South Dakota State 2011-12 JACKRABBIT MEN’S BASKETBALL Jackrabbit Sports Information 2820 HPER Center Brookings, SD 57007-1497 ASST. SID/MBB CONTACT: Ryan Sweeter PHONE: (605) 688-4822 E-MAIL: [email protected] ASST. AD-SPORTS INFORMATION: Jason Hove PHONE: (605) 688-4623 E-MAIL: [email protected] SID FAX: (605) 688-5999 WEBSITE: GOJACKS.COM JACKRABBITS BATTLE BISON IN FARGO THIS WEEK Sports Information Contact: Ryan Sweeter Jan. 20, 2012 SATURDAY, JAN. 21; FARGO, N.D. BROOKINGS, S.D. – With all of the hype and hoopla from the first meeting with South • at North Dakota State - 7 p.m. Dakota in eight years behind them, along with a win over UMKC, South Dakota State returns to the road this week to play North Dakota State in Fargo, N.D., on Saturday at 7 p.m. THIS WEEK SDSU opened the game against South Dakota on a 17-4 run, led by 29 points at the half and never let the visiting Coyotes get closer than 26 points for the rest of the game in THURSDAY, JAN. 26; ROCHESTER, MICH. • at Oakland - 7 p.m. ET front of a sellout crowd of 6,216 at Frost Arena. The Jackrabbits led by as many as 37 points in the second half before emptying the SATURDAY, JAN. 28; FORT WAYNE, IND. bench, which allowed every Jackrabbit to score at least one field goal in the game. • at IPFW - 7 p.m. ET Griffan Callahan led a trio of Jackrabbits in double figures with 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting, which includes a 5-for-8 night from three-point range. Nate Wolters added 13 points with six rebounds and five assists. Tony Fiegen finished with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting on the night. TRACKING THE JACKRABBITS The Jacks followed up the win over the rival Coyotes with a convincing 85-58 win over RADIO UMKC on Saturday. South Dakota State used first half runs of 10-0 and 12-2 and a second All Games ......................................Jackrabbit Sports Network half run of 28-5 to run past the Kangaroos in the 20th Annual Lamb Bonanza. INTERNET AUDIO Taévaunn Prince led five Jackrabbits in double figures by tying a career-high with 16 All Games...............................................The Jackrabbit Extra points in playing 24 minutes off the bench, including a perfect 8-for-8 night at the free INTERNET VIDEO at North Dakota State .............................The Jackrabbit Extra throw line. Nate Wolters and Jordan Dykstra both scored 15 points, with Wolters adding five TELEVISION rebounds and five assists. Dykstra got his 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the floor, at North Dakota State....................................................none which includes a perfect 2-for-2 effort from long distance. LIVE STATS Chad White capped a perfect 4-for-4 night from the floor, and from the free throw line, All Games..........................................................GoJacks.com with 13 points, with one three-pointer, while Griffan Callahan finished with 11 points. Brayden Carlson scored five points, but added four assists and a game-high seven rebounds, as the Jacks won the rebounding battle 41-23. THE SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS NEXT UP FOR THE JACKRABBITS –The Jackrabbits begin the second half of The Summit League season on Thursday against Oakland in Rochester, Mich., and then head south to SCHOOL SUMMIT OVERALL Fort Wayne, Ind., for a rematch with IPFW on Saturday. Both games begin at 7 p.m. ET. Oral Roberts ............................9-0 ................17-4 SDSU won the first meeting with both teams at Frost Arena. South Dakota State .................7-1 ................15-5 North Dakota State ..................6-2 ................13-5 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PROBABLE STARTERS Oakland ..................................5-4 ...............11-10 Western Illinois ........................4-5 .................9-8 POS. NO. PLAYER FG PCT. FT PCT. RPG PPG 1G 3 Nate Wolters, 6-3, Jr., St. Cloud, Minn. .447 .777 4.8 20.7 Southern Utah .........................4-5 ................9-10 2G 12 Brayden Carlson, 6-4, So., Brookings, S.D. .490 .605 3.3 7.5 IPFW ......................................3-6 .................9-9 3G 33 Griffan Callahan, 6-4, Sr., Seneca, Ill. .474 .735 5.5 11.4 IUPUI .....................................2-7 ................8-13 4F 42 Jordan Dykstra, 6-8, So., Rock Valley, Iowa .496 .714 4.5 9.5 UMKC .....................................2-7 ................8-13 5F 34 Tony Fiegen, 6-7, Jr., Madison, S.D. .520 .683 3.8 7.9 South Dakota ..........................2-7 ................7-11 OFF THE BENCH * STANDINGS THROUGH 1/19/12 G 25 Chad White, 6-6, So., Madison, S.D. .492 .714 4.1 9.9 G 5 Taévaunn Prince, 6-3, Fr., Toronto, Ontario .495 .671 4.0 7.7 G 24 Zach Horstman, 6-5, Fr., Winner, S.D. .373 .700 1.5 3.6 G 24 Zach Monaghan, 6-2, Fr., Palatine, Ill. .300 .647 0.7 3.1 F 32 Marcus Heemstra, 6-9, So., Rock Valley, Iowa .485 .636 2.4 2.3 SDSU TOTALS .468 .712 36.1 79.3 OPPONENT TOTALS .451 .689 33.0 69.6 RABBITS ON THE RADIO – Originated from the AM 570 WNAX studios in Yankton, S.D., 2011-12 SCHEDULE/RESULTS SDSU men’s basketball games can be heard on a total of five stations throughout South Dakota NOVEMBER on the Jackrabbit Sports Network. 