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2016–17 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

2016–17 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
South Dakota Coyotes wordmark.svg
Summit League regular season champions
NIT, First round
Conference The Summit League
2016–17 record 22–12 (12–4 The Summit)
Head coach Craig Smith (3rd year)
Assistant coach Gameli Ahelegbe
Assistant coach Austin Hansen
Assistant coach Eric Peterson
Home arena Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
South Dakota 12 4   .750     22 12   .647
North Dakota State 11 5   .688     19 11   .633
Omaha 9 7   .563     18 14   .563
Fort Wayne 8 8   .500     20 13   .606
Denver 8 8   .500     16 14   .533
South Dakota State 8 8   .500     18 17   .514
IUPUI 7 9   .438     14 18   .438
Western Illinois 5 11   .313     8 20   .286
Oral Roberts 4 12   .250     8 22   .267
2017 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2016–17 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by second-year head coach Craig Smith, played their home games at the brand new Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota as members of Summit League. They finished the season 22–12, 12–4 in Summit League play to win the Summit League regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Summit League Tournament, they defeated Western Illinois in the quarterfinals before losing to South Dakota State in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament title, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. where they lost in the first round to Iowa.

The Coyotes finished the 2015–16 season 14–18, 5–11 in Summit League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Tournament to IPFW.


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