2025–26 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

2025–26 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
2025–26 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	14–14 (6–7 Summit)
Head coach	Eric Peterson (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Murken; Brandon Ubel; Sean Smith; Triston Simpson; Michael Russell;
Home arena	Sanford Coyote Sports Center

2025–26 Summit League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Dakota State	12	–	1	.923	22	–	6	.786
St. Thomas	10	–	3	.769	21	–	7	.750
North Dakota	10	–	4	.714	16	–	14	.533
Omaha	8	–	6	.571	15	–	14	.517
Denver	7	–	7	.500	14	–	15	.483
South Dakota	6	–	7	.462	14	–	14	.500
South Dakota State	5	–	8	.385	12	–	16	.429
Oral Roberts	1	–	12	.077	6	–	22	.214
Kansas City	1	–	12	.077	4	–	23	.148

† 2026 Summit League tournament winner As of February 19, 2026

The 2025–26 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represents the University of South Dakota during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, who are led by fourth-year head coach Eric Peterson, play home games at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Coyotes finished the 2024–25 season 19–14, 9–7 in Summit League play, to finish in fifth place.^[1] They defeated North Dakota State,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Omaha in the semifinals of the Summit League tournament.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jordan Crawford	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jr	Eastern Kentucky	Charlotte, NC
G	1	Uzziah Buntyn	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Stony Point High School	Round Rock, TX
G	2	Shey Eberwein	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	RS So	The Woodlands High School	The Woodlands, TX
G	4	Vince Buzelis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Hinsdale Central High School	Willowbrook, IL
G	5	Luke Bruns	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Dakota Valley High School	North Sioux City, SD
G	10	Evan Anderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	RS Fr	Onalaska High School	Onalaska, WI
G	11	Jesse McIntosh	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Ivanhoe Grammar School	Melbourne, Australia
G	12	Isaac Bruns	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Dakota Valley High School	North Sioux City, SD
G	13	Josiah Dotzler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Saint Louis	Omaha, NE
F	14	Jonah Funk	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Metamora High School	Metamora, IL
F	21	Ethan Kizer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	South Alabama	Metamora, IL
G	23	Porter Ihnen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	RS Fr	Lennox High School	Lennox, SD
G	25	Jalen Hayes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	RS So	Richfield High School	Richfield, MN
F	32	Ashton Smith	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Oral Roberts	Spring, TX
F	34	Jake Brack	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Skutt Catholic High School	Omaha, NE
F	35	Caleb Kizer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	South Alabama	Metamora, IL
C	54	Cameron Fens	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	UIC	Dubuque, IA

Head coach

Eric Peterson (UW–La Crosse)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Murken (Concordia–Nebraska)
Brandon Ubel (Nebraska)
Sean Smith (Trinity International)
Triston Simpson (South Dakota)
Michael Russell (Black Hills State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:30 pm, SLN	Utah Tech	L 79–81 ^OT	0–1	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,640) Vermillion, SD
November 5, 2025* 7:00 pm, Peacock	at No. 23 Creighton	L 76–92	0–2	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,404) Omaha, NE
November 9, 2025* 1:00 pm, SLN	Ozark Christian	W 121–65	1–2	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,060) Vermillion, SD
November 12, 2025* 7:00 pm, SLN	Southern Indiana	W 89–74	2–2	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,263) Vermillion, SD
November 16, 2025* 1:00 pm, SLN	Western Michigan	W 83–78	3–2	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,234) Vermillion, SD
November 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+	at Missouri	L 68–102	3–3	Mizzou Arena (8,027) Columbia, MO
November 23, 2025* 1:00 pm, SLN/Midco Sports	South Carolina State	W 82–81	4–3	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,235) Vermillion, SD
November 29, 2025* 3:00 pm	vs. Air Force	W 80–63	5–3	The Monument (2,348) Rapid City, SD
December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, SLN	Portland State Big Sky–Summit League Challenge	L 71–77	5–4	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,324) Vermillion, SD
December 6, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Colorado Big Sky–Summit League Challenge	L 87–89 ^OT	5–5	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,492) Greeley, CO
December 9, 2025* 7:30 pm	at Wyoming	L 79–106	5–6	Arena-Auditorium (3,643) Laramie, WY
December 13, 2025* 1:00 pm, SLN	Prairie View A&M	W 97–85	6–6	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,136) Vermillion, SD
December 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, SLN	Dakota State	W 80–71	7–6	Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
December 20, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Kansas State	L 76–106	7–7	Bramlage Coliseum (7,287) Manhattan, KS
December 28, 2025* 1:00 pm, SLN	Mount Marty	W 85–61	8–7	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,262) Vermillion, SD
Summit League regular season
December 31, 2025 4:00 pm, SLN	at North Dakota State	L 61–84	8–8 (0–1)	Scheels Center (1,982) Fargo, ND
January 7, 2026 8:00 pm, SLN	at St. Thomas	L 86–99	8–9 (0–2)	Lee & Penny Anderson Arena (2,004) St. Paul, MN
January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, SLN	Denver	W 82–72	9–9 (1–2)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,291) Vermillion, SD
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	Kansas City	W 99–83	10–9 (2–2)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,760) Vermillion, SD
January 17, 2026 1:00 pm, Midco Sports/SLN	at North Dakota	L 80–96	10–10 (2–3)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,012) Grand Forks, ND
January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	at Omaha	W 68–64	11–10 (3–3)	Baxter Arena (2,676) Omaha, NE
January 24, 2026 1:00 pm, SLN	St. Thomas	L 78–90	11–11 (3–4)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,847) Vermillion, SD
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	Oral Roberts	W 77−69	12−11 (4−4)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,232) Vermillion, SD
January 31, 2026 5:00 pm, SLN	North Dakota State	L 84–89 ^OT	12–12 (4–5)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,861) Vermillion, SD
February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	at Kansas City	W 82–75 ^OT	13–12 (5–5)	Swinney Recreation Center (840) Kansas City, MO
February 7, 2026 5:00 pm, CBSSN	at South Dakota State	W 68–67	14–12 (6–5)	First Bank and Trust Arena (4,291) Brookings, SD
February 11, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	North Dakota	L 71–72	14–13 (6–6)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,706) Vermillion, SD
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	at Denver	L 70–90	14–14 (6–7)	Hamilton Gymnasium (1,172) Denver, CO
February 21, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	at Oral Roberts			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
February 25, 2026 6:00 pm, CBSSN	Omaha			Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
February 28, 2026 1:00 pm, SLN	South Dakota State			Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
Summit League tournament
March 4–8, 2026* SLN/CBSSN	vs. Summit League tournament			Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "South Dakota basketball storms back to top North Dakota State, advances to Summit League semifinals". Argus Leader. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "'Hide your trash can': UNO advances to Summit League Championship match after defeating South Dakota". KETV. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "South Dakota Coyotes 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[2] "South Dakota basketball storms back to top North Dakota State, advances to Summit League semifinals". Argus Leader. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[3] "'Hide your trash can': UNO advances to Summit League Championship match after defeating South Dakota". KETV. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[5] "South Dakota Coyotes 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

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