Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Construction

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Location	N. Dakota St. Vermillion, SD 57069
Coordinates	42°47′24.4″N 96°55′40.1″W / 42.790111°N 96.927806°W / 42.790111; -96.927806
Owner	University of South Dakota
Operator	University of South Dakota
Capacity	6,000
Opened	August 30, 2016
Construction cost	$73 million
Tenants
South Dakota men's basketball (2016– ) South Dakota women's basketball (2016– ) South Dakota volleyball (2016– )

The Sanford Coyote Sports Center is an indoor arena located on the campus of the University of South Dakota (USD) in Vermillion, South Dakota. The facility opened in 2016 and hosts the university's men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball teams. It has a seating capacity of 6,000.^[1] The center is named after a major supporter of the athletic program, Sanford Health, which donated $20 million to help with construction of the facility.^[2]

The facility is connected to the DakotaDome, which had previously been home to all of the new arena's main tenants and remains home to Coyote football, track & field, and swimming & diving. In addition to the main arena, it houses athletic department offices, training and meeting facilities, two practice courts, a video production room that controls display boards at all USD sports venues, and an area set aside for future expansion of the USD occupational and physical therapy programs. Additionally, it includes luxury boxes that allow their fans to watch events at both the Sanford Coyote Sports Center and DakotaDome.^[3]

The first event in the new arena was a Coyote volleyball match against North Dakota on August 30, 2016, with the Coyotes winning 3–1 by sets.^[4]^[5]

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South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball

South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
Venues	USD Armory (1929-1979) DakotaDome (1979–2016) Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2016–present)
Culture & lore	"Hail, South Dakota!" Charlie Coyote Dakota Days
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championship in bold

South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball

South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
Venues	DakotaDome (1979–2016) Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2016–present)
Culture & lore	"Hail, South Dakota!" Charlie Coyote
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

The University of South Dakota

Academics

Athletics

Programs	South Dakota Coyotes Football Men's basketball Women's basketball
Rivalries	South Dakota State North Dakota (Sitting Bull Trophy)

Campus

Media

List of people (School of Law)

Basketball arenas of the Summit League

Basketball arenas of the Summit League
Hamilton Gymnasium (Denver) Swinney Recreation Center (Kansas City) Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (North Dakota) Scheels Center (North Dakota State) Baxter Arena (Omaha) Mabee Center (Oral Roberts) Schoenecker Arena (St. Thomas) Sanford Coyote Sports Center (South Dakota) Frost Arena (South Dakota State)

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