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State-U Week has arrived again with the Jackrabbit and Coyote women's basketball teams to face off at the DakotaDome at 7 p.m. on Wednesday (Jan. 29) while the men's hoops teams gather in Frost Arena on Thursday (Jan. 30). This blog includes previews on both games, beginning with the women's teams. South Dakota State to Meet South Dakota Women in Basketball Battle for 1st at DakotaDome For the second time this year, The University of South Dakota women’s team will battle the South Dakota State University women’s squad with first place at stake in a key Summit League basketball contest. The tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the DakotaDome. SDSU (15-6, 7-1 TSL), which is ranked 18th in the most recent Collegeinsider.com Mid Major Top-25 poll, won the first encounter, 62-50, at Frost Arena on Jan. 6 and have since maintained control of the Summit League race. South Dakota (11-10, 6-2 TSL) has won four straight games and now stand second in the Summit League while SDSU is 7-...

  I wrote the following blog about Dave Boots last May and it was printed in the RedEye publication by Print Source of Vermillion. With Coach Dave Boots of the University of South Dakota hitting 500 wins at USD and over 600 as an NCAA coach on Jan. 5, 2013, I thought readers might find this piece of interest. The information has been updated including records, etc. The charismatic baseball pitcher Satchel Paige once said: “Don’t look back, something might be gaining on you.” It is a perspective, perhaps, of which University of South Dakota head men’s basketball coach Dave Boots can relate. During his 25-year coaching tenure, Boots has never looked back. Since the day he was named the USD’s 15 th head basketball coach 25 years ago, Boots has moved forward. He hasn’t been concerned about leaving a legacy, despite putting together an incredible streak of 23 consecutive winning seasons, which ended in 2011-12 (11-18 season). In developing the Coyote program, he has always kept...