Men’s Basketball
A.J. Plitzuweit makes two free throws for win against Oral Roberts
In Saturday afternoon’s game against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, the Coyote mens basketball team were able to pull out a narrow 86-84 victory. The men began with an early advantage over the Golden Eagles. They started the game with the possession and senior guard Stanley Umude scored a layup within the first few seconds […]
Hard work, leadership drives former walk-on
When Tasos Kamateros decided to leave his home country of Greece to walk-on for the USD men’s basketball team, he knew he would have to work to earn his spot, so he put in the work. “He (USD assistant coach Gameli Ahelegbe) basically made me realize that when I come here, I have to work […]
Coyote basketball drops three in Brookings
The men’s and women’s basketball teams traveled to Brookings last weekend to take on the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Friday night started with a women’s game tip-off at 5 p.m. SDSU took an early lead in the first period and maintained that lead throughout the game. Freshman guard, Maddie Krull scored the first points for […]
Coyotes edge Mavericks with Plitzuweit’s career night
The USD men’s basketball team escaped the SCSC Saturday night with a 97-93 victory over the Omaha Mavericks to get the Coyotes their ninth straight win and eighth straight in the Summit League. USD was led by redshirt-sophomore guard A.J. Plitzuweit who scored a career-high 37 points by going 14-23 from the field and 5-10 […]
Coyotes, Umude ease past Mavericks for 8th straight win
The USD men’s basketball team won its 8th straight game 91-59 against the UNO Mavericks on Friday night in the team’s first home game since Jan. 3. The Coyotes were led by senior forward Stanley Umude who finished with 34 points, five rebounds and two assists. This includes 22 points in the first half. “Stan(ley) […]
The youngest Plitzuweit, GVSU commit, notches 1,000 career points for VHS
Entering a road match-up against the Ponca Indians on Dec. 17, Lexi Plitzuweit, a senior guard for Vermillion High School, knew she had a chance to do what only five other Tanagers had done before: score 1,000 points in a career. After 18 points and 32 minutes of game-play, Lexi did it. She became the […]
Coyote men going through season of adjustments
Coming home for its first game of the season after a blowout 91-78 win over rival South Dakota State, the Coyote men’s basketball team came out flat-footed in a 75-57 loss to Drake on December 18. Since the loss, The Coyotes, led by third year head coach Todd Lee, have won five straight games by […]
Coyote senior leaves USD men’s basketball program
The USD men’s basketball team lost one of its two seniors after Ty Chisom, a senior guard for the Coyotes, announced via Instagram on Jan. 12 he would be leaving the program effective immediately. “Thank you for everything and I wouldn’t change anything loved the experience as coyote forever will be in my heart,” Chisom […]
2020 Coyote Hall of Fame class announced
Earlier this fall, USD announced their 2020 Coyote Hall of Fame class. Five former Coyotes are being celebrated as a part of the class, as well as the 2005 USD football team. The five athletes being recognized are, Bridget Yoerger, Tyler Cain, Stephanie (Gebhart) Murphy, Zach Weiss and Chris Morton. One member of the 2019 […]
Coyotes’ basketball conference schedules released
As the Coyotes men’s and women’s basketball teams complete their last three weeks of fall practice, both team’s conference schedules were announced last week for the upcoming winter season. The Summit League’s Nov. 4 announcement detailed a 16 game schedule (8 games for the men, 8 games for the women) with all games being played […]