The University of Minnesota Crookston men’s basketball team has announced the hiring of Tim Lubke as an assistant coach. Lubke, is a former Golden Eagle men’s basketball player from 2010-15. Lubke has spent the last six seasons with one of the premier AAU programs in Iowa and the Midwest, Kingdom Hoops. Lubke was most recently the Director of Camps, Lead Coach, and Skills Trainer for Kingdom Hoops, based out of Des Moines, Iowa. 
“I am excited to welcome Tim Lubke back to the Golden Eagles,” said Head Coach Dan Weisse. “Tim has been with me since day one. Since leaving UMC he has done a great job with Kingdom Hoops and the AAU basketball scene over the past years. Tim already knows how I want to run our program and he will be a great asset for our players. A few things have changed since Tim has been here but they also remain the same. Tim will be involved in every aspect of our program. On another note, I’m also excited to welcome Don and Eva (Tim’s parents) back as well. They are great supporters of our program.”
Lubke has worked with countless basketball players for Kingdom Hoops, who have gone on to NCAA Division I, II, and III programs including the University of South Dakota, University of North Dakota, the Air Force Academy, Drake University, University of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa, Minnesota Crookston, and Minnesota State University, Mankato. He has coached children grades 4-11, most recently coaching the last two Kingdom Hoops 17u squads.
During his career as a Golden Eagle, Lubke amassed 450 points. As a senior during the 2014-15 season, he averaged six points and 2 rebounds per game. Lubke was an 88.0% free throw shooter his senior season and shot 34.4% from beyond the arc. Against St. Cloud State his senior year, Lubke tallied 17 points, including going 5-of-7 from beyond the arc. Lubke played his senior season for Head Coach Dan Weisse. For his career, Lubke was a 37.7 percent three-point shooter and a 78.8 percent free throw shooter.
“I’m very excited to be back with the Golden Eagle family,” Lubke remarked. “I loved playing for Coach Weisse during my senior year. This will be a great opportunity to learn more and coach with him. I’ve always wanted to be a college coach and now I’m starting on this dream. I couldn’t be happier to begin my journey at Crookston.”
He is a native of St. Paul and graduated from Tartan High School. Lubke plans to reside in Crookston.
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