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Must create Custom Image Debit Card within 30 days of account opening to receive at no charge. 2020-21 Jackrabbits Basketball Welcome to South Dakota State University Dear Friends, Family, Boosters and Fans of The Summit League Institutions: ‘RING THE BELLS’ Ring the bells for South Dakota One of the core values of The Summit League is to foster competition that promotes fairness, sports- The Yellow and the Blue; manship, cooperation, collegiality and safety. Summit League teams work hard all season to embody Cheer the team from South Dakota those same values by conducting themselves during competition respectfully and with integrity. With loyal hearts so true; Win the game for South Dakota We ask that you advance the positive reputation of the League and its respective teams by cultivat- The school that serves us well; ing a culture of respect during competitions. Your actions and behavior in the stands, both at home We will fight for South Dakota and away, have an impact on the image of your team and your institution. You can contribute to the So let’s ring, ring, ring those bells. positive experiences of the student-athletes by maintaining a respectful competitive environment. We ask that you please join us in upholding the principles of respect and sportsmanship and to ‘THE YELLOW AND THE BLUE’ encourage your fellow fans do the same. Oh S-D-S-U hurrah for the Yellow and Blue; Old S-D-S-U all honor and glory to you; Thank you for your continued support of The Summit League. For ever raise the song Tom Douple in praise both loud and long Commissioner With loyal hearts so true (so true) Oh loyal hearts and true (and true, so true) WOMEN’S PROBABLE STARTERS ‘The BUM’ North Dakota (0-11, 0-5 Summit) “The BUM” is in its 79th year as the official program for South Dakota State University home POS. NO. PLAYER PPG FG PCT. FT PCT. RPG football and basketball games. It is edited and F 22 Megan Zander, 5-10, So., Mandan, N.D. 9.6 .330 .660 5.6 published by the Jackrabbit Sports Information F 24 Julia Fleecs, 6-2, Sr., Glidden, Iowa 14.7 .385 .850 7.5 Office. F 34 Olivia Lane, 6-2, So., Pequot Lakes, Minn. 9.2 .633 .571 7.0 G 20 Mikayla Reinke, 5-9, Sr., Kindred, N.D. 5.5 .300 .609 5.2 “The BUM” is published for each home basket- G 54 Juliet Gordon, 5-11, So., Adelaide, South Australia 9.4 .365 .795 5.6 ball game, with the cost of this publication paid North Dakota Team Totals 68.2 .368 .717 41.6 for with non-state funds. Opponent Totals 78.0 .412 .751 40.1 ARENA FACTS South Dakota State (11-2, 4-0 Summit) Frost Arena, named in honor of former South POS. NO. PLAYER PPG FG PCT. FT PCT. RPG Dakota State athletic director and coach, R.B. F 33 Paiton Burckhard, 6-0, Jr., Aberdeen, S.D. 12.2 .496 .947 4.8 “Jack” Frost, opened Feb. 2, 1973. On Feb. 11, F 44 Myah Selland, 6-1, Jr., Letcher, S.D. 19.2 .506 .753 7.5 1989, 9,456 fans attended the SDSU-Augustana G 3 Lindsey Theuninck, 5-7, Jr., Mankato, Minn. 6.1 .418 .600 3.3 men’s basketball game, setting the arena’s G 20 Tori Nelson, 6-1, So., Mendota Heights, Minn. 10.0 .398 .705 4.4 attendance record. Improvements to the arena G 21 Tylee Irwin, 6-0, Sr., Wahpeton, N.D. 10.8 .462 .938 3.8 over the years reduced the seating capacity to SDSU Team Totals 69.6 .430 .757 35.8 approximately 6,100. Opponent Totals 61.6 .387 .753 35.2 FOLLOW THE JACKRABBITS Live Stats: GoJacksLive.com MEN’S PROBABLE STARTERS Jackrabbits All-Access: GoJacks.com/watch North Dakota (4-11, 3-3 Summit) POS. NO. PLAYER PPG FG PCT. FT PCT. RPG F 12 Filip Rebraca, 6-9, Jr., Sombor, Serbia 16.8 .525 .508 6.9 F 1 Seybian Sims, 6-7, Jr., Iowa City, Iowa 5.3 .361 .625 4.7 G 4 Tyree Ihenacho, 6-4, Fr., Prior Lake, Minn. 7.2 .386 .516 4.7 WWW.GOJACKS.COM G 11 Bentiu Panoam, 6-2, Sr., Anchorage, Alaska 5.0 .353 .667 1.6 THE JACKRABBIT APP G 21 Ethan Igbanugo, 6-3, Jr., Lakeville, Minn. 6.9 .402 .655 1.7 North Dakota Team Totals 