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.

2019–20 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
Rainbow Classic champions
Conference	Summit League
Record	20–12 (10–6 The Summit)
Head coach	Todd Lee (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Gameli Ahelegbe Brad Davidson Luke DallaRiva
Home arena	Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Dakota State †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
South Dakota State	13	–	3		.813			22	–	10		.688
South Dakota	10	–	6		.625			20	–	12		.625
Oral Roberts	9	–	7		.563			17	–	14		.548
Omaha	9	–	7		.563			16	–	16		.500
North Dakota	7	–	9		.438			15	–	18		.455
Purdue Fort Wayne	6	–	10		.375			14	–	19		.424
Denver	3	–	13		.188			7	–	24		.226
Western Illinois	2	–	14		.125			5	–	21		.192
† 2020 Summit League Tournament winner

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.

Roster

2019–20 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Stanley Umude 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr San Antonio, Texas G 1 Ty Chisom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois F 2 Simeon Jovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Novi Sad, Serbia G 3 Triston Simpson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lincoln, Nebraska G 4 A.J. Plitzuweit 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Vermillion, South Dakota G 5 Kruz Perrott-Hunt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Auckland, New Zealand G 10 Cody Kelley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Gillette, Wyoming G 11 Caden Hoffman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Scottsdale, Arizona F 12 Hunter Goodrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Sydney, Australia F 13 Matt Johns 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Geelong, Australia G 20 Brandon Armstrong 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas G 22 Tyler Peterson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Lino Lakes, Minnesota G 24 Kanon Koster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Kearney, Nebraska F 25 Tyler Hagedorn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Norfolk, Nebraska F 34 Tasos Kamateros 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Athens, Greece F 45 Brady Heiman 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Springfield, Nebraska	Head coach Todd Lee (South Dakota) Assistant coach(es) Gameli Ahelegbe (Minnesota State) Brad Davidson (North Dakota) Luke DallaRiva (San Diego) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2019-8-24

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.

Source^[1]

References

1. "University of South Dakota Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". goyotes.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.