2023–24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

The 2023–24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by fifth-year head coach Eric Henderson, played their home games at Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota, as members of the Summit League.

2023–24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball
Summit League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Summit League
Record	22–13 (12–4 The Summit)
Head coach	Eric Henderson (5th season)
Associate head coach	Rob Klinkefus
Assistant coaches	Bryan Petersen Khyle Marshall
Home arena	Frost Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota State †	12	–	4		.750			22	–	13		.629
Kansas City	10	–	6		.625			16	–	16		.500
North Dakota	10	–	6		.625			18	–	14		.563
St. Thomas*	9	–	7		.563			20	–	13		.606
North Dakota State	8	–	8		.500			15	–	17		.469
Omaha	7	–	9		.438			15	–	18		.455
Denver	6	–	10		.375			17	–	17		.500
Oral Roberts	5	–	11		.313			12	–	19		.387
South Dakota	5	–	11		.313			12	–	20		.375
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2024 Summit League tournament winner

Previous season

The Jackrabbits finished the 2022–23 season 19–13, 13–5 in Summit League play to finish in second place.^[1] They defeated Omaha in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament,^[2] before losing to North Dakota State in the semifinals.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 William Whorton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Rufus King High School Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 1 Matt Mims 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Xavier High School Cedar Rapids, Iowa G 2 Zeke Mayo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lawrence High School Lawrence, Kansas G 3 Joe Sayler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr White River High School White River, South Dakota F 5 Nate Barnhart 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Wyoming Lenexa, Kansas G 10 Kalen Garry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr De Smet High School De Smet, South Dakota F 11 Matthew Mors 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Wisconsin Yankton, South Dakota G 12 Bubz Alvarez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Houston Heights High School Houston, Texas F 13 Luke Appel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Kirkwood Community College Marshalltown, Iowa G 15 Tanner Te Slaa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Boyden–Hull High School Hull, Iowa G 23 Jack Hastreiter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Pius X High School Lincoln, Nebraska F 24 Conner Kraft 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Shanley High School Fargo, North Dakota G 30 Charlie Easley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska F 34 Damon Wilkinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr De Smet High School De Smet, South Dakota F 42 William Kyle III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Bellevue West High School Bellevue, Nebraska	Head coach Eric Henderson (Wayne State (NE)) Assistant coach(es) Rob Klinkefus (Buena Vista) Bryan Petersen (Iowa State) Khyle Marshall (Butler) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 7, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 8:30 pm		Mary	W 91–51	–	Frost Arena  Brookings, SD
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:15 pm, SLN		Akron	L 75–81	0–1	Frost Arena (2,617) Brookings, SD
November 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN		Dakota Wesleyan	W 83–55	1–1	Frost Arena (2,101) Brookings, SD
November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kansas State	L 68–91	1–2	Bramlage Coliseum (9,421) Manhattan, KS
November 19, 2023* 7:00 pm		vs. UCF Jacksonville Classic Coast semifinals	L 80–83	1–3	Flagler Gymnasium (609) St. Augustine, FL
November 20, 2023* 5:00 pm		vs. George Mason Jacksonville Classic Coast consolation	L 71–73	1–4	Flagler Gymnasium (425) St. Augustine, FL
November 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Miss Jacksonville Classic campus-site game	W 65–54	2–4	Reed Green Coliseum (3,945) Hattiesburg, MS
November 27, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN		Mount Marty	W 92–70	3–4	Frost Arena (1,326) Brookings, SD
December 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2		vs. Towson	W 61–48	4–4	Sanford Pentagon (2,326) Sioux Falls, SD
December 5, 2023* 8:15 pm, SLN/MidcoSN		Kent State	L 73–82	4–5	Frost Arena (2,453) Brookings, SD
December 9, 2023* 6:00 pm		vs. Wichita State	W 79–69	5–5	Intrust Bank Arena (4,076) Wichita, KS
December 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN		Mayville State	W 94–62	6–5	Frost Arena (1,279) Brookings, SD
December 20, 2023* 6:00 pm		vs. Wyoming Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals	L 65–78	6–6	Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
December 21, 2023* 6:00 pm		vs. Norfolk State Sun Bowl Invitational consolation game	L 65–84	6–7	Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
December 31, 2023 2:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN		North Dakota	W 80–61	7–7 (1–0)	Frost Arena (3,029) Brookings, SD
January 3, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State Summit League-Big Sky Challenge	L 73–75	7–8	Dee Events Center (5,107) Ogden, UT
January 6, 2024* 4:15 pm, SLN		Montana State Big Sky-Summit League Challenge	W 89–61	8–8	Frost Arena (2,167) Brookings, SD
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		at St. Thomas	W 81–80	9–8 (2–0)	Schoenecker Arena (1,515) St. Paul, MN
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, SLN		at Denver	L 80–99	9–9 (3–1)	Hamilton Gymnasium (198) Denver, CO
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		Omaha	W 90–87	10–9 (3–1)	Frost Arena (2,831) Brookings, SD
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN		at South Dakota	W 73–55	11–9 (4–1)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,892) Vermillion, SD
January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Kansas City	W 75–66	12–9 (5–1)	Frost Arena (2,012) Brookings, SD
January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		at Oral Roberts	L 82–87	12–10 (5–2)	Mabee Center (6,914) Tulsa, OK
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN		North Dakota State	L 73–74	12–11 (5–3)	Frost Arena (3,418) Brookings, SD
February 4, 2024 4:00 pm, CBSSN		South Dakota	W 70–67	13–11 (6–3)	Frost Arena (3,781) Brookings, SD
February 10, 2024 3:00 pm, CBSSN		Oral Roberts	W 83–72	14–11 (7–3)	Frost Arena (3,422) Brookings, SD
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		at Kansas City	L 67–72	14–12 (7–4)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,507) Kansas City, MO
February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		at Omaha	W 85–77 ^OT	15–12 (8–4)	Baxter Arena (3,778) Omaha, NE
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN2		Denver	W 97–70	16–12 (9–4)	Frost Arena (2,653) Brookings, SD
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, SLN		St. Thomas	W 77–72	17–12 (10–4)	Frost Arena (3,136) Brookings, SD
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN/MidcoSN		at North Dakota	W 72–62	18–12 (11–4)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,075) Grand Forks, ND
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota State	W 78–61	19–12 (12–4)	Scheels Center (2,917) Fargo, ND
Summit League Tournament
March 9, 2024 6:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN	(1)	vs. (8) Oral Roberts Quarterfinals	W 79–63	20–12	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
March 11, 2024 6:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN	(1)	vs. (4) St. Thomas Semifinals	W 59–49	21–12	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
March 12, 2024 8:30 pm, CBSSN	(1)	vs. (7) Denver Championship	W 76–68	22–12	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2024 6:35 p.m., TruTV	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 4 Iowa State First Round	L 65–82	22–13	CHI Health Center  Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4][5]

References

1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
2. "SECOND HALF GRIT BOOSTS JACKRABBITS PAST MAVS". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
3. "North Dakota State downs South Dakota State men in Summit League hoops semifinal". Argus Leader. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
4. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
5. "South Dakota State Jackrabbits 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2023.