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

2025–26 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball
2025–26 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	7–5 (0–0 Summit)
Head coach	Bryan Petersen (1st season);
Associate head coach	Cole Christian
Assistant coaches	Ryan Kirsch; Nick Smith; Jamal Nixon; Tucker Wookey;
Home arena	First Bank & Trust Arena

2025–26 Summit League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Dakota State	0	–	0	–	10	–	4	.714
St. Thomas	0	–	0	–	10	–	4	.714
Denver	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
Omaha	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
South Dakota	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
South Dakota State	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
Oral Roberts	0	–	0	–	5	–	9	.357
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	5	–	10	.333
Kansas City	0	–	0	–	2	–	11	.154

† 2026 Summit League tournament winner As of December 21, 2025

The 2025–26 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represents South Dakota State University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, who are led by first-year head coach Bryan Petersen,^[1] play home games at First Bank & Trust Arena. Petersen replaces Eric Henderson, who left the program to take over as head coach at Drake.^[2]

Previous season

The Jackrabbits finished the 2024–25 season 20–12, 11–5 in Summit League play to finish in third place. They would lose to North Dakota in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.^[3]

Roster

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Trey Buchanan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Westfield High School	Westfield, IN
G	2	Luke Haertle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Lake Country Lutheran High School	Hartland, WI
G	3	Joe Sayler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	White River High School	White River, SD
F	5	Caleb Delzell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Camanche High School	Camanche, IA
G	6	Jaden Rogers	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Waukee High School	Waukee, IA
G	10	Kalen Garry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	De Smet High School	De Smet, SD
F	11	Matthew Mors	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Yankton High School	Yankton, SD
G	12	Bubz Alvarez	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Houston Heights High School	Houston, TX
G	14	Jaden Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Bellevue West High School	Bellevue, NE
F	22	Davis Kern	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Linn-Mar High School	Marion, IA
G	23	Andrell Burton Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Campus High School	Wichita, KS
G	33	Jadyn Cascio Jensen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Bellevue West High School	Fremont, NE
C	34	Damon Wilkinson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	De Smet High School	De Smet, SD
C	35	Alec Squires	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Fr	Sioux Valley High School	Volga, SD

Head coach

Bryan Petersen (Iowa State)

Assistant coach(es)

Cole Christian (Iowa State)
Ryan Kirsch (Iowa State)
Nick Smith (Southwest Minnesota State)
Jamal Nixon (Oklahoma)
Tucker Wookey (South Dakota State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 20, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2025* 8:30 p.m.	Mayville State	W 109–61	–	First Bank & Trust Arena Brookings, SD
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 8:00 p.m., YouTube/X	vs. Merrimack	W 75–66	1–0	Sanford Pentagon (1,784) Sioux Falls, SD
November 6, 2025* 7:00 p.m., Summit League Network	Dakota State	W 68–62	2–0	First Bank & Trust Arena (1,887) Brookings, SD
November 9, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Iowa	L 58–65	2–1	McLeod Center (3,657) Cedar Falls, IA
November 12, 2025* 8:30 p.m., Peacock	at Oregon	L 69–83	2–2	Matthew Knight Arena (5,019) Eugene, OR
November 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SLN	Peru State	W 94–46	3–2	First Bank & Trust Arena (1,707) Brookings, SD
November 21, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SLN	Georgia State Cancun Challenge	W 105–58	4–2	First Bank & Trust Arena (2,641) Brookings, SD
November 25, 2025* 5:00 p.m., FloSports	vs. Utah Valley Cancun Challenge	L 52–75	4–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300) Riviera Maya, Mexico
November 26, 2025* 7:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. UC Irvine Cancun Challenge	L 52–64	4–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (400) Riviera Maya, Mexico
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Arizona Big Sky–Summit League Challenge	W 75–62	5–4	Walkup Skydome (453) Flagstaff, AZ
December 6, 2025* 2:00 p.m., Midco Sports/SLN	Idaho Big Sky–Summit League Challenge	L 81–84	5–5	First Bank & Trust Arena (1,235) Brookings, SD
December 9, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ball State	W 68–64	6–5	Worthen Arena (2,412) Muncie, IN
December 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SLN	Dakota Wesleyan	W 94–62	7–5	First Bank & Trust Arena (1,653) Brookings, SD
December 15, 2025* 7:00 p.m., Midco Sports Plus	vs. Wyoming	L 72-87	7-6	Sanford Pentagon (1,477) Sioux Falls, SD
December 19, 2025* 4:00 p.m.	vs. Milwaukee Milwaukee Hoops Showdown			Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
December 29, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arizona			McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Summit League regular season
January 1, 2026 4:15 p.m., Midco Sports/SLN	Omaha			First Bank & Trust Arena Brookings, SD
January 3, 2026 1:00 p.m., Midco Sports/SLN	at North Dakota			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
January 8, 2026 7:00 p.m., Midco Sports/SLN	Denver			First Bank & Trust Arena Brookings, SD
January 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., SLN	at North Dakota State			Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 17, 2026 4:15 p.m., Midco Sports Two/SLN	Kansas City			First Bank & Trust Arena Brookings, SD
January 22, 2026 8:00 p.m., SLN	at St. Thomas			Lee and Penny Anderson Arena St. Paul, MN
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., SLN	at Omaha			Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
January 31, 2026 2:00 p.m., SLN	Oral Roberts			First Bank & Trust Arena Brookings, SD
February 4, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	St. Thomas			First Bank & Trust Arena Brookings, SD
February 7, 2026 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	South Dakota			First Bank & Trust Arena Brookings, SD
February 12, 2026 8:00 p.m., SLN	at Denver			Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
February 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., SLN	at Oral Roberts			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., Midco Sports/SLN	North Dakota State			First Bank & Trust Arena Brookings, SD
February 21, 2026 2:00 p.m., SLN	North Dakota			First Bank & Trust Arena Brookings, SD
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., SLN	at Kansas City			Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 28, 2026 1:00 p.m., Midco Sports Two/SLN	at South Dakota			Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
Summit League tournament
March 4–8, 2026* TBD, SLN/CBSSN	vs. Summit League tournament			Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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References

^ "Bryan Petersen Selected As Next SDSU Head Coach". gojacks.com. South Dakota State Jackrabbits. March 29, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "Eric Henderson Named Drake Men's Basketball Coach". godrakebulldogs.com. Drake Bulldogs. March 28, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "Eaglestaff erupts for 51, carries No. 6 seed North Dakota past No. 3 South Dakota State". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 7, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". gojacks.com. South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

[1] "Bryan Petersen Selected As Next SDSU Head Coach". gojacks.com. South Dakota State Jackrabbits. March 29, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

[2] "Eric Henderson Named Drake Men's Basketball Coach". godrakebulldogs.com. Drake Bulldogs. March 28, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

[3] "Eaglestaff erupts for 51, carries No. 6 seed North Dakota past No. 3 South Dakota State". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 7, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". gojacks.com. South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

[5] "South Dakota State Jackrabbits Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

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