2024–25 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

2024–25 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record10–7 (1–1 Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Casey Kasperbauer
  • Brandon Ubel
  • Dwight Smith
  • Sean Smith
  • Michael Russell Smith
Home arenaSanford Coyote Sports Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Thomas* 3 – 0   1.000 13 – 5   .722
Omaha 3 – 0   1.000 9 – 9   .500
Kansas City 2 – 1   .667 10 – 8   .556
South Dakota 1 – 1   .500 10 – 7   .588
South Dakota State 1 – 1   .500 10 – 7   .588
Oral Roberts 0 – 1   .000 4 – 10   .286
North Dakota State 0 – 2   .000 11 – 6   .647
Denver 0 – 2   .000 6 – 11   .353
North Dakota 0 – 2   .000 6 – 11   .353
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2025 Summit League tournament winner
As of January 8, 2025

The 2024–25 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represents the University of South Dakota in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes are led by third-year head coach Eric Peterson and play their home games at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Coyotes finished the 2023–24 season 12–20, 5–11 in Summit League play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Oral Roberts in the first round of the Summit League tournament.[1]

Roster

2024–25 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Mayuom Buom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Sr Lincoln, NE
G 1 Kaleb Stewart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Sr Houston, TX
G 2 Shey Eberwein 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 RS Fr The Woodlands, TX
G 3 Max Burchill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Sioux Falls, SD
G 5 Porter Ihnen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Fr Lennox, SD
G 9 Chase Forte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Sr Raleigh, NC
G 10 Evan Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Fr Onalaska, WI
G 11 Dre Bullock 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Sr Franklinton, NC
G 12 Isaac Bruns 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 So North Sioux City, SD
F 15 Jevon Hill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 RS So Wichita, KS
F 21 Jake Brack 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 So Omaha, NE
F 22 Oliver Kokal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Fr Chesterfield, MO
G 23 Paul Bruns 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Sr North Sioux City, SD
G 25 Jalen Hayes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 RS Fr Richfield, MN
F 32 Ashton Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Jr Spring, TX
C 54 Cameron Fens 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
—
 Jr Dubuque, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 15, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:00 pm, Summit League Network 		Southern W 93–79  1–0
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,013)
Vermillion, SD
November 6, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Texas A&M-Commerce W 91–83  2–0
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,493)
Vermillion, SD
November 10, 2024*
2:00 pm, SLN 		Mount Marty W 77–47  3–0
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,607)
Vermillion, SD
November 12, 2024*
8:00 pm, BTN 		at Iowa L 77–96  3–1
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,628)
Iowa City, IA
November 14, 2024*
6:00 pm, SLN 		Dakota Wesleyan W 92–69  4–1
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,610)
Vermillion, SD
November 20, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan W 80–76  5–1
 University Arena (1,203)
Kalamazoo, MI
November 22, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Indiana L 83–92  5–2
 Screaming Eagles Arena (1,544)
Evansville, IN
November 25, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Randall (OK) W 112–50  6–2
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,290)
Vermillion, SD
November 27, 2024*
5:30 pm, BTN 		at Nebraska L 79–96  6–3
 Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
December 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Idaho State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		W 94–80  7–3
 Sanford Coyote Sports Centeer (1,589)
Vermillion, SD
December 7, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		L 82–95  7–4
 Walkup Skydome (444)
Flagstaff, AZ
December 10, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Wyoming W 82–81  8–4
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,838)
Vermillion, SD
December 14, 2024*
2:00 pm, SLN 		Western Illinois W 89–66  9–4
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,550)
Vermillion, SD
December 19, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech L 87–92  9–5
 Burns Arena (1,016)
St. George, UT
December 21, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Santa Clara L 81–98  9–6
 Leavey Center (1,120)
Santa Clara, CA
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Kansas City L 54–68  9–7
(0–1) 		Swinney Recreation Center (872)
Kansas City, MO
January 4, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		Denver W 91–84  10–7
(1–1) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,508)
Vermillion, SD
January 11, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at St. Thomas Shoenecker Arena 
St. Paul, MN
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		Oral Roberts Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, SLN 		North Dakota State Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
January 25, 2025
5:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota State First Bank and Trust Arena 
Brookings, SD
January 29, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		Omaha Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
February 6, 2025
8:00 pm, SLN 		at Denver Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
February 8, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Oral Roberts Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		Kansas City Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
February 15, 2025
5:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota State Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
February 19, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		St. Thomas Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
February 22, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Omaha Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
February 26, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at North Dakota State Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
March 1, 2025
4:00 pm, SLN 		North Dakota Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
Summit League tournament
March 5–9, 2025
 SLN/CBS Sports Network 		vs. Summit League tournament Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "No. 8 Oral Roberts uses second-half surge to take down No. 9 South Dakota". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 8, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goyotes.com. South Dakota Coyotes. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "South Dakota Coyotes Schedule 2024-25". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 15, 2024.