2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

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2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
South Dakota Coyotes wordmark.svg
ConferenceSummit League
2021–22 record19–12 (11–7 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Eddie Hill
  • Casey Kasperbauer
  • Roman Gentry
Home arenaSanford Coyote Sports Center
Seasons
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
2021–22 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State † 18 – 0   1.000 30 – 5   .857
North Dakota State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
Kansas City 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
Oral Roberts 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
South Dakota 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Western Illinois 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Denver 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
St. Thomas* 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333
Omaha 4 – 14   .222 5 – 25   .167
North Dakota 2 – 16   .111 6 – 25   .194
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA Tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2022 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by fourth-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.

Previous season[]

The Coyotes finished the 2020–21 season 14–11, 11–4 in Summit League play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Summit League Tournament, they defeated Western Illinois in the quarterfinals,[1] before falling to North Dakota State in the semifinals.[2]

Roster[]

2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Boogie Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Chandler, AZ
G 2 Ty Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Fr Des Moines, IA
G 3 Xavier Fuller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Mesa, AZ
G 5 Kruz Perrott-Hunt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Auckland, New Zealand
G 10 A.J. Plitzuweit 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Vermillion, SD
G 11 Mason Archambault 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Rapid City, SD
F 12 Hunter Goodrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Sydney, Australia
F 13 Graham Cassoutt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Fr Papillion, NE
G 15 Keaton Kutcher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Fr Mount Vernon, IA
G 20 Max Burchill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Sioux Falls, SD
G 22 Erik Oliver 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Jr Cheyenne, WY
G 24 Kanon Koster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Kearney, NE
G 25 Damani Hayes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Mankato, MN
F 32 Nikola Zizic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 238 lb (108 kg) So Podgorica, Montenegro
F 34 Tasos Kamateros 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Athens, Greece
F 45 Brady Heiman 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Springfield, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2021

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:00 pm 		Simpson W 98–47  –
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (792)
Vermillion, SD
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2021*
1:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ 		vs. Air Force W 59–53  1–0
 Sanford Pentagon (1,854)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 14, 2021*
2:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+ 		at Drake L 50–99  1–1
 Knapp Center (2,827)
Des Moines, IA
November 19, 2021*
7:00 pm 		Southern W 71–68  2–1
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,130)
Vermillion, SD
November 21, 2021*
2:00 pm 		Tennessee State W 83–66  3–1
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (847)
Vermillion, SD
November 23, 2021*
7:00 pm 		Presentation W 99–58  4–1
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (795)
Vermillion, SD
November 27, 2021*
1:00 pm, BTN+ 		at Nebraska L 70–83  4–2
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,685)
Lincoln, NE
November 30, 2021*
9:00 pm 		at San Jose State L 52–61  4–3
 Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,181)
San Jose, CA
December 3, 2021*
7:00 pm 		Waldorf W 93–37  5–3
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (859)
Vermillion, SD
December 7, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado L 69–74  5–4
 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,115)
Greeley, CO
December 11, 2021*
3:30 pm 		Northern Arizona W 76–71 OT 6–4
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,832)
Vermillion, SD
December 15, 2021*
7:00 pm 		Bellarmine W 78–64  7–4
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (753)
Vermillion, SD
Summit League regular season
December 20, 2021
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ 		Oral Roberts L 73–82  7–5
(0–1) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,516)
Vermillion, SD
December 22, 2021
7:00 pm 		Kansas City L 57–68  7–6
(0–2) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,635)
Vermillion, SD
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm 		at North Dakota Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
January 1, 2022
1:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ 		at North Dakota State Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
January 8, 2022
6:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ 		at South Dakota State L 65–84  7–7
(0–3) 		Frost Arena (3,351)
Brookings, SD
January 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Dakota
Rescheduled from December 30 		W 75–68  8–7
(1–3) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,207)
Grand Forks, ND
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ 		Denver W 80–71  9–7
(2–3) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,090)
Vermillion, SD
January 15, 2022
4:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ 		Omaha W 105–70  10–7
(3–3) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,669)
Vermillion, SD
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm 		at Western Illinois Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 22, 2022
7:00 pm 		at St. Thomas W 90–79  11–7
(4–3) 		Schoenecker Arena (746)
St. Paul, MN
January 24, 2022
6:00 pm 		at Western Illinois
Rescheduled from January 20 		W 75–72  12–7
(5–3) 		Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm 		North Dakota State L 62–74 OT 12–8
(5–4) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,837)
Vermillion, SD
January 29, 2022
4:00 pm 		North Dakota W 71–58  13–8
(6–4) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,112)
Vermillion, SD
February 5, 2022
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ 		South Dakota State L 79–89  13–9
(6–5) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (4,224)
Vermillion, SD
February 7, 2022
7:00 pm, WDAY Xtra/ESPN+ 		at North Dakota State
Rescheduled from January 1 		L 74–76  13–10
(6–6) 		Scheels Center (1,343)
Fargo, ND
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm 		at Omaha W 91–69  14–10
(7–6) 		Baxter Arena (1,198)
Omaha, NE
February 12, 2022
3:00 pm 		at Denver W 84–76  15–10
(8–6) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (1,229)
Denver, CO
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ 		St. Thomas W 81–60  16–10
(9–6) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,770)
Vermillion, SD
February 19, 2022
4:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ 		Western Illinois W 78–65  17–10
(10–6) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,814)
Vermillion, SD
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm 		at Kansas City L 63–72  17–11
(10–7) 		Swinney Recreation Center (1,046)
Kansas City, MO
February 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ORUSN 		at Oral Roberts W 92–87  18–11
(11–7) 		Mabee Center (5,364)
Tulsa, OK
Summit League Tournament
March 6, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Kansas City
Quarterfinals 		W 74–61  19–11
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,364)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 7, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (1) South Dakota State
Semifinals 		L 60–83  19–12
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (10,418)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Umude and Fuller lead second-seeded South Dakota past seventh-seeded Western Illinois". The Summit League. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bison clip Coyotes down the stretch". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 South Dakota Coyotes Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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