Bio

The Tetons wrapped up a strong 2024-25 campaign with an impressive 23-9 (10-4 Conf.) record, finishing 2^nd in the Mon-Dak Conference. The Tetons returned 9 Sophomores from the 2023-24 season which ended with an 11-20 (7-15 Conf.) record. The Tetons received a first-round bye, then hosted Lake Region State College in the Region 13 Semifinal round. The Tetons would beat LRSC by a final score of 99-68, earning them a trip to the Region 13 Championship game to play Dawson Community College.

In the Region 13 Championship Game, the Tetons found themselves in an early deficit, trailing by as many as 22 points at half. With a veteran group, they didn’t give in and continued to chip away at the deficit in the second half. With 6:54 left, they cut their deficit to single digits for the first time since 8:36 in the first half. The Tetons would cut it to 3 points with 3:30 remaining but would never get it closer. They would ultimately fall by a final score of 89-93, ending their season one game shy of a District Championship game and potential National Tournament appearance. 

The season and team will be remembered by a team-first attitude which showed in the statistics, with a number ranking in the Top 10 Nationally. As a team, the Tetons averaged 96.3ppg (4^th Nationally) but only had 3 averaging double figures. The Tetons shot 49.7 FG% (8), had a 1.177 Offensive Efficiency (10), and an overall Net Efficiency of .242 (8). Individually, Rex Stirling was named as both Mon-Dak All-Conference First Team for the second season in a row and was also named Honorable Mention All-American. Josiah McDonald was also named to the Mon-Dak All-Conference First Team. Tyson Enget was also honored by being named to the Mon-Dak Sportsmanship Team, a testament to his leadership and integrity on and off the court.

The 2023-24 season was a year of growth and learning for a team will 11 new faces in the everyday rotation. With the number of new players, the team faced challenges in maintaining consistency but gained valuable experience that would help lay a foundation.

Despite the highs and lows, the leadership from their sophomores was a bright spot, with veteran players fully buying in to new roles and setting the selfless tone by doing everything that was asked of them.

Rex Stirling and Tyler Best received postseason honors for their individual years. Stirling was named to the First Team All-Conference team, while Best was named Second Team All-Conference.

Before being named head coach at Williston State College, Herman served the men's basketball program at Mayville State University (NAIA) for seven years in different assistant coaching positions including Graduate Assistant (2015-2017), Assistant Coach (2017-18), and Associate Head Coach (2018-2022). While at Mayville State, he was part of a 3-Peat NSAA Conference Tournament Champions, 3-time NAIA Division II National Tournament Appearances, and one NSAA Regular Season Championship.

Herman has coached one NJCAA and three NAIA All-Americans in Rex Stirling (2024-25), Latrelle Franklin (2020-21), Max Cooper (2019-20), and Gorg Alhag (2018-19).
 
Herman has also coached a number of All-Conference award winners at both Williston State College and Mayville State University.

Williston State College

2024-25: Rex Stirling (First Team), Josiah McDonald (First Team)

2023-24: Rex Stirling (First Team), Tyler Best (Second Team)

2022-23: Shaheed Muhammad (Second Team)

Mayville State University

2021-22: Thomas Gieske (First Team), Latrelle Franklin (Honorable Mention), Sebastian Griffin (Freshman of the Year)

2020-21: Latrelle Franklin (First Team & Player of the Year)

2019-20: Max Cooper (First Team), Jalen Valverde (Second Team), Latrelle Franklin (Honorable Mention)

2018-19: Gorg Alhag (First Team), Daniel Lindgren (Second Team)

2017-18: Gorg Alhag (Honorable Mention), Daniel Lindgren (Honorable Mention)

After the 2019 season, Herman was named to the 2019 Under Armour 30-Under-30, representing the 30 most outstanding men’s basketball coaches under the age of 30.
 
Before stepping on the sidelines as a coach, Alex played basketball for two years at Lake Region State College (2011-13), graduating with an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts. After his two years at LRSC, he transferred to Mayville State University to finish his two years of eligibility. While there he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Coaching.
 
Herman completed his Master’s Degree in 2018 from NDSU in Leadership in Physical Education & Sport. He also serves as an instructor on campus for the HPER (Health Physical Education Recreation) Department.
 
Alex and his wife Remington live in Williston with their daughter Ada (3) and dog Daisy.