Men’s Basketball
Coyotes drop below, even vs. Iowa
The University of South Dakota shot just 34 percent from the field on their way to a 67-85 loss to the University of Iowa on Tuesday night. During the majority of the first half, the Coyotes were able to slow down Iowa’s up-tempo offensive attack. After falling behind 14-20, USD was able to close the […]
Turn of the Tide
The University of South Dakota Coyotes men’s basketball team will be in Muncie, Ind. on Friday to take on the Ball State Cardinals, the first game of a two game series. Following Friday’s game, the Coyotes will return to the DakotaDome to face Ball State in their next game Dec. 15. Coming off a crippling […]
Coyotes take to the hardwood
Following a season that produced just ten wins, the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team enters its 2012-13 season looking to get on the right path. With the loss of guards Charlie Westbrook and Louie Krogman following the 2011-12 season, the Coyotes will be looking to a combination of familiar and fresh faces to […]
Q&A: Kasperbauer: Look for him on Twitter
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Volante sports staff will interview a member of the USD athletic community and ask them off-the-wall questions. Enjoy the hilarity. First-year Casey Kasperbauer is a guard for the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team from Carrol, Iowa. Kasperbauer averaged 24.6 points per game during his senior season at Carrol […]
Coyotes say goodbye to seniors Westbrook, Andreotti and Krogman
Fresh off their first season in the Summit League, the University of South Dakota’s men’s basketball team learned on the fly how tough the competition really is. With an 84-77 loss on Feb. 25 against Oakland, the Coyotes finished with a final record of 10-18 and 5-13 in conference play. With that record USD finished […]
Future Coyote named ESPN High School ‘player of the week’
Just two hours and 35 minutes southeast of Vermillion in the town of Carroll, Iowa, waits a future Coyote basketball player. Carroll High School senior Casey Kasperbauer was recruited by the University of South Dakota men’s basketball program for the 2012-2013 season. But what coaches may not have known when he was signed in November […]
Q&A: Saint-Gelais dreams of sky diving
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Volante sports staff will interview a member of the USD athletic community and ask them off-the-wall questions. Enjoy the hilarity. Junior Allen Saint-Gelais is a forward for the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team from Guadeloupe, France. Kelly Stewart: How did you first get into basketball? Allen Saint-Gelais: I […]
Coyotes to finish up season
With two games left in the season the fans of the University of South Dakota Basketball team will find out if the men’s basketball team is hungry or if they’re starving. The answer to that question will be found over the next three days, as the Coyotes (9-17) close out their regular season with two […]
Q&A: Krogman has eyes set on Rubio
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Volante sports staff will interview a member of the USD athletic community and ask them off-the-wall questions. Enjoy the hilarity. Senior Louie Krogman is a point guard for the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team out of White River, S.D. Austin Ashlock: If you were a type of car, […]
USD men pull off 72-68 upset
Coming off one of their more exciting weeks in recent memory, the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team is looking to finish off their regular season games on a high note. Senior guard Charlie Westbrook said the season has gone by fast. “I can’t believe we are getting to the final few games of […]