South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball

South Dakota State Jackrabbits
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
	2020–21 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team
University	South Dakota State University
Head coach	Aaron Johnston (21st season)
Conference	Summit League
Location	Brookings, South Dakota
Arena	Frost Arena ; (Capacity: 6,500)
Nickname	Jackrabbits
Colors	Blue and yellow;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA Tournament Champions
	Division II; 2003
NCAA Tournament Final Four
	Division II; 2002, 2003
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	Division II; 2002, 2003, 2004
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	Division II; 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004; Division I; 2019
NCAA Tournament Second round
	Division II; 1988, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004; Division I; 2009, 2016, 2019
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	Division II; 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004; Division I; 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
AIAW Tournament Appearances
	1972
Conference tournament champions
	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Conference regular season champions
	2003, 2004 (NCC); 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team is part of the athletic program at South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. The NCAA Division I team is a member of The Summit League. The Jackrabbits head coach is Aaron Johnston.

History[]

South Dakota State began play in 1966. In the times they were in the AIAW, they won the State title 11 times from 1969 to 1982, including six straight from 1969 to 1975, including a Regional title in 1972. In their time in Division II, they made the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament in 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, and 2004. They garnered a record of 18-8. In 2003, they won an NCAA Division II national title when they defeated Northern Kentucky by a score of 65–50. They began play in Division I in 2004. Prior to joining the Division I Summit League, they were a member of the Division II North Central Conference.^[3]^[4] As of the end of the 2020-21 season they have a 1039-438 all-time record, which is tied for 11th-most Division I wins all-time.^[5]

The Jackrabbits played in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship in each of their first five years of eligibility, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. The also played in the NCAA D-I Basketball Championship in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019, making the Sweet Sixteen in 2019. The Jackrabbits played in the 2007, 2008, 2014, and 2017 Women's WNIT Tournaments. In their Division I history, the team has compiled four regular-season Summit League titles and seven Summit League postseason conference-tourney titles. The 2008–2009 team was ranked #14 in ESPN/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll en route to a 32–3 record and received large amounts of national media coverage. The 2018-2019 team was ranked as the #1 Mid-Major team and during the regular season was ranked in the top 25 overall for Division I.

Postseason appearances[]

NCAA Division I Tournament results[]

The Jackrabbits have appeared in ten NCAA Division I Tournaments. They achieved their highest ranking in 2019 with a #6 seed. Their overall record is 4–10.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2009	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 TCU #2 Baylor	W 90–55 L 58–60
2010	#14	First Round	#3 Oklahoma	L 57–68
2011	#15	First Round	#2 Xavier	L 56–72
2012	#13	First Round	#4 Purdue	L 68–83
2013	#13	First Round	#4 South Carolina	L 53–74
2015	#14	First Round	#3 Oregon State	L 62–74
2016	#12	First Round Second Round	#5 Miami #4 Stanford	W 74–71 L 65–66
2018	#8	First Round	#9 Villanova	L 74–81 (OT)
2019	#6	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#11 Quinnipiac #3 Syracuse #2 Oregon	W 76–65 W 75–64 L 53–63
2021	#9	First Round	#8 Syracuse	L 55–72

WNIT appearances[]

The Jackrabbits have appeared in four WNIT Tournaments. Their record is 7–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2007	First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals	Bye Illinois State Indiana Wyoming	Bye W 61–48 W 60–53 L 59–70
2008	First Round	Creighton	L 69–76
2014	First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Butler Creighton Minnesota Indiana UTEP	W 78–61 W 62–51 W 70–62 W 76–64 L 63–66
2017	First Round Second Round	Northern Illinois Colorado	W 94–84 L 75–81 (OT)

AIAW Tournament appearances[]

The Jackrabbits made one appearance in the AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament. They had a combined record of 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1972	Championship First Round Consolation First Round	Immaculata Southern Connecticut State	l, 47–60 L, 34–72

NCAA Division II tournament results[]

The Jackrabbits made nine appearances in the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament. They had a combined record of 17–8.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1988	First Round Regional Finals	North Dakota North Dakota State	W, 76–60 L, 77–91
1992	First Round	North Dakota State	L, 58–92
1994	First Round Regional Finals	North Dakota North Dakota State	W, 61–51 L, 52–82
1995	First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Denver North Dakota North Dakota State	W, 95–59 W, 78–75 L, 68–82
1996	Regional Semifinals	North Dakota	L, 55–68
1999	First Round	Augustana (SD)	L, 62–66
2002	First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four	Regis Colorado Mesa Southwest Minnesota State Northern Kentucky Southeastern Oklahoma	W, 91–76 W, 76–63 W, 62��50 W, 68–67 L, 67–77
2003	First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Regis North Dakota South Dakota Cal State Bakersfield Bentley Northern Kentucky	W, 107–71 W, 77–56 W, 87–63 W, 83–62 W, 69–62 W, 65–50
2004	First Round Regional Finals Regional Semifinals Elite Eight	Nebraska–Kearney Concordia-St. Paul North Dakota California (PA)	W, 67–56 W, 74–39 W, 72–70 (OT) L, 79–96

Season–by–season results[]

