Assistant coach Rob Klinkefus Assistant coach Ben Walker | 2016–17 record 15–16 (8–8 The Summit) Assistant coach Eric Henderson | |
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Head coach T. J. Otzelberger (1st year) | ||
The 2016–17 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represents South Dakota State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by first-year head coach T. J. Otzelberger, play their home games at Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota and are members of The Summit League.
Previous season
The Jackrabbits finished the 2015–16 season 26–8, 12–4 in Summit League play to share the Summit League regular season championship. They defeated Oral Roberts, Denver, and North Dakota State to win the The Summit League Tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 12 seed in the South Region, they were eliminated by No. 5-seeded Maryland in the First Round.
On April 4, head coach Scott Nagy resigned to become the head coach at Wright State. On April 13, the school hired T. J. Otzelberger as head coach.