April 25th, 20230 The Men’s basketball team finished the 2022-2023 season with a record of 12-19 and 7-11 in conference play as they finished sixth in the Summit League. Sophomore guard Max Burchill said he personally thought the season overall went very well. The Coyotes ended the season with two Honorable Mention All-Summit League...
March 7th, 20230 The men’s basketball team fell to North Dakota State 70-68 in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament. The Bison opened the game with a shot in the paint from sophomore forward Andrew Morgan. Six minutes through the first half, Coyotes sophomore guard Max Burchill hit a 3-pointer to put USD up by two....
February 27th, 20230 The Coyotes men’s basketball team fell to ORU on Thursday, 70-82. They bounced back on Saturday snapping their five-game losing streak with a 82-48 win over Kansas City On Thursday, the Coyotes played the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, who are undefeated in conference play. Oral Roberts came in with their regular starting lineup of...
February 5th, 20230 On Thursday night the Coyotes hosted the North Dakota State Bison on “Star Wars” night in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. USD lost the previous five meetings against the Bison including an overtime loss in last year's “Star Wars” game. After a combined five missed shots and two turnovers, the game saw its first point of...
January 21st, 20230 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...
January 15th, 20230 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...
October 30th, 20220 The Coyotes opened up their 2022-23 season with an exhibition game against Division-3 school Simpson College. This game did not count towards either team's overall record. In the game, the Coyotes defeated the Storm 101-55. South Dakota’s starting lineup consisted of senior guard Mason Archambault, junior guard Kruz...
October 11th, 20221 On Oct. 11 the Summit League released the basketball preseason standings along with the players included in the first and second teams. This was voted on by the league’s coaches, sports information directors and select media members. For Coyote men’s basketball, redshirt sophomore guard A.J. Plitzuweit, senior guard Mason...
March 6th, 20220 The Coyote men took down the Kansas City Roos in front of 7,364 fans during the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament tonight, 74-61. The contest began with the sophomore forward Tasos Kamateros winning the tip. The Roos held a lead early in the game but were only able to maintain it for five minutes. After that, the Coyotes...
February 21st, 20220 Native American Heritage Day was held in recognition of the nine South Dakota tribal nations with the 11 native athletes on campus at the Dakota Dome on Saturday, Feb. 19, during the men's basketball game against Western Illinois. The director of native student services Megan Red Shirt-Shaw and director of native recruitment...
