Men’s Basketball
Men’s basketball aims for NCAA Tournament trip as season begins
A trip to the Summit League semi-finals last year gave the men’s basketball team its first taste of victory they’ve ever had in the Tournament. This year the team looks to take it one step forward and win it all, for a chance to go dancing in the NCAA Tournament. Head coach Craig Smith enters […]
Men’s basketball graduates seniors, commits to new culture
While the ultimate goal of making it to the NCAA tournament hasn’t changed for the men’s basketball team, the size and strength of its players has. The Coyores lose three starters this coming year, including a first team ALL-Summit league player in Tyler Larsen. Head coach Craig Smith said Larsen and fellow senior Brandon Boss were […]
VIDEO: Athletes celebrate ‘million minute’ reward with elementary students
Junior Tia Hemiller has gone up against some of the best defensive rebounders in the country on the basketball court. But on March 31, the 5’8’’ starting point guard for the University of South Dakota took on a swarm of pint-sized opponents. Hemiller was all in for a schoolyard-style game of knockout in the DakotaDome […]
VIDEO: 2015 USD basketball season recap
The women’s basketball team just ended its post-season run last week. The Volante’s Megan card looks at both men’s and women’s basketball highlights.
VIDEO: Summit League Tournament 2015 recap
Catch up on all the action that’s been happening at the 2015 Summit League Tournament. Be sure to check back at volanteonline.com for all the latest updates.
SDSU defeats USD in Summit League Tournament
The loudest cheer of the second half was a standing ovation for the South Dakota State women’s basketball team as it left the PREMIER Center. The game being played was already over with eight minutes remaining. SDSU’s men’s basketball team never trailed on its way to a 78-65 victory over the University of South Dakota Monday night. USD […]
USD defeats IPFW to play SDSU
The Volante’s Alanna Schmeichel contributed to this article. The University of South Dakota men’s basketball team picked up its first Summit League Conference Tournament victory Saturday, defeating Fort Wayne 82-73, and clinching themselves a rivalry game Monday night against South Dakota State. “What a great day. What a great game,” USD head coach Craig Smith said. […]
Men’s basketball prepares for Summit League
With the regular season over, the Coyotes have secured the fifth seed in the Summit League Tournament and will now play Fort Wayne in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament March 7 in Sioux Falls at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center at 6 p.m. The Coyotes split their two games with Fort Wayne during […]
Coyote men take down SDSU, 80-64
The USD men’s basketball team capped off its regular season with an 80-64 victory over rival South Dakota State Saturday in the DakotaDome. The win gives the Coyote men their first winning record in four years and also marks the first time the Coyotes have beaten the Jackrabbits in two years. “Great game. Great environment,” […]
Radio entities give voice to the ‘Yotes
Although they may not be seen on the court, the voices of John Thayer and Joe Van Goor narrate the action behind the scenes of the University of South Dakota basketball games for listeners on the radio. Both Thayer and Van Goor work for Learfield Sports/Coyote Sports Network radio network in Vermillion, which covers the […]