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Men's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Friday, December 8
Brookings, S.D.
5:30 p.m.
South Dakota State University
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Concordia (Neb.)
Photo by: Jason Salzman
Jacks host Concordia Friday
12/7/2017 12:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| Â GAME 12: South Dakota State (7-4) vs Concordia (8-2) |
| Â When | Â Friday, Dec. 8 | 5:30 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 Jackrabbit All-Access | |
| Â Live Audio | Â Jackrabbits All-Access | |
| Â Live Stats | Â GoJacksLive.com | |
|  Game Notes |  South Dakota State | Summit League | |
| Â Social Media | Â Twitter | Facebook | #FindAWay | |
Previewing the Game
South Dakota State returns to Frost Arena Friday to host Concordia (Neb.) as part of a Jackrabbit doubleheader. The men's basketball game tips at 5:30 p.m., followed by a wrestling contest against Central Michigan.
Friday's game is the annual Shrine Game for the Jacks, and the first-ever Takedowns, Threes, and Teddy Bear Toss event. The first 250 fans who bring a teddy bear or unopened gift to donate will receive a special edition t-shirt.
Halftime entertainment of Friday's game will feature Universal Cheer out of Brookings, South Dakota.
The Jackrabbits are coming off a 95-85 road loss at No. 6 Wichita State in which SDSU led for more than 28 minutes, missing the upset after a late charge from the Shockers. Prior to that, SDSU dropped a 73-53 contest to Missouri State at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to snap a four-game win streak.
Concordia (Neb.) has won four straight, taking down three conference opponents (Mount Marty, Dordt and Hastings) over the last two weeks with a nonconference win against Colorado Christian in that span.
The Jackrabbits and Bulldogs have never met.
About South Dakota State
The Jackrabbits carry a 7-4 record into the week after the WSU loss and having their four-game win streak snapped last Saturday at the Sanford Pentagon against Missouri State. Prior to that, SDSU had picked up consecutive wins over Iowa and Buffalo at the Cayman Islands Classic, a home win over Dakota State and a road win against SEC foe Ole Miss.
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 strong start, averaging a team-best 19.9 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per contest. He has three double-doubles on the campaign and has reached double figures in 10 of 11 contests, including three of his 15 career 30-point games and six of his 38 career 30-point performances. Daum scored 10 or more points in 23 straight games between Jan. 21 and Dec. 2, 2017.
Freshmen David Jenkins Jr. has established himself as a go-to scorer early in his college career, sitting second on the team with 13.2 points per game and eight double-digit scoring performances. He has twice led the team in scoring (13 against UCI and 23 against Iowa) and is shooting 40.6 percent from the field this season. He has three 20-point games as well, including a 22-point effort against Ole Miss, and is second on the team with 26 made 3-pointers. Jenkins led the team with eight overtime points against the Rebels and scored the final six points in the extra period, providing a dagger with 10.6 seconds remaining to seal the win.
Reed Tellinghuisen has raised his average to 11.6 points per game over the last two weeks, hitting double figures in five of the last eight contests, including a 19-point game against Ole Miss where he drilled five 3-pointers.
Tevin King is second on the team with 67 total rebounds (6.1 per game) and is averaging 9.0 points per contest. He has already matched his 3-point total from last season, going 7-for-18 beyond the arc while shooting 53.7 percent from the field with five double figure scoring performances. King has split time at point guard with Brandon Key (4.2 assists, 6.2 points per game) and is second on the team with 31 total assists.
About Concordia
Friday's game is an exhibition for Concordia (Neb.), who are 9-2 entering the weekend and have won four straight. The Bulldogs are coming off a win over Hastings to push their league record to 4-1, the best start nine seasons.
Clay Reimers leads the team with 16.9 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, shooting 61.1 percent from the field. Close behind is Jake Hornick, who sports averages of 16.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and a team-best 5.9 assists per contest while shooting 53.1 percent from the field.
The pair is joined in double figures by fellow starter Tanner Shuck, who is at 14.2 points per game and Kyle Pierce, who pushed his average above the mark (10.3 ppg) last game with a 15-point performance over Hastings.
Ben Limback is in his fifth season leading the Bulldogs and holds a 72-60 record at the helm.
