2014–15 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

2014–15 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
Conference The Summit League
2014–15 record 17–16 (9–7 The Summit)
Head coach Craig Smith (1st year)
Assistant coach Gameli Ahelegbe
Assistant coach Austin Hansen
Assistant coach Eric Peterson
Home arena DakotaDome
2014–15 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Dakota State 12 4   .750     23 10   .697
South Dakota State 12 4   .750     24 11   .686
Oral Roberts 10 6   .625     19 15   .559
IPFW 9 7   .563     16 15   .516
South Dakota 9 7   .563     17 16   .515
Denver 6 10   .375     12 18   .400
IUPUI 6 10   .375     10 21   .323
Omaha* 5 11   .313     12 17   .414
Western Illinois 3 13   .188     8 20   .286
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
2015 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2014–15 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by first year head coach Craig Smith, played their home games at the DakotaDome and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 17–16, 9–7 in The Summit League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of The Summit League Tournament where they lost to South Dakota State.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Year Hometown
1 Trey Norris Guard 6–0 Junior Grand Prairie, Texas
2 Tre Burnette Guard 6–5 Junior Madison, Wisconsin
4 Edso Avila Forward 6–9 Junior The Bronx, New York
5 Zach Dickerson Guard 6–3 Sophomore Argyle, Texas
11 Sekou Harris Guard 6–0 Junior Plainfield, New Jersey
12 Brandon Bos Guard 6–1 Senior Markham, Ontario
13 Adam Thoseby Guard 6–5 Junior Melbourne, Australia
14 Casey Kasperbauer Guard 6–1 Junior Carroll, Iowa
21 Logan Power Forward 6–4 Freshman Lincoln, Nebraska
23 Tyler Flack Forward 6–7 Junior Lakeville, Minnesota
24 Duol Mayot Forward 6–5 Junior Omaha, Nebraska
32 Dejon "D.J." Davis Guard 6–4 Freshman Bloomington, Minnesota
41 Eric Robertson Forward 6–8 Junior Wayzata, Minnesota
45 Austin Sparks Forward 6–8 RS–Freshman Denver, Colorado
50 James Hunter Center 6–10 Senior Sydney, Australia
55 Tyler Larson Guard 6–3 Senior Las Vegas, Nevada

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
11/14/2014*
8:00 PM
at Utah Valley L 52–60  0–1
UCCU Center (2,302)
Orem, UT
11/16/2014*
5:00 PM, P12N
at Stanford
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
L 73–84  0–2
Maples Pavilion (5,025)
Stanford, CA
11/21/2014*
8:00 PM
vs. Sam Houston State
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
L 85–93 3OT 0–3
Webster Bank Arena (1,733)
Bridgeport, CT
11/22/2014*
4:00 PM
vs. Wofford
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
L 68–72  0–4
Webster Bank Arena (1,733)
Bridgeport, CT
11/23/2014*
1:00 PM
at Fairfield
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
L 72–80 OT 0–5
Webster Bank Arena (1,487)
Bridgeport, CT
11/26/2014*
7:00 PM
Wayne State College W 86–69  1–5
DakotaDome (1,230)
Vermillion, SD
11/30/2014*
6:00 PM
at Cal State Bakersfield W 68–66  2–5
Icardo Center (885)
Bakersfield, CA
12/02/2014*
9:00 PM
at Cal State Northridge W 68–65  3–5
Matadome (805)
Northridge, CA
12/05/2014*
7:00 PM
Youngstown State L 79–87  3–6
DakotaDome (1,492)
Vermillion, SD
12/09/2014*
8:00 PM, FS1
at Creighton L 88–91 2OT 3–7
CenturyLink Center (16,270)
Omaha, NE
12/13/2014*
7:00 PM, Midco/ESPN3
vs. UNLV L 61–75  3–8
Sanford Pentagon (3,250)
Sioux Falls, SD
12/18/2014*
7:30 PM, Midco
Montana State W 55–53  4–8
DakotaDome (1,328)
Vermillion, SD
12/21/2014*
3:00 PM
at Montana W 67–62  5–8
Dahlberg Arena (2,973)
Missoula, MT
12/28/2014*
2:00 PM
Milwaukee W 84–60  6–8
DakotaDome (1,298)
Vermillion, SD
01/02/2015
7:00 PM
Omaha L 77–86  6–9 (0–1)
DakotaDome (1,425)
Vermillion, SD
01/04/2015
2:00 PM
at Denver W 74–69  7–9 (1–1)
Magness Arena (3,554)
Denver, CO
01/10/2015
6:00 PM, PBS 39
at IPFW W 64–62  8–9 (2–1)
Gates Sports Center (1,153)
Fort Wayne, IN
01/14/2015
7:00 PM, Midco/ESPN3
North Dakota State L 71–67  9–9 (3–1)
DakotaDome (1,863)
Vermillion, SD
01/17/2015
4:30 PM, Midco/ESPN3
at South Dakota State L 57–71  9–10 (3–2)
Frost Arena (5,354)
Brookings, SD
01/22/2015
7:00 PM
at Western Illinois W 68–58  10–10 (4–2)
Western Hall (1,126)
Macomb, IL
01/24/2015
12:00 PM, HTSN/ESPN3
at IUPUI L 50–65  10–11 (4–3)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,320)
Indianapolis, IN
01/29/2015
7:00 PM, Midco/ESPN3
IPFW L 55–66  10–12 (4–4)
DakotaDome (1,526)
Vermillion, SD
01/31/2015
4:30 PM
Oral Roberts L 72–73  10–13 (4–5)
DakotaDome (2,064)
Vermillion, SD
02/05/2015
7:00 PM, Midco/ESPN3
Western Illinois W 75–61  11–13 (5–5)
DakotaDome (1,418)
Vermillion, SD
02/07/2015
2:00 PM, MeTV ND
at North Dakota State L 47–71  11–14 (5–6)
Scheels Arena (3,420)
Fargo, ND
02/12/2015
2:00 PM
at Omaha W 74–73  12–14 (6–6)
Ralston Arena (1,457)
Ralston, NE
02/14/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts W 83–70  13–14 (7–6)
Mabee Center (4,005)
Tulsa, OK
02/17/2015*
7:00 PM
Avila W 84–60  14–14
DakotaDome (1,250)
Vermillion, SD
02/21/2015
2:00 PM
IUPUI W 77–62  15–14 (8–6)
DakotaDome (1,723)
Vermillion, SD
02/25/2015
7:00 PM, Midco/ESPN3
Denver L 48–66  15–15 (8–7)
DakotaDome (1,256)
Vermillion, SD
02/28/2015
4:00 PM, Midco/ESPN3
South Dakota State W 80–64  16–15 (9–7)
DakotaDome (4,812)
Vermillion, SD
The Summit League Tournament
03/08/2015
6:00 PM, Midco/ESPN3
vs. IPFW
Quarterfinals
W 82–73  17–15
Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (6,653)
Sioux Falls, SD
03/09/2015
6:00 PM, Midco/ESPN3
vs. South Dakota State
Semifinals
L 65–78  17–16
Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (10,153)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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