#99 South Dakota State Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
 

2023-2024 Overall Rank: #99

Conference Rank: #1 Summit League

 
 
2022-23 Record: 19-13, 13-5
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Eric Henderson
Coach Record: 87-35 at South Dakota State, 87-35 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Matt Dentlinger, Forward, 12.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.1 apg
Alex Arians, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.4 apg
Broden Lien, Forward, 2.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.2 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Zeke Mayo, Junior, Guard, 18.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 3.4 apg
William Kyle III, Sophomore, Forward, 8.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.0 apg
Charlie Easley, Senior, Guard, 8.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.1 apg
Matt Mims, Senior, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.3 apg
Matthew Mors, Sophomore, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.7 apg
Luke Appel, Senior, Forward, 6.4 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.8 apg
Tanner Te Slaa, Sophomore, Guard, 2.3 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Bubz Alvarez, Freshman, Guard
Nate Barnhart, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Wyoming
Kalen Garry, Freshman, Guard
Jack Hastreiter, Freshman, Guard
Conner Kraft, Freshman, Forward
Joe Sayler, Freshman, Guard
William Whorton, Freshman, Forward
Damon Wilkinson, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.9 (186th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.8 (162, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.0 (157, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.9 (189, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.7 (132, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.1 (116, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 79.2 (4, 1)
Rebound Margin: -1.6 (270, 7)
Assists Per Game: 10.7 (331, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.6 (88, 5)