SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The first NCAA Division I events at the Sanford Pentagon have been announced for the upcoming season.
Cornhuskers vs. Bison women’s basketball
On November 16, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln women’s team will take on North Dakota State.
Nebraska finished the 2024-25 season with a 21-12 record and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Women’s Tournament for the second consecutive year. Head coach Amy Williams, a native of Spearfish, South Dakota, is entering her 10th season with Nebraska.
North Dakota State is coming off a 21-12 season, advancing to the WNIT Great 8 for the first time in program history.
Jackrabbits vs. Cowboys men’s basketball
On December 15, the South Dakota State men’s team will take on the University of Wyoming.
Wyoming head coach Sundance Wicks was an assistant at Northern State University from 2016-18, and coach Bryan Petersen was an assistant at SDSU the previous six seasons before being promoted to head coach earlier this year.
Petersen leads a Jackrabbits team that is coming off a 20-12 season. SDSU returns nine players from its roster a season ago including starters Matthew Mors, Kalen Garry and Joe Sayler.
Wyoming finished 12-20 last season, the first campaign under Wicks. The Cowboys welcome back two key contributors in Matija Belic and Abou Magassa along with a host of solid newcomers via high school and the transfer portal.
Wyoming leads the all-time series 5-1. The teams last met at a multi-team event in El Paso on Dec. 20, 2023, with the Cowboys winning 78-65.
Information on ticket sales for both events will be announced at a later date.
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