2018–19 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

The 2018–19 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by first-year head coach Todd Lee, played their home games at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota as members of the Summit League.

2018–19 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
Conference	The Summit League
Record	13–17 (7–9 The Summit)
Head coach	Todd Lee (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Gameli Ahelegbe Brad Davidson Luke DallaRiva
Home arena	Sanford Coyote Sports Center

2018–19 Summit League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota State	14	–	2		.875			24	–	9		.727
Omaha	13	–	3		.813			21	–	11		.656
Purdue Fort Wayne	9	–	7		.563			18	–	15		.545
North Dakota State †	9	–	7		.563			19	–	16		.543
Oral Roberts	7	–	9		.438			11	–	21		.344
South Dakota	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
North Dakota	6	–	10		.375			12	–	18		.400
Western Illinois	4	–	12		.250			10	–	21		.323
Denver	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
† 2019 Summit League tournament winner

Previous season

The Coyotes finished the 2017–18 season finished the season 26–9, 11–3 in Summit League play to finish in second place. They defeated Omaha and Denver to advance to the championship game of the Summit League where they lost to South Dakota State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to North Texas.

Roster

2018–19 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Stanley Umude 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So San Antonio, Texas G 1 Jack Stensgard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota F 2 Simeon Jovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Novi Sad, Serbia G 3 Triston Simpson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lincoln, Nebraska G 5 Isaiah Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska G 10 Cody Kelley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Gillette, Wyoming G 11 Caden Hoffman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Scottsdale, Arizona F 12 Trey Burch-Manning 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Federal Way, Washington F 13 Matt Johns 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Geelong, Australia G 20 Brandon Armstrong 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr San Antonio, Texas G 22 Tyler Peterson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lino Lakes, Minnesota G 24 Nathan Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Walnut Creek, California F 25 Tyler Hagedorn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Norfolk, Nebraska F 31 Dan Jech 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Rochester, Minnesota F 32 Jay Harvey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois F 33 Logan Power 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Lincoln, Nebraska	Head coach Todd Lee (South Dakota) Assistant coach(es) Gameli Ahelegbe (Minnesota State) Brad Davidson (North Dakota) Luke DallaRiva (San Diego) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2018-10-31

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm		Dakota Wesleyan	W 77–61		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,018) Vermillion, SD
Regular season
Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm		York (NE)	W 83–58	1–0	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,785) Vermillion, SD
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Arizona	W 90–74	2–0	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,692) Vermillion, SD
Nov 16, 2018* 5:00 pm		vs. High Point Bimini Jam semifinals	L 56–60	2–1	Gateway Christian Academy (565) Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 18, 2018* 2:30 pm		vs. Air Force Bimini Jam	L 62–65	2–2	Gateway Christian Academy (514) Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 19, 2018* 7:30pm		vs. UMBC Bimini Jam	W 58–52	3–2	Gateway Christian Academy (561) Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSSW+		at Baylor	L 57–63	3–3	Ferrell Center (4,083) Waco, TX
Dec 1, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Cal State Bakersfield WAC/Summit League Challenge	W 68–56	4–3	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,063) Vermillion, SD
Dec 4, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado	L 58–82	4–4	CU Events Center (6,462) Boulder, CO
Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm		UMKC	L 63–65	4–5	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,827) Vermillion, SD
Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm		Bellevue	W 78–52	5–5	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,569) Vermillion, SD
Dec 16, 2018* 3:00 pm		at Colorado State	W 68–63	6–5	Moby Arena (2,302) Fort Collins, CO
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 1 Kansas	L 53–89	6–6	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm		Southern Miss	L 60–66	6–7	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,750) Vermillion, SD
Summit League regular season
Dec 28, 2018 8:00 pm		at North Dakota State Postponed (inclement weather), Make-up December 29			Scheels Arena  Fargo, ND
Dec 29, 2018 12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+		at North Dakota State	L 65–71	6–8 (0–1)	Scheels Arena (2,192) Fargo, ND
Jan 2, 2019 8:00 pm, ALT		at Denver	W 71–70	7–8 (1–1)	Magness Arena (1,233) Denver, CO
Jan 6, 2019 3:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+		South Dakota State	L 61–79	7–9 (1–2)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (6,014) Vermillion, SD
Jan 13, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 87–73	8–9 (2–2)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,800) Vermillion, SD
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oral Roberts	L 74–77	8–10 (2–3)	Mabee Center (2,027) Tulsa, OK
Jan 20, 2019 6:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+		at Omaha	L 68–75	8–11 (2–4)	Baxter Arena (2,132) Omaha, NE
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+		at North Dakota	W 70–50	9–11 (3–4)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,532) Grand Forks, ND
Jan 26, 2019 3:30 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN3		Western Illinois	L 59–65	9–12 (3–5)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,702) Vermillion, SD
Jan 30, 2019 6:00 pm		at Purdue Fort Wayne	L 71–102	9–13 (3–6)	Memorial Coliseum (539) Fort Wayne, IN
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+		vs. Omaha	L 102–107 OT	9–14 (3–7)	Sanford Pentagon  Sioux Falls, SD
Feb 10, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		Oral Roberts	L 72–86	9–15 (3–8)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermillion, SD
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Illinois	W 80-67	10-15 (4-8)	Western Hall (591) Macomb, IL
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+		Denver	W 72-45	11-15 (5-8)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,976) Vermillion, SD
Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+		at South Dakota State	L 89-94	11-16 (5-9)	Frost Arena (4,614) Brookings, SD
Feb 28, 2019 8:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+		North Dakota State	W 75-65	12-16 (6-9)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,482) Vermillion, SD
Mar 2, 2019 3:30 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+		North Dakota	W 78-63	13-16 (7-9)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,573) Vermillion, SD
The Summit League tournament
Mar 9, 2019 8:30pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) Purdue Fort Wayne Quarterfinals	L 70-96	13-17	Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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