http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/teams/south_dakota_state_jackrabbits/946 Recent articles about South Dakota State Jackrabbits en-us (Eds: APNewsNow. Will be updated. With AP Photos.) By DIRK LAMMERS Associated Press South Dakota State guard Nate Wolters has always been a quiet Midwestern kid who leads by example. But it's hard to avoid the spotlight scoring 53 points in a game. Wolters' high school coach Randy Jordan says there's no player he'd rather see with the ball in the final seconds when the Jackrabbits take on fourth-seed Michigan in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday. Jordan says when St. Cloud Tech needed a bucket, Wolters seemed to always have the ball and make the right decision. Wolters began garnering national attention last year when the Jackrabbits made their first trip to the NCAA tournament. The 6-foot-4 senior became a sensation again in February when he scored a school-record 53 points against IPFW. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:15:07 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/sd_state_guard_wolters_back_in_national_spotlight/13183651 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/sd_state_guard_wolters_back_in_national_spotlight/13183651 SD State guard Wolters back in national spotlight http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/sd_state_guard_wolters_back_in_national_spotlight/13183651 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd8ef22a4c6a0ce4d404e8e5510b7242c91a9ff0/mini/6731622.jpg Terry Vandrovec is the South Dakota State beat reporter for the Argus Leader and he  agreed to answer a couple of questions about the Jackrabbits and Thursday’s upcoming NCAA tournament game. You can find his work at the paper, on his blog or on Twitter. Terry wouldn’t go as far as picking an upset but does think that the Jackrabbits have what it takes to give Michigan a fight. I guess I have to ask about Nate Wolters first. His statistics are impressive and that’s coming from someone who has watched Trey Burke play all season. Does he have a weakness? Has he struggled against any certain match-ups this season? Coming into the season, there were questions about Wolters’ jump shot and his defense. He answered the first by regaining the shooting percentage of his sophomore season; he’s addressed the second more sporadically. Still, Coach Scott Nagy has accepted the blame for that, claiming that Wolters is one of the best defenders in the conference. It’s just that he plays so many min... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:11:03 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/opposition_q_a_argus_leaders_terry_vandrovec_on_south_dakota_state/13179292 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/opposition_q_a_argus_leaders_terry_vandrovec_on_south_dakota_state/13179292 Opposition Q&A: Argus Leader’s Terry Vandrovec on South Dakota State http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/opposition_q_a_argus_leaders_terry_vandrovec_on_south_dakota_state/13179292 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd8ef22a4c6a0ce4d404e8e5510b7242c91a9ff0/mini/6731622.jpg ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The good news for Michigan is that they only have to travel to the Palace of Auburn Hills to start the NCAA tournament. The bad news is that Nate Wolters will be waiting for them. The 4th-seeded Wolverines will face 13th-seeded South Dakota State Thursday. The Jackrabbits, who play in the Summit League alongside Oakland University, are led by the high-scoring guard who scored 53 points against IPFW in February. If Michigan advances, they will play the winner of the Akron-Virginia Commonwealth game Saturday at the Palace. Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:16:15 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/michigan_gets_south_dakota_state/13166767 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/michigan_gets_south_dakota_state/13166767 Michigan gets South Dakota State http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/michigan_gets_south_dakota_state/13166767 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd8ef22a4c6a0ce4d404e8e5510b7242c91a9ff0/mini/6731622.jpg For the second year in a row the Jackrabbits of South Dakota State will be hopping into the NCAA Tournament. Tuesday night in the Summit League final SDSU defeated North Dakota State 73-67.  Nate Wolters led the way for the Jackrabbits with 27 points. Wolters averaged 22.8 points per game this season which is fourth in the nation and just behind Creighton's Doug McDermott.  McDermott has received national attention to the point where he is being considered for national player of the year honors. You don't see Wolters on national publications and rarely on television outside the Summit League territory.  Sure Tuesday night Wolters got some attention across the country with the Summit League title game and had a great performance.  If you a looking for a breakout star in the upcoming NCAA Tournament Wolters just might be that guy. Last year the Jackrabbits lost to Baylor in the second round of the NCAA Tournament 68-60 and Wolters had 19 points.  Had S... