The Summit League 2023-24
Tournament Winner: South Dakota State University
Regular Season Champion: South Dakota State University
Top Scorer: Tommy Bruner (24.2)
The Summit League Final: South Dakota State University - Denver University 76-68 S.Dakota St. (Rob Klinkefus): Matthew Mims, Luke Appel, Zeke Mayo, William Kyle III, Charlie Easley, William Whorton, Conner Kraft, Matthew Mors, Tanner Te Slaa, Kalen Garry, Nate Barnhart, Bubz Alvarez, Jack Hastreiter, Joe Sayler, Damon Wilkinson Standings 2023-24
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 SDSU beats Denver to earn seventh Summit title-Mar 13, 2024
South Dakota State jumped out to a double-digit lead just over seven minutes into The Summit League championship game and never trailed as the Jackrabbits defeated Denver, 76-68, en route to their seventh Summit League tournament title on Tuesday, March 12, at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. South Dakota State recorded the first two field goals of the contest before a Denver 3-pointer by Touko Tainamo (6'9''-F-2001) made it 4-3. SDSU followed with a 13-2 run to push the score to 17-5 with 12:55 on the clock. The margin wouldn't get into single digits again until less than two minutes remaining in the matchup. The Jackrabbits had a 27-7 edge as SDSU scored 23 of the game's 28 points during a stretch leading into it. The Pioneers cut the deficit to 12 on a Tommy Bruner (6'1''-G) 3-pointer with 5:46 remaining in the opening half, but a corresponding six-point scoring spree extended the SDSU advantage again. The Jackrabbits went into halftime up 37-23 by outshooting the Pioneers by a 50-36% clip from the field. SDSU extended its lead to as many as 23 in the second half. A Luke Appel (6'8''-F) layup with 8:33 remaining pushed the Jackrabbits ahead 63-40. The Pioneers used a late run to get the score down to a 10-point margin at 65-55 with 3:24 to go. After a pair of Kalen Garry (6'3''-G) free throws for the Jackrabbits, Denver's Jaxon Brenchley (6'5''-G) hit a 3-pointer with 1:55 remaining to cut the deficit to single digits for the Pioneers. The Jackrabbit edge got to as low as five after another Brenchley trey made it 67-62 as the clock dipped under a minute. SDSU eventually had Garry and Matthew Mims (6'0''-PG-1999) combine to make nine free throws over the last 52 seconds to close the contest out. South Dakota won its seventh all-time Summit League Championship. The Jackrabbits earned their second Summit League title in the previous three seasons. SDSU will be making their seventh NCAA Tournament appearance at the Division I level. The Jackrabbits improved to 22-12 overall this season with the win, while Denver's slate ended with a 17-17 record. Five different Jackrabbits scored in double digits. Appel and Zeke Mayo (6'3''-G) led SDSU with 16 points apiece. Appel had eight rebounds and four assists while Mayo had six rebounds and three assists. William Kyle III (6'9''-F) recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Mims and Garry each scored 11 points with the latter dishing our four assists. Charlie Easley (6'2''-G) had six rebounds for the Jacks. Notes The Jackrabbits are now 28-9 all-time at The Summit League tournament. SDSU is now 7-1 all-time in the conference title game. The Jackrabbits have won the Summit crown previously in 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022. Named to the conference's All-Tournament Team were Appel, Kyle III and Mayo. Kyle III was honored as the Tournament MVP. Summit League Tournament Final: South Dakota State - Denver 76-68 Summit League Tournament Semifinals: South Dakota State - St. Thomas 59-49 Omaha - Denver 63-66 Summit League Tournament Quarterfinals: South Dakota State - Oral Roberts 79-63 Omaha - North Dakota 73-72 Denver - Kansas City 61-60 St. Thomas - North Dakota State 68-58 Summit League Tournament First Round: Oral Roberts - South Dakota 77-62 Courtesy of SDSU  All-Summit League Awards 2024-Mar 13, 2024
All-Tournament MVP:  William Kyle III (6'9''-F) of S.Dakota St.Player of the Year: Zeke Mayo (6'3''-G) of S.Dakota St.Defensive Player of the Year: William Kyle III (6'9''-F) of S.Dakota St.Freshman of the Year: Jayson Petty (6'4''-G) of UMKCNewcomer of the Year: Jamar Brown (6'5''-G/F) of UMKCSixth Man of the Year: Khristion Courseault (6'2''-G) of UMKCCoach of the Year: Marvin Menzies of UMKC
First Team Jamar Brown (6'5''-G/F) of UMKC Tommy Bruner (6'1''-G) of Denver Frankie Fidler (6'7''-F-2003) of Omaha William Kyle III (6'9''-F) of S.Dakota St. Zeke Mayo (6'3''-G) of S.Dakota St. BJ Omot (6'8''-F) of N.Dakota
Second Team Raheem Anthony (6'4''-G) of St.Thomas Parker Bjorklund (6'6''-F) of St.Thomas Tyree Ihenacho (6'4''-G) of N.Dakota Issac McBride (6'1''-G-2000) of ORU Andrew Morgan (6'10''-F) of NDSU
Honorable Mention Charlie Easley (6'2''-G) of S.Dakota St. Boden Skunberg (6'5''-G) of NDSU Kaleb Stewart (6'3''-G) of S.Dakota Touko Tainamo (6'9''-F-2001) of Denver Lahat Thioune (6'10''-F-1999) of S.Dakota
All-Defensive Team Babacar Diallo (6'6''-G-2000) of UMKC Charlie Easley (6'2''-G) of S.Dakota St. Eli King (6'3''-G) of N.Dakota William Kyle III (6'9''-F) of S.Dakota St. Jacari White (6'3''-G) of NDSU
All-Newcomer Team Raheem Anthony (6'4''-G) of St.Thomas Jamar Brown (6'5''-G/F) of UMKC Amar Kuljuhovic (6'9''-F/C) of N.Dakota Kaleb Stewart (6'3''-G) of S.Dakota Lahat Thioune (6'10''-F-1999) of S.Dakota
All-Tournament Team William Kyle III (6'9''-F) of S.Dakota St. Luke Appel (6'8''-F) of S.Dakota St. Zeke Mayo (6'3''-G) of S.Dakota St. Tommy Bruner (6'1''-G) of Denver Frankie Fidler (6'7''-F-2003) of Omaha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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