2025–26 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team
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The 2025–26 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, who were led by fourth-year head coach Eric Peterson, played home games at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota as members of the Summit League.
ConferenceSummit League
Record16–16 (8–8 Summit)
Headcoach
- Eric Peterson (4th season)
Assistant coaches
- Matt Murken
- Brandon Ubel
- Sean Smith
- Triston Simpson
- Michael Russell
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| Conference | Summit League |
| Record | 16–16 (8–8 Summit) |
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| Home arena | Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
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| North Dakota State † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 4 | – | 27 | .129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Summit League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Coyotes finished the regular season 16–15 overall, and 8–8 in the Summit League to finish in fourth place. In the Summit League tournament, they lost to Omaha in the quarterfinals.
Previous season
The Coyotes finished the 2024–25 season 19–14, 9–7 in Summit League play, to finish in fifth place.[1] They defeated North Dakota State,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Omaha in the semifinals of the Summit League tournament.[3]
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 7:30 pm, SLN |
Utah Tech | L 79–81 OT | 0–1 |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,640) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| November 5, 2025* 7:00 pm, Peacock |
at No. 23 Creighton | L 76–92 | 0–2 |
CHI Health Center Omaha (16,404) Omaha, NE | |||||||
| November 9, 2025* 1:00 pm, SLN |
Ozark Christian | W 121–65 | 1–2 |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,060) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| November 12, 2025* 7:00 pm, SLN |
Southern Indiana | W 89–74 | 2–2 |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,263) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| November 16, 2025* 1:00 pm, SLN |
Western Michigan | W 83–78 | 3–2 |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,234) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| November 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Missouri | L 68–102 | 3–3 |
Mizzou Arena (8,027) Columbia, MO | |||||||
| November 23, 2025* 1:00 pm, SLN/Midco Sports |
South Carolina State | W 82–81 | 4–3 |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,235) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| November 29, 2025* 3:00 pm |
vs. Air Force | W 80–63 | 5–3 |
The Monument (2,348) Rapid City, SD | |||||||
| December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, SLN |
Portland State Big Sky–Summit League Challenge |
L 71–77 | 5–4 |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,324) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| December 6, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Colorado Big Sky–Summit League Challenge |
L 87–89 OT | 5–5 |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,492) Greeley, CO | |||||||
| December 9, 2025* 7:30 pm |
at Wyoming | L 79–106 | 5–6 |
Arena-Auditorium (3,643) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| December 13, 2025* 1:00 pm, SLN |
Prairie View A&M | W 97–85 | 6–6 |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,136) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| December 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, SLN |
Dakota State | W 80–71 | 7–6 |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| December 20, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
at Kansas State | L 76–106 | 7–7 |
Bramlage Coliseum (7,287) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| December 28, 2025* 1:00 pm, SLN |
Mount Marty | W 85–61 | 8–7 |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,262) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| Summit League regular season | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 4:00 pm, SLN |
at North Dakota State | L 61–84 | 8–8 (0–1) |
Scheels Center (1,982) Fargo, ND | |||||||
| January 7, 2026 8:00 pm, SLN |
at St. Thomas | L 86–99 | 8–9 (0–2) |
Lee & Penny Anderson Arena (2,004) St. Paul, MN | |||||||
| January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, SLN |
Denver | W 82–72 | 9–9 (1–2) |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,291) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN |
Kansas City | W 99–83 | 10–9 (2–2) |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,760) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| January 17, 2026 1:00 pm, Midco Sports/SLN |
at North Dakota | L 80–96 | 10–10 (2–3) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,012) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN |
at Omaha | W 68–64 | 11–10 (3–3) |
Baxter Arena (2,676) Omaha, NE | |||||||
| January 24, 2026 1:00 pm, SLN |
St. Thomas | L 78–90 | 11–11 (3–4) |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,847) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN |
Oral Roberts | W 77−69 | 12−11 (4−4) |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,232) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| January 31, 2026 5:00 pm, SLN |
North Dakota State | L 84–89 OT | 12–12 (4–5) |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,861) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN |
at Kansas City | W 82–75 OT | 13–12 (5–5) |
Swinney Recreation Center (840) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| February 7, 2026 5:00 pm, CBSSN |
at South Dakota State | W 68–67 | 14–12 (6–5) |
First Bank and Trust Arena (4,291) Brookings, SD | |||||||
| February 11, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN |
North Dakota | L 71–72 | 14–13 (6–6) |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,706) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN |
at Denver | L 70–90 | 14–14 (6–7) |
Hamilton Gymnasium (1,172) Denver, CO | |||||||
| February 21, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN |
at Oral Roberts | L 62–67 | 14–15 (6–8) |
Mabee Center (2,574) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| February 25, 2026 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
Omaha | W 89–72 | 15–15 (7–8) |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,571) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| February 28, 2026 1:00 pm, SLN |
South Dakota State | W 75–70 | 16–15 (8–8) |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,569) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| Summit League tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6, 2026* 6:00 pm, SLN |
(4) | vs. (5) Omaha Quarterfinal |
L 62–76 | 16–16 |
Denny Sanford Premier Center (6,723) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||