| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | South Dakota |
| Conference | Summit |
| Record | 33–43 (.434) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1983-04-17) April 17, 1983 (age 41) West Salem, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–La Crosse |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2005 | La Crescent High School (MN) (assistant) |
| 2005–2009 | Williston State (assistant) |
| 2009–2011 | Minnesota State–Moorhead (assistant) |
| 2011–2012 | Williston State (assistant) |
| 2012–2014 | Williston State |
| 2014–2018 | South Dakota (assistant) |
| 2018–2021 | Utah State (assistant) |
| 2021–2022 | Utah (assistant) |
| 2022–present | South Dakota |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2011–2014 | Williston State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–43 (.434) (NCAA) 52–15 (.776) (NJCAA) |
Eric Allen Peterson (born April 17, 1983) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team.
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. 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.
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. Peterson would then join Craig Smith's staff at South Dakota, and follow Smith at his subsequent stops at both Utah State and Utah.
On March 16, 2022, Peterson returned to South Dakota, being named the 20th head coach in program history, replacing Todd Lee.
Head coaching record
NJCAA
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williston State (Mon-Dak) (2012–2014) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Williston State | 25–9 | 8–2 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Williston State | 27–6 | 9–1 | ||||||
| Williston State: | 52–15 (.776) | 17–3 (.850) | |||||||
| Total: | 52–15 (.776) | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA D1
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota (Summit League) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | South Dakota | 12–19 | 7–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 2023–24 | South Dakota | 12–20 | 5–11 | T–8th | |||||
| 2024–25 | South Dakota | 9–4 | 0–0 | ||||||
| South Dakota: | 33–43 (.434) | 12–22 (.353) | |||||||
| Total: | 33–43 (.434) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Eric Peterson". coachesdatabase.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ "Eric Peterson - Head Coach - Staff Directory". University of South Dakota Athletics.
- ^ "Peterson Introduced as Coyotes' 20th Head Men's Basketball Coach". University of South Dakota Athletics. 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Eric Peterson - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". MSU Moorhead Athletics.
- "Eric Peterson - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". Utah State University Athletics.
- "Eric Peterson - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Utah Athletics.
- McCleary, Michael. "Eric Peterson introduced as South Dakota men's basketball coach: 'This place means a lot to me'". Argus Leader.
- "NJCAA". NJCAA.
- "NJCAA". NJCAA.
External links
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball coaches
- South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball coaches
- Utah Utes men's basketball coaches
- Utah State Aggies men's basketball coaches
- Minnesota State–Moorhead Dragons men's basketball coaches
- People from West Salem, Wisconsin
- Basketball coaches from Wisconsin