61.7 .409 .668 31.4 Opponent Totals 71.4 .466 .733 36.3 @GOJACKSSDSU South Dakota State (8-3, 2-0 Summit) @GOJACKSWBB @GOJACKSMBB POS. NO. PLAYER PPG FG PCT. FT PCT. RPG F 32 Matt Dentlinger, 6-8, Jr., Arcadia, Iowa 7.9 .530 .727 3.3 ON THE COVER F 35 Douglas Wilson, 6-7, Sr., Des Moines, Iowa 15.3 .494 .563 5.7 Featured on the cover are freshman Madysen G 3 Baylor Scheierman, 6-6, So., Aurora, Neb. 14.1 .529 .870 9.0 Vlastuin and junior Matt Dentlinger. Photos by G 15 Noah Freidel, 6-4, So., Tea, S.D. 18.3 .456 .742 5.2 Dave Eggen/Inertia Sports Media. G 34 Alex Arians, 6-4, Jr., Madison, Wis. 11.5 .481 .905 4.6 SDSU Team Totals 79.0 .482 .718 35.6 Opponent Totals 70.9 .417 .801 33.2 2020-21 Jackrabbits Basketball Women’s Basketball Game Notes South Dakota State women’s basketball returns home to host North Dakota in a two- game weekend series at Frost Arena. Tipoff both Friday and Saturday is scheduled for 5 p.m. The Jackrabbits, who enter the weekend 11-2 overall and 4-0 in Summit League action, swept Omaha on the road last weekend 62-50 and 64-54. North Dakota is still in search of its first win of the season, entering 0-11 overall and 0-5 in Summit League contests. So far in confer- ence action, the Fighting Hawks have fallen once to Kansas City and have dropped pairs of contests against Oral Roberts and North Dakota State. THE SERIES: North Dakota holds a 42-28 advantage in the all-time series over the Myah Selland became the 38th member of the Jackrabbit 1,000-point club on Jan. Jackrabbits. Last season, the Jackrabbits 15 and enters the weekend with 1,025 career points. topped the Fighting Hawks in both conference meetings as well as at the Summit League pace for the highest single-season scoring behind with 9.5 points per game. Mikayla Re- Tournament. average by a Jackrabbit player in the Division inke dishes a team-best 3.5 assists per game. Additionally, State has won the last eight I era (since 2004-05). Selland has been amaz- Additionally, she averages 5.5 points and 5.2 meetings against North Dakota. ingly consistent this season, socoring at least rebounds per game. 15 points in all 13 games so far this season As a team, North Dakota is being outscored MAJOR MILESTONES: SDSU head coach and hitting the 20-point mark four times with a by its opponents, 78-68.2. The Fighting Hawks Aaron Johnston reached his 500th career win high of 29 Jan. 9 against Western Illinois. are shooting 36.8 percent from the field and on Friday, Jan. 8, as the Jackrabbits defeated A redshirt junior from Letcher, Selland is 30.1 percent from long distance. Western Illinois, 71-61. All of Johnston’s wins shooting 50.6 percent from the field and also Mallory Bernhard is the interim head coach have come at the helm of South Dakota State. leads the squad in rebounding (7.5 per game), of North Dakota. In his 21 seasons, he has led the Jackrab- assists (47) and steals (21). bits to a Division II National Championship, Additionally, she has recorded five dou- IN THE POLLS: South Dakota State has nine Summit League Tournament titles, six ble-doubles this season and seven in her been at least receiving votes in both the AP Summit League regular season titles, and 13 career. She has been named Summit League Top 25 Poll and the USA TODAY/Coaches Poll postseason appearances, including nine NCAA Player of the Week four times this season all season. Tournament berths. Johnston is South Dakota (Dec. 7, 21 and 28 and Jan. 11), as well as the On Dec. 7 after beating then 15th-ranked State’s and the Summit League’s all-time Summit League December Female Athlete of Iowa State and then-No. 18 Gonzaga, the winningest women’s basketball coach with a the Month. Jackrabbits entered the AP Poll for the first record of 503-168. Fellow junior forward Paiton Burckhard time in 11 years at No. 22. Additionally, State Myah Selland became the 38th Jackrabbit ranks second on the team in both scoring (12.2 was tabbed No.