# 2024–25 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

The 2024–25 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represents the University of South Dakota in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes are led by third-year head coach Eric Peterson and play 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 2023–24 season 12–20, 5–11 in Summit League play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Oral Roberts in the first round of the Summit League tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, Summit League Network | | Southern | W 93–79 | 1–0 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,013) Vermillion, SD |
| November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN | | Texas A&M-Commerce | W 91–83 | 2–0 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,493) Vermillion, SD |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, SLN | | Mount Marty | W 77–47 | 3–0 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,607) Vermillion, SD |
| November 12, 2024* 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Iowa | L 77–96 | 3–1 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,628) Iowa City, IA |
| November 14, 2024* 6:00 pm, SLN | | Dakota Wesleyan | W 92–69 | 4–1 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,610) Vermillion, SD |
| November 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 80–76 | 5–1 | University Arena (1,203) Kalamazoo, MI |
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | L 83–92 | 5–2 | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,544) Evansville, IN |
| November 25, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN | | Randall (OK) | W 112–50 | 6–2 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,290) Vermillion, SD |
| November 27, 2024* 5:30 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska | L 79–96 | 6–3 | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN | | Idaho State Big Sky–Summit Challenge | W 94–80 | 7–3 | Sanford Coyote Sports Centeer (1,589) Vermillion, SD |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 82–95 | 7–4 | Walkup Skydome (444) Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 10, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN | | Wyoming | W 82–81 | 8–4 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,838) Vermillion, SD |
| December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, SLN | | Western Illinois | W 89–66 | 9–4 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,550) Vermillion, SD |
| December 19, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | L 87–92 | 9–5 | Burns Arena (1,016) St. George, UT |
| December 21, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Santa Clara | L 81–98 | 9–6 | Leavey Center (1,120) Santa Clara, CA |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Kansas City | L 54–68 | 9–7 (0–1) | Swinney Recreation Center (872) Kansas City, MO |
| January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | Denver | W 91–84 | 10–7 (1–1) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,508) Vermillion, SD |
| January 11, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at St. Thomas | L 104–119 | 10–8 (1–2) | Shoenecker Arena (1,583) St. Paul, MN |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | Oral Roberts | W 92–82 | 11–8 (2–2) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,119) Vermillion, SD |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, SLN | | North Dakota State | L 77–103 | 11–9 (2–3) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,001) Vermillion, SD |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at North Dakota | W 102–93 | 12–9 (3–3) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,907) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 25, 2025 5:00 pm, SLN | | at South Dakota State | L 71–90 | 12–10 (3–4) | First Bank & Trust Arena (4,764) Brookings, SD |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | Omaha | W 91–87 | 13–10 (4–4) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,676) Vermillion, SD |
| February 6, 2025 8:00 pm, SLN | | at Denver | W 86–79 | 14–10 (5–4) | Hamilton Gymnasium (794) Denver, CO |
| February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Oral Roberts | W 75–74 | 15–10 (6–4) | Mabee Center (3,009) Tulsa, OK |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | Kansas City | W 79–72 | 16–10 (7–4) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,829) Vermillion, SD |
| February 16, 2025 5:00 pm, SLN | | South Dakota State | L 91–94 | 16–11 (7–5) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,942) Vermillion, SD |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | St. Thomas | W 85–80 | 17–11 (8–5) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,814) Vermillion, SD |
| February 22, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at Omaha | L 85–93 | 17–12 (8–6) | Baxter Arena (4,283) Omaha, NE |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN | | at North Dakota State | L 78–82 | 17–13 (8–7) | Scheels Center (1,710) Fargo, ND |
| March 1, 2025 4:00 pm, SLN | | North Dakota | W 92–79 | 18–13 (9–7) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,659) Vermillion, SD |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2025 6:00 pm, SLN | (5) | vs. (4) North Dakota State Quarterfinal | W 85–84 | 19–13 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (9,202) Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 8, 2025 7:00 pm, CBS Sports Network | (5) | vs. (1) Omaha Semifinal | L 75–100 | 19–14 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,345) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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