College basketball team
Dakota State Trojans men's basketball |
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University | Dakota State University |
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First season | 1911 |
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Athletic director | Bud Postma |
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Head coach | Darren Tighe (2nd season) |
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Conference | North Star Athletic Association |
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Location | Madison, South Dakota |
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Arena | DSU Fieldhouse |
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Nickname | Trojans |
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Colors | Trojan blue, DSU blue, and gray[1] |
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1992 |
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1992, 2013 |
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1992, 2013 |
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1992, 2013 |
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1992, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 |
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2015, 2016 (NSAA) |
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1966–67 (SDIC) 2014–15, 2015–16 (NSAA) |
The Dakota State Trojans men's basketball team represents Dakota State University, competing as a member of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). During the 2025–26 academic year, the Trojans will be moving to the Frontier Conference.[2] The Trojans play their home games at the DSU Fieldhouse in Madison, South Dakota.[3] Their current head coach is Darren Tighe.[4]
History
Conference affiliations
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Conference championships
The Trojans have won 3 regular season championships and 2 conference tournament championships.
South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
- Regular Season Champion (1 time): 1966–67
North Star Athletic Association
- Regular Season Champion (2 times): 2014–15,[7] 2015–16[8]
- Conference tournament champion (2 times): 2015,[9] 2016[10]
Postseason
NAIA tournament results
Dakota State has appeared in the NAIA tournament 5 times. Their combined record is 5–5.
NSAA tournament results
Dakota State has appeared in the NSAA tournament 11 times. Their combined record is 12–9
Coaches
Current Coaching Staff
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Arenas
Individual awards and honors
All-Americans
- Myron Moen (1967)
- Cliff Anderson (1973)
- Brett Schwartz (1991)
- Jason Smidt (2000)
- Sal Raphael (2005)
- Joe Backus (2007-08)
- Luke Lamb (2013)
- Dylan Hale (2014)
- Bryant Allen (2015)
- Kyle Kilgore (2016)
- Justin Folkers (2019)
All-Conference
- George Gregerson (1930)
- Oxy Oxwan (1930)
- "Archie" Turner (1930)
- LeMar Nelson (1954)
- Maury Poppen (1956-57)
- Dick Miller (1958)
- Jerry Manthey (1959)
- Gene Appelwick (1960)
- Leroy Debeer (1963)
- Myron Moen (1965-68)
- Simon Schloe (1967-68)
- Cliff Anderson (1971-73)
- Mike Peterreins (1973-76)
- Warren Quail (1975)
- Randy Schaefer (1982-83)
- Tim Asche (1983-85)
- Todd Cavanaugh (1984-85)
- Brian Kearn (1985-86)
- Brett Schwartz (1988-91)
- Fred Fleming (1990)
- Rob Grady (1991)
- Earnest Monette (1992)
- Keith Carter (1993)
- Floyd Johnson (1993)
- Jason Smidt (1999-2000)
- Scot Namanny (1999)
All-Conference
- Scot Namanny (2001)
- J.F. Jensen (2003)
- Sal Raphael (2005)
- Ryan Burggraff (2005)
- Joe Backus (2006-08)
- Mike Larsen (2011)
First team All-NSAA
- Dylan Hale (2014)
- Yusuf Vinson (2014)
- Bryant Allen (2015)
- Kyle Kilgore (2016-17)
- Tanner Heiser (2017)
- Justin Folkers (2019)
- Lamarr Wood (2022)
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Second team All-NSAA
- Miguel Sansavour (2014)
- Derek Meger (2015)
- Tanner Heiser (2016)
- Justin Folkers (2018)
- Josh McGreal (2020)
- Ronnie Latting (2022)
- Sam Muller (2023)
- Mison Coilton (2024)
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Honorable mention All-NSAA
- Kevin Daniels (2018)
- Ronnie Latting (2021)
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References
- ^ "Dakota State University brand manual". Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ DeSmet, Jordan (May 22, 2024). "Dakota State announces move to Frontier Conference". Keloland. Madison, SD. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "DSU Fieldhouse". dsuathletics.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "Darren Tighe". dsuathletics.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Dannelly, Jason (April 27, 2013). "DSU accepts invite to join North Star Athletic Association". Victory Sports Network. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Dircks, Jackson (May 22, 2024). "Dakota State University joins Frontier Conference". SDPB. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Huntimer, Nick (February 21, 2015). "Trojans earn share of NSAA Men?s Basketball regular-season title". playnorthstar.com. Madison, South Dakota. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Huntimer, Nick (February 20, 2016). "Trojans roll past Blue Hawks, earn share of NSAA Men?s Basketball regular-season title". playnorthstar.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Huntimer, Nick (March 3, 2015). "Dakota State (S.D.) wins thriller in 2015 NSAA Men's Basketball Championship game". playnorthstar.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Huntimer, Nick (February 29, 2016). "Dakota State (S.D.) wins second straight NSAA Men's Basketball Posteason Tournament". playnorthstar.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". dsuathletics.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "All-Conference list". dsuathletics.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.