2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record14–18 (5–11 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gameli Ahelegbe
  • Austin Hansen
  • Eric Peterson
Home arenaDakotaDome
2015–16 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
IPFW 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
South Dakota State 12 4   .750 26 8   .765
Omaha 10 6   .625 18 14   .563
IUPUI 9 7   .563 13 19   .406
North Dakota State 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Denver 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Oral Roberts 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
South Dakota 5 11   .313 14 18   .438
Western Illinois 3 13   .188 10 17   .370
2016 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2015–16 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by second year head coach Craig Smith, played their home games at the DakotaDome and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 14–18, 5–11 in Summit League play to finish in eighth play. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to IPFW.

This was the Coyotes' final season at the DakotaDome; the team moved into the new Sanford Coyote Sports Center for the 2016–17 season.