UMC Men’s Basketball Adds Beamish to Coaching Staff

CROOKSTON, Minn.- The University of Minnesota Crookston men’s basketball program announced the addition of Bryan Beamish as assistant coach. Beamish will join Head Coach Dan Weisse and Assistant Coach Mike Annese on staff for the Golden Eagles for the 2014-15 season. Beamish comes to UMC after one
season as a graduate assistant under Jim Larranaga at NCAA Division I University of Miami (Fla.).

“We are thrilled to be able to add someone of Bryan’s caliber to our coaching staff,” Weisse said. “All along his career as a player and a coach, he has had a chance to learn the game from some great basketball minds. I believe the players will thoroughly enjoy working with Bryan. He is someone who was a successful player at Wisconsin-Stevens Points and who could probably still hold his own in practice. Bryan will be a tremendous addition to our basketball program and our University, as a whole.”

As a graduate assistant for the Hurricanes, Beamish’s primary responsibilities were breaking down opponent’s game film, assisting during practice and helping run Miami’s basketball camps. During Beamish’s one season with the Hurricanes he helped lead the team to a 17-15 mark.

Prior to arriving at Miami, Beamish was an assistant coach for two seasons at Saint Leo University in Saint Leo, Fla. as a member of Head Coach Lance Randall’s staff. Before making the move to Florida, Beamish was an assistant coach for one season at his alma mater, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where he helped the Pointers to a successful 26-4 record and a Sweet 16 appearance at the NCAA Division III National
Tournament.

As a player, the Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., native had a prolific four-year career for the Pointers. During his time in Stevens Point, he earned First Team All-Conference honors twice and served as team captain during his junior and senior seasons. Beamish started every game during three of his four years with the Pointers. He hlped lead the team to two Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Regular-Season and Tournament Championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances.

Beamish earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication from
Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He earned a Master’s in Business Administration (M.B.A.) with an emphasis in sports business from Saint Leo University in 2014.

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