# 2019–20 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

The 2019–20 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by first-year head coach Eric Henderson, played their home games at Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 22–10, 13–3 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for the Summit League regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to Purdue Fort Wayne.

## Previous season

The Jackrabbits finished the season 24–9, 14–2 in Summit League play to win the Summit League regular season championship. In the Summit League tournament, they lost to Western Illinois in the first round of the tournament. The Jackrabbits received an automatic bid to the NIT where they lost in the first round to Texas.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 30, 2019* 8:15 pm | | Mount Marty | W 98–70 | – | Frost Arena Brookings, SD |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 70–57 | 1–0 | Frost Arena (1,704) Brookings, SD |
| Nov 7, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Peru State | W 86–58 | 2–0 | Frost Arena (1,554) Brookings, SD |
| Nov 9, 2019* 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 93–91 $^{2OT}$ | 3–0 | Icardo Center (1,918) Bakersfield, CA |
| Nov 12, 2019* 9:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | L 66–84 | 3–1 | Galen Center (2,210) Los Angeles, CA |
| Nov 15, 2019* 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska | L 73–90 | 3–2 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,946) Lincoln, NE |
| Nov 18, 2019* 7:00 pm | | North Alabama | W 78–73 | 4–2 | Frost Arena (1,616) Brookings, SD |
| Nov 21, 2019* 8:00 pm | | at No. 14 Arizona | L 64–71 | 4–3 | McKale Memorial Center (12,828) Tucson, AZ |
| Nov 24, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 84–54 | 5–3 | Frost Arena (1,569) Brookings, SD |
| Nov 27, 2019* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | Samford | W 86–77 | 6–3 | Frost Arena (1,307) Brookings, SD |
| Nov 30, 2019* 3:00 pm | | at Indiana | L 50–64 | 6–4 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,562) Bloomington, IN |
| Dec 5, 2019* 9:00 pm | | at Montana State | L 70–77 | 6–5 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (4,877) Bozeman, MT |
| Dec 10, 2019* 8:00 pm | | at Colorado State | L 68–72 | 6–6 | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO |
| Dec 13, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Nebraska–Kearney | W 66–53 | 7–6 | Frost Arena (1,514) Brookings, SD |
| Dec 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 75–56 | 8–6 | Frost Arena (1,495) Brookings, SD |
| Dec 21, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Idaho | W 85–57 | 9–6 | Frost Arena (1,507) Brookings, SD |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2019 4:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | at Omaha | L 78–81 | 9–7 (0–1) | Baxter Arena (4,234) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 2, 2020 8:15 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts | W 96–79 | 10–7 (1–1) | Frost Arena (1,798) Brookings, SD |
| Jan 4, 2020 4:15 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | Western Illinois | W 91–56 | 11–7 (2–1) | Frost Arena (2,407) Brookings, SD |
| Jan 8, 2020 8:00 pm | | at Denver | W 80–68 | 12–7 (3–1) | Magness Arena (774) Denver, CO |
| Jan 11, 2020 6:00 pm | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 70–61 | 13–7 (4–1) | Gates Sports Center (1,314) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | North Dakota | W 87–66 | 14–7 (5–1) | Frost Arena (2,271) Brookings, SD |
| Jan 19, 2020 3:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | at South Dakota | L 84–99 | 14–8 (5–2) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (5,349) Vermillion, SD |
| Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | North Dakota State | W 78–73 | 15–8 (6–2) | Frost Arena (3,011) Brookings, SD |
| Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | W 76–61 | 16–8 (7–2) | Mabee Center (1,924) Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 1, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Illinois | W 71–61 | 17–8 (8–2) | Western Hall (772) Macomb, IL |
| Feb 8, 2020 4:15 pm | | Omaha | W 81–64 | 18–8 (9–2) | Frost Arena (3,845) Brookings, SD |
| Feb 14, 2020 7:00 pm | | Denver | W 90–78 | 19–8 (10–2) | Frost Arena (2,242) Brookings, SD |
| Feb 16, 2020 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 75–64 | 20–8 (11–2) | Frost Arena (2,409) Brookings, SD |
| Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | at North Dakota | W 94–83 | 21–8 (12–2) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,702) Grand Forks, ND |
| Feb 23, 2020 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | South Dakota | W 85–80 | 22–8 (13–2) | Frost Arena (4,572) Brookings, SD |
| Feb 27, 2020 8:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | at North Dakota State | L 69–71 $^{OT}$ | 22–9 (13–3) | Scheels Center (4,036) Fargo, ND |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2020 8:30 pm, MidcoSN | (2) | vs. (7) Purdue Fort Wayne Quarterfinals | L 74–77 | 22–10 | Premier Center (8,614) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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