2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball
Summit League regular season co–champions
Summit League tournament champions
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSummit League
Record26–8 (12–4 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFrost Arena
2015–16 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
IPFW 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
South Dakota State 12 4   .750 26 8   .765
Omaha 10 6   .625 18 14   .563
IUPUI 9 7   .563 13 19   .406
North Dakota State 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Denver 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Oral Roberts 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
South Dakota 5 11   .313 14 18   .438
Western Illinois 3 13   .188 10 17   .370
2016 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by 21st year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at Frost Arena and were members of the Summit League. The Jackrabbits finished the 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 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 seed Maryland in the first round.

On April 4, head coach Scott Nagy resigned to become the head coach at Wright State. He finished at South Dakota State with a 21-year record of 410–240. On April 13, the school hired T. J. Otzelberger as head coach.