have been ranked in all six versions of the poll, including preseason, while sitting as high as 13th in the second edition.
The latest edition of the poll features 2017-18 opponents Missouri State (No. 17), South Dakota (No. 25), UC Irvine (receiving votes) and Buffalo (RV).
Daum Named November Athlete of the Month
South Dakota State's Mike Daum was selected as the Summit League's November Male Athlete of the Month, announced Dec. 7 by the conference office.
Daum helped the Jacks to a 7-2 record through the opening part of the season and averaged a near-double-double, posting 20.1 points and 8.2 rebounds per game while hitting 22 3-pointers. The Kimball, Nebraska native scored in double figures for all nine contests, including two 30-point performances and five games with 20 or more.
The forward had three consecutive double-doubles from Nov. 12-17, racking up 22 points and 13 rebounds against Mary and 30 points with 13 rebounds against Alabama State before closing the streak with a 21-point, 11-board performance at then-No. 3 Kansas.
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 rebounds 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.
Let It Rain
South Dakota State's 3-point offense ranks among the nation's best for the second-straight season, as the team sits second in 3-pointers made and fourth in 3-point attempts in the Dec. 13 stats release. The Jacks are 16th in the NCAA with 10.8 3-pointers per game and their 41.4 long range shooting percentage is 22nd in Division I.
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. State has three already with 25 or more 3-pointers this year: Mike Daum (33), David Jenkins Jr. (31) and Reed Tellinghuisen (27) and all rank among the nation's best.
Through 13 games last season, SDSU was 119-for-327 beyond the arc. This year, the Jacks are 140-for-341 from long distance.
Nov. 28 saw the Jackrabbits reset the school's Division I record for 3-pointers made and attempted in a game for the third (makes) and fourth (attempts) time, going 18-for-41 beyond the arc.
Since the arrival of T.J. Otzelberger, the Jacks now hold all of the top five spots in the record book for 3-pointers made in a Division I game, and hold all but one of the spots in the top five of attempts.
#FearFrost
The Jacks own a 80-5 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). SDSU is 4-0 at home this year.
- Since 2011-12, South Dakota State has won 94.1 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.
- South Dakota State has won 26 consecutive home nonconference games inside Frost Arena. That mark ranks ninth among the nation as of Dec. 13.
Tacoma Talent
Tacoma, Washington native David Jenkins Jr. has burst on the scene through his first month of collegiate basketball, racking up 179 points and 31 3-pointers through 13 games. He has hit at least two 3-pointers in nine contests.
The lone West coach native on the Jackrabbit roster has reached double figures in 10 of his first 13 games, becoming the first freshman to accomplish the feat at SDSU since Steve Holdren did it in 10 of his first 13 in 2004-05.
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 13.8 points per game average in 2017-18 and has shot 41.7 percent from the field, and 40.8 percent from long distance.
He is on pace to challenge Mike Daum's freshman scoring record of 518 points, set in 2015-16. Through 13 games that season, Daum had 152 points.
Fellow Tacoma native Isaiah Thomas, currently with the Cleveland Cavaliers, had 196 points and 11 double figure games through his freshman year at Washington.
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.
As of Wednesday, Dec. 13 Jenkins sits ninth among Division I freshmen this season in total points.
Pointing The Way
Tevin King and Brandon Key have shared the point guard role through 12 games this season, complimenting each other and helping the team rank 19th nationally with 189 total assists.
Key has a team-high 53 assists (4.1 per game) to go with a 6.3 scoring average. He posted his first double-figure scoring game against Dakota State, and has dished three or more assists on nine occasions this season, including a pair of seven-assist efforts against Alabama State and DSU.
King has 38 assists and is averaging 9.4 points per contest while leading the team with 23 steals. The Chicago, Illinois native has already surpassed his 3-point total from a year ago, sitting with nine made 3s this season to go alongside a 57.1 field goal percentage. He has seven double figure scoring games this season. Over the last four games, King has 50 points, 16 rebounds, 11 steals and 18 assists with just six turnovers.
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 Forward 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 Naismith 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 has scored 90 or more points in five of its last seven games, and has passed the 80-point mark in six of those games.
- The Jacks are 7-2 when winning the rebounding battle and 2-2 when being out-rebounded. Twice this year the Jacks have posted a plus-20 rebounding margin. SDSU was 16-1 when outrebounding its opponent last year and 2-16 in games with the same or fewer rebounds. SDSU currently sits sixth nationally with 504 total rebounds.
