Career Record as a Head Coach
52-15 (.776)

25+ Win Seasons (2)
2013-14, 2012-13

Conference Coach of the Year (2)
2013-14 Mon-Dak & 2012-13 Region XIII

Conference Regular Season Championships (1)
2013-14 Mon-Dak

As South Dakota’s Head Coach, has recruited and coached two Summit League All-Conference Team selections

Selected to participate in the 2019 TopConnect program

From 2018 to 2021, helped lead Utah State to three 20+ win seasons, one MWC Regular Season Championship, two MWC Tournament Championships, and three NCAA Tournament berths

From 2014 to 2018, helped lead South Dakota to three winning seasons, two 22+ win seasons, one Summit League Regular Season Championship (first in program history), and two post-season berths – helped rebuild a program that had not had a winning season during the three seasons prior to arrival (32-56 (.364) overall and 16-32 (.333) Summit League record during span)

Assisted South Dakota to both the most single-season (26) and Summit League (12) wins in the program’s Division I history

2013-14 Montana-North Dakota Conference Coach of the Year and 2012-13 NJCAA Region XIII Coach of the Year

From 2012 to 2014, led Williston State to a 52-15 (.776) overall and 17-3 (.850) Mon-Dak record, as well as one Mon-Dak Regular Season Championship and one NJCAA Region XIII Tournament Championship

As Williston State’s Head Coach, recruited and coached five Mon-Dak All-Conference Team selections, as well as one Player of the Year

3/16/22 – Eric Peterson’s University of South Dakota Press Conference

3/15/22 – Peterson To Be Named Men’s Basketball Coach Wednesday at 11 a.m. Press Conference

4/26/21 – Eric Peterson Has Worked College Hoops Magic With Craig Smith Everywhere They’ve Been. Utah Is Their Latest Project (The Salt Lake Tribune)

4/8/21 – Peterson Joins Smith on Staff in Salt Lake City