# 2011–12 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

The 2011–12 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by 17th year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at Frost Arena and are members of The Summit League. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in The Summit League to finish in second place. They were champions of The Summit League Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament. This was the Jackrabbits first ever NCAA Division I Tournament appearance. They lost in the second round to Baylor.

## Roster

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## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2011* 8:30 pm | | Minnesota State–Moorhead | W 77–64 | — | Frost Arena (1,776) Brookings, SD |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2011* 1:00 pm | | Western Michigan | W 82–76 | 1–0 | Frost Arena (1,632) Brookings, SD |
| November 14, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Minnesota | L 55–71 | 1–1 | Williams Arena (10,460) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 16, 2011* 6:00 pm | | at Georgia CBE Classic | L 61–72 | 1–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (4,913) Athens, GA |
| November 21, 2011* 3:30 pm | | vs. Niagara CBE Classic | W 79–71 | 2–2 | University Center (1,537) Macon, GA |
| November 22, 2011* 3:30 pm | | vs. Sam Houston State CBE Classic | W 77–60 | 3–2 | University Center (1,422) Macon, GA |
| November 23, 2011* 6:00 pm | | at Mercer CBE Classic | W 74–61 | 4–2 | University Center (1,568) Macon, GA |
| November 26, 2011* 1:00 pm | | at Nebraska | L 64–76 | 4–3 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,107) Lincoln, NE |
| December 1, 2011 6:00 pm | | at IUPUI | W 97–93 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 (1–0) | IUPUI Gymnasium (1,085) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 3, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | W 67–66 | 6–3 (2–0) | Western Hall (1,038) Macomb, IL |
| December 6, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Southwest Minnesota State | W 92–69 | 7–3 | Frost Arena (1,918) Brookings, SD |
| December 10, 2011* 7:30 pm | | North Dakota | W 92–54 | 8–3 | Frost Arena (4,104) Brookings, SD |
| December 12, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Dakota State | W 93–60 | 9–3 | Frost Arena (1,444) Brookings, SD |
| December 15, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at North Dakota | L 70–89 | 9–4 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,495) Grand Forks, ND |
| December 18, 2011* 2:00 pm | | at Washington | W 92–73 | 10–4 | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,060) Seattle, WA |
| December 28, 2011 7:00 pm | | IPFW | W 94–58 | 11–4 (3–0) | Frost Arena (2,335) Brookings, SD |
| December 30, 2011 7:00 pm | | Oakland | W 76–64 | 12–4 (4–0) | Frost Arena (3,803) Brookings, SD |
| January 5, 2012 8:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 75–68 | 13–4 (5–0) | Centrum Arena (1,981) Cedar City, UT |
| January 7, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | L 75–97 | 13–5 (5–1) | Mabee Center (3,725) Tulsa, OK |
| January 12, 2012 7:00 pm | | South Dakota | W 86–56 | 14–5 (6–1) | Frost Arena (6,216) Brookings, SD |
| January 14, 2012 7:30 pm | | UMKC | W 85–58 | 15–5 (7–1) | Frost Arena (2,607) Brookings, SD |
| January 21, 2012 7:00 pm | | at North Dakota State | W 91–88 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (8–1) | Bison Sports Arena (5,011) Fargo, ND |
| January 26, 2012 6:00 pm | | at Oakland | L 87–92 | 16–6 (8–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,935) Rochester, MI |
| January 28, 2012 6:00 pm | | at IPFW | W 74–43 | 17–6 (9–2) | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,856) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 2, 2012 7:00 pm | | Oral Roberts | W 75–60 | 18–6 (10–2) | Frost Arena (4,255) Brookings, SD |
| February 4, 2012 7:30 pm | | Southern Utah | W 66–56 | 19–6 (11–2) | Frost Arena (3,382) Brookings, SD |
| February 9, 2012 7:00 pm | | at South Dakota | L 68–72 | 19–7 (11–3) | DakotaDome (5,189) Vermillion, SD |
| February 11, 2012 7:00 pm | | at UMKC | W 75–62 | 20–7 (12–3) | Swinney Recreation Center (1,231) Kansas City, MO |
| February 15, 2012 7:00 pm | | North Dakota State | W 80–57 | 21–7 (13–3) | Frost Arena (3,303) Brookings, SD |
| February 18, 2012* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | Buffalo ESPN BracketBusters | W 86–65 | 22–7 | Frost Arena (5,378) Brookings, SD |
| February 23, 2012 7:00 pm | | Western Illinois | W 74–57 | 23–7 (14–3) | Frost Arena (2,174) Brookings, SD |
| February 25, 2012 7:30 pm | | IUPUI | W 75–64 | 24–7 (15–3) | Frost Arena (3,933) Brookings, SD |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2012 8:30 pm, FCS | (2) | vs. (7) IUPUI Quarterfinals | W 77–56 | 25–7 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,614) Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 5, 2012 8:30 pm, FCS | (2) | vs. (6) Southern Utah Semifinals | W 63–47 | 26–7 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,448) Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 6, 2012 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (4) Western Illinois Championship Game | W 52–50 $^{OT}$ | 27–7 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,526) Sioux Falls, SD |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2012* 6:50 pm, truTV | (S 14) | vs. (S 3) No. 9 Baylor Second Round | L 60–68 | 27–8 | The Pit (11,839) Albuquerque, NM |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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