# 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.

## 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.

## 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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