2011–12 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

2011–12 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball
Summit League tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSummit League
Record27–8 (15–3 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Klinkefus
  • Austin Hansen
  • Brian Cooley
Home arenaFrost Arena
2011–12 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts 17 1   .944 27 7   .794
South Dakota State 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Oakland 11 7   .611 20 16   .556
Western Illinois 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
North Dakota State 9 9   .500 17 14   .548
Southern Utah 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
IUPUI 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
South Dakota * 5 13   .278 10 18   .357
IPFW 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
UMKC 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
2012 Summit League tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by 17th year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at Frost Arena and are members of The Summit League. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in The Summit League to finish in second place. They were champions of The Summit League Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament. This was the Jackrabbits first ever NCAA Division I Tournament appearance. They lost in the second round to Baylor.