# 2014–15 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

The 2014–15 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by 20th year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at Frost Arena and were members of the Summit League. They finished the season 24–11, 12–4 in The Summit League play to finish in a share for The Summit League regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of The Summit League tournament where they lost to North Dakota State. As a regular season champion, and #1 seed in their league tournament, who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Colorado State in the first round before losing in the second round to Vanderbilt.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2014* 8:30 pm | | South Dakota Mines | W 76–54 | | Frost Arena (2,220) Brookings, SD |
| 11/04/2014* 7:00 pm | | Dakota Wesleyan | W 79–72 | | Frost Arena (1,458) Brookings, SD |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | L 67–69 | 0–1 | Alumni Arena (3,315) Amherst, NY |
| 11/17/2014* 9:00 pm | | at Idaho | L 77–82 | 0–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (631) Moscow, ID |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm, Midco | | North Dakota | W 74–72 | 1–2 | Frost Arena (2,651) Brookings, SD |
| 11/24/2014* 8:30 pm | | Chadron State | W 87–42 | 2–2 | Frost Arena (1,925) Brookings, SD |
| 11/30/2014* 4:00 pm | | vs. Florida Gulf Coast | L 58–71 | 2–3 | Sanford Pentagon (3,250) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | | Wayne State College | W 89–55 | 3–3 | Frost Arena (1,818) Brookings, SD |
| 12/06/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMKC | W 81–61 | 4–3 | Frost Arena (1,301) Brookings, SD |
| 12/09/2014* 7:00 pm, FS North+ | | at Saint Louis | W 62–55 | 5–3 | Chaifetz Arena (5,102) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/13/2014* 4:00 pm | | Idaho | W 87–85 | 6–3 | Frost Arena (2,221) Brookings, SD |
| 12/18/2014* 6:30 pm, MWN | | vs. Idaho State World Vision Classic | W 75–72 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 | Smith Spectrum (7,049) Logan, UT |
| 12/19/2014* 6:30 pm, MWN | | vs. Cal State Bakersfield World Vision Classic | W 53–49 | 8–3 | Smith Spectrum (7,188) Logan, UT |
| 12/20/2014* 9:00 pm, ASN | | at Utah State World Vision Classic | W 68–65 $^{OT}$ | 9–3 | Smith Spectrum (7,216) Logan, UT |
| 12/23/2014* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 14 Utah | L 66–80 | 9–4 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,322) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/28/2014* 2:00 pm | | at No. 23 Northern Iowa | L 63–74 | 9–5 | McLeod Center (6,333) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/02/2015 8:00 pm, ROOT RM | | at Denver | L 69–76 | 9–6 (0–1) | Magness Arena (1,786) Denver, CO |
| 01/04/2015 4:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | | at North Dakota State | L 69–72 | 9–7 (0–2) | Scheels Arena (3,368) Fargo, ND |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm | | Western Illinois | W 75–44 | 10–7 (1–2) | Frost Arena (1,407) Brookings, SD |
| 01/10/2015 4:30 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | | at Omaha | W 87–68 | 11–7 (2–2) | Ralston Arena (1,877) Ralston, NE |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | | IUPUI | W 68–52 | 12–7 (3–2) | Frost Arena (2,583) Brookings, SD |
| 01/17/2015 4:30 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | | South Dakota | W 71–57 | 13–7 (4–2) | Frost Arena (5,354) Brookings, SD |
| 01/21/2015 7:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | | IPFW | W 82–53 | 14–7 (5–2) | Frost Arena (2,394) Brookings, SD |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oral Roberts | W 76–72 | 15–7 (6–2) | Mabee Center (4,509) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm | | Omaha | W 86–64 | 16–7 (7–2) | Frost Arena (2,274) Brookings, SD |
| 01/31/2015 4:30 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | | Denver | W 69–39 | 17–7 (8–2) | Frost Arena (4,725) Brookings, SD |
| 02/05/2015 6:00 pm | | at IPFW | L 74–84 | 17–8 (8–3) | Gates Sports Center (804) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 02/07/2015 12:00 pm, HTSN/ESPN3 | | at IUPUI | W 63–56 | 18–8 (9–3) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,386) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | | North Dakota State | W 68–58 | 19–8 (10–3) | Frost Arena (4,912) Brookings, SD |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | W 79–77 | 20–8 (11–3) | Western Hall (1,139) Macomb, IL |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | | Oral Roberts | W 81–52 | 21–8 (12–3) | Frost Arena (5,347) Brookings, SD |
| 02/28/2015 4:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | | at South Dakota | L 64–80 | 21–9 (12–4) | DakotaDome (4,812) Vermillion, SD |
| The Summit League tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2015 6:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | | vs. Western Illinois Quarterfinals | W 87–50 | 22–9 | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (9,773) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/09/2015 6:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | | vs. South Dakota Semifinals | W 78–65 | 23–9 | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (10,153) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/10/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. North Dakota State Championship game | L 56–57 | 23–10 | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (9,033) Sioux Falls, SD |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/18/2015* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. (8) | at (1) Colorado State First round | W 86–76 | 24–10 | Moby Arena (3,391) Fort Collins, CO |
| 03/20/2015* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | No. (8) | at (5) Vanderbilt Second round | L 77–92 | 24–11 | Memorial Gymnasium (5,605) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. ||||||
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