2026–27 season
South Dakota State
Jackrabbits · Summit
- Record
- 3–0
- Unranked in the AP poll
- Projected seed
- Out
- Outside the projected field
- Efficiency
- +1.5
- No. 148 in Division I
- Head coach
- Bryan Petersen
- Since 2025–26
- Home
- Brookings, SD
- 5,864 mi from Detroit
- National titles
- 0
- Still chasing the first
Statistical profile
Percentiles compare this team with all 365 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better: green bars are the top of the country, red the bottom, blue a style (pace, three-point rate) rather than a strength. Season totals include tournament games. Opponent-adjusted efficiency and schedule strength appear after 8 games; until then they swing too much to mean anything.
Efficiency
Scoring & shooting
Possessions
Defense & roster
Strengths and weaknesses
Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 365 Division I teams.
- StrengthCleans the defensive glassDefensive rebound %: 78.8%97th
- StrengthContinuity: veterans of the programProgram experience: 2.25 yrs94th
- WeaknessFew second chancesOffensive rebound %: 26.0%13th
Tournament history
Every NCAA tournament appearance since 2002, with who S Dakota St beat and who ended the run.
Appearances
7
Record
0–7
Sweet 16s
0
Final Fours
0
Titles
0
- 202415Round of 64Lost to 2 Iowa St. 82–65. Bracket
- 202213Round of 64Lost to 4 Providence 66–57. Bracket
- 201812Round of 64Lost to 5 Ohio St. 81–73. Bracket
- 201716Round of 64Lost to 1 Gonzaga 66–46. Bracket
- 201612Round of 64Lost to 5 Maryland 79–74. Bracket
- 201313Round of 64Lost to 4 Michigan 71–56. Bracket
- 201214Round of 64Lost to 3 Baylor 68–60. Bracket
Roster
Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.
- Leading scorer
- Davis Kern
- 17.0 ppg
- Tallest
- Alec Squires
- 6′10″
- Best at the line
- —
- —
- Longest in program
- Kalen Garry
- 5 seasons
| Player | WT | Yrs | GP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Joe SaylerGuard · White River, SD | 6′3″ | 195 | 4 | 2 | 31.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 30.0 | 33.3 | 21.4 |
| 22Davis KernForward · Marion, IA | 6′9″ | 230 | 2 | 2 | 29.0 | 17.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 54.5 | 80.0 | 23.8 |
| 5Jon MekonnenForward · Eagan, MN | 6′8″ | 205 | 1 | 2 | 27.5 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 25.3 |
| 10Kalen GarryGuard · De Smet, SD | 6′3″ | 200 | 5 | 2 | 26.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 25.1 |
| 7EJ RyansGuard · Grand Rapids, MI | 6′3″ | 190 | 1 | 2 | 25.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 10.1 |
| 0Trey BuchananGuard · Westfield, IN | 6′1″ | 190 | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 13.1 |
| 1Semaj Stampley · Alton, IL | 6′1″ | 180 | 1 | 2 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 16.8 |
| 23Blake Ellwein · Huron, SD | 6′9″ | 220 | 1 | 2 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 19.9 |
| 6Jaden RogersGuard · Waukee, IA | 6′6″ | 215 | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.6 |
| 11Cam Swearengen · Knoxville, TN | 6′5″ | 205 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 29.9 |
| 4Youssouf Yatabare · Paris, France | 6′9″ | 230 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.6 |
| 21Myles ThompsonForward · Hutchinson, KS | 6′7″ | 230 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 |
| 35Alec SquiresCenter · Volga, SD | 6′10″ | 250 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33Jadyn Cascio JensenGuard · Bellevue, NE | 6′3″ | 195 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42Jesse Van Kalsbeek · Sheldon, IA | 6′6″ | 225 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Yrs = seasons with this program (transfers count from their arrival). Headshots appear once rights-cleared images are available.
Season schedule
Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.
ATS overall
2–0
ATS as favorite
0–0
ATS as underdog
2–0
ATS neutral court
0–0
ATS vs. tournament teams
0–0
ATS vs. ranked teams
0–0
Over / under
1–1
| Date | Opponent | Result | Spread | Total | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | @KANKansas State | W68–66 | +10.75 | 159.25 | Cover | Under |
| Nov 6 | vsBRIBriar Cliff | W71–49 | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 11 | vsVALValparaiso | W81–69 | +1.5 | 141.5 | Cover | Over |
| Nov 14 | @N CNorthern Colorado | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 16 | vsMAYMayville State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 20 | @IDAIdaho State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 25 | vsABIAbilene Christian | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 28 | NSOUSouth Alabama | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 29 | NFREFresno State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 5 | @ABIAbilene Christian | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 8 | vsMILMilwaukee | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 12 | vsIDAIdaho | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 14 | vsBUEBuena Vista | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 18 | @E KEastern Kentucky | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 21 | vsGREGreen Bay | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 29 | @NEVNevada | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 2 | vsDAKDakota Wesleyan | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 7 | @KANKansas City | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 9 | @ORAOral Roberts | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 16 | @SOUSouth Dakota | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 21 | vsNDSUNorth Dakota State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 23 | vsNORNorth Dakota | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 28 | @ST St. Thomas-Minnesota15 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 31 | @OMAOmaha | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 4 | vsORAOral Roberts | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 6 | vsKANKansas City | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 13 | vsSOUSouth Dakota | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 18 | @NORNorth Dakota | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 20 | @NDSUNorth Dakota State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 25 | vsOMAOmaha | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 27 | vsST St. Thomas-Minnesota15 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |