Episode # 4 - South Dakota St. legend Mike Daum

For this episode I am joined by South Dakota St. basketball
legend Mike Daum.  Mike was a star for the Jackrabbits in
Brookings but it didn’t start out that way.  Coming from a
town of 2,500 people in western Nebraska, Mike learned the game
from his mom (Michele), who was a standout player herself at the
University of Wyoming.  Mike redshirted his freshman year at
SDSU.  For his redshirt freshman season, Mike came off the
bench and was able to earn 6th Man of the Year for the Summit
League that season.  The Jackrabbits then had a coaching
change and through that change and Mike’s hard work he developed
into a 3-time Summit League Player of the Year.  Mike’s
teams made the NCAA tournament three times during his tenure, but
fell short in a devastating loss his senior season in a first
round upset in the Summit League tournament.  Mike developed
into one of the best players ever at SDSU and is the 7th all-time
leading scorer in the history of men’s college basketball scoring
over 3,000 points.  With all of those accolades Mike went
undrafted but has fulfilled his dream of playing professional
basketball overseas in Spain.  Mike continues to work at his
game in hopes of one day achieving the goal of playing in the
NBA.  Enjoy this conversation in the Bare’s Den with Mike
Daum.   

3:57 = Scoring 3,000 points and becoming #7 all-time leading
scorer in NCAA history

7:50 = Learning the game from mom

9:00 = High school years

15:09 = Redshirting as a freshman

17:46 = Redshirt freshman season

23:48 = Going through a coaching change & breakout sophomore
season

31:50 = Junior year and declaring for NBA Draft

36:09 = Senior season & disappointment of not making NCAA
tourney

41:13 = Getting ready for NBA Draft

46:42 = Decision to play overseas 

55:50 = "The Bare Trap"