Two others named as well Jamison Rusthoven, who has been the boys head basketball coach for the past five seasons at Minneapolis Southwest High School, has been named an assistant men s basketball coach at Concordia University-St. In addition, Ryan Freeburg, an assistant at Bethany Lutheran for the past four years, will join the staff as a Graduate Assistant Coach, Ben Kleoppel, who played for the Bears the past two seasons, is also joining the staff as a Student Assistant Coach.
All hires are effectively immediately.
Brandon Phillips, who served as head Junior Varsity Coach and a Varsity Assistant last year, will return to the staff next season. Rusthoven, a native of Minneapolis, MN is a 1993 graduate of the University of St. Thomas. Prior to his head coaching duties at Southwest, he served as a student assistant at the University of Minnesota during the Gophers run to the 1993 NIT title and spent three seasons as a boys assistant at Osseo High School. At Southwest, he saw 10 of his players gain academic or athletic scholarships. Jamie will be an outstanding addition to our staff, Datka said.