2017–18 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

The 2017–18 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by fourth-year head coach Craig Smith, played their home games at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 26–9, 11–3 in Summit League play to finish in second place. They defeated Omaha and Denver to advance to the championship game of the Summit League where they lost to South Dakota State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to North Texas.

2017–18 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record26–9 (11–3 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gameli Ahelegbe
  • Austin Hansen
  • Eric Peterson
Home arenaSanford Coyote Sports Center
Seasons
2017–18 Summit League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Dakota State 131 .929287 .800
South Dakota113 .786269 .743
Denver86 .5711515 .500
Fort Wayne77 .5001815 .545
North Dakota State59 .3571517 .469
Oral Roberts59 .3571121 .344
Omaha410 .286922 .290
Western Illinois311 .2141216 .429
2018 Summit League Tournament winner

On March 25, 2018, head coach Craig Smith was hired as the head coach at Utah State.[1][2] On April 6, the school hired former Grand Canyon assistant and South Dakota alum Todd Lee as head coach.[3]

Previous season

The Coyotes finished the 2016–17 season 22–12, 12–4 in Summit League play to win the Summit League regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Summit League tournament, they defeated Western Illinois in the quarterfinals before losing to South Dakota State in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament title, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa.

Preseason

In a poll of league coaches, media, and sports information directors, the Coyotes were picked to finish in second place.[4] Junior guard Matt Mooney was named to the preseason All-Summit First Team and junior forward Trey Burch-Manning was named to the Second Team.[4]

Roster

2017–18 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G0Stanley Umude6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrSan Antonio, Texas
G1Jack Stensgard6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)RS FrInver Grove Heights, Minnesota
G2Carlton Hurst6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)SrDenver, Colorado
G3Triston Simpson6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoLincoln, Nebraska
G5Joshua Doss6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)SrChicago, Illinois
G11Josh Williams6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrHouston, Texas
F12Trey Burch-Manning6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrFederal Way, Washington
G13Matt Mooney6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg)JrWauconda, Illinois
G20Brandon Armstrong6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg)SoSan Antonio, Texas
G22Tyler Peterson6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg)SoLino Lakes, Minnesota
F23Walter Prevost6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrHouston, Texas
G24Brady Delimont6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)RS FrAinsworth, Nebraska
F25Tyler Hagedorn6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg)JrNorfolk, Nebraska
F31Dan Jech6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg)JrRochester, Minnesota
F33Logan Power6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg)JrLincoln, Nebraska
F34Nick Fuller6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrSun Prairie, Wisconsin
F45Austin Sparks6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg)SrDenver, Colorado
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2017-09-13

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2017*
7:00 pm
Sioux FallsW 73–64 
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,588)
Vermillion, SD
Regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
6:00 pm
Mayville StateW 87–59 1–0
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,838)
Vermillion, SD
Nov 13, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling GreenW 88–79 2–0
Stroh Center (1,237)
Bowling Green, OH
Nov 15, 2017*
8:00 pm, FSSW
at TCUL 71–76 2–1
Schollmaier Arena (5,939)
Fort Worth, TX
Nov 18, 2017*
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
Grambling StateW 84–55 3–1
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,054)
Vermillion, SD
Nov 20, 2017*
7:00 pm
Mount Marty
Sanford Pentagon Showcase campus-site game
W 93–54 4–1
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,050)
Vermillion, SD
Nov 24, 2017*
5:30 pm
vs. Southern Miss
Sanford Pentagon Showcase
W 84–71 5–1
Sanford Pentagon (1,105)
Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 25, 2017*
6:30 pm
vs. Northern Colorado
Sanford Pentagon Showcase
L 62–63 5–2
Sanford Pentagon (1,248)
Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 26, 2017*
1:30 pm, FS North
vs. Youngstown State
Sanford Pentagon Showcase
W 81–53 6–2
Sanford Pentagon (467)
Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 30, 2017*
7:00 pm
at UMKCW 82–63 7–2
Swinney Recreation Center (1,257)
Kansas City, MO
Dec 2, 2017*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
at No. 1 DukeL 80–96 7–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
DrakeW 93–65 8–3
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,101)
Vermillion, SD
Dec 10, 2017*
1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
Eastern WashingtonW 75–73 9–3
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,998)
Vermillion, SD
Dec 14, 2017*
7:30 pm
at Northern ArizonaW 90–77 10–3
Walkup Skydome (256)
Flagstaff, AZ
Dec 17, 2017*
4:00 pm
at San Jose StateW 76–62 11–3
Event Center Arena (1,424)
San Jose, CA
Dec 19, 2017*
8:00 pm, P12N
at UCLAL 82–85 11–4
Pauley Pavilion (5,767)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 21, 2017*
7:30 pm
Northland CollegeW 88–42 12–4
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,774)
Vermillion, SD
Dec 30, 2017
3:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
DenverW 82–71 13–4
(1–0)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,334)
Vermillion, SD
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm
Western IllinoisW 62–50 14–4
(2–0)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,776)
Vermillion, SD
Jan 6, 2018
1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
North Dakota StateL 79–84 14–5
(2–1)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,206)
Vermillion, SD
Jan 11, 2018
6:00 pm
at Fort WayneW 68–58 15–5
(3–1)
Memorial Coliseum (1,464)
Fort Wayne, IN
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
Oral RobertsW 82–70 16–5
(4–1)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,351)
Vermillion, SD
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm
at OmahaW 85–71 17–5
(5–1)
Baxter Arena (3,070)
Omaha, NE
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
South Dakota StateW 87–68 18–5
(6–1)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (5,004)
Vermillion, SD
Jan 27, 2018
5:00 pm, ALT2
at DenverL 68–84 18–6
(6–2)
Magness Arena (432)
Denver, CO
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western IllinoisW 80–54 19–6
(7–2)
Western Hall (567)
Macomb, IL
Feb 3, 2018
2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
at North Dakota StateW 76–72 20–6
(8–2)
Scheels Center (3,722)
Fargo, ND
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm
Fort WayneW 86–69 21–6
(9–2)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,387)
Vermillion, SD
Feb 11, 2018*
1:00 pm
Peru StateW 98–55 22–6
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,961)
Vermillion, SD
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm
at Oral RobertsW 85–67 23–6
(10–2)
Mabee Center (2,027)
Tulsa, OK
Feb 17, 2018
3:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
OmahaW 79–64 24–6
(11–2)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,864)
Vermillion, SD
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm, MidcoSN
at South Dakota StateW 76–72 24–7
(11–3)
Frost Arena (4,138)
Brookings, SD
Summit League tournament
Mar 3, 2018
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (7) Omaha
Quarterfinals
W 87–73 25–7
Premier Center (10,771)
Sioux Falls, SD
Mar 5, 2018
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (3) Denver
Semifinals
W 76–56 26–7
Premier Center (8,835)
Sioux Falls, SD
Mar 6, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (1) South Dakota State
Championship Game
L 87–97 26–8
Premier Center (11,114)
Sioux Falls, SD
CBI
Mar 14, 2018*
7:00 pm
North Texas
First round
L 77–90 26–9
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,348)
Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[5]

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