Eric Peterson (basketball)

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Eric Peterson
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team South Dakota
Conference Summit
Record32–43 (.427)
Biographical details
Born (1983-04-17) April 17, 1983 (age 41) [1]
West Salem, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma mater University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2005La Crescent High School (MN) (assistant)
2005–2009 Williston State (assistant)
2009–2011 Minnesota State–Moorhead (assistant)
2011–2012Williston State (assistant)
2012–2014Williston State
2014–2018 South Dakota (assistant)
2018–2021 Utah State (assistant)
2021–2022 Utah (assistant)
2022–presentSouth Dakota
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2011–2014Williston State
Head coaching record
Overall32–43 (.427) (NCAA)
52–15 (.776) (NJCAA)

Eric Allen Peterson (born April 17, 1983) [1] is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team. [2] [3]

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Coaching career

While still in college, Peterson served as an assistant coach at La Crescent High School in La Crescent, Minnesota while also working with AAU teams in Wisconsin. [4] In 2005, Peterson began his college coaching career as an assistant at Williston State, before moving on to join the coaching staff at Minnesota State–Moorhead from 2009 to 2011. [4]

He'd return to Williston State, this time as an assistant coach and athletic director. In 2012, he'd be elevated to the head coaching position where he'd guide the Tetons to a 52–15 mark including at 2013 Region XIII championship and 2014 Mon-Dak Conference, while also earning coach of the year honors at the regional and conference levels too. [2] Peterson would then join Craig Smith's staff at South Dakota, and follow Smith at his subsequent stops at both Utah State and Utah. [5] [6]

On March 16, 2022, Peterson returned to South Dakota, being named the 20th head coach in program history, replacing Todd Lee. [3] [7]

Head coaching record

NJCAA

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Williston State (Mon-Dak)(2012–2014)
2012–13Williston State 25–9 [8] 8–2
2013–14Williston State 27–6 [9] 9–1
Williston State:52–15 (.776)17–3 (.850)
Total:52–15 (.776)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA D1

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
South Dakota (Summit League)(2022–present)
2022–23 South Dakota 12–197–11T–6th
2023–24 South Dakota 12–205–11T–8th
2024–25 South Dakota 8–40–0
South Dakota:32–43 (.427)12–22 (.353)
Total:32–43 (.427)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. 1 2 "Eric Peterson". coachesdatabase.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Eric Peterson - Head Coach - Staff Directory". University of South Dakota Athletics.
  3. 1 2 "Peterson Introduced as Coyotes' 20th Head Men's Basketball Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. 16 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Eric Peterson - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". MSU Moorhead Athletics.
  5. ↑ "Eric Peterson - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". Utah State University Athletics.
  6. ↑ "Eric Peterson - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Utah Athletics.
  7. ↑ McCleary, Michael. "Eric Peterson introduced as South Dakota men's basketball coach: 'This place means a lot to me'". Argus Leader.
  8. ↑ "NJCAA". NJCAA.
  9. ↑ "NJCAA". NJCAA.
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