David Moe is entering his sixth season as Dakota State University (S.D.) Trojan women’s basketball head coach. He is the third all-time winning coach in DSU women’s basketball program history with 87 victories.
Moe led the 2021-22 squad to another historic season with back-to-back North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball regular season and postseason titles sweep. The Trojans tied the school record for most wins with 27 victories. DSU put together an impressive 27-1 record in two-year span of NSAA regular-season contests. Dakota State qualified for the NAIA Women’s Basketball National Tournament for the second straight season, falling short to the host-team Rocky Mountain (Mont.) in the Round of 32.
He coached Jessi Giles to an all-time scorer’s in DSU women’s basketball program history with 1,955 points, 697 career field goals made, and 327 free-throws made from 2018-22. He also coached another 1,000-point milestone from Savannah Walsdorf. Moe also coached Lexi Robson as the fourth most all-time assists with 383 assists.
Moe was selected as the league’s Coach-of-the-Year for three consecutive years. Giles also was named to NAIA Women’s Basketball All-America Second Team in 2021-22. She was named to the NSAA Women’s Basketball Player-of-the-Year for the second straight year.
The 2021-22 DSU women’s basketball squad had set team records of 2,916 total points and 83.3 points per game. Dakota State also tied for the second longest winning streak during the season with 11 straight wins.
He guided the 2020-21 to one of the memorable seasons in Trojan women’s basketball school history. Dakota State established its school record for most victories in a single season with 27 wins, breaking the previous record of 25 wins by the 1999-00. DSU also had set team record of 2,529 points and 23-game winning streak. The Trojans had established numerous records during the 2020-21 season.
Moe guided the team to its first-ever North Star Athletic Association regular-season and postseason titles. The Trojans became the third NSAA team in the history of the league to go undefeated in conference play (14-0 record). DSU claimed the NAIA Women’s Basketball Opening Round championship and advanced to the NAIA national quarterfinals before falling to eventual national runner-up Thomas More (Ky.).
Moe was named to the league Coach-of-the-Year for the second straight year in 2020-21. He coached the first Trojan women’s basketball athlete, Jessi Giles, to be named to the NAIA Women’s Basketball All-America First Team selection.
His 2019-20 squad had one of the most historic seasons in DSU women’s basketball program history, guiding the team to its first winning season for the first time since the 2007-08 season.
During Moe’s coaching era, he coached an All-America athlete including its first ever NAIA All-America First Team selection and the league’s most valuable athlete (Jessi Giles) twice in 2021 and 2022. His five athletes had been selected to NSAA Women’s Basketball All-Conference teams, as well as two athletes earning the league’s Newcomer-of-the-Year award. In addition, nine athletes had been named to Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes and had been named to NAIA Scholar Team awards for their academic success in the classroom.
Moe came to DSU from Mayville State (N.D.), where he has been the assistant women’s basketball coach for ten years.
He has helped lead the Comets to multiple trips to the NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball National Tournament and ‘Top 20’ national rankings. Moe helped recruit All-American, All-Conference and All-Academic athletes on the Mayville State women’s basketball team.
His responsibilities with the Comets were recruiting coordinator, opponents’ scouting and game preparations, skill development with perimeter players and summer camps.
Moe is originally from Barnesville, Minn. and graduated from Mayville State in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and Sports Management. Along with coaching at Mayville State, he has also been an Instructor in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Division.
He received his Master of Science in Recreation and Sports Sciences from Ohio University.
David and his wife Sheena have three daughters - Kinsley (11), Jocey (8) and Addi (5). They reside in Madison.
