Sanford Coyote Sports Center

Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Sanford Coyote is located in South Dakota
Sanford Coyote
Sanford Coyote
Location in South Dakota
Sanford Coyote is located in the United States
Sanford Coyote
Sanford Coyote
Location in the United States
LocationN. Dakota St.
Vermillion, SD 57069
Coordinates42°47′24.4″N 96°55′40.1″W / 42.790111°N 96.927806°W / 42.790111; -96.927806
OwnerUniversity of South Dakota
OperatorUniversity of South Dakota
Capacity6,000
Construction
OpenedAugust 30, 2016
Construction cost$73 million
Tenants
South Dakota men's basketball (2016– )
South Dakota women's basketball (2016– )
South Dakota volleyball (2016– )
Court view inside the arena.

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]

  1. ^ "University of South Dakota Athletics - Sanford Coyote Sports Center".
  2. ^ "USD arena likely to be named Sanford Coyote Sports Center".
  3. ^ Harkness, Jeff (August 6, 2016). "A Look Inside the New Sanford Coyote Sports Center at USD". Sioux Falls, SD: ESPN 99.1. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  4. ^ Ellenbolt, Gary (August 31, 2016). "USD Opens Sanford Coyote Sports Center With Volleyball Win". SDPB Radio. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  5. ^ Palmquist, Chris (August 30, 2016). "South Dakota opens Sanford Coyote Sports Center with volleyball win". Sioux City, IA: KCAU-TV. Retrieved December 22, 2016.