# 2018–19 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

The 2018–19 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by third-year head coach T. J. Otzelberger, played their home games at Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 24–9, 14–2 in Summit League play to win the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to Western Illinois. As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. They lost in the first round to Texas.

## Previous season

The Jackrabbits finished the season 28–7, 13–1 in Summit League play to win the Summit League regular season championship. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated Western Illinois, North Dakota State, and South Dakota to become Summit League Tournament champions. They received the Summit League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Ohio State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2018* 8:00 pm | | South Dakota Mines | W 82–63 | | Frost Arena (1,624) Brookings, SD |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Grand Canyon Summit/WAC Challenge | W 79–74 | 1–0 | Frost Arena (1,933) Brookings, SD |
| Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Alabama State | W 78–61 | 2–0 | Frost Arena (2,277) Brookings, SD |
| Nov 10, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Bemidji State Gulf Coast Showcase | W 86–63 | 3–0 | Frost Arena (1,566) Brookings, SD |
| Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 78–84 | 3–1 | Alico Arena (3,725) Fort Myers, FL |
| Nov 19, 2018* 10:00 am | | vs. Tulane Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | L 80–84 | 3–2 | Hertz Arena (317) Estero, FL |
| Nov 20, 2018* 10:00 am | | vs. UTSA Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round | W 99–79 | 4–2 | Hertz Arena (487) Estero, FL |
| Nov 21, 2018* 12:30 pm | | vs. Colorado State Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game | W 78–65 | 5–2 | Hertz Arena (657) Estero, FL |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | UMKC | W 75–47 | 6–2 | Frost Arena (1,494) Brookings, SD |
| Dec 1, 2018* 8:00 pm | | vs. Northern Iowa U.S. Bank Stadium Classic | W 82–50 | 7–2 | U.S. Bank Stadium (3,184) Minneapolis, MN |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Memphis | L 80–83 | 7–3 | FedExForum (13,583) Memphis, TN |
| Dec 7, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Southern | W 101–92 | 8–3 | Frost Arena (2,156) Brookings, SD |
| Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Savannah State | W 139–72 | 9–3 | Frost Arena (1,776) Brookings, SD |
| Dec 15, 2018* 8:00 pm | | at No. 7 Nevada | L 68–72 | 9–4 | Lawlor Events Center (11,257) Reno, NV |
| Dec 18, 2018* 8:05 pm | | at Eastern Washington Big Sky/Summit Challenge | W 74–64 | 10–4 | Reese Court (1,042) Cheney, WA |
| Dec 22, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Montana Big Sky/Summit Challenge | L 74–85 | 10–5 | Frost Arena (2,540) Brookings, SD |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2018 4:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | W 100–58 | 11–5 (1–0) | Western Hall (441) Macomb, IL |
| Jan 3, 2019 7:35 pm | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 88–104 | 11–6 (1–1) | Gates Sports Center (1,803) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Jan 6, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Dakota | W 79–61 | 12–6 (2–1) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (6,014) Vermillion, SD |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm | | Denver | W 78–66 | 13–6 (3–1) | Frost Arena (2,505) Brookings, SD |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Oral Roberts | W 84–65 | 14–6 (4–1) | Frost Arena (3,680) Brookings, SD |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Dakota | W 78–74 | 15–6 (5–1) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,880) Grand Forks, ND |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Dakota State | W 87–69 | 16–6 (6–1) | Frost Arena (2,578) Brookings, SD |
| Jan 26, 2019 4:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Omaha | W 83–73 | 17–6 (7–1) | Frost Arena (3,881) Brookings, SD |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oral Roberts | W 86–80 | 18–6 (8–1) | Mabee Center (2,287) Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Denver | W 92–82 | 19–6 (9–1) | Magness Arena (1,641) Denver, CO |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:15 pm, ESPN3 | | North Dakota | W 80–55 | 20–6 (10–1) | Frost Arena (3.541) Brookings, SD |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Omaha | L 84–85 | 20–7 (10–2) | Baxter Arena (4,228) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Dakota State | W 78–77 | 21–7 (11–2) | Scheels Center (3,957) Fargo, ND |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 92–83 | 22–7 (12–2) | Frost Arena Brookings, SD |
| Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Dakota | W 94–89 | 23–7 (13–2) | Frost Arena Brookings, SD |
| Mar 2, 2019 4:15 pm | | Western Illinois | W 86–66 | 24–7 (14–2) | Frost Arena (3,746) Brookings, SD |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2019 6:00 pm | (1) | vs. (8) Western Illinois Quarterfinals | L 76–79 | 24–8 | Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| National Invitational tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN | (7) | at (2) Texas First round – Alabama bracket | L 73–79 | 24–9 | Frank Erwin Center (1,739) Austin, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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