VERMILLION, S.D. - The South Dakota men's basketball returns home after playing six of its first eight Summit League games on the road. The Coyotes open the 2012 home slate Thursday at 7 p.m. versus IUPUI and then host Western Illinois at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in the DakotaDome. The Coyotes enter with a 6-11 record overall and a 1-7 mark in conference play, while IUPUI is 8-12 and 2-6 in league play. Western Illinois is 9-7 and 4-4 in conference play. The voice of the Coyotes, Warren Swain, will have the call of both games on the home and away voice of Coyote Basketball B102.7. Live video and audio of the games can be found on www.usdcoyotes.com and live stats of the games also are available.