2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

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.

2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
Conference	The Summit League
Record	14–18 (5–11 The Summit)
Head coach	Craig Smith (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Gameli Ahelegbe Austin Hansen Eric Peterson
Home arena	DakotaDome

2015–16 Summit League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
IPFW	12	–	4		.750			24	–	10		.706
South Dakota State †	12	–	4		.750			26	–	8		.765
Omaha	10	–	6		.625			18	–	14		.563
IUPUI	9	–	7		.563			13	–	19		.406
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

This was the Coyotes' final season at the DakotaDome; the team moved into the new Sanford Coyote Sports Center for the 2016–17 season.

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

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	Hornets Nest (778) Sacramento, CA
11/29/2015* 4:30 pm	vs. Eastern Washington Sacramento State Tournament	W 77–71	4–3	Hornets Nest (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.