The Coyotes finished the 2016 – 17 season 22 – 12 , 12 – 4 in Summit League play to win the Summit League regular season championship . As the No. 1 seed in the Summit League Tournament , they defeated Western Illinois in the quarterfinals before losing to South Dakota State in the semifinals . As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament title , they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa
Summit League Tournament
2017 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team