2020–21 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

The 2020–21 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by third-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.

2020–21 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	14–11 (11–4 The Summit)
Head coach	Todd Lee (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Gameli Ahelegbe Brad Davidson Casey Kasperbauer
Home arena	Sanford Coyote Sports Center

2020–21 Summit League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota State	9	–	3		.750			16	–	7		.696
South Dakota	11	–	4		.733			14	–	11		.560
North Dakota State	11	–	5		.688			15	–	12		.556
Oral Roberts †	10	–	5		.667			18	–	11		.621
North Dakota	8	–	8		.500			9	–	17		.346
Kansas City	7	–	7		.500			11	–	13		.458
Western Illinois	5	–	9		.357			7	–	15		.318
Omaha	3	–	11		.214			5	–	20		.200
Denver	1	–	13		.071			2	–	19		.095
† 2021 Summit League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Coyotes finished the 2018–19 season 20–12, 10–6 in Summit League play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to North Dakota.

Roster

2020–21 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) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas G 1 Ty Chisom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois G 2 Boogie Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Chandler, Arizona G 3 Xavier Fuller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Mesa, Arizona G 5 Kruz Perrott-Hunt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Auckland, New Zealand G 10 A.J. Plitzuweit 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Vermillion, South Dakota G 11 Mason Archambault 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Rapid City, South Dakota F 12 Hunter Goodrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Sydney, Australia G 20 Max Burchill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Sioux Falls, South Dakota F 23 Edin Smjecanin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Fr Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina G 24 Kanon Koster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Kearney, Nebraska G 25 Damani Hayes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr Mankato, Minnesota F 32 Nikola Zizic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Fr Podogorica, Montenegro F 34 Tasos Kamateros 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Athens, Greece F 45 Brady Heiman 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Springfield, Nebraska G 55 D.J. Dial 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Cleveland, Ohio	Head coach Todd Lee (South Dakota) Assistant coach(es) Gameli Ahelegbe (Minnesota State) Brad Davidson (North Dakota) Casey Kasperbauer (South Dakota) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2020-11-12

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Colorado Little Apple Classic	L 61–84	0–1	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS
Nov 27, 2020* 1:00 pm		vs. Drake Little Apple Classic	L 53–69	0–2	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS
Dec 1, 2020* 8:00 pm, BTN		at Nebraska	L 69–76	0–3	Pinnacle Bank Arena (25) Lincoln, NE
Dec 5, 2020 7:00 pm		at Kansas City	Canceled		Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
Dec 10, 2020* 5:30 pm		vs. North Dakota Dakota Showcase	L 71–75	0–4	Sanford Pentagon  Sioux Falls, SD
Dec 11, 2020* 8:00 pm		vs. North Dakota State Dakota Showcase	L 67–74	0–5	Sanford Pentagon  Sioux Falls, SD
Dec 12, 2020* 8:00 pm		vs. South Dakota State Dakota Showcase	W 91–78	1–5	Sanford Pentagon  Sioux Falls, SD
Dec 18, 2020* 6:00 pm		Drake	L 57–75	1–6	Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermillion, SD
Dec 20, 2020* 5:00 pm		Mount Marty	W 84–44	2–6	Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermillion, SD
Summit League Regular season
Jan 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Denver	W 93–54	3–6 (1–0)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (559) Vermillion, SD
Jan 3, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Denver	W 79–57	4–6 (2–0)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (420) Vermillion, SD
Jan 8, 2021 7:00 pm		at Kansas City	W 66–64	5–6 (3–0)	Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
Jan 9, 2021 7:00 pm		at Kansas City	W 68–62	6–6 (4–0)	Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
Jan 22, 2021 7:00 pm		at Western Illinois	W 65–60	7–6 (5–0)	Western Hall  Macomb, IL
Jan 23, 2021 7:00 pm		at Western Illinois	W 84–74	8–6 (6–0)	Western Hall  Macomb, IL
Jan 29, 2021 8:00 pm, MidcoSN		Omaha	W 91–59	9–6 (7–0)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (743) Vermillion, SD
Jan 30, 2021 7:00 pm, MidcoSN		Omaha	W 97–93	10–6 (8–0)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (619) Vermillion, SD
Feb 5, 2021 7:30 pm, MidcoSN2		at South Dakota State	W 64–56	11–6 (9–0)	Frost Arena (895) Brookings, SD
Feb 6, 2021 7:30 pm, MidcoSN2		at South Dakota State	L 78–89	11–7 (9–1)	Frost Arena (913) Brookings, SD
Feb 12, 2021 7:00 pm, MidcoSN		at North Dakota	L 76–85	11–8 (9–2)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650) Grand Forks, ND
Feb 13, 2021 7:30 pm, MidcoSN		at North Dakota	L 81–85	11–9 (9–3)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (650) Grand Forks, ND
Feb 20, 2021 4:00 pm		Oral Roberts	W 86–84	12–9 (10–3)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,007) Vermillion, SD
Feb 21, 2021 3:00 pm		Oral Roberts	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermillion, SD
Feb 27, 2021 4:00 pm		North Dakota State	W 80–71	13–9 (11–3)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermillion, SD
Feb 28, 2021 4:00 pm		North Dakota State	L 77–89	13–10 (11–4)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermillion, SD
Summit League tournament
Mar 6, 2020 8:45 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Western Illinois Quarterfinals	W 86–69	14–10	Sanford Pentagon  Sioux Falls, SD
Mar 8, 2020 8:45 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) North Dakota State Semifinals	L 75–79	14–11	Sanford Pentagon  Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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