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Men's Basketball
Ben Jacobson followed head coach Greg McDermott to UNI after serving as an assistant under McDermott one season at North Dakota State. His responsibilities there included serving as recruiting and academic coordinator, in addition to summer camp director. His primary responsibilities with the Panthers include recruiting and camps. Jacobson has a long history in the North Central Conference, having played at North Dakota from 1989-93. He was a four-year letterman for the Sioux, a two-year starter, and he ended his career as the school's all-time assist leader. UND made two Elite Eight appearances and four regional appearances, along with winning two conference championships, during his career. He was team captain in 1991-92 and 1992-93, was named to the NCC's all-Academic Team in 1993, and was a player representative to UND's Letter-winner's Association from 1991-93. McDermott was an assistant at UND throughout Jacobson's career. A native of Mayville, ND, he graduated from Mayville-Portland High School in 1989 as Valedictorian. He received his degree in Physical Education from North Dakota in 1994. He was a student assistant coach at UND from 1993-94. From 1994-96, he was a graduate assistant coach at North Dakota and became a full-time assistant from 1996-2000, prior to spending the 2000-01 season as an assistant at North Dakota State. "My relationship with Ben dates back to 1989 when I was an assistant at North Dakota," McDermott said. "He's as well-rounded as anyone I've worked with. The fact he turned down an opportunity to be head coach at North Dakota State proves his commitment to not only myself, but the UNI program." His wife's name is Dawn, and the couple has a one-year-old son, Hunter. |
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