# 2023–24 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

The 2023–24 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes were led by second-year head coach Eric Peterson, and 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 2022–23 season 12–19, 7–11 in Summit League play to finish in sixth place. The Coyotes would lose to North Dakota State in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 8:00 pm, SLN | | Mount Marty | W 85–53 | 1–0 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2302) Vermillion, SD |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN | | vs. UTRGV | W 100–79 | 2–0 | Sanford Pentagon (1884) Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 14, 2023* 8:00 pm, FS2 | | at DePaul | L 60–72 | 2–1 | Wintrust Arena (2,434) Chicago, IL |
| November 17, 2023* 1:00 pm | | vs. VMI Arizona Tip-Off (Desert Division) First Round | W 85–81 | 3–1 | Desert Diamond Arena Glendale, AZ |
| November 18, 2023* 3:30 p.m. | | vs. Purdue Fort Wayne Arizona Tip-Off (Desert Division) Championship | L 81–93 | 3–2 | Desert Diamond Arena (1,211) Glendale, AZ |
| November 22, 2023* 1:00 pm, SLN | | Northland College | W 100–48 | 4–2 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,274) Vermillion, SD |
| November 26, 2023* 12:30 pm, MidcoSN/SLN | | Air Force | L 57–58 | 4–3 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,633) Vermillion, SD |
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN | | Waldorf | W 93–71 | 5–3 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,384) Vermillion, SD |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | W 70–68 | 6–3 | Western Hall (693) Macomb, IL |
| December 9, 2023* 1:00 pm, SLN | | CSU Bakersfield | W 78–73 | 7–3 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,652) Vermillion, SD |
| December 16, 2023* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Irvine | L 78–121 | 7–4 | Bren Events Center (1,923) Irvine, CA |
| December 19, 2023* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at CSU Bakersfield | L 76–96 | 7–5 | Icardo Center (876) Bakersfield, CA |
| December 21, 2023* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at San Diego | L 66–69 | 7–6 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (525) San Diego, CA |
| December 29, 2023 7:00 pm, SLN | | at North Dakota State | W 75–66 | 8–6 (1–0) | Scheels Center (2,674) Fargo, ND |
| December 31, 2023 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | Omaha | L 51–67 | 8–7 (1–1) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,710) Vermillion, SD |
| January 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/SLN | | Eastern Washington Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 79–93 | 8–8 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,424) Vermillion, SD |
| January 6, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 63–82 | 8–9 | Dahlberg Arena (2,864) Missoula, MT |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Oral Roberts | L 66–84 | 8–10 (1–2) | Mabee Center (3,517) Tulsa, OK |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/SLN | | St. Thomas | W 74–73 $^{OT}$ | 9–10 (2–2) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,737) Vermillion, SD |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN | | South Dakota State | L 55–73 | 9–11 (2–3) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,892) Vermillion, SD |
| January 25, 2024 8:00 pm, SLN | | at Denver | L 110–111 $^{2OT}$ | 9–12 (2–4) | Hamilton Gymnasium (1,278) Denver, CO |
| January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Kansas City | L 57–81 | 9–13 (2–5) | Swinney Recreation Center (1,291) Kansas City, MO |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN | | North Dakota | L 81–95 | 9–14 (2–6) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,775) Vermillion, SD |
| February 4, 2024 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at South Dakota State | L 67–70 | 9–15 (2–7) | Frost Arena (3,781) Brookings, SD |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/SLN | | Denver | W 92–86 $^{OT}$ | 10–15 (3–7) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,640) Vermillion, SD |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Omaha | L 84–91 | 10–16 (3–8) | Baxter Arena (2,472) Omaha, NE |
| February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | at St. Thomas | L 80–83 | 10–17 (3–9) | Schoenecker Arena (1,509) St. Paul, MN |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/SLN | | Kansas City | L 78–82 | 10–18 (3–10) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,560) Vermillion, SD |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, SLN | | Oral Roberts | W 77–76 | 11–18 (4–10) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,887) Vermillion, SD |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | | North Dakota State | W 88–68 | 12–18 (5–10) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,717) Vermillion, SD |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, MidcoSN2/SLN | | at North Dakota | L 66–95 | 12–19 (5–11) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,759) Grand Forks, ND |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN | (9) | vs. (8) Oral Roberts First round | L 62–77 | 12–20 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,611) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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