- South Dakota State forced 11 steals against Concordia (Neb.) on Dec. 8, tallying 10-or-more steals in a game for the first time since Nov. 19, 2015 at Illinois State (11).
- Six Jackrabbits reached double figures against Concordia (Neb.) on Dec. 8 for the first time in a game since Feb. 28, 2013 at Omaha.
- South Dakota State scored 100 points in a game against Concordia (Neb.) on Dec. 8 for the first time since the team went for 100 at Omaha on Feb. 28, 2013.
- Twice this season the Jackrabbits have had two players score over 20 points in the same game. Mike Daum and David Jenkins Jr. did it against Alabama State (34 and 20) and Ole Miss (26 and 22).
- South Dakota State is now eight wins away from the program's 1,500th victory. The Jacks won their 500th game in Frost Arena last season.
- 2017-18 marked 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 322 games dating back to Jan. 12, 2008 at IUPUI when Anthony Cordova had 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 26 games with at least one 1,000-point scorer on the court.
- SDSU has made at least one 3-pointer in 351 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 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.
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 Last Time Out (Dec. 8, 2017)
South Dakota State stomped North Dakota Tuesday night, rolling to a 99-63 win in front of 1,874 fans at Frost Arena behind double figure scoring efforts from four Jackrabbits.
The Jackrabbits moved to 9-4 on the season while shooting nearly 60 percent, finishing 33-for-56 (58.9 percent) from the field with 28 made free throws.
Mike Daum led all scorers with 25 points and buried 8-of-9 at the charity stripe. He added 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.
David Jenkins Jr. had 15 points with seven rebounds, while Reed Tellinghuisen (13 points) and Tevin King (11 points) scored in double figures as well.
UND (4-6), which is joining The Summit League next season, hit just 24 of its 61 field goal attempts, including a 20 percent effort (5-for-25) beyond the arc. Dale Jones had 18 points to lead the Fighting Hawks.
SDSU outrebounded the Fighting Hawks, 40-29 and were plus-16 in points in the point.
The Jackrabbits dominated early, scoring on 28 of their 39 first-half possessions with a 71.4 field goal percentage in the first 20 minutes.
Even at 4-all through the first two minutes, the Jackrabbits hit 15 of their first 18 field goals attempts and opened up a 42-22 lead near the five-minute mark behind a 16-0 run that lasted nearly five minutes.
After the Hawks brought it within 17 (45-28) on a jumper at 3:42, Jenkins hit a 3-pointer to spark the Jacks on another 10-0 run that helped the team carry a 55-30 advantage into the break.
SDSU scored the first points of the second half, but UND ran off nine unanswered to force a Jackrabbit timeout at 17:56. Ahead by 18 at that point, State regained the momentum out of the reset with a 16-4 run, pushing its advantage to 30 (73-43) with 14:01 to play.
The game came back within 30 briefly, but a 7-0 run around the under-12 media put the Jacks ahead 80-46, and down the stretch SDSU led by as many as 37 while just missing triple-digits for the second straight contest.
Opponent Last Time Out (Dec. 12, 2017)
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BOULDER — As the old saying goes, the Colorado Buffaloes could not buy a basket Tuesday night.
As a result, the ice-cold Buffs dropped a 69-59 loss to visiting San Diego, their third loss in their last four games.
Now 7-3, CU hit just 14 of its 54 field goal tries (25.9 percent), threatening for much of the night to break the CU record for fewest field goals in a game (12). The Buffs at one point missed 12 straight field goal attempts in the second half, but still managed to cut a 16-point deficit to five at one point before the Toreros pulled away down the stretch.
The 25.9 percent effort from the field, which included a 3-for-18 night from 3-point range, was CU's lowest percentage ever in the Coors Events Center, which opened in 1979.
"It was a rough night for us offensively, obviously we couldn't make a shot and that kind of got to us," CU head coach Tad Boyle said. "We got our heads hanging a little bit. … San Diego came in here and beat us. We have to live with that. It's a bitter pill to swallow. I'm really disappointed."
CU's George King had a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double — his third of the season and 10th of his career — but shot just 4-for-16 from the field. McKinley Wright IV had 12 points on 3-for-10 shooting.
The Toreros, who shot a relatively respectable 20-for-49, including 9-for-23 from 3-point range, improved to 8-2. San Diego's Isaiah Wright led all scorers with 20 points.
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