2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota Coyotes wordmark.svg 100 The Summit League The Summit 14–18 5–11 Craig Smith 2nd Gameli Ahelegbe Austin Hansen Eric Peterson DakotaDome The 2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by second year head coach Craig Smith, played their home games at the DakotaDome and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 14–18, 5–11 in Summit League play to finish in eighth play. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to IPFW. This was the Coyotes' final season at the DakotaDome; the team moved into the new Sanford Coyote Sports Center for the 2016–17 season. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightYearHometown 0 Trey Dickerson Guard 6–1 Junior Queens, New York 1 Trey Norris Guard 6–0 Senior Grand Prairie, Texas 2 Tre Burnette Guard 6–5 Senior Madison, Wisconsin 3 Shy McClelland Guard 6–0 Junior Milwaukee, Wisconsin 10 Zach Dickerson Guard 6–3 Sophomore Argyle, Texas 13 Matt Mooney Guard 6–3 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois 14 Casey Kasperbauer Guard 6–1 Senior Carroll, Iowa 21 Tyler Borchers Forward 6–6 Freshman LeMars, Iowa 23 Tyler Flack Forward 6–7 Junior Lakeville, Minnesota 24 Duol Mayot Forward 6–5 Senior Omaha, Nebraska 25 Tyler Hagedorn Forward 6–8 Freshman Norfolk, Nebraska 31 Dan Jech Forward 6–9 Freshman Rochester, Minnesota 32 Dejon "D.J." Davis Guard 6–4 Sophomore Bloomington, Minnesota 41 Eric Robertson Forward 6–8 Senior Wayzata, Minnesota 45 Austin Sparks Forward 6–8 Sophomore Denver, Colorado 55 Carlton Hurst Guard 6–3 Junior Denver, Colorado Schedule http://www.goyotes.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=102&path=mbball University of South Dakota Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball goyotes.com 2015-09-29 no 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#E34234; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 4:30 pm yes yes no Wright State Convocation Center DeKalb, IL NIU Tournament 995 69–77 0–1 11/14/2015 3:30 pm yes yes no Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, IL NIU Tournament 913 65–72 0–2 11/15/2015 1:00 pm yes yes no Cal State Northridge Convocation Center DeKalb, IL NIU Tournament 888 76–72 1–2 11/20/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 12,257 FSKC 72–93 1–3 11/24/2015 7:00 pm yes no South Dakota Mines DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,260 83–63 2–3 11/28/2015 5:30 pm yes yes no Sacramento State Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA Sacramento State Tournament 778 96–90 3–3 11/29/2015 4:30 pm yes yes no Eastern Washington Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA Sacramento State Tournament 314 77–71 4–3 12/05/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 10,754 85–81 2OT 5–3 12/08/2015 7:00 pm yes no UMKC DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,423 79–70 6–3 12/12/2015 5:30 pm yes no Cal State Bakersfield DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 2,006 67–77 6–4 12/17/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Milwaukee UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI 2,034 92–91 2OT 7–4 12/19/2015 2:00 pm yes yes no Illinois State Farm Center Champaign, IL 11,714 79–91 7–5 12/22/2015 9:00 pm yes yes no UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV 11,990 68–103 7–6 12/28/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Florida Gulf Coast Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD 2,087 89–81 OT 8–6 01/01/2016 2:30 pm no IUPUI DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,776 66–77 8–7 0–1 01/03/2016 7:00 pm yes no Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, OK 2,949 ESPN3 94–84 9–7 1–1 01/06/2016 6:00 pm yes no IPFW Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN 1,077 65–85 9–8 1–2 01/09/2016 4:00 pm no Omaha DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,741 ESPN3 73–79 9–9 1–3 01/13/2016 7:00 pm yes no North Dakota State Scheels Arena Fargo, ND 3,153 ESPN3 65–66 9–10 1–4 01/20/2016 7:00 pm no Western Illinois DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,674 76–67 10–10 2–4 01/23/2016 4:00 pm no South Dakota State DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 4,832 ESPN3 75–79 10–11 2–5 01/28/2016 8:00 pm yes no Denver Magness Arena Denver, CO 1,102 52–66 10–12 2–6 01/30/2016 7:00 pm yes no Omaha Baxter Arena Omaha, NE 3,345 83–96 10–13 2–7 02/04/2016 7:00 pm no IPFW DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,510 82–95 10–14 2–8 02/06/2016 2:00 pm no Oral Roberts DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,546 91–79 11–14 3–8 02/11/2016 7:00 pm no North Dakota State DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,595 72–58 12–14 4–8 02/13/2016 4:30 pm yes no South Dakota State Frost Arena Brookings, SD 5,035 ESPN3 68–85 12–15 4–9 02/17/2016 7:00 pm yes no York (NE) DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,480 82–55 13–15 02/21/2016 2:00 pm no Denver DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,644 ESPN3 71–76 13–16 4–10 02/25/2016 6:00 pm yes no IUPUI Fairgrounds Coliseum Indianapolis, IN 946 ESPN3 85–82 14–16 5–10 02/27/2016 7:00 pm yes no Western Illinois Western Hall Macomb, IL 1,288 ESPN3 76–90 14–17 5–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#E34234; color:#FFFFFF;"| The Summit League tournament 03/05/2016 6:00 pm yes no IPFW Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD Quarterfinals 10,306 ESPN3 70–86 14–18 AP Poll Central Time References Category:South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball seasons South Dakota Coyo Coyo