CROOKSTON, Minn.- The University of Minnesota Crookston men’s basketball team officially got practice started Tues., Oct. 15 at Lysaker Gymnasium in Crookston, Minn. The Golden Eagles return five players from last year’s squad as Head Coach Jeff Oseth heads into his 12th year as the head men’s basketball coach for the Golden Eagles. He is the third-longest tenured head coach in the NSIC behind Kevin Schlagel at St. Cloud State University and Mike Leaf at Winona State University.
The Golden Eagles return five players from last year’s squad that went 4-23 (1-21 NSIC) but pulled off a huge upset with an 80-77 victory over No. 22 St. Cloud State University at Lysaker Gymnasium. UMC will look to improve with a solid core returning and 12 newcomers added into the fold.
Leading the way for UMC will be returning starters Brandon Burns (Sr., F, Baton Rouge, La./Sports and Rec Management) and Ashton Harrell (Sr., G, Houston, Texas/Sports and Rec Management) who will be senior leaders for the Golden Eagles. Harrell led the Golden Eagles last season with 10.0 points per game while shooting 31.5 percent from beyond the arc. Harrell’s top performance came with 29 points on 8-of-9 shooting and 4-of-5 shooting from three-point range in the major win over the Huskies. Burns was second on the team in scoring with 9.3 points per game and shot 29.8 percent from behind the arc.
Also returning are a pair of juniors in Tim Lubke (G, St. Paul, Minn./Sports and Rec Management) and Tomas Parker (F/C, Pequot Lakes, Minn./Management). Lubke, who has been a four-year member of the program, was a key player off the bench last season playing in 26 games while shooting 45.5 percent from beyond the arc and averaging 4.0 points per game. Parker played in 25 games last season and averaged 2.3 points and 1.2 rebounds. Derrick Redd (So., G, Menifee, Calif./Sports and Rec Management) also returns for the Golden Eagles and averaged 2.2 points per game in 13 contests.
Joining the fray for the Golden Eagles will be 12 newcomers including six freshmen and six college transfers. At the guard position the Golden Eagles welcome in three transfers in Union University (Tenn.) transfer Giorgi Koguashvili (Jr., 6-5 190, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia/Agricultural Business), Iowa Lakes C.C. transfer Kevin Larson (Jr., 6-2 180, New Ulm, Minn./Sports and Rec Management) and Napa Valley College transfer Sam Howell (Jr., 6-3 195, Seattle, Wash./Sports and Rec Management). Minnesota high school products Kashif Hayes (Fr., 5-10 170, Minneapolis, Minn./Undecided) and Cyrus Moore-Brown (Fr., 6-1 180, Golden Valley, Minn./Sports and Rec Management) also join the ranks at the guard spot.
At forward, the Golden Eagles have two junior college transfers coming in with Contra Costa College transfer Tyler West, Jr. (Jr., F, 6-6 200, Portland, Ore./Communication) and former wildland firefighter and Grossmont College transfer John Hughes (So., F, 6-5 215, Tualatin, Ore./Management). Joining the pair of transfers will be Minnesota high school products Konner Goettsche (Fr., F, 6-6 205, Plymouth, Minn./Sports and Rec Management), Ibrahim Cisse (Fr., F, 6-6 195, Plymouth, Minn./Health Management), Alec Koepp (Fr., F/C, 6-7 205, Belle Plaine, Minn./Software Engineering) and Austin Dierks (Fr., F, 6-5 180, Chokio, Minn./Agricultural Systems Management).
Joining Oseth on staff will be David Jackson, who is in his fourth season at UMC and his second as the top assistant coach under Oseth. New to the staff will be former NCAA Division I basketball player Robbie Harman, who set the all-time three-point mark at Central Michigan University and led the nation as a senior in three-pointers made per game. Harman was a 1,000 point scorer at CMU and went on to play overseas for a year in the Netherlands.
The Golden Eagles will get their schedule under way Nov. 12 against Valley City State University at 8 p.m. in Crookston, Minn. Their NSIC slate will open up Nov. 30 at home at 4 p.m against Bemidji State University.
The Golden Eagles return five players from last year’s squad that went 4-23 (1-21 NSIC) but pulled off a huge upset with an 80-77 victory over No. 22 St. Cloud State University at Lysaker Gymnasium. UMC will look to improve with a solid core returning and 12 newcomers added into the fold.
Leading the way for UMC will be returning starters Brandon Burns (Sr., F, Baton Rouge, La./Sports and Rec Management) and Ashton Harrell (Sr., G, Houston, Texas/Sports and Rec Management) who will be senior leaders for the Golden Eagles. Harrell led the Golden Eagles last season with 10.0 points per game while shooting 31.5 percent from beyond the arc. Harrell’s top performance came with 29 points on 8-of-9 shooting and 4-of-5 shooting from three-point range in the major win over the Huskies. Burns was second on the team in scoring with 9.3 points per game and shot 29.8 percent from behind the arc.
Also returning are a pair of juniors in Tim Lubke (G, St. Paul, Minn./Sports and Rec Management) and Tomas Parker (F/C, Pequot Lakes, Minn./Management). Lubke, who has been a four-year member of the program, was a key player off the bench last season playing in 26 games while shooting 45.5 percent from beyond the arc and averaging 4.0 points per game. Parker played in 25 games last season and averaged 2.3 points and 1.2 rebounds. Derrick Redd (So., G, Menifee, Calif./Sports and Rec Management) also returns for the Golden Eagles and averaged 2.2 points per game in 13 contests.
Joining the fray for the Golden Eagles will be 12 newcomers including six freshmen and six college transfers. At the guard position the Golden Eagles welcome in three transfers in Union University (Tenn.) transfer Giorgi Koguashvili (Jr., 6-5 190, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia/Agricultural Business), Iowa Lakes C.C. transfer Kevin Larson (Jr., 6-2 180, New Ulm, Minn./Sports and Rec Management) and Napa Valley College transfer Sam Howell (Jr., 6-3 195, Seattle, Wash./Sports and Rec Management). Minnesota high school products Kashif Hayes (Fr., 5-10 170, Minneapolis, Minn./Undecided) and Cyrus Moore-Brown (Fr., 6-1 180, Golden Valley, Minn./Sports and Rec Management) also join the ranks at the guard spot.
At forward, the Golden Eagles have two junior college transfers coming in with Contra Costa College transfer Tyler West, Jr. (Jr., F, 6-6 200, Portland, Ore./Communication) and former wildland firefighter and Grossmont College transfer John Hughes (So., F, 6-5 215, Tualatin, Ore./Management). Joining the pair of transfers will be Minnesota high school products Konner Goettsche (Fr., F, 6-6 205, Plymouth, Minn./Sports and Rec Management), Ibrahim Cisse (Fr., F, 6-6 195, Plymouth, Minn./Health Management), Alec Koepp (Fr., F/C, 6-7 205, Belle Plaine, Minn./Software Engineering) and Austin Dierks (Fr., F, 6-5 180, Chokio, Minn./Agricultural Systems Management).
Joining Oseth on staff will be David Jackson, who is in his fourth season at UMC and his second as the top assistant coach under Oseth. New to the staff will be former NCAA Division I basketball player Robbie Harman, who set the all-time three-point mark at Central Michigan University and led the nation as a senior in three-pointers made per game. Harman was a 1,000 point scorer at CMU and went on to play overseas for a year in the Netherlands.
The Golden Eagles will get their schedule under way Nov. 12 against Valley City State University at 8 p.m. in Crookston, Minn. Their NSIC slate will open up Nov. 30 at home at 4 p.m against Bemidji State University.
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