2017–18 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team

2017–18 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record26–9 (11–3 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gameli Ahelegbe
  • Austin Hansen
  • Eric Peterson
Home arenaSanford Coyote Sports Center
2017–18 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State  13 1   .929 28 7   .800
South Dakota 11 3   .786 26 9   .743
Denver 8 6   .571 15 15   .500
Fort Wayne 7 7   .500 18 15   .545
North Dakota State 5 9   .357 15 17   .469
Oral Roberts 5 9   .357 11 21   .344
Omaha 4 10   .286 9 22   .290
Western Illinois 3 11   .214 12 16   .429
2018 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2017–18 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team represented the University of South Dakota during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by fourth-year head coach Craig Smith, played their home games at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 26–9, 11–3 in Summit League play to finish in second place. They defeated Omaha and Denver to advance to the championship game of the Summit League where they lost to South Dakota State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to North Texas.

On March 25, 2018, head coach Craig Smith was hired as the head coach at Utah State. On April 6, the school hired former Grand Canyon assistant and South Dakota alum Todd Lee as head coach.