SIOUX FALLS The Summit League office released its mens and womens basketball conference schedules on Wednesday for the 2024-25 season. Each respective conference members mens and womens teams will take part in a 16-game league slate beginning in the new year.
The South Dakota State mens squad will open the 2025 calendar year on Jan. 2 by hosting Denver. The matchup will be the Jackrabbits first conference game ever to be contested in the newly renovated First Bank & Trust Arena.
The Jackrabbits will host conference games on Jan. 16 (North Dakota), Jan. 18 (Oral Roberts), Jan. 25 (South Dakota), Feb. 6 (St. Thomas), Feb. 13 (Omaha), Feb. 19 (North Dakota State) and Feb. 22 (Kansas City).
SDSU travels for league matchups that are set for Jan. 8 (St. Thomas), Jan. 11 (Omaha), Jan. 23 (Kansas City), Jan. 30 (NDSU), Feb. 1 (North Dakota), Feb. 15 (South Dakota), Feb. 27 (Oral Roberts) and March 1 (Denver).
A majority of the Jackrabbits conference games take place on either Thursday or Saturday. SDSU has two Wednesday meetings during the course of the league schedule which includes its Jan. 8 contest at St. Thomas, as well as the Feb. 19 game in First Bank & Trust Arena against NDSU.
Season tickets for the 2024-25 season are expected to go on sale in September. The South Dakota State Athletics Department will host an open house on Sept. 27 to celebrate the First Bank & Trust Arena renovation project, giving members of the public a sneak peek at the new home competition venue for Jackrabbit basketball, volleyball and wrestling.


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