A South Dakota State Win Would ...
Make SDSU 8-4 on the season ... give State a 1-0 record all-time against Concordia ... make Otzelberger 26-21 at South Dakota State ... move the Jackrabbits to 1,491-1,028-1 all-time.
A South Dakota State Loss Would ...
Put the Jacks at 7-5 ... move State to 0-1 all-time against Concordia ... make Otzelberger 25-22 at South Dakota State ... move SDSU to 1,490-1,029-1 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 in December.
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 19th in Mid-Major Poll
The Jackrabbits slipped to 19th in the latest College Sports Madness Mid-Major Top 25 poll, released Dec. 4 by the organization.
The Jackrabbits have been ranked in all five versions of the poll, including preseason, while sitting as high as 13th in the second edtion. SDSU has been 14th in every other version of the poll.
The latest edition of the poll features 2017-18 opponents Missouri State (No. 15), Buffalo (receiving votes), South Dakota (RV) and UC Irvine (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 fifth in 3-point attempts in the Dec. 6 stats release. The Jacks are 19th in the NCAA with 10.7 3-pointers per game and their 39.9 long range shooting percentage is 42nd 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 20 or more 3-pointers this year: Mike Daum (30), David Jenkins Jr. (26) and Reed Tellinghuisen (25) all rank amongst the nation's best (see page four of the game notes).
Through 11 games last season, SDSU was 102-for-282 beyond the arc. This year, the Jacks are 118-for-296 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.
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.
#FearFrost
- The Jacks own a 78-5 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 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.
- South Dakota State has won 24 consecutive home nonconference games inside Frost Arena. That mark ranks ninth amongst the nation.
Dynamic Duo
Teammates Mike Daum and Reed Tellinghuisen are back after leading the team in scoring a year ago, and rank among the nation's best as a scoring duo with over 2,700 points between them in their careers. The Jacks are fourth in total career points as a pair as of Dec. 6, 2017.
Tacoma Talent
Tacoma, Washington native David Jenkins Jr. has burst on the scene through his first month of collegiate basketball, racking up 145 points and 26 3-pointers through 11 games. He has hit at least two 3-pointers in eight contests.
The lone West coach native on the Jackrabbit roster has reached double figures in eight of his first 11 games, becoming the first freshman to accomplish the feat at SDSU since Steve Holdren did it in nine of his first 11 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 13.2 points per game average in 2017-18 and has shot 40.6 percent from the field, and from long distance.
He is on pace to challenge Mike Daum's freshman scoring record of 518 points, set in 2015-16. Through 11 games that season, Daum had 129 points compared to Jenkins' 145.
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.
Pointing The Way
Tevin King and Brandon Key have shared the point guard role through 11 games this season, complimenting each other and helping the team rank 21st nationally with 158 total assists.
Key has a team-high 46 assists (4.2 per game) to go with a 6.5 scoring average. He posted his first double-figure scoring game against Dakota State, and has dished three or more assists on eight occasions this season, including a pair of seven-assist efforts against Alabama State and DSU. Last Tuesday, Key had 10 points and five assists at Wichita State.
King has 31 assists and is averaging 9.0 points per contest while leading the team with 17 steals. The Chicago, Illinois native has already matched his 3-point total from a year ago, sitting with seven made 3s this season to go alongside a 53.7 field goal percentage. He has five double figure scoring games this season, and last Tuesday had 14 points and nine assists (career-high) without committing a turnover.
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
- The Jacks are 5-2 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 fourth nationally with 428 total rebounds.
- 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 10 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 320 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 24 games with at least one 1,000-point scorer on the court.
- SDSU has made at least one 3-pointer in 349 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.
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. 5, 2017)
WICHITA, Kan. -- South Dakota State men's basketball battled and put No. 6 Wichita State on the ropes Tuesday, but ultimately fell, 95-85, at Charles Koch Arena.
The Jackrabbits (7-4) shot 50 percent in the game and nailed 14 3-pointers while the Shockers finished 35-for-64 (54.7 percent) from the field with 10 from long range.
Neither team was automatic from the charity stripe, as SDSU hit 13-of-20 and Wichita State missed nine of its 24 attempts.
