Dakota State University

E-mail:  Coach Jacob Leier

Jacob Leier enters his third season as Dakota State University Trojan women's basketball assistant coach.

Leier was part of the Trojan women's basketball squad to another 27-plus victories, guiding to their fourth consecutive North Star Athletic Association regular-season title in 2023-24.  DSU also qualified for the national tournament, advancing to the quarterfinals for the third time in the last four years. 

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.