VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota men's basketball head coach Eric Peterson has announced the Yotes' 2026-27 nonconference schedule that features 11 home games inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
South Dakota is at home in the SCSC eight times in November, and in the state of South Dakota nine times as they'll face Utah Tech in the Sanford Pentagon on November 22.
The Coyotes open the season against Mount Marty on Monday, November 2 inside the SCSC, the first of four straight home games. The Coyotes will then host Northern Kentucky on November 4 and Fullerton on November 7. The Yotes end the four-game homestand on November 10 vs Houston Christian.
South Dakota has just two true road games in November on November 13 at Drake and at Nebraska on November 18, the first of two Big 10 matchups in the nonconference slate. The Coyotes will head up I-29 to take on Utah Tech on November 22 at the Sanford Pentagon. USD closes out November with three straight home games against Arkansas Pine Bluff, Clarke and Montana State.
The Yotes are on the road for the first three games of December at North Florida (Dec. 3), San Francisco (Dec. 5) and Montana (Dec. 8). The Coyotes will head to their second Big 10 venue for their final road contest of the nonconference slate when they travel to Iowa City, Iowa on Dec. 29 to face the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Three of the final four games leading into the Summit League season are at home against North Florida (Dec. 12), Chicago State (Dec. 19) and Ozark Christian (Jan. 2).
Season tickets are available now. Fans can get their season tickets online at GoYotes.com/Tickets or by calling the ticket office at 605-677-5959.
The full 2026-27 men's basketball schedule is below. Home games are bolded.
| Date |
Opponent |
Location |
| Nov. 2 |
Mount Marty |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Nov. 4 |
Northern Kentucky |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Nov. 7 |
Cal State Fullerton |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Nov. 10 |
Houston Christian |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Nov. 13 |
Drake |
Des Moines, Iowa |
| Nov. 15 |
Doane |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Nov. 18 |
Nebraska |
Lincoln, Neb. |
| Nov. 22 |
Utah Tech |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| Nov. 25 |
Arkansas Pine Bluff |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Nov. 27 |
Clarke |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Nov. 30 |
Montana State |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Dec. 3 |
North Florida |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Dec. 5 |
San Francisco |
San Francisco, Calif. |
| Dec. 8 |
Montana |
Missoula, Mont. |
| Dec. 12 |
North Florida |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Dec. 19 |
Chicago State |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Dec. 29 |
Iowa |
Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan. 2 |
Ozark Christian |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Jan. 7 |
Oral Roberts |
Tulsa, Okla. |
| Jan. 9 |
Kansas City |
Kansas City, Mo. |
| Jan. 16 |
South Dakota State |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Jan. 21 |
North Dakota |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Jan. 23 |
North Dakota State |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Jan. 28 |
Omaha |
Omaha, Neb. |
| Jan. 30 |
St. Thomas |
St. Paul, Minn. |
| Feb. 4 |
Kansas City |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Feb. 6 |
Oral Roberts |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Feb. 13 |
South Dakota State |
Brookings, S.D. |
| Feb. 18 |
North Dakota State |
Fargo, N.D. |
| Feb. 20 |
North Dakota |
Grand Forks, N.D. |
| Feb. 25 |
St. Thomas |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
| Feb. 27 |
Omaha |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center |
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