THE 2007-08 JACKRABBITS South Dakota State Basketball THOMAS BASSETT BEN BERAN MOHAMED BERTÉ GARRETT CALLAHAN MACKENZIE CASEY SO., DENISON, IOWA SR.,VICTOR, IOWA SR., ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST SO., SENECA, ILL. SR.,WOUNDED KNEE, S.D. JOSH CASSADAY ANTHONY CORDOVA BRANDON DEBOER MARK ENGEN MICHAEL LONEY FR., AURORA, COLO. FR., SIOUX FALLS, S.D. SO., HURON, S.D. SO., LAMBERTON, MINN. SR., HUMBOLDT, IOWA DALE MOSS MICHAEL PALARCA CLINT SARGENT PAYTON TIVIS KAI WILLIAMS FR., BRANDON, S.D. FR., SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. FR., S. SIOUX CITY, NEB. FR., BOWMAN, N.D. SO., REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN TROY WIPF TIM HILL LUKE CARDONA JEFF LORENZEN AUSTIN MILLER JR.,YALE, S.D. STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH SCOTT NAGY DERYL CUNNINGHAM ROB KLINKEFUS BRIAN COOLEY ALEX FOCKE HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH GRADUATE ASSISTANT GRADUATE ASSISTANT GOJACKS.COM South Dakota State Basketball TABLE OF CONTENTS SDSU Quick Facts . 1-8 2007-08 Schedule . 3 2007-08 Roster . 4 Inside the 2007-08 Roster . 5 Jackrabbit Media Policy . 6 Jackrabbit Media Outlets . 7 The Jackrabbits on WNAX . 8 2007-08 Season Preview . 9-12 2006-07 Season Recap & Statistics . 13-16 Jackrabbit Coaching Staff . 17-25 Head Coach Scott Nagy . 17-21 Assistant Coach Deryl Cunningham . 22 Assistant Coach Rob Klinkefus . 23 Graduate Assistants Brian Cooley & Alex Focke . 24 Men’s Basketball Staff . 25 SDSU Athletic Staff . 26 Jackrabbit Upperclassmen . 27-37 Ben Beran . 28-29 Mohamed Berté . 30-31 Mackenzie Casey . 32-33 Michael Loney . 34-35 Troy Wipf . 36-37 SDSU Athletic Department Mission Statement . 38 Jackrabbit Sophomores . 39-47 Thomas Bassett . 40-41 Garrett Callahan . 42-43 Mark Engen . 44-45 Kai Williams . 46-47 The 2008 Summit League Championship . 48 Jackrabbit Newcomers . 49-53 Brandon DeBoer & Josh Cassaday . 50 Anthony Cordova & Dale Moss . 51 Michael Palarca & Clint Sargent . 52 Payton Tivis . 53 The Summit League . 54 2007-08 Jackrabbit Opponents . 55-62 Frost Arena . 63-67 SDSU Athletic Facilities . 68 SDSU Men’s Basketball History & Records . 69-83 SDSU Men’s Basketball All-Time Letterwinners . 84-85 Year-by-Year Jackrabbit Men’s Basketball Scores . 86-91 SDSU Administration . 92 Welcome to South Dakota State University . 93-99 The South Dakota State University Print Lab produced 325 copies of the PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Brandon DeBoer - (Deh-Bore) 2007-08 SDSU men’s basketball media guide at a cost of $10.77 per copy. Mark Engen - (EHNG-ehn) COACHES Front cover and The Summit League logo design by Nina Schmidt, SDSU Michael Loney (LOW-nee) University Relations. Photos credited to Eric Landwehr, SDSU University Scott Nagy - (NAG-ee) Michael Palarca - (Pah-LARK-ah) Relations, and Ty Carlson, SDSU Sports Information. Rob Klinkefus - (KLINK-eh-foos) Payton Tivis - (Tihv-iss) For more information regarding the Jackrabbit men’s basketball program, PLAYERS Kai Williams - (rhymes with eye) please contact SDSU Assistant Sports Information Director Ryan Sweeter at Ben Beran - (Bear-in) (605) 688-4822 or by e-mail at [email protected] Mohamed Berté - (Bir-tay) Troy Wipf - (Wiff) GOJACKS.COM 1 SDSU QUICK FACTS South Dakota State Basketball GGEENNEERRAALL IINNFFOORRMMAATTIIOONN HHIISSTTOORRYY NAME OF SCHOOL: South Dakota State University FIRST YEAR OF MEN’S BASKETBALL: 1905-06 CITY/ZIP: Brookings, SD 57007 OVERALL ALL-TIME RECORD: 1,277-880-1 FOUNDED: February 21, 1881 NCAA POSTSEASON BERTHS/LAST: 24/2004 ENROLLMENT: 11,706 RECORD IN NCAA POSTSEASON: 36-23 NICKNAME: