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Fargo Shanley graduate Jacobson named head women's basketball coach at NDSCS

PHOTO: Adam Jacobson

WAHPETON, N.D. — Adam Jacobson has been named the head women’s basketball coach at North Dakota State College of Science, the school announced Tuesday, June 9.

A 2001 Fargo Shanley graduate, Jacobson will also lead athletic department fundraising, marketing and promotions initiatives.

“Coach Jacobson brings diverse experience, and those experiences are from within our recruiting region. This is a perfect combination,” said NDSCS Athletics Director Stu Engen in a news release. “He has earned a high level of respect from those in the profession, and I know he will represent NDSCS in an outstanding manner.”

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Jacobson has 12 years of collegiate coaching and recruiting experience, most recently at the University of Mary, where he was an associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. Prior to the University of Mary, he spent four years at the University of North Dakota as an assistant basketball coach, recruiting coordinator and game scheduler.

Jacobson takes over for Thomas Dryburgh, who recently was named the head girls basketball coach at Moorhead High School.

Peterson covers college athletics for The Forum, including Concordia College and Minnesota State Moorhead. He also covers the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks independent baseball team and helps out with North Dakota State football coverage. Peterson has been working at the newspaper since 1996.
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