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Below are the weekly power rankings updated 12/14 1. South Dakota State: 90pts. (9) LW 1. As they have all season the Jacks receive all the first-place votes and remain on top. 2. North Dakota State: 77pts. LW 2. NDSU remains in second but gains points from last week. Impressive considering NDSU won their first…
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1. South Dakota: 36pts (4) LW 1: No change at the top. Some impressive play by SDSU has them lurking but voters still feel USD should be on top. 2. South Dakota State: 30pts LW 2: After receiving 1st place votes last week, SDSU stays in second but no voters put them on top. 3….
UND finished the Dakota Showcase 1-2, with a close win against USD, losing to favored SDSU, and dropping a tough one to NDSU. Brief Recaps of each game is below, along with some overall thoughts. Game 1: UND 75, USD 71 Big story in this one was the showdown between Stanley Umude and Filip Rebraca. …
Greg, Zack, and Todd start off by talking about some of the big individual performances by Summit League players this week. After that, they talk about their ideas for ways to boost the Net rankings and in turn tournament chances of Summit League teams, including an intriguing idea of a multi-team event featuring 4 midwest…
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Greg, Zack, and Todd start off by talking about some of the big individual performances by Summit League players this week. After that, they talk about their ideas for ways to boost the Net rankings and in turn tournament chances of Summit League teams, including an intriguing idea of a multi-team event featuring 4 midwest…
Read More “Dakota Showcase and Our Idea for a Multi-Team Event” »
Most fans and observers probably looked at the 3 day Dakota Showcase event in Sioux Falls as a chance to get a sense for the power balance in the Summit League. Through the first two days, it certainly appeared we would get that clarity. SDSU was 2-0 and looked the part. The North Dakota schools…
In their second game of the Dakota Showcase, the Jackrabbits took care of business against the Fighting Hawks of North Dakota winning 74-62. Even in an empty gym, the Jacks came out with unmatched energy. Getting the ball to Matt Dentlinger was the early theme of the night. Matt tallied a quick seven points in…
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In an empty Sanford Pentagon, that at times felt like a high school basketball game with the lack of fans and limited noise coming from the respective team benches, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits (SDSU) got out to a fast start against North Dakota State University (NDSU). Led by Baylor Schierman, SDSU took off…
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The Denver University Men’s basketball teams 2020-21 journey started with a detour. A covid pause caused the team to put practice on hold and cancel their first game, add in another postponement against Air Force and I am sure it is not the start Coach Rodney Billups envisioned for the team. As the team looked…
Just like the men’s awards we will be giving our weekly awards for Summit Women’s Basketball as well. This first edition will be for the year so far and weekly thereafter. Senior of the week: Liv Korngable. The Rochester MN native get the nod for her play this week, but her start to the season…
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