2021–22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team

2021–22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball
Summit League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSummit League
Record30–5 (18–0 The Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachRob Klinkefus
Assistant coaches
  • Bryan Petersen
  • Khyle Marshall
Home arenaFrost Arena
2021–22 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Dakota State180 1.000305  .857
North Dakota State135 .7222310  .697
Kansas City126 .6671912  .613
Oral Roberts126 .6671912  .613
South Dakota117 .6111912  .613
Western Illinois711 .3891616  .500
Denver711 .3891121  .344
St. Thomas *414 .2221020  .333
Omaha414 .222525  .167
North Dakota216 .111625  .194
2022 Summit League tournament winner
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

The 2021–22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team represented South Dakota State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by third-year head coach Eric Henderson, played their home games at Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota, as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 30–5, 18–0 in Summit League Play to finish as regular season champions. As the No. 1 seed, they defeated Omaha, South Dakota, and North Dakota State to win the Summit League tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the Midwest Region, where they lost in the first round to Providence.

This was the first season in program history that the Jackrabbits eclipsed 30 wins in a single campaign.