Paul Bruns
South Dakota Men’s Basketball Continues to Slide
The Coyote men’s basketball team took on North Dakota on Thursday, Feb. 1 at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center, along with South Dakota State on Sunday, Feb. 4 in Brookings, South Dakota. The first match-up for USD began with tip-off at 7 p.m. The Fighting Hawks scored the first baskets of the night with a […]
The Brotherly Connection on the Court
Just like in high school, USD’s junior guard Paul Bruns and freshman guard Issac Bruns are playing for the same team. Before the duo arrived at USD, the Summit League already knew the Bruns family name: Paul originally played for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks out of Grand Forks, N.D. during his freshman year of […]
Men’s Basketball Victorious in First Game of the Season
The Coyotes men’s basketball team opened up their 2023-24 season with a match against the NAIA team in the Mount Marty Lancers. This game followed the women’s match against Northern State. South Dakota’s senior forward Lahat Thioune opened the season with a two point jumper to make the score 2-0 with 19:40 in the first […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Men’s Basketball Takes Down Neighbor in Mount Marty
The Coyote men’s basketball team returned home for the first time in over two weeks to host the Mount Marty Lancers last night in a 97-58 victory. USD came in with a record of 3-4 losing their last two games. As for the Lancers, they were 4-6 on the season losing their last game to […]
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 […]
Former Dakota Valley star is coming home
After a strong high school career at Dakota Valley High School in North Sioux City, the 2021-22 Summit League Freshman of the Year, Paul Bruns is coming back to South Dakota. “I looked at a lot of different schools and USD stood out to me the most,” Bruns said. “The coaches, the culture they have […]