# 2013–14 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

The 2013–14 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by 19th year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at Frost Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 19–13, 10–4 in The Summit League play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of The Summit League tournament where they lost to IPFW. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Old Dominion.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/01/2013* 8:30 pm | Dakota Wesleyan | W 96–73 | | Frost Arena (2,539) Brookings, SD |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 9:00 pm | at San Diego USD Classic | L 70–74 | 0–1 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,017) San Diego, CA |
| 11/09/2013* 5:30 pm | vs. Loyola Marymount USD Classic | L 89–98 | 0–2 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,409) San Diego, CA |
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm | Montana | L 69–77 | 0–3 | Frost Arena (2,472) Brookings, SD |
| 11/18/2013* 7:00 pm | SW Minnesota State | W 83–62 | 1–3 | Frost Arena (2,521) Brookings, SD |
| 11/21/2013* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | at Texas Tech Legends Classic | L 54–68 | 1–4 | United Spirit Arena (4,714) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/25/2013* 8:00 pm | Howard Legends Classic | W 77–65 | 2–4 | Frost Arena (1,910) Brookings, SD |
| 11/26/2013* 8:00 pm | Lehigh Legends Classic | W 74–61 | 3–4 | Frost Arena (1,696) Brookings, SD |
| 11/29/2013* 9:00 pm | at UC Santa Barbara | L 64–83 | 3–5 | UCSB Events Center (1,857) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 12/01/2013* 7:00 pm | at Stanford Legends Classic | L 60–92 | 3–6 | Maples Pavilion (3,887) Stanford, CA |
| 12/04/2013* 7:00 pm | Dakota State | W 88–62 | 4–6 | Frost Arena (1,128) Brookings, SD |
| 12/10/2013* 7:00 pm | at Minnesota | L 59–75 | 4–7 | Williams Arena (11,349) Minneapolis, MN |
| 12/14/2013* 4:00 pm | Belmont | W 85–72 | 5–7 | Frost Arena (2,037) Brookings, SD |
| 12/18/2013* 7:00 pm | Wayne State | W 75–56 | 6–7 | Frost Arena (1,545) Brookings, SD |
| 12/21/2013* 4:00 pm | at North Dakota | W 77–70 | 7–7 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,261) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/28/2013* 7:05 pm | at UMKC | W 65–60 | 8–7 | Municipal Auditorium (1,557) Kansas City, MO |
| 01/03/2014* 6:00 pm | at Buffalo | | | Alumni Arena Amherst, NY |
| 01/09/2014 6:00 pm | at IUPUI | W 86–70 | 9–7 (1–0) | The Jungle (359) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/11/2014 6:00 pm | at IPFW | L 75–82 | 9–8 (1–1) | Gates Sports Center (N/A) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm | Western Illinois | W 64–55 | 10–8 (2–1) | Frost Arena (2,023) Brookings, SD |
| 01/18/2014 4:00 pm | Nebraska–Omaha | L 71–80 | 10–9 (2–2) | Frost Arena (3,274) Brookings, SD |
| 01/25/2014 4:00 pm | North Dakota State | L 77–85 | 10–10 (2–3) | Frost Arena (4,859) Brookings, SD |
| 01/30/2014 8:00 pm, Root Sports | at Denver | W 74–73 | 11–10 (3–3) | Magness Arena (1,877) Denver, CO |
| 02/01/2014* 4:00 pm | at South Dakota | W 70–68 | 12–10 (4–3) | DakotaDome (5,036) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/06/2014 7:00 pm | IPFW | W 79–51 | 13–10 (5–3) | Frost Arena (2,144) Brookings, SD |
| 02/08/2014 4:00 pm | IUPUI | W 83–59 | 14–10 (6–3) | Frost Arena (3,393) Brookings, SD |
| 02/13/2014 7:00 pm | at Nebraska–Omaha | W 77–60 | 15–10 (7–3) | Ralston Arena (1,376) Ralston, NE |
| 02/15/2014 7:00 pm | at Western Illinois | W 62–50 | 16–10 (8–3) | Western Hall (2,213) Macomb, IL |
| 02/22/2014 2:00 pm | at North Dakota State | L 59–74 | 16–11 (8–4) | Bison Sports Arena (5,614) Fargo, ND |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm | Denver | W 78–69 | 17–11 (9–4) | Frost Arena (2,743) Brookings, SD |
| 03/01/2014 4:00 pm | South Dakota | W 75–61 | 18–11 (10–4) | Frost Arena (5,509) Brookings, SD |
| The Summit League tournament |||||
| 03/09/2014 8:30 pm, FCS Atlantic | vs. Western Illinois Quarterfinals | W 71–50 | 19–11 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,647) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/10/2014 8:30 pm, FCS Atlantic | vs. IPFW Semifinals | L 60–64 | 19–12 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,769) Sioux Falls, SD |
| CBI |||||
| 03/19/2014* 6:00 pm | at Old Dominion First round | L 65–72 | 19–13 | Constant Center (1,487) Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||
* The January 3 game vs. Buffalo was postponed due to inclement weather in the Northeast. The game was not rescheduled.

## The Zoo Incident

On January 13, Brayden "Plankton" Carlson and Marcus "Old Wet Pog" Heemstra were found "fully clothed" in the chimp pen of the Bramble Park Zoo of Watertown, South Dakota. According to reports from both passerby and police records, the men were hooting and scratching each other, as well as doing mock football plays with an invisible ball. No chimps were injured in the escapade, but Anders "Gulp" Broman reportedly suffered extreme intestinal distress on the bus home. The media dubbed both the chimp pen fiasco and Gulp's bus-diarrhea as "The Zoo Incident", although they are seemingly unrelated.