# 2014–15 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

The 2014–15 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by first year head coach Craig Smith, played their home games at the DakotaDome and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 17–16, 9–7 in The Summit League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament where they lost to South Dakota State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Trey Norris | Guard | 6–0 | Junior | Grand Prairie, Texas |
| 2 | Tre Burnette | Guard | 6–5 | Junior | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 4 | Edso Avila | Forward | 6–9 | Junior | The Bronx, New York |
| 5 | Zach Dickerson | Guard | 6–3 | Sophomore | Argyle, Texas |
| 11 | Sekou Harris | Guard | 6–0 | Junior | Plainfield, New Jersey |
| 12 | Brandon Bos | Guard | 6–1 | Senior | Markham, Ontario |
| 13 | Adam Thoseby | Guard | 6–5 | Junior | Melbourne, Australia |
| 14 | Casey Kasperbauer | Guard | 6–1 | Junior | Carroll, Iowa |
| 21 | Logan Power | Forward | 6–4 | Freshman | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 23 | Tyler Flack | Forward | 6–7 | Junior | Lakeville, Minnesota |
| 24 | Duol Mayot | Forward | 6–5 | Junior | Omaha, Nebraska |
| 32 | Dejon "D.J." Davis | Guard | 6–4 | Freshman | Bloomington, Minnesota |
| 41 | Eric Robertson | Forward | 6–8 | Junior | Wayzata, Minnesota |
| 45 | Austin Sparks | Forward | 6–8 | RS–Freshman | Denver, Colorado |
| 50 | James Hunter | Center | 6–10 | Senior | Sydney, Australia |
| 55 | Tyler Larson | Guard | 6–3 | Senior | Las Vegas, Nevada |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 8:00 pm | at Utah Valley | L 52–60 | 0–1 | UCCU Center (2,302) Orem, UT |
| 11/16/2014* 5:00 pm, P12N | at Stanford Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 73–84 | 0–2 | Maples Pavilion (5,025) Stanford, CA |
| 11/21/2014* 8:00 pm | vs. Sam Houston State Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 85–93 $^{3OT}$ | 0–3 | Webster Bank Arena (1,733) Bridgeport, CT |
| 11/22/2014* 4:00 pm | vs. Wofford Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 68–72 | 0–4 | Webster Bank Arena (1,733) Bridgeport, CT |
| 11/23/2014* 1:00 pm | at Fairfield Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 72–80 $^{OT}$ | 0–5 | Webster Bank Arena (1,487) Bridgeport, CT |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 pm | Wayne State College | W 86–69 | 1–5 | DakotaDome (1,230) Vermillion, SD |
| 11/30/2014* 6:00 pm | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 68–66 | 2–5 | Icardo Center (885) Bakersfield, CA |
| 12/02/2014* 9:00 pm | at Cal State Northridge | W 68–65 | 3–5 | Matadome (805) Northridge, CA |
| 12/05/2014* 7:00 pm | Youngstown State | L 79–87 | 3–6 | DakotaDome (1,492) Vermillion, SD |
| 12/09/2014* 8:00 pm, FS1 | at Creighton | L 88–91 $^{2OT}$ | 3–7 | CenturyLink Center (16,270) Omaha, NE |
| 12/13/2014* 7:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | vs. UNLV | L 61–75 | 3–8 | Sanford Pentagon (3,250) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 12/18/2014* 7:30 pm, Midco | Montana State | W 55–53 | 4–8 | DakotaDome (1,328) Vermillion, SD |
| 12/21/2014* 3:00 pm | at Montana | W 67–62 | 5–8 | Dahlberg Arena (2,973) Missoula, MT |
| 12/28/2014* 2:00 pm | Milwaukee | W 84–60 | 6–8 | DakotaDome (1,298) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/02/2015 7:00 pm | Omaha | L 77–86 | 6–9 (0–1) | DakotaDome (1,425) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/04/2015 2:00 pm | at Denver | W 74–69 | 7–9 (1–1) | Magness Arena (3,554) Denver, CO |
| 01/10/2015 6:00 pm, PBS 39 | at IPFW | W 64–62 | 8–9 (2–1) | Gates Sports Center (1,153) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | North Dakota State | W 71–67 | 9–9 (3–1) | DakotaDome (1,863) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/17/2015 4:30 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | at South Dakota State | L 57–71 | 9–10 (3–2) | Frost Arena (5,354) Brookings, SD |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | at Western Illinois | W 68–58 | 10–10 (4–2) | Western Hall (1,126) Macomb, IL |
| 01/24/2015 12:00 pm, HTSN/ESPN3 | at IUPUI | L 50–65 | 10–11 (4–3) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,320) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | IPFW | L 55–66 | 10–12 (4–4) | DakotaDome (1,526) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/31/2015 4:30 pm | Oral Roberts | L 72–73 | 10–13 (4–5) | DakotaDome (2,064) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | Western Illinois | W 75–61 | 11–13 (5–5) | DakotaDome (1,418) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm, MeTV ND | at North Dakota State | L 47–71 | 11–14 (5–6) | Scheels Arena (3,420) Fargo, ND |
| 02/12/2015 2:00 pm | at Omaha | W 74–73 | 12–14 (6–6) | Ralston Arena (1,457) Ralston, NE |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Oral Roberts | W 83–70 | 13–14 (7–6) | Mabee Center (4,005) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/17/2015* 7:00 pm | Avila | W 84–60 | 14–14 | DakotaDome (1,250) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/21/2015 2:00 pm | IUPUI | W 77–62 | 15–14 (8–6) | DakotaDome (1,723) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | Denver | L 48–66 | 15–15 (8–7) | DakotaDome (1,256) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/28/2015 4:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | South Dakota State | W 80–64 | 16–15 (9–7) | DakotaDome (4,812) Vermillion, SD |
| The Summit League tournament |||||
| 03/08/2015 6:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | vs. IPFW Quarterfinals | W 82–73 | 17–15 | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (6,653) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/09/2015 6:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | vs. South Dakota State Semifinals | L 65–78 | 17–16 | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (10,153) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||