2013–14 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

2013–14 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
Conference The Summit League
2013–14 record 12–18 (6–8 The Summit)
Head coach Joey James (1st (interim) year)
Assistant coach Eric Johnson
Assistant coach Chris Kassin
Assistant coach Lloyd Williams
Home arena DakotaDome
2013–14 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Dakota State 12 2   .857     26 7   .788
IPFW 10 4   .714     25 11   .694
South Dakota State 10 4   .714     19 13   .594
Denver 8 6   .571     16 15   .516
South Dakota 6 8   .429     12 18   .400
Omaha* 5 9   .357     17 15   .531
Western Illinois 4 10   .286     10 20   .333
IUPUI 1 13   .071     6 26   .188
2014 Summit League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*ineligible for NCAA postseason Div I tournament due to Div. I transition

The 2013–14 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by first year interim head coach and former assistant Joey James, played their home games at the DakotaDome and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 12–18, 6–8 in The Summit League play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Tournament to Denver.

Interim head coach Joey James was not retained at the end of the season.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Year Hometown
1 Trey Norris Guard 6–0 Sophomore Grand Prairie, Texas
2 Bounama Keita Center 6–10 Freshman Saint-Louis, Senegal
4 Rico Thompson Guard 6–2 Freshman Lawton, Oklahoma
10 Vlad Stoicoviciu Guard 6–5 Freshman Bucharest, Romania
12 Brandon Bos Guard 6–1 Junior Markham, Ontario
13 Adam Thoseby Guard 6–5 Sophomore Melbourne, Australia
14 Casey Kasperbauer Guard 6–1 Sophomore Carroll, Iowa
21 Jack Foley Guard 6–0 Junior Centerville, South Dakota
23 Tyler Flack Forward 6–7 Sophomore Lakeville, Minnesota
24 Karim Rowson Guard 6–5 Senior New York City, New York
32 Tavian Pomlee Guard/Forward 6–5 Junior Davenport, Iowa
41 Eric Robertson Forward 6–8 Sophomore Wayzata, Minnesota
45 Austin Sparks Forward 6–8 Freshman Denver, Colorado
50 Trevor Gruis Center 6–10 Senior Ellsworth, Minnesota
55 Tyler Larson Guard 6–3 Junior Las Vegas, Nevada

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/09/2013* at St. Bonaventure L 46–68  0–1 Reilly Center (3,855)
11/11/2013* at Canisius L 66–71  0–2 Koessler Athletic Center (1,579)
11/22/2013* at Wyoming L 53–70  0–3 Arena-Auditorium (5,086)
11/25/2013* at Texas State W 57–56  1–3 Strahan Coliseum (2,114)
11/30/2013* Graceland W 112–85  2–3 DakotaDome (1,325)
12/02/2013* Utah Valley W 71–67  3–3 DakotaDome (1,335)
12/05/2013* at Air Force L 86–94  3–4 Clune Arena (1,599)
12/07/2013* vs. Wyoming L 66–67 OT 3–5 Rushmore Plaza Civic Center (3,356)
12/10/2013* at Kansas State L 62–64  3–6 Bramlage Coliseum (11,612)
12/14/2013* Green Bay L 85–89  3–7 DakotaDome (1,735)
12/19/2013* at Morehead State L 83–102  3–8 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,392)
12/29/2013* at Youngstown State L 59–85  3–9 Beeghly Center (1,872)
01/02/2014* Cal State Northridge W 76–75  4–9 DakotaDome (1,215)
01/04/2014* Iowa Wesleyan W 86–52  5–9 DakotaDome (N/A)
01/11/2014 Denver W 59–54  6–9 (1–0) DakotaDome (1,506)
01/16/2014 IUPUI W 69–57  7–9 (2–0) DakotaDome (1,624)
01/18/2014 IPFW W 75–61  8–9 (3–0) DakotaDome (2,003)
01/23/2014 at Western Illinois L 61–79  8–10 (3–1) Western Hall (2,268)
01/25/2014 at Nebraska–Omaha L 73–77  8–11 (3–2) Ralston Arena (1,514)
01/30/2014 North Dakota State L 63–66  8–12 (3–3) DakotaDome (1,756)
02/01/2014 South Dakota State L 68–70  8–13 (3–4) DakotaDome (5,036)
02/04/2014* Peru State W 80–40  9–13 DakotaDome (1,236)
02/08/2014 at Denver L 67–75  9–14 (3–5) Magness Arena (4,798)
02/13/2014 at IPFW L 69–75  9–15 (3–6) Gates Sports Center (687)
02/15/2014 at IUPUI W 71–67  10–15 (4–6) The Jungle (420)
02/20/2014 Nebraska–Omaha W 87–86  11–15 (5–6) DakotaDome (1,318)
02/22/2014 Western Illinois W 64–54  12–15 (6–6) DakotaDome (2,102)
02/27/2014 at North Dakota State L 54–82  12–16 (6–7) Bison Sports Arena (3,804)
03/01/2014 at South Dakota State L 61–75  12–17 (6–8) Frost Arena (5,509)
2014 The Summit League Tournament
03/09/2014 vs. Denver
(Quarterfinals)
L 55–71  12–18 Sioux Falls Arena (6,647)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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