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The South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team is part of the athletic program at South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. The NCAA Division I team is a member of The Summit League. The Jackrabbits head coach is Aaron Johnston.
History
South Dakota State began play in 1966. In the times they were in the AIAW, they won the State title 11 times from 1969 to 1982, including six straight from 1969 to 1975, including a Regional title in 1972. In their time in Division II, they made the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament in 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, and 2004. They garnered a record of 18–8. In 2003, they won an NCAA Division II national title when they defeated Northern Kentucky by a score of 65–50. They began play in Division I in 2004. Prior to joining the Division I Summit League, they were a member of the Division II North Central Conference. As of the end of the 2020–21 season they have a 1039–438 all-time record, which is tied for 11th-most Division I wins all-time.
The Jackrabbits played in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship in each of their first five years of eligibility, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. The also played in the NCAA D-I Basketball Championship in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019, making the Sweet Sixteen in 2019. The Jackrabbits played in the 2007, 2008, 2014, and 2017 Women's WNIT Tournaments. In their Division I history, the team has compiled four regular-season Summit League titles and seven Summit League postseason conference-tourney titles. The 2008–2009 team was ranked #14 in ESPN/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll en route to a 32–3 record and received large amounts of national media coverage. The 2018–2019 team was ranked as the #1 Mid-Major team and during the regular season was ranked in the top 25 overall for Division I.
O time foi fundado em 1923 e suas partidas são disputadas no Frost Arena. As jogadoras vestiam as cores azul e amarelo até 1998, quando a universidade decidiu alterar as cores para vermelho e amarelo. Seus maiores rivais são a Universidade de Dakota do Sul, Universidade Estadual de Dakota do Norte e a Universidade de Omaha.
A equipe é conhecida por suas conquistas no basquete feminino. O time conquistou o título da Summit League em 16 ocasiões, além de ter participado de dois torneios da NCAA. As Jackrabbits também conquistaram o título do Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) em 2018.
Algumas das jogadoras mais notáveis do time incluem:
* Megan Mahoney (2008-2012): Mahoney foi a primeira jogadora da South Dakota State a ser nomeada All-American da NCAA. Ela foi selecionada para o time da primeira NCAA All-American em 2012.
* Amanda Zahui B. (2015-2018): Zahui B. foi uma das jogadoras mais dominantes do basquete universitário feminino. Ela foi a artilheira da NCAA na temporada de 2017-18 e foi eleita para o time da primeira NCAA All-American duas vezes.
* Myah Selland (2016-2020): Selland foi uma das jogadoras mais versáteis do basquete universitário feminino. Ela foi a líder em assistências da NCAA na temporada de 2019-20 e foi eleita para o time da segunda NCAA All-American duas vezes.