Tim Bergstraser is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Minnesota State–Moorhead Dragons men's basketball team.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Minnesota State–Moorhead |
| Conference | NSIC |
| Playing career | |
| 2009–2013 | St. Cloud State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2013–2014 | St. Cloud State (student assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | Wisconsin–River Falls (assistant) |
| 2015–2017 | MSU–Moorhead (graduate assistant) |
| 2017–2018 | Quincy (assistant) |
| 2018–2022 | MSU–Moorhead (assistant) |
| 2022–present | MSU–Moorhead |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 60–15 (.800) |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA Division II) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Early life and playing career
editBergstraser grew up in St. Cloud, Minnesota and attended Apollo High School.[1]
Bergstraser played college basketball at St. Cloud State. As a freshman, he played in all 34 games of the Huskies games during the team's run to the 2010 NCAA Division II Final Four.[2] He tore the ACL in his left knee during preseason practice and used a medical redshirt during his sophomore season. As a redshirt sophomore, he averaged 12.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game and was named second team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).[3] He tore his ACL again in the Huskies' second-round game of the 2012 NCAA Division II tournament. He averaged 5.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game as a redshirt junior, but tore his ACL for a third time and retired from playing.[2]
Coaching career
editBergstraser began his coaching career as a student assistant for St. Cloud State in 2013 during what would have been his redshirt senior season as a player.[4] He was named an assistant at Wisconsin–River Falls the following season.[5] He took a graduate assistant position at Minnesota State–Moorhead in 2015. Bergstraser was an assistant at Quincy for the 2017–18 season.[6]
Bergstraser returned to Minnesota State–Moorhead in 2018 as the top assistant to Dragons head coach Chad Walthall.[7] He was named head coach following Walthall's retirement at the end of the 2022 season.[8] MSU–Moorhead won the NSIC tournament in his first season as head coach.[9]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Minnesota State–Moorhead (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 25–7 | 17–5 | 1st | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2023–24 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 25–6 | 18–4 | T–2nd | NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2024–25 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 10–2 | 5–1 | ||||||
| Minnesota State–Moorhead: | 60–15 (.800) | 40–10 (.800) | |||||||
| Total: | 60–15 (.800) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Albany's Tysen Gerads commits to MSU-Moorhead basketball". St. Cloud Times. August 3, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Rennecke, Andy (January 19, 2024). "St. Cloud native Tim Bergstraser following in his college coach's footsteps". StCloudLive.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ Schuckman, Matt (September 1, 2017). "College notebook: Hellenthal fills QU staff, Notteboom heads to Lipscomb, Schmitt heads to New Mexico State". Herald-Whig. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Welk lands SCSU men's assistant basketball job". St. Cloud Times. April 10, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Bergstraser, Westberg Join Men's Basketball Coaching Staff" (Press release). UWRF Sports Information. September 15, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ Peterson, Eric (May 3, 2022). "'I understand how this beast operates:' Dragons assistant Bergstraser says he's ready to be head coach". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Berg, Tom (May 24, 2018). "Bergstraser Named MSUM Men's Basketball Assistant Coach" (Press release). Minnesota State–Moorhead Athletic Department. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "Heart of a teacher': Dragons name Tim Bergstraser head men's basketball coach". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. May 16, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "Dragons double down: MSUM powers to 2nd consecutive NSIC tournament crown". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Retrieved November 21, 2024.