South Dakota State 3rd, South Dakota 7th in Summit Poll

There's been a lot of talk around the Summit League about how the South Dakota State men would fare this basketball season without Nate Wolters, who's now playing with the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA.

The early consensus? The Jackrabbits won't be as good.

SDSU is third in the 2013-14 Summit League Basketball Pre-Season poll, voted on by league coaches, sports information directors, and media. The Jacks did not receive a single first place vote. SDSU was 25-10 last season, winning the Summit League regular season and tournament titles before losing the Michigan in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

South Dakota is picked to finish seventh out of eight teams. The Coyotes were 10-20 last year, and will have an interim head coach this season, as longtime assistant Joey James takes over for Dave Boots who retired last month.

North Dakota State is the top pick in the conference, returning all five starters from last years 24-10 team. The Bison also have the pre-season player of the year, guard Taylor Braun.

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South Dakota State's Jordan Dykstra is on the first team pre-season all-conference team. The senior from Rock Valley, Iowa averaged 13 points and eight rebounds a game last season.

South Dakota's Trevor Gruis is one the second team.

The regular season starts November 8th, and the Summit League schedule begins January 9th.

The 2014 Summit League Tournament will be held in Sioux Falls for the sixth straight year, March 8th - 11th.

2013-14 SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL

Rk	Team (1st)	Pts.
1.	North Dakota State (25)	305
2.	Denver (3)	260
3.	South Dakota State	233
4.	Western Illinois	161
5.	Omaha	130
6.	Fort Wayne	120
7.	South Dakota	102
8.	IUPUI	81

PRESEASON ALL-LEAGUE

First Team

Name	School	Pos.	Ht.	Yr.
Lawrence Alexander	North Dakota State	G	6-3	Jr.
Marshall Bjorklund	North Dakota State	F	6-8	Sr.
Taylor Braun	North Dakota State	G	6-7	Sr.
Jordan Dykstra	South Dakota State	F	6-8	Sr.
Justin Simmons	Omaha	G	6-3	Sr.
Chris Udofia	Denver	F	6-6	Sr.

Second Team

Name	School	Pos.	Ht.	Yr.
Trevor Gruis	South Dakota	C	6-10	Sr.
Luis Jacobo	Fort Wayne	F	6-5	Sr.
Adam Link	Western Illinois	F	6-6	Sr.
Brett Olson	Denver	G	6-5	Jr.
Mitch Patton	IUPUI	C	6-9	Sr.