3 MSU, MOORHEAD (EXHIBITION)...........................W, 77-64 • 570 AM – WNAX – Yankton 12 WESTERN MICHIGAN.....................................W, 82-76 • 910 AM – KJJQ “The Ranch” – Brookings 14 at Minnesota...................................................L, 55-71 • 1060 AM – KGFX – Pierre 16 at Georgia ......................................................L, 61-72 • 950 AM KWAT or 96.9 FM KDLO – Watertown 21-23 AT CBE CLASSIC; MACON, GA. • 99.5 FM – KRKI – Rapid City 21 vs. Niagara ....................................................W, 79-71 Pierre, S.D., native Tyler Merriam takes over the play-by-play duties in 2011-12, replacing 22 vs. Sam Houston State....................................W, 77-60 six-time winner of the South Dakota Associated Press Sportscaster of the Year and 1998 23 at Mercer.......................................................W, 74-61 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association South Dakota Sportscaster of the Year, 26 at Nebraska ....................................................L, 64-76 Steve Imming, who retired in the summer of 2011. DECEMBER 1 *at IUPUI...................................................W OT, 97-93 THE JACKRABBIT EXTRA ON GOJACKS.COM – Subscribers to the Jackrabbit Extra on 3 *at Western Illinois..........................................W, 67-66 GOJACKS.COM watch every Jackrabbit home game and select road games streaming live on the 6 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE ....................W, 92-69 internet. That select list includes Saturday’s game at Western Illinois. In addition, subscribers can 10 NORTH DAKOTA.............................................W, 92-54 listen to every game, home and on the road, streaming live on the internet. 12 DAKOTA STATE...............................................W, 93-60 To learn more about the Jackrabbit Extra, or to subscribe, log onto GOJACKS.COM and click on 15 at North Dakota..............................................L, 70-89 “SIGN UP NOW” 18 at Washington ................................................W, 92-73 28 *IPFW............................................................W, 94-58 THE JACKRABBIT INSIDER ON FOX – Fans of South Dakota State Athletics can get a weekly 30 *OAKLAND.....................................................W, 76-64 behind-the-scenes look at all 21 Jackrabbit varsity sports teams by tuning into "The Jackrabbit JANUARY Insider.” 5 *at Southern Utah ..........................................W, 75-68 7 *at Oral Roberts..............................................L, 75-97 Hosted by Tyler Merriam, the show airs on Sundays on KTTW FOX 17 at 10:30 p.m., and can 12 *SOUTH DAKOTA............................................W, 86-56 also be seen on Fox Sports North at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays. 14 *UMKC (LAMB BONANZA) ......................................W, 85-58 21 *at North Dakota State........................................7 p.m. JACKS RECEIVING VOTES IN MID-MAJOR TOP-25 – After cracking the collegeinsider.com 26 *at Oakland...................................................7 p.m. ET Mid Major Top-25 for the first time this season at No. 25 on Dec. 19. The Jacks moved up to No. 28 *at IPFW .......................................................7 p.m. ET 23 in the poll released on Dec. 26, and moved up to No. 21 in the poll released on Jan. 2, but FEBRUARY fell out of the poll to the top team receiving votes in the last two polls. 2 *ORAL ROBERTS................................................7 p.m. 4 *SOUTHERN UTAH (PORK CLASSIC) ......................7:30 p.m. WOLTERS CLIMBS THE 1,000-POINT CLUB LADDER – Junior Nate Wolters became the 9 *at South Dakota................................................7 p.m. 42nd member of the SDSU 1,000-Point Club in the Jacks win over Sam Houston State on Nov. 11 *at UMKC...........................................................7 p.m. 22, and instantly began the climb up the all time list. Wolters enters the week with 1,301 career 15 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE......................................7 p.m. points, good for 14th all-time at SDSU. Wolters needs 55 points to move up one spot on the list 18 BRACKETBUSTERS (OPPONENT TBD) ....................7:30 p.m. to 13th, and 95 points to crack the top-10. 23 *WESTERN ILLINOIS (MILITARY APPRECIATION)..............7 p.m. 25 *IUPUI (CORDUROY CLASSIC) ..................................7:30 p.m. WOLTERS CHASES SCORING RECORD – Nate Wolters