# 2019–20 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

The 2019–20 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by second-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. They finished the season 20–12, 10–6 in Summit League play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to North Dakota.

## Previous season

The Coyotes finished the 2018–19 season 13–17, 7–9 in Summit League play to finish in sixth place. They would lose to Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round of the Summit League.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2019 6:00 pm | | Concordia (St. Paul) | W 72–61 | | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,532) Vermillion, SD |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 8, 2019* 8:30 pm | | vs. Pacific Rainbow Classic | W 72–62 | 1–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,093) Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 10, 2019* 9:00 pm | | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | W 81–75 | 2–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,200) Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 11, 2019* 8:30 pm | | vs. Florida A&M Rainbow Classic | W 85–82 | 3–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (4,935) Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 15, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Texas Southern | W 88–69 | 4–0 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,096) Vermillion, SD |
| Nov 18, 2019* 7:00 pm | | SIU Edwardsville | W 71–56 | 5–0 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,833) Vermillion, SD |
| Nov 22, 2019* 8:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | | at Arkansas | L 56–77 | 5–1 | Bud Walton Arena (12,581) Fayetteville, AR |
| Nov 27, 2019* 9:00 pm | | at California Baptist | W 84–83 | 6–1 | CBU Events Center (1,760) Riverside, CA |
| Nov 30, 2019* 1:00 pm | | at Northern Arizona | L 72–76 | 6–2 | Rolle Activity Center (353) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Dec 2, 2019* 9:30 pm | | at No. 22 Washington | L 55–75 | 6–3 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,178) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 6, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Mount Marty | W 94–79 | 7–3 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,787) Vermillion, SD |
| Dec 9, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Alabama State | W 73–59 | 8–3 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,601) Vermillion, SD |
| Dec 14, 2019* 3:30 pm | | Mayville State | W 96–60 | 9–3 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,580) Vermillion, SD |
| Dec 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | vs. Northern Colorado | L 68–87 | 9–4 | Sanford Pentagon (2,129) Sioux Falls, SD |
| Dec 22, 2019* 3:30 pm, MidcoSN | | Kansas City | L 75–78 | 9–5 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,483) Vermillion, SD |
| Dec 29, 2019 4:30 pm | | at Western Illinois | L 75–82 | 9–6 (0–1) | Western Hall Macomb, IL |
| Jan 1, 2020 2:00 pm | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 59–70 | 9–7 (0–2) | Memorial Coliseum (739) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Jan 5, 2020 3:30 pm | | Denver | W 80–78 | 10–7 (1–2) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,014) Vermillion, SD |
| Jan 11, 2020 3:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | Omaha | W 91–81 | 11–7 (2–2) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,617) Vermillion, SD |
| Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | at North Dakota State | L 70–72 | 11–8 (2–3) | Scheels Center (2,213) Fargo, ND |
| Jan 19, 2020 3:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | at South Dakota State | W 99–84 | 12–8 (3–3) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (5,349) Vermillion, SD |
| Jan 23, 2020 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 83–60 | 13–8 (4–3) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,684) Vermillion, SD |
| Jan 25, 2020 3:30 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | | Oral Roberts | W 91–80 | 14–8 (5–3) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,752) Vermillion, SD |
| Jan 30, 2020 8:00 pm | | at Denver | W 93–87 | 15–8 (6–3) | Magness Arena (805) Denver, CO |
| Feb 2, 2020 12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | at Omaha | W 81–80 | 16–8 (7–3) | Baxter Arena (2,173) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 4, 2020* 7:00 pm | | Peru State | W 106–45 | 17–8 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,610) Vermillion, SD |
| Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | at North Dakota | W 82–68 | 18–8 (8–3) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,670) Grand Forks, ND |
| Feb 12, 2020 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | W 85–72 | 19–8 (9–3) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,823) Vermillion, SD |
| Feb 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oral Roberts | L 80–94 | 19–9 (9–4) | Mabee Center (3,512) Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | | North Dakota State | L 74–77 | 19–10 (9–5) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,164) Vermillion, SD |
| Feb 23, 2020 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ | | at South Dakota State | L 80–85 | 19–11 (9–6) | Frost Arena (4,572) Brookings, SD |
| Feb 29, 2020 3:30 pm, MidcoSN | | North Dakota | W 77–67 | 20–11 (10–6) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,929) Vermillion, SD |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2020 8:30 pm, MidcoSN | (3) | vs. (6) North Dakota Quarterfinals | L 71–74 | 20–12 | Premier Center (6,414) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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