In 2011 – 12 , South Dakota State won the Summit League Tournament championship , qualifying them for their first ever berth in the NCAA Tournament . The Jackrabbits also won the conference tournament in 2013 earning back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament . In 2014 , the Jackrabbits received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational tournament . In 2015 , Nagy led the Jackrabbits to a regular season championship and an NIT berth after failing to win the conference tournament . SDSU won their first postseason game in the NIT , defeating No. 1 seed Colorado State before falling to Vanderbilt . In 2016 , the Jackrabbits returned to the NCAA Tournament by winning the regular season and conference tournament
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2015 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament
Scott Nagy