2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball
Summit League regular season co–champions
Summit League tournament champions
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSummit League
Record26–8 (12–4 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFrost Arena
2015–16 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
IPFW124 .7502410  .706
South Dakota State124 .750268  .765
Omaha106 .6251814  .563
IUPUI97 .5631319  .406
North Dakota State88 .5002013  .606
Denver79 .4381615  .516
Oral Roberts610 .3751417  .452
South Dakota511 .3131418  .438
Western Illinois313 .1881017  .370
2016 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2015–16 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by 21st year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at Frost Arena and were members of the Summit League. The Jackrabbits finished the season 26–8, 12–4 in Summit League play to share the Summit League regular season championship. They defeated Oral Roberts, Denver, and North Dakota State to win the Summit League tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 12 seed in the South Region, they were eliminated by No. 5 seed Maryland in the first round.

On April 4, head coach Scott Nagy resigned to become the head coach at Wright State. He finished at South Dakota State with a 21-year record of 410–240. On April 13, the school hired T. J. Otzelberger as head coach.