Mike Daum led all scorers with 31 points, drilling seven 3-pointers with a 6-for-6 effort from the free throw line. Daum added a team-high six rebounds, even with Tevin King, who added 14 points and a career-high nine assists while not committing a turnover.
Brandon Key had five assists and 10 points while Reed Tellinghuisen hit three 3-pointers for his nine points.
The teams traded punches with 11 lead changes through the opening 11 minutes before Mike Daum hit a 3-pointer at 8:47 to put the Jacks in the lead the rest of the half. SDSU built its advantage to five a short time later, and after WSU crawled back with two (32-30) the Jacks went on a run of seven unanswered to take a 39-30 just outside the under-four media.
WSU again kept it close by run off a 5-0 run of its own, but a Daum jumper stopped the run and SDSU continued to hit, carrying a 50-42 lead into the locker room.
The Shockers hit a 3-pointer in the first possession of the second half, but the Jacks went on an 11-3 run over the next two and half minutes to open up a 61-48 lead (their largest of the night) and stave off an initial comeback.
Wichita State continued to chip away, however, and took back the lead, 78-77 with 6:43 to go as part of a 16-1 run. The Jacks looked for an answer down the stretch, but could not put together a final push and the upset bid fell short.
Opponent Last Time Out (Dec. 6, 2017)
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SEWARD, Neb. – This was a GPAC grinder and the Concordia University men's basketball team found a way to grind it out – as it has most of this season. The Bulldogs curled in 15 more 3-point field goals while protecting a home win streak that has moved to 11. The latest victory ended in a final of 81-75 with Concordia brushing aside visiting Hastings on Wednesday night (Dec. 6).
Fifth-year head coach Ben Limback has the program off to its first 4-1 start to conference play since the 2008-09 season. The Bulldogs are 9-2 overall, also their best start since that same '08-09 campaign.
"I feel like there's a good balance with the guys right now," Limback said. "There's trust. We shot really well, which definitely helps. Hastings did a good job of containing our penetration. We just have to do better offensively in terms of taking care of the ball. There was a lot of physical play. I'm just proud of them."
This year's team may not have the prolific all-around scoring abilities of the 2016-17 Bulldog bunch that owns the school record for scoring average, but this group can fill it up from deep. Cordell Gillingham and Kyle Pierce knocked down four treys apiece. As a team, Concordia went a sizzling 15-for-28 (.536) from 3-point range. Now 5-0 at home, the Bulldogs have dropped in a combined 64 3-point shots this season at Walz.
Despite the raining of triples, the visiting Broncos hung right with Concordia in a nip-and-tuck affair. The Bulldogs finally took the lead for good when Clay Reimers dropped in a pair of free throws to make the score 66-65 with 4:52 left to play. At long last, Concordia got a bit of separation on its next offensive possession when Tanner Shuck knocked in the team's final 3-point field goal of the night.
One particular play epitomized this year's Bulldogs. A missed Hastings shot kicked long and resulted in a series of bodies hitting the floor. Concordia won the scramble and Jake Hornick shoveled the ball ahead to Gillingham for an easy two that made for a 73-67 lead with under three minutes remaining. It's a sophomore-laden team that has learned to make winning plays.
"It wasn't our cleanest game offensively, but we hang our hats on our defensive intensity," Gillingham said. "Play-in, play-out, missed shot or turnover, we still have to get it done on the defensive end and that's what we pride ourselves on."
Late in the game, Gillingham bloodied his nose, went to the bench and quickly returned. He's that kind of player. He led the Bulldogs with 16 points to go along with six assists. Both Kyle Pierce (15 points, 10 rebounds) and Reimers (14 points, 11 rebounds) turned in double-doubles. Two additional starters – Hornick (15 points, eight assists) and Shuck (13 points) – tallied double figures in the scoring column.
Hastings (8-4, 1-3 GPAC) held leads at various times throughout this game, until Concordia exerted its will in the final minutes. Connor Musiel paced the Broncos with 18 points. Hastings shot only 37.7 percent compared to 51.9 percent shooting by the Bulldogs.
Such cold shooting wouldn't cut it against this Concordia team. Said Gillingham, "Every single night it seems like someone's having a great game. One through 15 we're all great teammates. We all have confidence in ourselves and our teammates and that's what it makes it so fun to play."
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