2025–26 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

2025–26 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record14–18 (7–9 Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachCole Christian
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Kirsch
  • Nick Smith
  • Jamal Nixon
  • Tucker Wookey
Home arenaFirst Bank & Trust Arena
2025–26 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota State 14 2   .875 27 7   .794
St. Thomas 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
North Dakota 10 6   .625 18 17   .514
South Dakota 8 8   .500 16 16   .500
Omaha 8 8   .500 16 17   .485
Denver 8 8   .500 15 17   .469
South Dakota State 7 9   .438 14 18   .438
Oral Roberts 4 12   .250 10 23   .303
Kansas City 1 15   .063 4 27   .129
2026 Summit League tournament winner
As of March 17, 2026

The 2025–26 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, who were led by first-year head coach Bryan Petersen, played home games at First Bank & Trust Arena in Brookings, South Dakota. Petersen replaced Eric Henderson, who left the program to take over as head coach at Drake.

The Jackrabbits finished the regular season 14–17 overall, 7–9 in the Summit League to finish in seventh place. In the Summit League tournament, they lost to St. Thomas in the quarterfinals.