Men’s Basketball
Coyote men fall in first round of NIT
The Coyotes stumbled in their first matchup of the NIT by falling to Iowa inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena by a score of 87-75 on Wednesday night. After gaining a final chance to play this season following the heartbreaking loss to South Dakota State in the Summit League tournament, the Coyotes didn’t last long in their first […]
USD basketball continues in NIT and WNIT
Both the USD men’s and women’s basketball teams will continue to play after losing in the Summit League Tournament on Saturday and Sunday. The men’s team automatically qualified for the NIT after missing their chance at the NCAA Tournament due to winning the regular season title with a record of 22-11. The eighth-seeded Coyotes will […]
Coyotes fall to SDSU in heartbreaker
It was a second-round game that could’ve passed as a championship. The top-seeded Coyotes were upset by fourth-seeded South Dakota State in front of a packed Denny Sanford Premier Center on Monday night by a score of 74-71. The Jackrabbits battled back after being down as much as 16 points to make it a tie […]
Coyotes defeat Leathernecks, advance in tournament
No one said winning would come easy. The first-seeded USD Coyotes (24-8) took on the eighth-seeded Western Illinois Leathernecks in the first round matchup of the Summit League Tournament in Sioux Falls at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. The Coyotes rushed out to an early lead of 18-11 just moments into the game, but would […]
Coyote men finish regular season on top
Before the season started, the USD men’s basketball team was ranked seventh out of nine teams in the Summit League Preseason Poll. Now, after facing the doubt and a season full of injuries, the Coyotes find themselves on top. The Coyotes claimed the Summit League title on Saturday for the first time in program history. The […]
Coyote men runaway late to defeat Oral Roberts
The Coyote men took on Oral Roberts as the second part of a Sandford Coyote Sports Center doubleheader on Saturday. Center Tyler Flack was honored before the game as the only senior on the team playing in the last home game of the season. Coming into the game, Oral Roberts was the only team in […]
USD takes down SDSU in second South Dakota Showdown
It was a tight game in the packed arena Saturday as the Coyotes (18-10, 9-4 Summit) took on the South Dakota State Jackrabbits (12-16, 5-8 Summit) inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The Coyotes started strong, but had their lead cut from 14 to just 1 and even fell behind at one point. USD held […]
USD athletic events see attendance improvements
With the opening of the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC) and team improvements during games, USD is gaining an increase in game attendance. During the Summit League Tournament championships last year, there were 65,533 attendees for men’s and women’s championships, a 5,000 attendee increase from 2015, according to the Summit League website. This increase coincides […]
Tyler Hagedorn working his way up
Coyote basketball’s sophomore forward, Tyler Hagedorn, is back in business after an early season ankle injury and improving more than ever, his coaches have said. Hagedorn suffered an ankle injury at the beginning of the season, and has worked his way back up to consistently playing regular minutes each game. Hagedorn said he rolled his […]
Coyotes edge past Denver in a thriller
The USD Coyotes (15-9, 6-3 Summit) took on the Denver Pioneers (13-9, 5-4 Summit) in Vermillion on Saturday as sophomore forward Tyler Flack made his return from a leg injury that held him out for seven games. Unlike previous games, the Coyotes were fluent with their offensive play early in the game, with Flack leading […]