# 2013–14 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

The 2013–14 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by first year interim head coach and former assistant Joey James, played their home games at the DakotaDome and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 12–18, 6–8 in The Summit League play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to Denver.
Interim head coach Joey James was not retained at the end of the season.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Trey Norris | Guard | 6–0 | Sophomore | Grand Prairie, Texas |
| 2 | Bounama Keita | Center | 6–10 | Freshman | Saint-Louis, Senegal |
| 4 | Rico Thompson | Guard | 6–2 | Freshman | Lawton, Oklahoma |
| 10 | Vlad Stoicoviciu | Guard | 6–5 | Freshman | Bucharest, Romania |
| 12 | Brandon Bos | Guard | 6–1 | Junior | Markham, Ontario |
| 13 | Adam Thoseby | Guard | 6–5 | Sophomore | Melbourne, Australia |
| 14 | Casey Kasperbauer | Guard | 6–1 | Sophomore | Carroll, Iowa |
| 21 | Jack Foley | Guard | 6–0 | Junior | Centerville, South Dakota |
| 23 | Tyler Flack | Forward | 6–7 | Sophomore | Lakeville, Minnesota |
| 24 | Karim Rowson | Guard | 6–5 | Senior | New York City, New York |
| 32 | Tavian Pomlee | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | Junior | Davenport, Iowa |
| 41 | Eric Robertson | Forward | 6–8 | Sophomore | Wayzata, Minnesota |
| 45 | Austin Sparks | Forward | 6–8 | Freshman | Denver, Colorado |
| 50 | Trevor Gruis | Center | 6–10 | Senior | Ellsworth, Minnesota |
| 55 | Tyler Larson | Guard | 6–3 | Junior | Las Vegas, Nevada |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2013* 6:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | L 46–68 | 0–1 | Reilly Center (3,855) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 11/11/2013* 6:00 pm | at Canisius | L 66–71 | 0–2 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,579) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/22/2013* 9:00 pm, ROOT | at Wyoming | L 53–70 | 0–3 | Arena-Auditorium (5,086) Laramie, WY |
| 11/25/2013* 7:00 pm | at Texas State | W 57–56 | 1–3 | Strahan Coliseum (2,114) San Marcos, TX |
| 11/30/2013* 4:15 pm | Graceland | W 112–85 | 2–3 | DakotaDome (1,325) Vermillion, SD |
| 12/02/2013* 7:00 pm | Utah Valley | W 71–67 | 3–3 | DakotaDome (1,335) Vermillion, SD |
| 12/05/2013* 8:00 pm, ROOT | at Air Force | L 86–94 | 3–4 | Clune Arena (1,599) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/07/2013* 8:15 pm, MSN | vs. Wyoming | L 66–67 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center (3,356) Rapid City, SD |
| 12/10/2013* 7:00 pm, FSKC | at Kansas State | L 62–64 | 3–6 | Bramlage Coliseum (11,612) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/14/2013* 7:00 pm | Green Bay | L 85–89 | 3–7 | DakotaDome (1,735) Vermillion, SD |
| 12/19/2013* 6:00 pm | at Morehead State | L 83–102 | 3–8 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,392) Morehead, KY |
| 12/29/2013* 1:00 pm | at Youngstown State | L 59–85 | 3–9 | Beeghly Center (1,872) Youngstown, OH |
| 01/02/2014* 7:00 pm | Cal State Northridge | W 76–75 | 4–9 | DakotaDome (1,215) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/04/2014* 4:15 pm | Iowa Wesleyan | W 86–52 | 5–9 | DakotaDome (N/A) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/11/2014 4:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS | Denver | W 59–54 | 6–9 (1–0) | DakotaDome (1,506) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm | IUPUI | W 69–57 | 7–9 (2–0) | DakotaDome (1,624) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/18/2014 4:00 pm | IPFW | W 75–61 | 8–9 (3–0) | DakotaDome (2,003) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm | at Western Illinois | L 61–79 | 8–10 (3–1) | Western Hall (2,268) Macomb, IL |
| 01/25/2014 1:00 pm | at Nebraska–Omaha | L 73–77 | 8–11 (3–2) | Ralston Arena (1,514) Ralston, NE |
| 01/30/2014 7:00 pm, MidcoSN | North Dakota State | L 63–66 | 8–12 (3–3) | DakotaDome (1,756) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/01/2014 4:00 pm, MidcoSN | South Dakota State | L 68–70 | 8–13 (3–4) | DakotaDome (5,036) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/04/2014* 7:00 pm | Peru State | W 80–40 | 9–13 | DakotaDome (1,236) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/08/2014 5:00 pm, ROOT | at Denver | L 67–75 | 9–14 (3–5) | Magness Arena (4,798) Denver, CO |
| 02/13/2014 6:00 pm | at IPFW | L 69–75 | 9–15 (3–6) | Gates Sports Center (687) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 02/15/2014 1:00 pm | at IUPUI | W 71–67 | 10–15 (4–6) | The Jungle (420) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/20/2014 7:00 pm, MidcoSN | Nebraska–Omaha | W 87–86 | 11–15 (5–6) | DakotaDome (1,318) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/22/2014 4:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS | Western Illinois | W 64–54 | 12–15 (6–6) | DakotaDome (2,102) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm | at North Dakota State | L 54–82 | 12–16 (6–7) | Bison Sports Arena (3,804) Fargo, ND |
| 03/01/2014 4:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCS | at South Dakota State | L 61–75 | 12–17 (6–8) | Frost Arena (5,509) Brookings, SD |
| 2014 The Summit League tournament |||||
| 03/09/2014 6:00 pm, FCS Atlantic | vs. Denver Quarterfinals | L 55–71 | 12–18 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,647) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||