LOGAN, Utah (KUTV) — For the fifth time in eight years, Utah State Men’s Basketball has introduced a new head coach.

Ben Jacobson, who led Northern Iowa for 20 years, said he wants to bring continuity to the Aggies program.

“If you look at what we’ve done, my track record, if you will, it would scream continuity,” Jacobson said.

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Jacobson racked up 400 wins, five Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Titles, five March Madness appearances, and a trip to the Sweet 16 — all at one school.

“I didn’t think he was moveable,” Utah State Athletic Director Cam Walker said. “I didn’t think he would leave.”

That loyalty stood out to Walker.

“He has done incredible things, been where we want to go,” Walker said. “To have some trust that he’ll sustain that for a while was important.”

Why was Utah State the right job to leave for?

“Certainly, knowing about the tradition and history of Utah State helped to be able to jump into it,” Jacobson said. “You get to know the President a little bit, get to know Cam [Walker] and his staff, and the vision they’ve got for the program. Add those two things up, and it’s like ‘Man, I really want to be a part of that. We could do some special things.'”

It was also about timing.

“Personally, it also lined up for Dawn and me,” Jacobson said. “Our boys are 22 and 20, in places where they maybe don’t need us quite as much.”

Jacobson has goals of leading this team to the second weekend of March Madness and beyond. He said that it starts with the current players.

Many attended his introductory press conference, like Karson Templin and Mason Falslev. Jacobson would be Falslev’s fourth coach during his time as an Aggie.

“They are the most important ones in this equation,” Jacobson said. “This isn’t necessarily what they signed up for. I give them a lot of credit for staying through those changes. I’m going to ask them in a powerful way to build the relationships here in short order and do it one more time.”

Jacobson has gotten right to work. He met with the current players on Tuesday afternoon.

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