2016–17 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

The 2016–17 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by second-year head coach Craig Smith, played their home games at the brand new Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota as members of Summit League. They finished the season 22–12, 12–4 in Summit League play to win the Summit League regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Summit League tournament, they defeated Western Illinois in the quarterfinals before losing to South Dakota State in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament title, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa.

2016–17 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
Summit League regular season champions
NIT, First round
Conference	The Summit League
Record	22–12 (12–4 The Summit)
Head coach	Craig Smith (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Gameli Ahelegbe Austin Hansen Eric Peterson
Home arena	Sanford Coyote Sports Center

2016–17 Summit League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota	12	–	4		.750			22	–	12		.647
North Dakota State	11	–	5		.688			19	–	11		.633
Omaha	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
Fort Wayne	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Denver	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
South Dakota State †	8	–	8		.500			18	–	17		.514
IUPUI	7	–	9		.438			14	–	18		.438
Western Illinois	5	–	11		.313			8	–	20		.286
Oral Roberts	4	–	12		.250			8	–	22		.267
† 2017 Summit League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Coyotes finished the 2015–16 season 14–18, 5–11 in Summit League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to IPFW.

Roster

2016–17 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Trey Dickerson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr Queens, New York G 1 Jack Stensgard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota G 2 Carlton Hurst 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Denver, Colorado G 3 Triston Simpson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Fr Lincoln, Nebraska G 5 Joshua Doss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Chicago, Illinois F 12 Trey Burch-Manning 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So Federal Way, Washington G 13 Matt Mooney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Wauconda, Illinois G 20 Brandon Armstrong 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr San Antonio, Texas G 22 Tyler Peterson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr Lino Lakes, Minnesota F 23 Tyler Flack 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr Lakeville, Minnesota G 24 Brady Delimont 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr Ainsworth, Nebraska F 25 Tyler Hagedorn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — So Norfolk, Nebraska F 31 Dan Jech 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So Rochester, Minnesota F 33 Logan Power 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So Lincoln, Nebraska F 45 Austin Sparks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr Denver, Colorado	Head coach Craig Smith (North Dakota) Assistant coach(es) Gameli Ahelegbe (Minnesota State) Austin Hansen (South Dakota State) Eric Peterson (UW–La Crosse) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 7:00 pm		Loras	W 106–76		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (645) Vermillion, SD
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 8:30 pm		at Drake	W 79–74	1–0	Knapp Center (2,439) Des Moines, IA
11/13/2016* 3:15 pm, ESPN3		Bowling Green	W 78–72	2–0	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,017) Vermillion, SD
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm		Presentation	W 99–60	3–0	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,485) Vermillion, SD
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		Doane Gulf Coast Showcase	W 80–46	4–0	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,456) Vermillion, SD
11/21/2016* 4:00 pm		vs. Kent State Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals	W 80–77	5–0	Germain Arena  Estero, FL
11/22/2016* 6:30 pm		vs. Houston Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals	L 58–85	5–1	Germain Arena  Estero, FL
11/23/2016* 4:00 pm		vs. Hofstra Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game	L 57–65	5–2	Germain Arena  Estero, FL
11/27/2016* 1:00 pm		Montana	W 72–67	6–2	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,399) Vermillion, SD
11/30/2016* 6:30 pm		at UMKC	L 82–84	6–3	Municipal Auditorium (1,230) Kansas City, MO
12/03/2016* 1:00 pm, BTN+		at Nebraska	L 61–73	6–4	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,642) Lincoln, NE
12/07/2016* 8:15 pm		Montana State	W 74–57	7–4	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,800) Vermillion, SD
12/10/2016* 1:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 72–56	8–4	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,515) Vermillion, SD
12/16/2016* 7:30 pm		vs. Portland Dam City Classic	L 82–85	8–5	Moda Center (6,521) Portland, OR
12/18/2016* 3:00 pm		at Montana State	W 80–68	9–5	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,128) Bozeman, MT
12/21/2016* 8:00 pm, RTNW		at No. 7 Gonzaga	L 65–102	9–6	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
The Summit League regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Omaha	W 86–69	10–6 (1–0)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,665) Vermillion, SD
12/31/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at South Dakota State	L 72–73	10–7 (1–1)	Frost Arena (2,518) Brookings, SD
01/04/2017 8:00 pm, ALT2		at Denver	W 75–69	11–7 (2–1)	Magness Arena (1,115) Denver, CO
01/07/2017 3:15 pm, ESPN3		IUPUI	W 85–74	12–7 (3–1)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,908) Vermillion, SD
01/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		North Dakota State	L 69–70	12–8 (3–2)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,582) Vermillion, SD
01/14/2017 1:00 pm		Fort Wayne	W 66–63	13–8 (4–2)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,905) Vermillion, SD
01/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Oral Roberts	L 80–90	13–9 (4–3)	Mabee Center (2,401) Tulsa, OK
01/25/2017 7:00 pm		Western Illinois	W 62–55	14–9 (5–3)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,603) Vermillion, SD
01/28/2017 3:15 pm, ESPN3		Denver	W 88–83	15–9 (6–3)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,436) Vermillion, SD
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		at Omaha	L 83–91	15–10 (6–4)	Baxter Arena (1,592) Omaha, NE
02/04/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at North Dakota State	W 76–66	16–10 (7–4)	Scheels Center (5,007) Fargo, ND
02/08/2017 6:00 pm		at Fort Wayne	W 93–82	17–10 (8–4)	Memorial Coliseum (1,404) Fort Wayne, IN
02/11/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		South Dakota State	W 91–89	18–10 (9–4)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (5,265) Vermillion, SD
02/18/2017 3:15 pm, ESPN3		Oral Roberts	W 86–72	19–10 (10–4)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,659) Vermillion, SD
02/23/2017 7:00 pm		at Western Illinois	W 92–81	20–10 (11–4)	Western Hall (828) Macomb, IL
02/25/2017 6:00 pm		at IUPUI	W 92–85	21–10 (12–4)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,255) Indianapolis, IN
The Summit League tournament
03/04/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (8) Western Illinois Quarterfinals	W 78–69 OT	22–10	Premier Center (9,399) Sioux Falls, SD
03/06/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (4) South Dakota State Semifinals	L 71–74	22–11	Premier Center (11,235) Sioux Falls, SD
NIT
03/15/2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(8)	at (1) Iowa First round – Iowa Bracket	L 75–87	22–12	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,864) Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.