2019–20 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

2019–20 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
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

2019–20 Summit League men's basketball standings
	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
	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

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.^[1]

Previous season

The Coyotes finished the 2018–19 season 13–17, 7–9 in Summit League play, to finish in sixth place. They lost to Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round of the Summit League.^[2]

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, TX
G	1	Ty Chisom	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Chicago, IL
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, NE
G	4	A.J. Plitzuweit	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Vermillion, SD
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, WY
G	11	Caden Hoffman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Scottsdale, AZ
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, TX
G	22	Tyler Peterson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Lino Lakes, MN
G	24	Kanon Koster	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Kearney, NE
F	25	Tyler Hagedorn	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Norfolk, NE
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, NE

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: June 17, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2019 6:00 p.m.		Concordia (St. Paul)	W 72–61		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,532) Vermillion, SD
Regular season
November 8, 2019* 8:30 p.m.		vs. Pacific Rainbow Classic	W 72–62	1–0	Stan Sheriff Center (5,093) Honolulu, HI
November 10, 2019* 9:00 p.m.		at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	W 81–75	2–0	Stan Sheriff Center (5,200) Honolulu, HI
November 11, 2019* 8:30 p.m.		vs. Florida A&M Rainbow Classic	W 85–82	3–0	Stan Sheriff Center (4,935) Honolulu, HI
November 15, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		Texas Southern	W 88–69	4–0	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,096) Vermillion, SD
November 18, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		SIU Edwardsville	W 71–56	5–0	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,833) Vermillion, SD
November 22, 2019* 8:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3		at Arkansas	L 56–77	5–1	Bud Walton Arena (12,581) Fayetteville, AR
November 27, 2019* 9:00 p.m.		at California Baptist	W 84–83	6–1	CBU Events Center (1,760) Riverside, CA
November 30, 2019* 1:00 p.m.		at Northern Arizona	L 72–76	6–2	Rolle Activity Center (353) Flagstaff, AZ
December 2, 2019* 9:30 p.m.		at No. 22 Washington	L 55–75	6–3	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,178) Seattle, WA
December 6, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		Mount Marty	W 94–79	7–3	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,787) Vermillion, SD
December 9, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		Alabama State	W 73–59	8–3	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,601) Vermillion, SD
December 14, 2019* 3:30 p.m.		Mayville State	W 96–60	9–3	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,580) Vermillion, SD
December 20, 2019* 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+		vs. Northern Colorado	L 68–87	9–4	Sanford Pentagon (2,129) Sioux Falls, SD
December 22, 2019* 3:30 p.m., MidcoSN		Kansas City	L 75–78	9–5	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,483) Vermillion, SD
December 29, 2019 4:30 p.m.		at Western Illinois	L 75–82	9–6 (0–1)	Western Hall Macomb, IL
January 1, 2020 2:00 p.m.		at Purdue Fort Wayne	L 59–70	9–7 (0–2)	Memorial Coliseum (739) Fort Wayne, IN
January 5, 2020 3:30 p.m.		Denver	W 80–78	10–7 (1–2)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,014) Vermillion, SD
January 11, 2020 3:30 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN3		Omaha	W 91–81	11–7 (2–2)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,617) Vermillion, SD
January 15, 2020 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/ESPN+		at North Dakota State	L 70–72	11–8 (2–3)	Scheels Center (2,213) Fargo, ND
January 19, 2020 3:30 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+		at South Dakota State	W 99–84	12–8 (3–3)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (5,349) Vermillion, SD
January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 83–60	13–8 (4–3)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,684) Vermillion, SD
January 25, 2020 3:30 p.m., MidcoSN2/ESPN3		Oral Roberts	W 91–80	14–8 (5–3)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,752) Vermillion, SD
January 30, 2020 8:00 p.m.		at Denver	W 93–87	15–8 (6–3)	Magness Arena (805) Denver, CO
February 2, 2020 12:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN3		at Omaha	W 81–80	16–8 (7–3)	Baxter Arena (2,173) Omaha, NE
February 4, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		Peru State	W 106–45	17–8	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,610) Vermillion, SD
February 8, 2020 2:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN3		at North Dakota	W 82–68	18–8 (8–3)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,670) Grand Forks, ND
February 12, 2020 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+		Western Illinois	W 85–72	19–8 (9–3)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,823) Vermillion, SD
February 15, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Oral Roberts	L 80–94	19–9 (9–4)	Mabee Center (3,512) Tulsa, OK
February 19, 2020 7:00 p.m., MidcoSN2/ESPN3		North Dakota State	L 74–77	19–10 (9–5)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,164) Vermillion, SD
February 23, 2020 2:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+		at South Dakota State	L 80–85	19–11 (9–6)	Frost Arena (4,572) Brookings, SD
February 29, 2020 3:30 p.m., MidcoSN		North Dakota	W 77–67	20–11 (10–6)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,929) Vermillion, SD
Summit League tournament
March 8, 2020 8:30 p.m., 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.

Source:^[3]

References

^ Boettcher, Bryan (March 8, 2020). "North Dakota clips South Dakota on late jumper". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
^ Boettcher, Bryan (March 10, 2019). "Coyotes can't keep pace with PFW in first-round loss". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". goyotes.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

[1] Boettcher, Bryan (March 8, 2020). "North Dakota clips South Dakota on late jumper". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2025.

[2] Boettcher, Bryan (March 10, 2019). "Coyotes can't keep pace with PFW in first-round loss". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2025.

[3] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". goyotes.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

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