Men’s Basketball

Leading 39-33 with nine minutes remaining, it seemed as if the University of South Dakota were on the verge of upsetting No. 2 seed Western Illinois in the Coyotes first ever game in the Summit League Tournament Saturday night in Sioux Falls. Instead, dominant play by the Leatherneck’s senior guard Celoa Clark propelled the WIU […]

With only two seniors on the roster, the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team began the 2012-13 season short on veteran experience. As a result, three first-year players have gained valuable playing time for the Coyotes over the course of the season: Casey Kasperbauer, Eric Robertson and Tyler Flack. Through 26 games, the trio […]

With just five games left on the schedule before the Summit League tournament, the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team hoped to snap a three-game losing streak Thursday night against Summit opponent Oakland. With 4.3 seconds left in the game, Oakland guard Duke Mondy missed one of two free throws to put the Grizzlies […]

The University of South Dakota men’s basketball team will take on the Montana State Bobcats Feb. 24 in Bozeman, Montana.  The game is a part of the 11th annual BracketBusters, a three-day men’s college basketball event pitting potential NCAA championship tournament hopefuls against each other. It will be the second meeting between the two programs. […]

After getting blown out 56-86 by South Dakota State in Brookings last year, the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team looked to erase those bad memories from Frost Arena. Unfortunately, the Coyotes (8-14, 4-5) were unable to exercise their demons on Thursday night, falling to the Jackrabbits by a score of 54-67. A sellout […]

A crowd of nearly 5,000 watched as the triumphant University of South Dakota men’s basketball team edged out a close 74-71 victory against South Dakota State on Jan. 5. All in attendance had witnessed head coach Dave Boots collect his 500th win with the university, but Boots was looking elsewhere; his next game. From 1980 […]

On Jan. 5, the University of South Dakota Coyotes men’s basketball team watched with grins on their faces as rival South Dakota State walked off the court with a loss. USD (8-13) will now have to repeat their efforts as they travel to Brookings, S.D. to take on the Jackrabbits on January 31. The Coyotes […]

University of South Dakota fans are saddling up for the Coyotes’ ‘Silent Night’ event as the men’s basketball team takes on Kansas City today at 7 p.m. in the DakotaDome. In ‘Silent Night’ fashion, USD fans are asked to remain silent until the Coyotes score their 12th point, when they can burst into loud cheers […]

Coming into the season, fans, students and even experts had no idea what to expect from the 2012-2013 University of South Dakota men’s basketball team. Last year’s team went 10-18, and on top of that it had three seniors graduate. Those three seniors consisted of the team’s top two scorers (Charlie Westbrook and Louie Krogman) […]

For the first time in over a year, Juevol Myles is playing on a Division-I basketball court. The USD senior point guard made it clear how much it means to him. “It’s one of the greatest feeling in the world. Basketball is basically my life. I love basketball,” Myles said. A gifted scorer with tremendous […]