2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
Conference The Summit League
2015–16 record 14–18 (5–11 The Summit)
Head coach Craig Smith (2nd year)
Assistant coach Gameli Ahelegbe
Assistant coach Austin Hansen
Assistant coach Eric Peterson
Home arena DakotaDome
2015–16 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
IPFW 12 4   .750     24 9   .727
South Dakota State 12 4   .750     26 7   .788
Omaha 10 6   .625     18 13   .581
IUPUI 9 7   .563     13 18   .419
North Dakota State 8 8   .500     20 13   .606
Denver 7 9   .438     16 15   .516
Oral Roberts 6 10   .375     14 17   .452
South Dakota 5 11   .313     14 18   .438
Western Illinois 3 13   .188     10 17   .370
2016 Summit League Tournament winner
As of March 9, 2016; 

The 2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by second year head coach Craig Smith, played their home games at the DakotaDome and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 14–18, 5–11 in Summit League play to finish in eighth play. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Tournament to IPFW.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Year Hometown
0 Trey Dickerson Guard 6–1 Junior Queens, New York
1 Trey Norris Guard 6–0 Senior Grand Prairie, Texas
2 Tre Burnette Guard 6–5 Senior Madison, Wisconsin
3 Shy McClelland Guard 6–0 Junior Milwaukee, Wisconsin
10 Zach Dickerson Guard 6–3 Sophomore Argyle, Texas
13 Matt Mooney Guard 6–3 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
14 Casey Kasperbauer Guard 6–1 Senior Carroll, Iowa
21 Tyler Borchers Forward 6–6 Freshman LeMars, Iowa
23 Tyler Flack Forward 6–7 Junior Lakeville, Minnesota
24 Duol Mayot Forward 6–5 Senior Omaha, Nebraska
25 Tyler Hagedorn Forward 6–8 Freshman Norfolk, Nebraska
31 Dan Jech Forward 6–9 Freshman Rochester, Minnesota
32 Dejon "D.J." Davis Guard 6–4 Sophomore Bloomington, Minnesota
41 Eric Robertson Forward 6–8 Senior Wayzata, Minnesota
45 Austin Sparks Forward 6–8 Sophomore Denver, Colorado
55 Carlton Hurst Guard 6–3 Junior Denver, Colorado

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season

11/13/2015*
4:30 pm

 

vs. Wright State
NIU Tournament
L 69–77  0–1
Convocation Center (995)
DeKalb, IL

11/14/2015*
3:30 pm

 

at Northern Illinois
NIU Tournament
L 65–72  0–2
Convocation Center (913)
DeKalb, IL

11/15/2015*
1:00 pm

 

vs. Cal State Northridge
NIU Tournament
W 76–72  1–2
Convocation Center (888)
DeKalb, IL

11/20/2015*
7:00 pm, FSKC

 

at Kansas State L 72–93  1–3
Bramlage Coliseum (12,257)
Manhattan, KS

11/24/2015*
7:00 pm

 

South Dakota Mines W 83–63  2–3
DakotaDome (1,260)
Vermillion, SD

11/28/2015*
5:30 pm

 

at Sacramento State
Sacramento State Tournament
W 96–90  3–3
Colberg Court (778)
Sacramento, CA

11/29/2015*
4:30 pm

 

vs. Eastern Washington
Sacramento State Tournament
W 77–71  4–3
Colberg Court (314)
Sacramento, CA

12/05/2015*
7:00 pm

 

at Minnesota W 85–81 2OT 5–3
Williams Arena (10,754)
Minneapolis, MN

12/08/2015*
7:00 pm

 

UMKC W 79–70  6–3
DakotaDome (1,423)
Vermillion, SD

12/12/2015*
5:30 pm

 

Cal State Bakersfield L 67–77  6–4
DakotaDome (2,006)
Vermillion, SD

12/17/2015*
7:00 pm

 

at Milwaukee W 92–91 2OT 7–4
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,034)
Milwaukee, WI

12/19/2015*
2:00 pm

 

at Illinois L 79–91  7–5
State Farm Center (11,714)
Champaign, IL

12/22/2015*
9:00 pm

 

at UNLV L 68–103  7–6
Thomas & Mack Center (11,990)
Paradise, NV

12/28/2015*
7:00 pm

 

vs. Florida Gulf Coast W 89–81 OT 8–6
Sanford Pentagon (2,087)
Sioux Falls, SD

01/01/2016
2:30 pm

 

IUPUI L 66–77  8–7
(0–1)
DakotaDome (1,776)
Vermillion, SD

01/03/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3

 

at Oral Roberts W 94–84  9–7
(1–1)
Mabee Center (2,949)
Tulsa, OK

01/06/2016
6:00 pm

 

at IPFW L 65–85  9–8
(1–2)
Memorial Coliseum (1,077)
Fort Wayne, IN

01/09/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3

 

Omaha L 73–79  9–9
(1–3)
DakotaDome (1,741)
Vermillion, SD

01/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3

 

at North Dakota State L 65–66  9–10
(1–4)
Scheels Arena (3,153)
Fargo, ND

01/20/2016
7:00 pm

 

Western Illinois W 76–67  10–10
(2–4)
DakotaDome (1,674)
Vermillion, SD

01/23/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3

 

South Dakota State L 75–79  10–11
(2–5)
DakotaDome (4,832)
Vermillion, SD

01/28/2016
8:00 pm

 

at Denver L 52–66  10–12
(2–6)
Magness Arena (1,102)
Denver, CO

01/30/2016
7:00 pm

 

at Omaha L 83–96  10–13
(2–7)
Baxter Arena (3,345)
Omaha, NE

02/04/2016
7:00 pm

 

IPFW L 82–95  10–14
(2–8)
DakotaDome (1,510)
Vermillion, SD

02/06/2016
2:00 pm

 

Oral Roberts W 91–79  11–14
(3–8)
DakotaDome (1,546)
Vermillion, SD

02/11/2016
7:00 pm

 

North Dakota State W 72–58  12–14
(4–8)
DakotaDome (1,595)
Vermillion, SD

02/13/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3

 

at South Dakota State L 68–85  12–15
(4–9)
Frost Arena (5,035)
Brookings, SD

02/17/2016*
7:00 pm

 

York (NE) W 82–55  13–15
DakotaDome (1,480)
Vermillion, SD

02/21/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3

 

Denver L 71–76  13–16
(4–10)
DakotaDome (1,644)
Vermillion, SD

02/25/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3

 

at IUPUI W 85–82  14–16
(5–10)
Fairgrounds Coliseum (946)
Indianapolis, IN

02/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3

 

at Western Illinois L 76–90  14–17
(5–11)
Western Hall (1,288)
Macomb, IL
The Summit League Tournament

03/05/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3

 

vs. IPFW
Quarterfinals
L 70–86  14–18
Premier Center (10,306)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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