Younger Men’s Basketball Hopeful for Upcoming Season

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 Players, junior forward Tasos […]

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Men’s Basketball Fall in Quarterfinals Against ‘Baby Bison’

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. Senior […]

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Coyotes Close the Season with a Win

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 seniors […]

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Kruz Perrott-Hunt Reaches 1,000 Points in Loss

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 […]

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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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Men’s Basketball back in SCSC

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 Perrott-Hunt, junior forward Tasos Kamateros and sophomore […]

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Four Coyotes land on Preseason All-Summit

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 Archambault and junior guard Kruz Perrott-Hunt […]

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Over 7,000 fans watch as the Coyote men secure their spot in the Summit League semifinals

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. […]

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Native American student athletes recognized at basketball game

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 and alumni engagement […]

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