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:30:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/south_dakota_state_is_going_dancing_wolters_gets_another_shot_to_make_a_national_impression/13129747 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/south_dakota_state_is_going_dancing_wolters_gets_another_shot_to_make_a_national_impression/13129747 South Dakota State Is Going Dancing, Wolters Gets Another Shot To Make A National Impression http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/south_dakota_state_is_going_dancing_wolters_gets_another_shot_to_make_a_national_impression/13129747 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd8ef22a4c6a0ce4d404e8e5510b7242c91a9ff0/mini/6731622.jpg Nate Wolters struggled to get his chances for most of the game. Once he did, the Summit League's player of the year proved worthy of the title and added another - tournament MVP. Wolters scored 18 of his 27 points in the second half to lead South Dakota State past North Dakota State 73-67 on Tuesday night in the Summit League tournament finals. The victory sends the Jackrabbits (25-9) to the NCAA tournament for the second straight year. The Bison held South Dakota State to 47.9 percent shooting overall, and Kory Brown and TrayVonn Wright played Wolters tight to hold him to nine points in the first half. ''It's tough to find any driving lanes out there,'' Wolters said. ''My team did a great job picking me up.'' Jordan Dykstra had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Jackrabbits, a performance that head coach Scott Nagy praised. ''He was physical. He was active,'' Nagy said. ''He showed up in a big moment tonight.'' The sellout crowd Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:41:01 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/south_dakota_state_earns_ncaa_berth/13127551 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/south_dakota_state_earns_ncaa_berth/13127551 South Dakota State earns NCAA berth http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/south_dakota_state_earns_ncaa_berth/13127551 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd8ef22a4c6a0ce4d404e8e5510b7242c91a9ff0/mini/6731622.jpg Nate Wolters scored 18 points and South Dakota State got hot from behind the 3-point line in the second half Monday to overcome a slow start and beat IPFW 72-56 in the semifinals of the Summit League tournament. The Jackrabbits (24-9) shot 70 percent from behind the arc in the second half after sinking just 2 of 7 3-pointers in the first half. Chad White added 17 points and Tony Fiegen contributed 16 points for South Dakota State, which will play North Dakota State Tuesday night for the Summit League title. Frank Gaines led IPFW (16-17) with 25 points. The Mastodons opened up a 10-0 lead, and the Jackrabbits spent the rest of the first half trying to close the gap. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:49:06 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_st_72_ipfw_56/13118503 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_st_72_ipfw_56/13118503 S. Dakota St. 72, IPFW 56 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/s_dakota_st_72_ipfw_56/13118503 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd8ef22a4c6a0ce4d404e8e5510b7242c91a9ff0/mini/6731622.jpg Nate Wolters scored 20 points, Tony Fiegen had a double-double and No. 1-seeded South Dakota State advanced to the second round of the Summit League tournament with a 66-49 win over eighth-seeded IUPUI on Saturday night. Fiegen had 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting, grabbed 10 rebounds and the Jackrabbits (23-9) shot 60 percent from the field in the second half. South Dakota State led 31-27 at halftime and used a 22-12 run to begin the second half sparked by Wolters, who scored nine of his 20 points during the run to help put the Jaguars away for good. Jordan Dykstra added 15 points and six rebounds for the Jackrabbits, which committed only three turnovers. Mitchell Patton led IUPUI (6-26) with 17 points and Donovan Gibbs had 10 points and nine rebounds. South Dakota State will play Monday against the winner of No. 4 Oakland and No. 5 IPFW/ The two play Sunday in first round action. Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:59:23 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/south_dakota_state_drops_iupui_66_49/13098985 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/south_dakota_state_drops_iupui_66_49/13098985 South Dakota State drops IUPUI 66-49 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/south_dakota_state_drops_iupui_66_49/13098985 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fd8ef22a4c6a0ce4d404e8e5510b7242c91a9ff0/mini/6731622.jpg Chad White scored 23 points, including a career-high six 3-pointers, and South Dakota State clinched a share of the Summit League title with a 100-82 victory over Nebraska-Omaha Thursday night. All five Jackrabbit starters scored in double figures as did reserve Marcus Heemstra. Nate Wolters had 18 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists while Jordan Dykstra scored 14 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds. The Jackrabbits (22-9, 13-3) will be the No. 1 seed in the Summit tournament and will play IUPUI in the first round on March 9. Tony Fiegen scored 14 points, Brayden Carlson 13 and Heemstra scored 10 for SDSU, which shot 58 percent. Justin Simmons led Omaha with 29 points and Alex Welhouse scored 16. The Mavericks (11-19, 6-9) had won three in a row. They aren't eligible for the Summit tournament because they are new members of the league. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:36:38 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_st_100_nebraska_omaha_82/13023055 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_st_100_nebraska_omaha_82/13023055 S. Dakota St. 100, Nebraska-Omaha 82 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/s_dakota_st_100_nebraska_omaha_82/13023055 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png     Name:  Nate Wolters   Age:  21  School: South Dakota State Height: 6’4  Weight: 190  Projected Position:         PG          2012-13 Stats (As of  2/5/13): 20.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 5.6 apg, 1.8 spg, 2.3 tpg (37.3 minutes per game) 46.6 FG%, 80.5 FT%, 37.4 3FG%, 58.2 TS%, 52.3 eFG% 33.0 AST%, 3.0 STL%, 11.3 TOV%, 29.0 USG%, 2.5:1 A/TO   SKILLS & ATHLETIC BREAKDOWN Offense Ballhandling Wolters is a smart ballhandler, using both hands well, and using a variety of dribbles to try and get the defense off-balance.    