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
North Central Conference (Division II) (1966–2004)
1966-67	Norma Boetel	6-0	—	—	—
1967-68	Norma Boetel	7-0	—	—	—
1968-69	Norma Boetel	8-0	—	—	—
1969-70	Norma Boetel	14-1	—	—	AIAW State Champion
1970-71	Ruth Marske	15-2	—	—	AIAW State Champion
1971-72	Ruth Marske	17-2	—	—	AIAW Regional Champion
1972-73	Norma Boetel	12-6	—	—	AIAW State Champion
1973-74	Jenny Johnson	13-4	—	—	AIAW State Champion
1974-75	Norma Boetel	17-6	—	—	AIAW State Champion
1975-76	Norma Boetel	16-5	—	—	—
1976-77	Cindy Davis	16-9	—	—	AIAW State Champion
1977-78	Cindy Davis	12-11	—	—	—
1978-79	Mary Ingram	13-10	—	—	AIAW State Champion
1979-80	Mary Ingram	16-11	—	—	AIAW State Champion
1980-81	Mary Ingram	12-14	—	—	AIAW State Champion
1981-82	Mary Ingram	15-13	—	—	AIAW State Champion
1982-83	Mary Ingram	8-17	3-7	6th	—
1983-84	Mary Ingram	8-17	1-11	7th	—
1984-85	Nancy Neiber	13-12	4-10	7th	—
1985-86	Nancy Neiber	11-16	3-11	7th	—
1986-87	Nancy Neiber	16-13	5-9	T-5th	—
1987-88	Nancy Neiber	25-5	11-3	2nd	NCAA II Regional Runner-Up
1988-89	Nancy Neiber	22-6	9-5	4th	—
1989-90	Nancy Neiber	17-10	9-9	5th	—
1990-91	Nancy Neiber	18-10	10-8	5th	—
1991-92	Nancy Neiber	19-10	11-7	5th	NCAA II First Round
1992-93	Nancy Neiber	17-10	10-8	T-4th	—
1993-94	Nancy Neiber	22-8	12-6	4th	NCAA II Regional Runner-Up
1994-95	Nancy Neiber	24-6	13-5	3rd	NCAA II Regional Runner-Up
1995-96	Nancy Neiber	25-3	16-2	2nd	NCAA II Regional Semifinals
1996-97	Nancy Neiber	19-8	11-7	5th	—
1997-98	Nancy Neiber	18-9	12-6	T-3rd	—
1998-99	Nancy Neiber	20-8	12-6	3rd	NCAA II First Round
1999-00	Nancy Neiber & Aaron Johnston	19-8	11-7	4th	—
2000-01	Aaron Johnston	15-12	9-9	T-5th	—
2001-02	Aaron Johnston	28-9	12-6	2nd	NCAA II Final 4
2002-03	Aaron Johnston	32-3	14-2	T-1st	NCAA II Champions
2003-04	Aaron Johnston	26-7	11-3	T-1st	NCAA II Elite 8
Independent (Division I) (2004–2007)
2004-05	Aaron Johnston	21-7	—	—	—
2005-06	Aaron Johnston	19-9	—	—	—
2006-07	Aaron Johnston	25-6	—	—	WNIT Quarter Finals
Summit League (Division I) (2007–present)
2007-08	Aaron Johnston	23-7	16-2	—	WNIT First Round
2008-09	Aaron Johnston	32-3	17-1	1st	NCAA Second Round
2009-10	Aaron Johnston	22-11	14-4	3rd	NCAA First Round
2010-11	Aaron Johnston	19-14	12-6	3rd	NCAA First Round
2011-12	Aaron Johnston	24-9	16-2	1st	NCAA First Round
2012-13	Aaron Johnston	25-8	14-2	1st	NCAA First Round
2013-14	Aaron Johnston	26-10	13-1	1st	WNIT Semifinals
2014-15	Aaron Johnston	24-9	12-4	2nd	NCAA First Round
2015-16	Aaron Johnston	27-7	13-3	2nd	NCAA Second Round
2016-17	Aaron Johnston	23-9	12-4	3rd	WNIT Second Round
2017-18	Aaron Johnston	26-7	12-2	2nd	NCAA First Round
2018-19	Aaron Johnston	28-7	15-1	2nd	NCAA Sweet 16
2019-20	Aaron Johnston	23-10	13-3	2nd	—
2020-21	Aaron Johnston	21-4	14-0	1st	NCAA First Round
Total:		1039-438
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Arenas[]

The Barn 1966-1972
Frost Arena 1973–present

Head coaches[]

#	Name	Term	Record (W–L)
1	Norma Boetel	1966–70	35–1
2	Ruth Marske	1970–72	32–4
3	Norma Boetel	1972–73	11–7
4	Jenny Johnson	1973–74	13–4
5	Norma Boetel	1974–76	33–11
6	Cindy Davis	1976–78	28–20
7	Mary Ingram	1978–84	72–84
8	Nancy Neiber	1984–2000	301–140
9	Aaron Johnston	2000–present†	492–166

† Aaron Johnston took over for Nancy Neiber during the last six games of the 1999-2000 season.

Records though 2019-20 season.^[6]

Media coverage[]

All home and road games are covered on the Jackrabbit Sports Network. The broadcast range of the Jackrabbit Sports Network covers eight states (South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, and Wyoming), and consists of the following stations:

WNAX 570AM (Flagship Station)
KJJQ 910AM
KRKI 99.1FM
KGFX 1060AM
KSDR 1480AM

The team does not have an official television partner, but Jackrabbit games have been televised on Midco Sports Net, ESPN2, ESPNU, and local television networks.

References[]

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Media Information". July 17, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
^ "SDSU Women's Basketball History".
^ "2016-17 South Dakota State Women's Basketball".
^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "2018-19 South Dakota State Women's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Media Information". July 17, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2018.

[3] "SDSU Women's Basketball History".

[4] "2016-17 South Dakota State Women's Basketball".

[5] "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[6] "2018-19 South Dakota State Women's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

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