Jackrabbits NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: One (1963) SCHOOL COLORS: Yellow and Blue LAST POSTSEASON OPPONENT: Metropolitan State ATHLETIC WEBSITE: GOJACKS.COM RESULT: L, 69-109 (3/14/04) UNIVERSITY WEBSITE: www3.sdstate.edu Note: All postseason appearances at the NCAA College Division or Division II level OME RENA H A : Frost Arena SDSU becomes postseason eligible in NCAA Division I starting in 2008-09 CAPACITY: 6,500 AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I - Provisional CONFERENCE: The Summit League CONFERENCE WEBSITE: TheSummitLeague.org PRESIDENT: Dr. David Chicoine CCOOAACCHHIINNGG SSTTAAFFFF ALMA MATER,YEAR: South Dakota State, 1969 HEAD COACH: Scott Nagy ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Dr. Fred Oien ALMA MATER,YEAR: Delta State (Miss.), 1988 ALMA MATER,YEAR: South Dakota State, 1972 RECORD AT SCHOOL (YEARS): 235-121 (12) SWA: Kathy Heylens (Interim) CAREER RECORD: Same ATHLETIC DEPT. PHONE: (605) 688-5625 OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-5626 TICKET OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-5422 BEST TIME TO REACH COACH: Mornings or 1-866-GO JACKS ASSISTANT COACH: Deryl Cunningham ALMA MATER,YEAR: Kansas State, 1994 ASSISTANT COACH: Rob Klinkefus ALMA MATER,YEAR: Buena Vista, 2000 GRADUATE ASSISTANT: Brian Cooley SSPPOORRTTSS IINNFFOORRMMAATTIIOONN ALMA MATER,YEAR: Nebraska Wesleyan, 2006 SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Jason Hove GRADUATE ASSISTANT: Alex Focke SID OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-4623 ALMA MATER,YEAR: Minnesota, 2007 SID HOME PHONE: (605) 692-1484 SID CELL PHONE: (605) 695-1827 E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] TEEAAMM INNFFOORRMMAATTIIOONN ASSISTANT SID/MBB CONTACT: Ryan Sweeter T I ASST. SID PHONE: (605) 688-4822 2006-07 OVERALL RECORD: 6-24 ASST. SID CELL PHONE: (605) 376-4422 CONFERENCE RECORD: N/A (Independent)* E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] HOME RECORD: 4-8 SID FAX: (605) 688-5999 AWAY RECORD: 2-13 PRESS ROW PHONE: (605) 688-4623 NEUTRAL RECORD: 0-3 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 9/4 SID MAILING ADDRESS: Sports Information Office STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 3/2 Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center SDSU Box 2820 *SDSU joined The Summit League starting in the 2007-08 season Brookings, SD 57007-1497 OVERNIGHT ADDRESS: 11th Street and 16th Avenue Brookings, SD 57007-1497 2 GOJACKS.COM South Dakota State Basketball 2007-08 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER Monday Nov. 12 MARY (N.D.) Frost Arena 7 p.m. Saturday Nov. 17 MONTANA Frost Arena 7 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 20 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee,Wis. 7 p.m. Friday Nov. 23 NORTHERN IOWA Frost Arena 7 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 28 at Idaho Moscow, Idaho 7:05 p.m. (PT) DECEMBER Saturday Dec. 1 WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY Frost Arena 7 p.m. Thursday Dec. 6 *at Centenary Shreveport, La. 7 p.m. Saturday Dec. 8 *at Oral Roberts Tulsa, Okla. 7:05 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 12 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. Saturday Dec. 15 IDAHO Frost Arena 7 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 18 DENVER Frost Arena 7 p.m. Friday Dec. 28 at Cal State Bakersfield Bakersfield, Calif. 7 p.m. (PT) Sunday Dec. 30 at San Jose State San Jose, Calif. 7 p.m. (PT) JANUARY Thursday Jan. 3 *OAKLAND Frost Arena 7 p.m. Saturday Jan. 5 *IPFW (Lamb Bonanza) Frost Arena 7:30 p.m. Thursday Jan. 10 *at.