Brian
Ammannbuilt a
tradition of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and
national success at Augsburg College as the head basketball coach from
1988 to 2005.
Coached
Augsburg
College
Basketball
from
1988
to
2005.
His
teams
claimed
two conference championships and participated
in the NCAA Division III national tournaments.
Coached
at
North
Dakota
State
University
and
Northern
Michigan
University.
Ammann's teams showed his trademark
offensive
game
style with great shooting and fast-paced offenses. (Augsburg set NCAA
3-point shooting record with 12 made per game in 1989.)
Ammann's defensive philosophy
incorporates
high
pressure trapping with tough man-to-man techniques.
Ammann is the sole Division III coach to
have
a
player selected in the first round of the NBA draft — Devean George of
the Lakers.
Ammann was an NCAA Division III
All-American
at
Augsburg College and is the school's all-time leading scorer (2,271
points
Gabe
Zeigler ~
Site
Manager,
Plymouth
Gabe
Zeiglerbrings
12
years
of
coaching
and
playing
experience.
While
attending
the University of
Minnesota he headed the scout team for the
women's program (1998-2001).
Interned
with
the
Timberwolves
where
he
helped
develop
MN
youth
by
coaching at camps through the Wolves Youth Program
(1999).
Played
for
Black
Hills
State
University
(2001-03).
As
a
member
of
the
Yellow
Jackets,
he
helped
in
back-to-back
National
Tournament appearances including a top five ranking for the
duration of the 2002-03 season.
Served
as
Brian's
Assistant
Coach
at
Augsburg
College
(2003-07).
Liz
Podominickjoined
the
MN
Gophers
after
having
amassed
over
2000
points
and
1000 rebounds and two
Class 4A Championships during her career at Lakeville High School. Her
21 points and 11 rebounds a game combined with her 61% shooting earned
Podominick WBCA All-American status as well as Gatorade and AP
Minnesota Player of the Year honors.
All time leading scorer and rebounder at
Lakeville N.
High School.
Leading scorer in the class 4A with
2,323
career
points.
Helped lead Lakeville to two-consecutive
State
Championships (2001 & 2002).
2003 MN Miss Basketball.
McDonald's, Adidas, & Nike
All-American
(2003).
Gatorade MN Female Basketball Player of
the
Year
(2003).
Lion's Female Athlete of the Year (2002).
Played basketball for the U of M
(2003-2006)
and
participated on the Final Four Team (2004).
Graduated in 2007 from U of M Summa Cum
Laude
and is
currently working toward a Masters in Sport Sociology.
Kip
Sparby joins
Minnesota School of Basketball as one of our instructor/coaches. He
comes to us with years of coaching experience from a variety of
settings. During the 2007-08 season, he was the assistant coach for the
St. Paul Como Park boy’s basketball team whom made a state tournament
appearance.
Has been teaching individual and group
basketball
lessons throughout the Metro/Outstate Area for the past 9 years.
Was assistant coach for two MN
Intercollegiate
Athletic
Conference (MIAC) Men’s Varsity Basketball programs. He spent the
2006-07 season with the Saint Mary’s University Cardinals and was head
coach of the junior varsity team. He was also at Hamline University for
two seasons (2004-06).
Attended U of St. Thomas and graduated
with a
bachelor’s degree
in history. While at UST, he started all four years and was MIAC All
Conference three years. Kip’s senior year he was a Captain and
MVP. By
the end of his career at St. Thomas, he had 1400+ career points, 600+
rebounds, 500+ assists and held the MIAC record for All Time 3 Pointers
Made.
During his high school playing career at
Rocori High
School, Kip had 1000+ points and was All Conference his junior/senor
years.
Matt
Hanson
Maranatha
Christian Academy High School: All Metro/State Selection, 4 Year
Varsity Starter, 1800 Career Points
University
of Vermont: NCAA Tournament
Cal Poly:
Starter, Graduate with Biological Sciences Degree
Professional
Basketball Career (2009): Queensland, Australia (QABL)
-Player of
the Week
-Season Totals: 32.6 ppg, 16.8 rpg
-QABL Rebounding Title
Daniel Hanson
joins MN school of Basketball after an
outstanding career at
Northwestern College in St. Paul. He has been coaching spring AUU
basketball
teams for the past 3 years, and enjoys teaching the fundamentals of the
game.
Maranatha Christian Academy — 4 year
starter, 1500+ points, 500+ rebounds, All Conference Player 2003 and
2004
Northwestern College — 4 year starter
UMAC Conference Player of the Year 2008
NCCAA North Central All First Team
1,500+ career points
900+ career rebounds
NCCAA All-American 2007-Honorable
Mention, 2008-2nd Team
UMAC First Team All-Conference
2006-2007, 2007-2008
