2016–17 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

The 2016–17 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by second-year head coach Craig Smith, played their home games at the brand new Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota as members of Summit League. They finished the 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.

2016–17 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
Summit League regular season champions
NIT, First round
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record22–12 (12–4 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gameli Ahelegbe
  • Austin Hansen
  • Eric Peterson
Home arenaSanford Coyote Sports Center
Seasons
2016–17 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota 12 4   .750 22 12   .647
North Dakota State 11 5   .688 19 11   .633
Omaha 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Fort Wayne 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Denver 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
South Dakota State 8 8   .500 18 17   .514
IUPUI 7 9   .438 14 18   .438
Western Illinois 5 11   .313 8 20   .286
Oral Roberts 4 12   .250 8 22   .267
2017 Summit League Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Coyotes finished the 2015–16 season 14–18, 5–11 in Summit League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to IPFW.

Roster

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2016–17 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Trey Dickerson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Queens, New York
G 1 Jack Stensgard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
G 2 Carlton Hurst 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Denver, Colorado
G 3 Triston Simpson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Lincoln, Nebraska
G 5 Joshua Doss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 12 Trey Burch-Manning 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Federal Way, Washington
G 13 Matt Mooney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Wauconda, Illinois
G 20 Brandon Armstrong 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr San Antonio, Texas
G 22 Tyler Peterson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Lino Lakes, Minnesota
F 23 Tyler Flack 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Lakeville, Minnesota
G 24 Brady Delimont 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Ainsworth, Nebraska
F 25 Tyler Hagedorn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
So Norfolk, Nebraska
F 31 Dan Jech 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So Rochester, Minnesota
F 33 Logan Power 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Lincoln, Nebraska
F 45 Austin Sparks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Denver, Colorado
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm
Loras W 106–76 
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (645)
Vermillion, SD
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:30 pm
at Drake W 79–74  1–0
Knapp Center (2,439)
Des Moines, IA
11/13/2016*
3:15 pm, ESPN3
Bowling Green W 78–72  2–0
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,017)
Vermillion, SD
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Presentation W 99–60  3–0
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,485)
Vermillion, SD
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Doane
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 80–46  4–0
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,456)
Vermillion, SD
11/21/2016*
4:00 pm
vs. Kent State
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 80–77  5–0
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/22/2016*
6:30 pm
vs. Houston
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
L 58–85  5–1
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/23/2016*
4:00 pm
vs. Hofstra
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game
L 57–65  5–2
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/27/2016*
1:00 pm
Montana W 72–67  6–2
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,399)
Vermillion, SD
11/30/2016*
6:30 pm
at UMKC L 82–84  6–3
Municipal Auditorium (1,230)
Kansas City, MO
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm, BTN+
at Nebraska L 61–73  6–4
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,642)
Lincoln, NE
12/07/2016*
8:15 pm
Montana State W 74–57  7–4
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,800)
Vermillion, SD
12/10/2016*
1:00 pm
Sacramento State W 72–56  8–4
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,515)
Vermillion, SD
12/16/2016*
7:30 pm
vs. Portland
Dam City Classic
L 82–85  8–5
Moda Center (6,521)
Portland, OR
12/18/2016*
3:00 pm
at Montana State W 80–68  9–5
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,128)
Bozeman, MT
12/21/2016*
8:00 pm, RTNW
at No. 7 Gonzaga L 65–102  9–6
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
The Summit League regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Omaha W 86–69  10–6
(1–0)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,665)
Vermillion, SD
12/31/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota State L 72–73  10–7
(1–1)
Frost Arena (2,518)
Brookings, SD
01/04/2017
8:00 pm, ALT2
at Denver W 75–69  11–7
(2–1)
Magness Arena (1,115)
Denver, CO
01/07/2017
3:15 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI W 85–74  12–7
(3–1)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,908)
Vermillion, SD
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Dakota State L 69–70  12–8
(3–2)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,582)
Vermillion, SD
01/14/2017
1:00 pm
Fort Wayne W 66–63  13–8
(4–2)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,905)
Vermillion, SD
01/18/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts L 80–90  13–9
(4–3)
Mabee Center (2,401)
Tulsa, OK
01/25/2017
7:00 pm
Western Illinois W 62–55  14–9
(5–3)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,603)
Vermillion, SD
01/28/2017
3:15 pm, ESPN3
Denver W 88–83  15–9
(6–3)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,436)
Vermillion, SD
02/01/2017
7:00 pm
at Omaha L 83–91  15–10
(6–4)
Baxter Arena (1,592)
Omaha, NE
02/04/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Dakota State W 76–66  16–10
(7–4)
Scheels Center (5,007)
Fargo, ND
02/08/2017
6:00 pm
at Fort Wayne W 93–82  17–10
(8–4)
Memorial Coliseum (1,404)
Fort Wayne, IN
02/11/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota State W 91–89  18–10
(9–4)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (5,265)
Vermillion, SD
02/18/2017
3:15 pm, ESPN3
Oral Roberts W 86–72  19–10
(10–4)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,659)
Vermillion, SD
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
at Western Illinois W 92–81  20–10
(11–4)
Western Hall (828)
Macomb, IL
02/25/2017
6:00 pm
at IUPUI W 92–85  21–10
(12–4)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,255)
Indianapolis, IN
The Summit League tournament
03/04/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (8) Western Illinois
Quarterfinals
W 78–69 OT 22–10
Premier Center (9,399)
Sioux Falls, SD
03/06/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (4) South Dakota State
Semifinals
L 71–74  22–11
Premier Center (11,235)
Sioux Falls, SD
NIT
03/15/2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(8) at (1) Iowa
First round – Iowa Bracket
L 75–87  22–12
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,864)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "University of South Dakota Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". goyotes.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.