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2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

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2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record14–18 (5–11 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gameli Ahelegbe
  • Austin Hansen
  • Eric Peterson
Home arenaDakotaDome
Seasons
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

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.

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

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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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "University of South Dakota Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". goyotes.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.