With their season on the line, the South Dakota men’s basketball team saved its best for last. With 5:22 to go in the second half and an 11-point deficit, South…
The USD women’s basketball team closed out their 2024-2025 season at the Summit League Championships against Oral Roberts on Thursday, March 6 in Sioux Falls at the Denny Sanford Premier…
Vermillion, South Dakota has been named the “Best Small Town Arts Scene” by USA Today. The recognition highlights the town’s artistic community and the significant role of local organizations that…
On Tuesday afternoon, three Coyote men and one Coyote woman were honored with Summit League postseason honors. Senior guard Chase Forte was the Summit League Defensive Player of the Year,…
Now that March has begun, the sporting world is turning their eyes to college basketball. Before the madness begins in two weeks, The 2025 Summit League tournament at the Denny…

Swim and Dive Split Duels on Senior Day

The South Dakota swim and dive team hosted St. Thomas in a duel on Friday on senior day. The Coyotes women won 11 of the 13 events defeating the Tommies by an overall score of 159-84. The Tommies answered back in the men’s division, winning 7 of the 13 events to win the duel 138.5-90.5.  […]

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Men’s Basketball Breaks Three Game Losing Streak

The Coyotes men’s basketball team split their weekend at home falling to Denver 60-75 on Thursday and defeating Omaha 84-68 on Saturday. On Thursday night, the Coyotes hosted the Denver Pioneers.  The Coyotes won the tip-off and scored on the opening possession as junior forward Tasos Kamateros hit a jumper. Kamateros made his second bucket […]

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Karius and Peterson Fall in First Matchup Versus Jackrabbits

The men’s and women’s basketball teams faced off against in-state rival South Dakota State on Saturday. This marked the first time that head women’s basketball coach Kayla Karius and head men’s basketball coach Eric Peterson have faced off against the Jackrabbits.  The Women’s team fell 59-118 in Brookings and the men’s team was defeated 64-82 […]

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Erin Kinney Breaks DakotaDome Record

The Coyotes track and field team hosted their first indoor meet of the 2023 season in the South Dakota Kickoff. The teams that made their way to Vermillion were Wayne State, Midland and Morningside.  USD took the top four spots in the women’s 60 meter dash as sophomore Erin Kinney took the top spot with […]

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Basketball Player Pleads Not Guilty to Rape Charges

Mihai Carcoana, a sophomore men’s basketball player arrested on rape charges last month, pled not guilty during his arraignment at the Clay County Courthouse Thursday morning.  In addition to the arraignment, Carcoana’s attorney filed a motion to modify bond conditions to allow travel to meet with his attorney in Sioux Falls, to Georgia to visit […]

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Carcoana Returns to On-Campus Housing

Mihai Carcoana, the USD basketball player who was arrested on charges of rape in the second degree last week, was released Dec. 13 after a $50,000 bail was paid by a bond company. He has surrendered his passport and is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, Dec. 21.  Carcoana’s $50,000 dollar bail was met […]

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Basketball Player Arrested for Second Degree Rape

Updated as of 12/09/2022 at 4:10 p.m. This morning, sophomore men’s basketball player Mihai Carcoana was arrested for second degree rape. Carcoana is being held in the Clay County Jail according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. In South Dakota, second degree rape is a Class 1 felony and is defined by South Dakota legislature […]

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From Pine Ridge Basketball to USD Track and Field

When senior long jumper and sprinter Isaiah Richards was growing up on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, track and field was not among his extracurricular activities or interests. Instead, Richards played video games and worked on his basketball skills at local courts with his friends. “Native Americans love basketball,” Richards said, because amid the […]

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