Dakota State University

E-mail:  Coach Jacob Leier

Jacob Leier enters his second season as Dakota State University Trojan women's basketball assistant coach.  He will also coach the Trojan junior varsity basketball team.

Leier helped the 2022-23 Trojan women’s basketball team to one of the most memorable seasons in program history.  Dakota State finished with a school record 29 victories (29-7 record), which included a trip to their first ever NAIA Women’s Basketball National Tournament’s semifinals. 

The 2022-23 squad also captured their third consecutive North Star Athletic Association regular-season title, the first time since 2006-08 that DSU women’s basketball had won three straight conference regular season titles.

Leier was the assistant coach for the Mayville State (N.D.) men's basketball team in 2021-22.  His duties included recruiting, offensive scheme, game planning, and strength and conditioning.

He spent two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at NCAA Division II Minnesota State University-Mankato, where the squads went 27-22 record.  The Mavericks captured the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Tournament runner-up, and five players were named NSIC All-Conference.

Leier graduated from MSU-Mankato with an M.S. in educational leadership in 2021.

He spent his undergraduate years at Mayville State from 2015-19 where he played for two seasons and became a student assistant in his last two seasons. 

During his undergraduate years as a coach, the teams compiled a 38-20 record, two-time North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Tournament Champion, 2-time NAIA Division II National Tournament qualifier, two NSAA All-Conference players and one NAIA All-America athlete.

Leier graduated from Mayville State in 2019 with a double major in chemistry and math education with a minor in sports management.  He is originally from Thief River Falls, Minn.