South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball

South Dakota Coyotes
South Dakota Coyotes
	2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team
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University	University of South Dakota
Conference	The Summit League
Location	Vermillion, SD
Head coach	Craig Smith (2nd year)
Arena	DakotaDome; (Capacity: 10,000)
Nickname	Coyotes
Colors	Red and Black;
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament champions
	1958*
NCAA Tournament Final Four
	1958*
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1957, 1958, 1972, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008*
Conference tournament champions
	(North Central Conference); 2005, 2007; (Great West Conference); 2010
Conference regular season champions
	(North Central Conference); 1930, 1931, 1939, 1957, 1958, 1972, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007; (Great West Conference); 2010; *at Division II level

The South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represents the University of South Dakota in NCAA Division I basketball. They are currently members of The Summit League. They are currently led by head coach Craig Smith and play their home games at the DakotaDome. Prior to joining Division I beginning with the 2008–09 season, they were members of Division II in the North Central Conference. They were Division II national champions in 1958.

Record year-by-year

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
South Dakota (North Central Conference^[2]) (19??–2008)
1988–89	South Dakota	17–15	9–9	5th
1989–90	South Dakota	22–10	10–8	5th	NCAA Regional Third Place (D-II)^[3]
1990–91	South Dakota	20–10	9–9	T–5th
1991–92	South Dakota	19–9	12–6	T–2nd
1992–93	South Dakota	25–5	16–2	1st	NCAA Elite Eight (D-II)
1993–94	South Dakota	24–6	15–3	1st	NCAA Elite Eight (D-II)
1994–95	South Dakota	20–7	11–7	T–3rd
1995–96	South Dakota	20–7	12–6	T–2nd
1996–97	South Dakota	18–11	12–6	T–2nd
1997–98	South Dakota	19–8	10–8	4th
1998–99	South Dakota	23–6	14–4	1st	NCAA Second Round (D-II)
1999–00	South Dakota	22–6	13–5	1st	NCAA Second Round (D-II)
2000–01	South Dakota	22–6	14–4	1st
2001–02	South Dakota	19–8	11–7	5th
2002–03	South Dakota	19–9	8–8	T–5th
2003–04	South Dakota	22–10	8–6	T–3rd	NCAA Second Round (D-II)
2004–05	South Dakota	27–6	8–4	2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen (D-II)
2005–06	South Dakota	20–10	7–5	3rd	NCAA First Round (D-II)
2006–07	South Dakota	23–7	10–2	T–1st	NCAA First Round (D-II)
2007–08	South Dakota	22–7	7–5	3rd	NCAA First Round (D-II)
South Dakota (Independent) (2008–2009)
2008–09	South Dakota	20–9
South Dakota (Great West Conference^[4]) (2008–2011)
2009–10	South Dakota	22–10	11–1	1st	CIT 1st Round
2010–11	South Dakota	18–15	7–5	4th
South Dakota (The Summit League) (2011–present)
2011–12	South Dakota	10–18	5–13	T–8th
2012–13	South Dakota	10–20	5–11	T–7th
2013–14	South Dakota	12–18	6–8	5th
2014–15	South Dakota	17–16	9–7	5th
South Dakota:		49–72	16–32
Total:		532–269
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Postseason

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Coyotes have appeared in 13 NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 17–12. They were Division II national champions in 1958.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1957	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Monmouth (IL) Jackson State† Wheaton	W 62–52 W 2–0† L 80–90
1958	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Wartburg Knox Southwest Missouri State Wheaton Saint Michael's	W 67–65 W 102–51 W 63–58 W 64–60 W 75–53
1972	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place	Missouri-Saint Louis Saint Olaf	L 72–114 W 113–91
1990	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place	Metropolitan State Alaska-Anchorage	L 73–82 W 101–92
1993	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Colorado Christian North Dakota New Hampshire College	W 78–60 W 66–64 ^OT L 96–100 ^3OT
1994	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	North Dakota North Dakota State Southern Indiana	W 94–76 W 61–58 L 77–98
1999	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals	Mesa State Metropolitan State	W 79–74 L 69–83
2000	Regional Semifinals	Wayne State	L 73–76
2004	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals	Nebraska-Omaha Nebraska-Kearney	W 82–71 L 80–96
2005	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Nebraska-Kearney Winona State Metropolitan State	W 94–84 W 73–68 L 84–89
2006	Regional Quarterfinals	Winona State	L 69–81
2007	Regional Quarterfinals	Nebraska-Kearney	L 91–95
2008	Regional Quarterfinals	Northern State	L 69–70

† - Jackson State, citing policy of the Mississippi Board of Trustees, was compelled to withdraw from the tournament rather than competing in an interracial contest. This would be the only time such an occurrence would directly mar the tournament, and Jackson State themselves would return to the tournament in 1964.

NAIA Tournament results

The Coyotes have appeared in one NAIA Tournament. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1950	First Round	East Texas State	L 54–55

CIT results

The Coyotes have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2010	First Round	Creighton	L 78–89

Draft history

1 total NBA draft pick.^[5]^[6]

Regular Draft

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	Team
1973	5	4	73	Chuck Iverson	Seattle SuperSonics

References

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[5] South Dakota NBA draft history

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v t e South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
Venues	DakotaDome (1979–present)
Culture & lore	"Hail, South Dakota!" Charlie Coyote Dakota Days
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
NCAA national championship in bold

v t e The University of South Dakota
Schools	Law
Athletics	Football Men's basketball
Facilities	DakotaDome National Music Museum
Media	KAOR South Dakota Review Vermillion Literary Project Magazine
Related	List of people

v t e The Summit League men's basketball
Teams	Denver Pioneers IPFW Mastodons IUPUI Jaguars North Dakota State Bison Omaha Mavericks Oral Roberts Golden Eagles South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota State Jackrabbits Western Illinois Leathernecks
Championships & awards	Conference Tournament Player of the Year

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Record year-by-year

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NCAA Division II Tournament results

NAIA Tournament results

CIT results

Draft history

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