2008-2009 South Dakota Coyotes

2008-2009 South Dakota Coyotes Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Jesse Becker Sr G 5-11 163 - Plymouth (MN) United States Osseo High School
- Mitch Begeman Sr G 6-1 180 - Sioux Falls (SD) United States Oak Ridge High School
- Jordan Boots RS-Fr G 6-1 157 Oct 21, 1989 Vermillion (SD) United States Vermillion High School
- Tyler Cain Jr F 6-7 235 Jun 30, 1988 Rochester (MN) United States John Marshall High School
- Nate David Jr F 6-7 205 - Dubuque (IA) United States Hempstead High School
- Roman Gentry Jr GF 6-4 190 - Sioux City (IA) United States Sioux City East High School
- Dylan Grimsley Sr GF 6-6 210 May 5, 1985 Sioux City (IA) United States Bishop Heelan High School
- Ben Kreklow So G 6-4 187 - Blaine (MN) United States Blaine High School
- John Kreklow So F 6-7 210 - Blaine (MN) United States Blaine High School
- Louie Krogman Fr G 6-1 176 Sep 16, 1989 White River (SD) United States White River High School
- Rane Mergen Sr 6-7 253 - Dell Rapids (SD) United States Dell Rapids High School
- Steve Smith So C 6-11 245 Dec 10, 1985 Sioux Falls (SD) United States Bishop O'Gorham High School

Recent South Dakota Coyotes History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 12-20 (5-11) 8th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2022-2023 12-19 (7-11) 6th (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 19-12 (11-7) 5th (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 14-11 (12-6) 2nd (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 20-12 (10-6) 3rd (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 13-17 (7-9) 5th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 26-9 (11-3) 2nd (Summit) Runner Up CBI 1st Rnd
2016-2017 22-12 (12-4) 1st (Summit) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2015-2016 14-18 (5-11) 8th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 17-16 (9-7) 4th (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 12-18 (6-8) 5th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 10-20 (5-11) 7th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 10-18 (5-13) 8th (Summit) N/A N/A
2010-2011 18-15 (7-5) 4th (GWC) Runner Up N/A
2009-2010 22-10 (11-1) 1st (GWC) Champion CIT 1st Rnd
2008-2009 19-9 N/A (INDEP) N/A N/A
2007-2008 N/A N/A (OVC) N/A N/A
2006-2007 N/A N/A (OVC) N/A N/A
2005-2006 N/A N/A (OVC) N/A N/A
2004-2005 N/A N/A (OVC) N/A N/A

2008-2009 South Dakota Coyotes Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Tyler Cain All-Independent First Team
Tyler Cain Independent D1 School Defensive POY

2008-2009 South Dakota Coyotes Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Becker L. Krogman D. Grimsley T. Cain S. Smith
Rotation M. Begeman R. Gentry R. Mergen    
Lim PT   B. Kreklow J. Kreklow    
Lim PT     N. David    

2008-2009 South Dakota Coyotes Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Tyler Cain 28 31.9 15.7 11.2 2.6 1.5 2.8 2.4
Dylan Grimsley 28 30.8 14.1 6.0 2.4 0.7 0.8 1.8
Louie Krogman 28 31.5 13.1 4.1 2.7 0.9 0.0 1.9
Jesse Becker 26 27.4 12.8 2.3 3.9 1.2 0.1 3.0
Roman Gentry 17 24.8 12.4 4.4 2.6 1.6 0.5 2.4
Steve Smith 28 23.2 8.1 5.2 1.7 0.4 1.2 1.5
Mitch Begeman 28 19.6 5.9 2.4 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.4
Rane Mergen 26 13.5 4.3 3.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5
John Kreklow 19 8.4 2.6 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4
Ben Kreklow 20 6.1 1.4 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.5
Nate David 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2008-2009 South Dakota Coyotes Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Dave Boots Head Coach 1988-1989 N/A
Chris Kassin Assistant Coach 2002-2003 N/A
Joey James Assistant Coach 2003-2004 N/A
Bruce Fischbach Director of Sports Medicine 1988-1989 N/A