UND has welcomed another former player to its coaching staff.

Former men’s basketball player Adam Jacobson was hired last week to take over the assistant women’s basketball coach position after Brent Pollari resigned in August.

Jacobson, a Fargo native, played at UND for three seasons during 2003-06, accumulating over 500 points. He also has nearly eight years of coaching experience.

In winter 2006, he served as an assistant coach at Scottsdale Community College in Arizona, with a team that went on to have a winning season. Since then, Jacobson has coached at Augustana, Jamestown College, Gillette College, and, most recently, the University of Mary.

In his two years as the assistant coach at the University of Mary, he led the Marauders to a 11-9 overall record during his first season and posted a 17-10 overall record last season.

“He has gained valuable experience,” UND coach Travis Brewster said in a UND press release. “(He’s) proven that his tireless work ethic is a good fit for Division I coaching.”

Jacobson will be joining a UND team that went 22-9 last season and claimed a spot in the NCAA tournament, and lost four key seniors.

“He will step right in as the recruiting coordinator, work as a player development coach for the forwards, as well as emphasis on defensive concepts for the team,” Brewster said.

Jacobson isn’t the first former alum that has returned. UND coach Dave Hakstol of the men’s hockey team played with North Dakota from 1989 to 1992. He returned in 2000 to serve as the associate head coach, then took over in 2004 as the head coach.

Erin Joki was hired as the assistant coach of the UND volleyball team in 2012 after playing four years with the team from 2007-10 and was even named the Great West Conference Player of the Year following a standout senior season.

UND football coach Bubba Schweigert hired Eric Schmidt in the spring of 2014 as the defensive coordinator. Schmidt played at UND from 1997 to 2001 as a linebacker and helped the team claim a Division II championship in 2001. Most recently, he was an assistant coach for Southern Illinois University.

Jacobson joins a line of tradition, along a handful of current UND coaches.

With much experience behind the bench, Brewster and his staff look forward to a new season.

Kyle Beauchamp is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. He can be reached at [email protected].