# 2022–23 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

The 2022–23 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by first-year head coach Eric Peterson, played their home games at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota as members of the Summit League.
The Coyotes finished the season 12–19, 7–11 in Summit League play, to finish in sixth place. The Coyotes lost to North Dakota State in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.

## Previous season

The Coyotes finished the 2021–22 season 19–12, 11–7 in Summit League play, to finish in fifth place. They defeated Kansas City in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament, before losing to South Dakota State in the semifinals.
On March 10, 2022, the school fired head coach Todd Lee after four years at the helm. On March 15, the school named Utah assistant Eric Peterson as the team's new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2022* 1:00 p.m. | | Simpson | W 101–55 | – | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,354) Vermillion, SD |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:30 p.m., BTN | | at Wisconsin | L 59–85 | 0–1 | Kohl Center (14,349) Madison, WI |
| November 9, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN/Midco+/ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 85–77 | 1–1 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,984) Vermillion, SD |
| November 12, 2022* 5:00 p.m., Midco+ | | Dakota State | W 82–64 | 2–1 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,611) Vermillion, SD |
| November 17, 2022* 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at Mississippi State Fort Myers Tip-Off campus-site game | L 42–79 | 2–2 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,047) Starkville, MS |
| November 22, 2022* 1:30 p.m. | | vs. LIU Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division semifinals | W 68–58 | 3–2 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (333) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 23, 2022* 12:30 p.m. | | vs. Sam Houston Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division championship | L 49–80 | 3–3 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (340) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 26, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | L 59–66 | 3–4 | HTC Center (1,003) Conway, SC |
| November 28, 2022* 7:00 p.m., Midco+ | | Mount Marty | W 97–58 | 4–4 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,689) Vermillion, SD |
| December 3, 2022* 2:30 p.m., BYUtv | | vs. BYU | W 69–68 | 5–4 | Vivint Arena (11,578) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 6, 2022* 4:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Air Force | L 58–79 | 5–5 | Clune Arena (855) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 10, 2022* 1:00 p.m., Midco+ | | UC Irvine | L 71–83 | 5–6 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,976) Vermillion, SD |
| December 14, 2022* 5:00 p.m., MidcoSN/Midco+ | | Coastal Carolina | L 86–87 | 5–7 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,523) Vermillion, SD |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| December 19, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | at Kansas City | L 45–62 | 5–8 (0–1) | Swinney Recreation Center (803) Kansas City, MO |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN/Midco+/ESPN+ | | St. Thomas | W 92–84 | 6–8 (1–1) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,516) Vermillion, SD |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., Midco+ | | Western Illinois | W 80–63 | 7–8 (2–1) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,567) Vermillion, SD |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN/Midco+/ESPN+ | | at North Dakota | W 62–60 | 8–8 (3–1) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,206) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Dakota State | L 61–73 | 8–9 (3–2) | Scheels Center (1,702) Fargo, ND |
| January 14, 2023 6:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/Midco+/ESPN3 | | South Dakota State | L 64–82 | 8–10 (3–3) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (4,605) Vermillion, SD |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/Midco+/ESPN+ | | Denver | L 60–75 | 8–11 (3–4) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,687) Vermillion, SD |
| January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., Midco+ | | Omaha | W 84–68 | 9–11 (4–4) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,141) Vermillion, SD |
| January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | at Western Illinois | L 72–75 | 9–12 (4–5) | Western Hall (937) Macomb, IL |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at St. Thomas | W 81–67 | 10–12 (5–5) | Schoenecker Arena (1,723) St. Paul, MN |
| January 30, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at Oral Roberts Rescheduled from December 21 | L 53–103 | 10–13 (5–6) | Mabee Center (5,224) Tulsa, OK |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/Midco+/ESPN+ | | North Dakota State | W 71–62 | 11–13 (6–6) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,796) Vermillion, SD |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., Midco+ | | North Dakota | L 72–86 | 11–14 (6–7) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,416) Vermillion, SD |
| February 11, 2023 6:00 p.m., MidcoSN/Midco+/ESPN3 | | at South Dakota State | L 67–72 | 11–15 (6–8) | Frost Arena (4,421) Brookings, SD |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at Omaha | L 72–80 | 11–16 (6–9) | Baxter Arena (1,665) Omaha, NE |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., Pioneer All-Access | | at Denver | L 68–86 | 11–17 (6–10) | Hamilton Gymnasium (979) Denver, CO |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., Midco+/ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts | L 70–82 | 11–18 (6–11) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,813) Vermillion, SD |
| February 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., Midco+/ESPN3 | | Kansas City | W 82–48 | 12–18 (7–11) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,080) Vermillion, SD |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2023 8:30 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) North Dakota State Quarterfinals | L 68–70 | 12–19 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (5,846) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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