| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 18, 1955 |
| Playing career | |
| 1975–1979 | Augsburg College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1982 | Anoka-Ramsey CC |
| 1982–1988 | Augsburg College |
| 1988–2013 | South Dakota |
David W. Boots (born November 18, 1955) is an American retired basketball coach. He was the former head coach of the University of South Dakota men's basketball team. [1] [2] Boots played at Division III Augsburg College and later coached there. He was named head coach of South Dakota in 1988. [3] Boots retired as head coach in September 2013. He finished as the winningest coach in school history with a record of 503–235. [4]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anoka-Ramsey CC [5] (Unknown)(1981–1982) | |||||||||
| 1981–82 | Anoka-Ramsey CC | 15–7 | |||||||
| Anoka-Ramsey CC: | 15–7 | ||||||||
| Augsburg College [6] (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference [7] )(1982–1988) | |||||||||
| 1982–83 | Augsburg College | 18–8 | 14–4 [8] | 1st | |||||
| 1983–84 | Augsburg College | 19–7 | 17–3 [9] | 1st | |||||
| 1984–85 | Augsburg College | 21–7 | 18–2 [10] | 1st | NCAA Division III Regional Fourth Place [11] | ||||
| 1985–86 | Augsburg College | 18–8 | 14–6 [12] | 4th | |||||
| 1986–87 | Augsburg College | 13–12 | 11–9 [13] | T–3rd | |||||
| 1987–88 | Augsburg College | 11–14 | 10–10 [14] | T–7th | |||||
| Augsburg College: | 100–56 (.641) | 84–34 (.712) | |||||||
| South Dakota (North Central Conference [15] )(1988–2008) | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | South Dakota | 17–15 | 9–9 | 5th | |||||
| 1989–90 | South Dakota | 22–10 | 10–8 | 5th | NCAA Division II Regional Third Place [16] | ||||
| 1990–91 | South Dakota | 20–10 | 9–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 1991–92 | South Dakota | 19–9 | 12–6 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1992–93 | South Dakota | 25–5 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II Elite Eight | ||||
| 1993–94 | South Dakota | 24–6 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division II Elite Eight | ||||
| 1994–95 | South Dakota | 20–7 | 11–7 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1995–96 | South Dakota | 20–7 | 12–6 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1996–97 | South Dakota | 18–11 | 12–6 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1997–98 | South Dakota | 19–8 | 10–8 | 4th | |||||
| 1998–99 | South Dakota | 23–6 | 14–4 | 1st | NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 1999–00 | South Dakota | 22–6 | 13–5 | 1st | NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2000–01 | South Dakota | 22–6 | 14–4 | 1st | |||||
| 2001–02 | South Dakota | 19–8 | 11–7 | 5th | |||||
| 2002–03 | South Dakota | 19–9 | 8–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 2003–04 | South Dakota | 22–10 | 8–6 | T–3rd | NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2004–05 | South Dakota | 27–6 | 8–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2005–06 | South Dakota | 20–10 | 7–5 | 3rd | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2006–07 | South Dakota | 23–7 | 10–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2007–08 | South Dakota | 22–7 | 7–5 | 3rd | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| South Dakota: | 216–114 (.655) | ||||||||
| South Dakota (Independent)(2008–2009) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | South Dakota | 20–9 | |||||||
| South Dakota (Great West Conference [17] )(2008–2011) | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | South Dakota | 22–10 | 11–1 | 1st | CIT 1st Round | ||||
| 2010–11 | South Dakota | 18–15 | 7–5 | 4th | |||||
| South Dakota: | 18–6 (.750) | ||||||||
| South Dakota (The Summit League)(2011–2013) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | South Dakota | 10–18 | 5–13 | T–8th | |||||
| 2012–13 | South Dakota | 10–20 | 5–11 | T–7th | |||||
| South Dakota: | 503–235 (.682) | 10–24 (.294) | |||||||
| Total: | 618–298 (.675) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||