South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball

South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
2024–25 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of South Dakota
Head coachEric Peterson (3rd season)
ConferenceSummit League
LocationVermillion, South Dakota
ArenaSanford Coyote Sports Center
(capacity: 6,000)
NicknameCoyotes
ColorsRed and white
   
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA tournament champions
1958*
Other NCAA tournament results
Final Four1958*
Elite Eight1957*, 1958*, 1993*, 1994*
Sweet Sixteen1957*, 1958*, 1993*, 1994*, 2005*
Appearances1957*, 1958*, 1972*, 1990*, 1993*, 1994*, 1999*, 2000*, 2004*, 2005*, 2006*, 2007*, 2008*
Conference tournament champions
North Central: 2005, 2007

Great West: 2010
Conference regular-season champions
North Central: 1930, 1931, 1939, 1957, 1958, 1972, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007

Great West: 2010

Summit League: 2017

* at Division II level

The South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represents the University of South Dakota in NCAA Division I basketball. They are currently members of the Summit League. They are led by head coach Eric Peterson and play their home games at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. Prior to joining Division I beginning with the 2008–09 season, the Coyotes were members of NCAA Division II in the North Central Conference. They were Division II National Champions in 1958. South Dakota has never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.