Wolters protects the ball well, though he does have a tendency to overdribble at times, which eventually can leave him open to turning the ball over, especially against some pressure.  He prefers to make his moves with his right hand to the right side, and if he goes left, you will usually see him look to kick it out to the perimeter.  He doesn’t use a lot of speed, but he uses a good hesitation dribble as well Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:21:43 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/scouting_report_nate_wolters/12842107 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/scouting_report_nate_wolters/12842107 Scouting Report - Nate Wolters http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/scouting_report_nate_wolters/12842107 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Nate Wolters had 18 points, six assists and five rebounds to lead South Dakota State to its seventh straight victory in an 88-57 rout over UMKC on Saturday. Kansas City has lost four straight contests. Jordan Dykstra had 16 points and nine rebounds, Zach Horstman had 13 points and South Dakota State (18-6, 9-2 Summit) shot 47.4 percent from the field including 10 made 3-pointers and a 24 of 29 performance from the free-throw line. The Jackrabbits had 19 assists as a team. Off a Dykstra steal, Brayden Carlson sunk a fast-break lay-up to give the Jackrabbits a 26-6 lead with 8:14 remaining in the first half and South Dakota State never looked back. Carlson finished his night with 11 points and three assists. Chad White scored 12 points and pulled five rebounds for the Jackrabbits. Estan Tyler led Kansas City (6-18, 3-8) in scoring with 13 points and Trinity Hall had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:29:28 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_st_88_umkc_57/12822067 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_st_88_umkc_57/12822067 S. Dakota St. 88, UMKC 57 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/s_dakota_st_88_umkc_57/12822067 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Nate Wolters scored 19 points and South Dakota State led most of the way en route to a 67-54 victory over rival South Dakota on Thursday night. South Dakota State (17-6, 8-2 Summit) also got a noteworthy performance from Jordan Dykstra. He had a double-double -- 18 points and 14 rebounds -- and became the 43rd member of the school's 1,000-point club. Tony Fiegen and Chad White each chipped in with 11 points. Things looked bleak for South Dakota (8-14, 4-6) most of the night. The team had just one double-digit scorer -- Casey Kasperbauer's 15 points -- and converted just 5 of 10 free-throw attempts for the game. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:49:27 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_st_67_s_dakota_54/12808486 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_st_67_s_dakota_54/12808486 S. Dakota St. 67, S. Dakota 54 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/s_dakota_st_67_s_dakota_54/12808486 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Brayden Carlson scored 18 points and the other four starters scored in double figures for South Dakota State in an 80-68 victory over IUPUI on Saturday. South Dakota State (15-6, 6-2 Summit) also got 12 points from Nate Wolters, 11 from Jordan Dykstra and 10 each from Tony Fiegen and Chad White. Carlson connected on three 3-point shots and grabbed seven rebounds. Wolters had seven assists. The South Dakota State bench also was productive, outscoring the IUPUI reserves 19-3. Mitchell Patton and Greg Rice each scored 17 points to lead IUPUI (6-16, 1-7). Donovan Gibbs scored 14 points and P.J. Hubert added 12. Patton had 11 rebounds and Gibbs had 10 rebounds. Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:54:36 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_st_80_iupui_65/12703480 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_st_80_iupui_65/12703480 S. Dakota St. 80, IUPUI 65 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/s_dakota_st_80_iupui_65/12703480 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Nate Wolters scored 29 points and South Dakota State rolled past IPFW 83-57 on Saturday. Wolters was 10 of 18 from the field for the Jackrabbits (13-6, 4-2 Summit), who shot 56 percent from the field - 73 percent after halftime when they outscored IPFW 49-26. Marcus Heemstra and Chad White scored 12 points apiece for South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits ran their home winning streak to 25 games. No. 7 Syracuse, which also won at home on Saturday, has won 34 in a row. South Dakota State's next home game is Jan. 26 against Summit leader North Dakota State. The Mastodons (8-11, 1-4) were led by Frank Gaines with 18 points. Joe Reed had 15 points and six rebounds for Fort Wayne. Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:40:20 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_st_83_ipfw_57/12644659 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_st_83_ipfw_57/12644659 S. Dakota St. 83, IPFW 57 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/s_dakota_st_83_ipfw_57/12644659 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Tony Fiegen scored 24 points and Jordan Dykstra had a double-double with 22 points and 13 rebounds to pace South Dakota State to an 81-74 victory over Oakland on Thursday night. Dykstra scored eight key points in the final 10 minutes of the game to help South Dakota State (12-6, 3-2 Summit) pull away. Nate Wolters scored 16 points and dished out nine assists for South Dakota State. Chad White scored 11 points, including three 3-pointers. Corey Petros led Oakland (7-11, 2-2) with 22 points and 15 rebounds. Travis Bader scored 21 points, and Ryan Bass scored 16, including three 3-pointers. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:40:28 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_st_81_oakland_74/12630742 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_st_81_oakland_74/12630742 S. Dakota St. 81, Oakland 74 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/s_dakota_st_81_oakland_74/12630742 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jordan Dykstra had 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds to lead South Dakota State to an 83-52 win over Dakota State on Thursday night. Tony Fiegen scored a career-high 17 points and grabbed six rebounds. Brayden Carlson and Chad White had 10 apiece for the Jackrabbits (7-3). Dakota State scored first and opened an early 11-5 lead, but the Jackrabbits responded with a 17-1 run and would lead 35-25 at halftime. Dykstra scored eight points early in the second half to give the Jackrabbits a 43-27 lead. Their biggest lead was 32. South Dakota State shot a season-high 60 percent from the field for the game, making 34 of 56 shots. Dakota State shot 38 percent from the field, making 18 of 47. Luke Lamb had 14 points and five rebounds for the Trojans. Yusuf Vinson had 11 points and five rebounds. Dakota State (7-1) plays in the NAIA. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:56:46 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/south_dakota_state_beats_dakota_state_83_52/12382960 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/south_dakota_state_beats_dakota_state_83_52/12382960 South Dakota State beats Dakota State 83-52 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/south_dakota_state_beats_dakota_state_83_52/12382960 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Jordan Dykstra had 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds to lead South Dakota State to an 83-52 win over Dakota State on Thursday night. Tony Fiegen scored a career-high 17 points and grabbed six rebounds. Brayden Carlson and Chad White had 10 apiece for the Jackrabbits (7-3). Dakota State scored first and opened an early 11-5 lead, but the Jackrabbits responded with a 17-1 run and would lead 35-25 at halftime. Dykstra scored eight points early in the second half to give the Jackrabbits a 43-27 lead. Their biggest lead was 32. South Dakota State shot a season-high 60 percent from the field for the game, making 34 of 56 shots. Dakota State shot 38 percent from the field, making 18 of 47. Luke Lamb had 14 points and five rebounds for the Trojans. Yusuf Vinson had 11 points and five rebounds. Dakota State (7-1) plays in the NAIA. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:56:40 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_st_83_dakota_state_52/12382948 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_st_83_dakota_state_52/12382948 S. Dakota St. 83, Dakota State 52 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/s_dakota_st_83_dakota_state_52/12382948 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Hey, the first (and likely only) Kendal Shell headline that will ever occur! It wasn’t the highlight of the game, but in a relatively boring, Wolters-less victory over the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, Mr. End-of-the-Bench scored a career high four points in garbage time as the Gophers destroyed SDSU 88-64 and continued to outpace their [...] Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:00:39 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/kendal_shell_scores_career_high_in_sdsu_thrashing/12364699 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/kendal_shell_scores_career_high_in_sdsu_thrashing/12364699 Kendal Shell scores career high in SDSU thrashing http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/kendal_shell_scores_career_high_in_sdsu_thrashing/12364699 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png South Dakota State guard Nate Wolters has been ruled out of the game at No. 14 Minnesota. The senior shooting guard has been bothered by an ankle injury. He was on the court for warmups on Tuesday night, but freshman Jake Bittle was in the starting lineup instead. The 6-foot-3 Wolters, who led the Jackrabbits to their first NCAA tournament appearance last season, missed out on his last opportunity to play in his home state. He went to St. Cloud Tech High School, about a 90-minute drive from the Minnesota campus. In 2011-12, Wolters became just the fifth player in NCAA history to average at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists per game in a season. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:13:48 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_states_wolters_out_at_no_14_minnesota/12363934 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/s_dakota_states_wolters_out_at_no_14_minnesota/12363934 S. Dakota State's Wolters out at No. 14 Minnesota http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/s_dakota_states_wolters_out_at_no_14_minnesota/12363934 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png It seems that Thomas Robinson from the Kansas isn’t buying into the Anthony Davis love and is letting everyone know that he should be the #1 selection at the end of the month in the NBA Draft. Which is kinda odd considering that Robinson isn’t necessarily a consensus at #2 overall. While at the Draft [...] Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:30:57 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/thomas_robinson_numbers_dont_lie/10968539 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/thomas_robinson_numbers_dont_lie/10968539 Robinson: I should be No. 1 over Davis http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/thomas_robinson_numbers_dont_lie/10968539 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/2/2214a591b6e6def5f3f84bdd03c3b788f9925bae/mini/Robinson.jpg