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Matt Wilber
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNorthern State
ConferenceNSIC
Record7–13 (.350)
Playing career
1997–2002Augustana
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2003Augustana (SA)
2003–2004Sioux Falls (assistant)
2004–2006South Dakota State (assistant)
2013–2024Dakota Wesleyan
2024Phoenix Mercury (assistant)
2025–presentNorthern State
Head coaching record
Overall231–138 (.626)
Tournaments7–5 (NAIA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • GPAC regular season (2015)
Awards

Matt Wilber is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach of the Northern State Wolves.[1]

Early life

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Wilber, a native of Miller, South Dakota, played collegiate baseball and basketball at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[2][3] Wilber was a four-year starter for the Vikings baseball team and was also a starter for their basketball team.[3]

Coaching career

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Early coaching career

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Following his player career at Augustana, Wilber spent one season as a student assistant for the Vikings basketball team under head coach Perry Ford.[4] He then spent the 2003–2004 season with the Sioux Falls Cougars as an assistant under head coach Nate Tibbetts.[5] That team would finish 26–12, winning the GPAC tournament championship and would eventually be inducted into the University of Sioux Falls Athletics Hall of Fame.[5] Then from 2004 to 2006, Wilber was an assistant for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits in Brookings, South Dakota under head coach Scott Nagy.[6]

From 2006 until 2013, Wilber owned an directed TIBBS Basketball, a year-round basketball development program, alongside Nate Tibbetts.[1]

Dakota Wesleyan

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In June 2013, Wilber was named as the head coach of the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers in Mitchell, South Dakota.[7] In his time with the Tigers, he accumulated an overall record of 224–125, won one GPAC regular season championship, had six straight appearances in the NAIA tournament, had 13 NAIA All-Americans, and was named as the Rawlings NAIA Coach of the Year, the GPAC Coach of the Year, and the South Dakota Sports Writers College Men's Coach of the Year in 2015.[1]

Phoenix Mercury

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Wilber spent the 2024 WNBA season as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Mercury.[8] While there, he was the personal player coach for Diana Taurasi and Rebecca Allen.[1]

Northern State

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In March 2025, it was announced that Wilber would be the next head coach of the Northern State Wolves in Aberdeen, South Dakota.[9][2]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Dakota Wesleyan (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (2013–2024)
2013–14 Dakota Wesleyan 18–14 10–10 6th
2014–15 Dakota Wesleyan 32–5 17–3 T-1st NAIA Division II Runner-up
2015–16 Dakota Wesleyan 23–11 13–7 2nd NAIA Division II Second Round
2016–17 Dakota Wesleyan 23–10 13–5 T-2nd NAIA Division II First Round
2017–18 Dakota Wesleyan 23–11 11–7 4th NAIA Division II Second Round
2018–19 Dakota Wesleyan 23–10 13–7 4th NAIA Division II Second Round
2019–20 Dakota Wesleyan 23–9 13–7 2nd NAIA Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19
2020–21 Dakota Wesleyan 19–8 14–6 T-3rd
2021–22 Dakota Wesleyan 13–16 9–11 8th
2022–23 Dakota Wesleyan 13–16 9–11 6th
2023–24 Dakota Wesleyan 14–15 9–11 T-7th
Dakota Wesleyan: 224–125 (.642) 131–85 (.606)
Northern State (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) (2025–present)
2025–26 Northern State 7–13 7–7
Northern State: 7–13 (.350) 7–7 (.500)
Total: 231–138 (.626)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Matt Wilber". nsuwolves.com. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Matt Wilber to lead NSU men's basketball program". gowatertown.net. Aberdeen, SD. March 28, 2025. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Zimmer, Matt (December 28, 2014). "Life falls into place for Wilbers family in Mitchell". Argus Leader. Mitchell, SD. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  4. ^ "Matt Wilber". dwuathletics.com. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "2003-2004 Men's Basketball Team". usfcougars.com. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  6. ^ "South Dakota State University Jackrabbit Basketball Media Guide 2005-2006" (PDF). files.core.ac.uk. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  7. ^ Hagen, Luke (June 20, 2013). "Wilber hired as DWU head men's coach". Mitchell Daily Republic. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  8. ^ "DWU head men's basketball coach Matt Wilber accepts position with WNBA Phoenix Mercury". dwu.edu. Mitchell, SD. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  9. ^ "MATT WILBER NAMED NORTHERN STATE HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH". nsuwolves.com. Aberdeen, SD. March 27, 2025. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
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