South Dakota

Official Name: 
University of South Dakota
Nickname: 
Coyotes
Mailing Address: 

206 DakotaDome
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069

Telephone: 
(605) 677-5309
Fax: 
(605) 677-5618
Enrollment: 
10,150
Arena: 

DakotaDome
Capacity: 10,000
Year Opened: 1979

School Colors: 
Red and White
Conference: 

Great West (since 2009)
Slated to Join Big Sky in 2013

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(3) 1993, 1994, and 1999

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

None

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(13) 1957, 1958, 1972, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007
18-12 record (.600)
Won championship in 1958

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1950
0-1 record (.000)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

David Boots (20 years from 1989-2008 when school was classified as a small college majority of that span, 423-163 record, .722)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Tim Hatchett (2,280 points from 1987-90 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Chuck Iverson (1,241 from 1970-73 when school was classified as a small college)

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

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*Division I school record. All-time South Dakota mark set by Jack Theeler (49 vs. Northern Iowa on 2-4-67).

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

A.H. Whitemore

2

1909-10

15-4

.789

1910

8-2

Joseph Pipal

1

1911

7-3

.700

1911

7-3

James Henderson

3

1912-14

22-7

.759

1913

10-1

Ion J. Cortright

1

1915

13-3

.812

1915

13-3

Blaine McKusick

1

1917

8-1

.889

1917

8-1

John W. Stewart

4

1919-22

27-18

.600

1919

7-2

Bert Ekbert

1

1923

5-15

.250

1923

5-15

Vincent Montgomery

4

1924-27

31-37

.456

1925

9-6

George DeKlotz

3

1950-52

27-41

.397

1950

10-12

Victor "Dwane" Clodfelter

13

1955-67

149-153

.493

1957

19-4

Bob Mulcahy

6

1968-73

87-69

.558

1973

17-9

Jack Doyle

9

1974-82

106-119

.471

1979

16-9

Doug Martin

6

1983-88

52-116

.310

1983

12-16

David Boots

23

1989-2011

483-197

.710

1993

25-5

  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,199-972 (.552) from 1909 through 2011.
  • NOTE: South Dakota moved up to major-college status in 2009.