Men’s Basketball
Matt Mooney to leave USD
Matt Mooney, a junior men’s basketball player, announced Sunday on Twitter that he will not be returning to USD next year. Following the departure of former head coach Craig Smith on March 25, Mooney had made an announcement April 5 on Twitter saying his contract from USD had been released. “I am not for sure […]
Craig Smith talks reasons for leaving, hopes for USD basketball
Craig Smith, former USD head men’s basketball coach, accepted the head men’s coach position at Utah State in March, leaving behind four years at USD. Smith, who was named Summit League Coach of the Year in 2016-17, led the team to the Summit League regular season title and tallied a 79-55 record at USD. The […]
USD welcomes new men’s basketball coach Todd Lee
USD officially welcomed the 18th men’s basketball head coach Todd Lee in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center on Friday afternoon after announcing his hiring on Monday. President James Abbott said there were many applicants for the job, but he’s confident the university made the right choice. “As it turned out, we were able to choose the […]
USD names Todd Lee new men’s head basketball coach
Todd Lee, a USD alumnus, was announced as the new men’s head basketball coach Wednesday, according to GoYotes. Lee graduated from USD in 1986 with a business administration degree, and received his master’s in education at Azusa Pacific in 2003. David Herbster, USD’s athletic director, said in the GoYotes press release that Lee “checks all […]
Hurst places fifth at State Farm College Slam Dunk Championship
Senior Carlton Hurst placed fifth out of eighth at the State Farm College Slam Dunk Championship at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, TX last Thursday. This was the second consecutive year USD was represented at the event, following last year’s third-place win by Tyler Flack. Hurst’s reverse dunk received 33 points from the judges, and […]
Craig Smith to leave USD for Utah State
Head coach Craig Smith has accepted the head coaching position at Utah State, according to the Argus Leader. Smith started at USD in 2014. In his four seasons with the Coyotes, Smith has won their first Summit League regular season title in 2016-17, Summit League Coach of the Year and earned the Coyotes their first […]
Coyotes lose in first round of College Basketball Invitational
The Coyotes’ bid in the College Basketball Invitational came to an end after a loss to the North Texas Mean Green in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Wednesday night. Following the loss against South Dakota State University at the Summit League Tournament finals in Sioux Falls, the Coyotes sought after another chance to play. The […]
Coyote men defeated in final round of Summit League Tournament
The second-seeded Coyote men followed a similar route as the women earlier Tuesday, as the No. 1 South Dakota State University Jackrabbits swept past them in a heartbreaking final match of the Summit League Tournament in front of an 11,114 crowd at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls. The Jacks triumphed over the […]
Coyote men advance to finals for first time
After securing a 76-58 win against Denver Monday night, the Coyote men advance to the Summit League Finals for the first time in program history. The men take on rival and top-seeded South Dakota State University for the championship title. The Coyotes held off the Pioneers throughout the entirety of the game, only letting the […]
Coyote men beat Omaha in first round of Summit League Tournament
Sioux Falls, S.D.— Though No. 7 Omaha put up a fight in the second half of the game, the Coyotes pushed through and beat Omaha 87-73 at the Summit League Tournament in the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center Saturday night. The Coyotes, who are the No. 2 seed in the Conference, advance to the semifinals set for […]