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2013-14 BASKETBALL PROGRAM
Training for Sport. Training for Life.
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A LETTER FROM THE COACH Greetings from Crown College! Let me start off by thanking you for taking the time to explore Crown College as a possible destination to continue your academic and athletic pursuits. Crown is a place where you will be challenged to grow as a student, an athlete, and most importantly, a man of God. Our basketball program seeks to mirror the college in putting service to Christ first. My top priority is to see you graduate from college as a mature, well-prepared, Christian leader. Basketball is a tool to accomplish that goal and you will learn lessons on the court that simply can’t be taught in a classroom. At Crown, we have created a family environment that will be both demanding and extremely rewarding. We focus on responsibility, accountability, sacrifice, and playing for the man next to you – all while giving the glory to God. By focusing on these characteristics, we have created a program that is competitive in the UMAC and, in time, the Midwest region. We’re looking for student-athletes that are dedicated, humble, hard-working, and have a heart for Christ AND basketball. My pledge is that if you commit to growing as a student, athlete, and Christian at Crown College, you will come away a man that is prepared to make an impact in whatever field you choose to enter. Please feel free to contact me any time with questions about our program. Best of luck in your college search and God bless.
CROWN ATHLETICS •
Proud members of the NCAA Division III
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12 Varsity Sports: Basketball (M/W), Baseball, Cross Country (M/W), Football, Golf (M/W), Soccer (M/W), Softball (W), Volleyball (W)
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Student-athletes comprise over 30% of the student body
NCAA III The emphasis of the NCAA III is on the holistic development of the studentathlete with the understanding that degree completion – not athletic success – should be the primary focus of the student-athlete. With over 400 member institutions, some of the most competitive athletics in the nation can be found at NCAA III contests. Since Crown College also strives to provide for the holistic development of its students spiritually, academically, socially, and physically, our membership in the NCAA III is a perfect fit.
UMAC Crown College, St. Bonifacius, MN Northland College, Ashland, WI St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN Minnesota Morris, Morris, MN
Martin Luther College, New Ulm, MN Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, MN University of Northwestern, St. Paul, MN North Central University, Minneapolis, MN
HEAD COACH LUKE HERBERT HEAD COACH
herbertl@crown.edu 952-446-4146 office • 701-388-8048 cell Coach Luke Herbert is in his fourth season at the helm of the Crown men’s basketball program. Coach Herbert is a 2007 graduate of Minnesota State University – Moorhead where he earned an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education and later a master’s degree in Public, Health, and Human Service Administration. He served as an assistant at both MSU-Moorhead and NCAA Division III Covenant College before coming to Crown in July 2010.
ASSISTANT COACHES INDER SINGH
TAYLOR JONES
singhi@crown.edu 952-446-4107 office 224-715-1592 cell
jonest@crown.edu 952-446-4107 office
ASSISTANT COACH
Coach Singh is a 2012 graduate of Crown College with a degree in physical education and a minor in coaching. Inder has been the team’s top assistant for the last three years and serves as the program’s recruiting coordinator. Singh played three seasons for the Storm, including one season for Coach Herbert and brings a unique and valuable perspective to the coaching staff.
ASSISTANT COACH
Coach Jones graduated from Crown in 2013 with a physical education degree after a spectacular four year career. Jones graduates holding 12 career records and will bring his knowledge to the Crown sideline this season. Jones will specialize in player development, working with players at all positions.
“a family environment that will be both demanding and extremely rewarding”
ROLAND OWCZAREK
CAPTAIN • JUNIOR • WATERTOWN, MN “Crown Basketball offers the opportunity for student athletes to not only grow as a team of brothers, but also to share in each others spiritual lives and to grow in Christ with one another.”
BRYCE WILLIAMS
GUARD • SOPHOMORE • MOUNDSVIEW, MN “Playing basketball at Crown has shown me that we are family on and off the court. Win together and lose together, we still are one.”
JAMES BROWN
GUARD • FRESHMAN • SPOKANE, WA “The best thing about basketball at Crown, and what helped draw me here, is the coaching staff and their love for the players. Everyone is family, and they are always there for you.”
A team that plays and sacrifices for the man next to him, not for himself.
2014-2015 Men’s Basketball Schedule UMAC conference games are bolded November 14
Bemidji State
Bemidji, MN
November 15
Macalester
Home
November 18
Augsburg
Home
November 21
Wartburg Tournament
Waverly, IA
November 22
Wartburg Tournament
Waverly, IA
November 25
Hamline
Home
November 28
Nebraska Wesleyan Tourney
Lincoln, NE
November 29
Nebraska Wesleyan Tourney
Lincoln, NE
December 13
Carleton
Home
December 31
Concordia-Moorhead
Moorhead, MN
January 5
St. Mary’s
Home
January 10
Minnesota Morris
Morris, MN
January 16
Martin Luther
New Ulm, MN
January 17
Bethany Lutheran
Mankato, MN
January 23
St. Scholastica
Home
January 24
Northland
Home
January 30
Northwestern
Home
January 31
North Central
Home
February 3
Minnesota Morris
Home
February 6
Northland
Ashland, WI
February 7
St. Scholastica
Duluth, MN
February 13
Bethany Lutheran
Home
February 14
Martin Luther
Home
February 20
North Central
Minneaplis, MN
February 21
Northwestern
St. Paul, MN
February 25
UMAC Semifinals
February 28
UMAC Championship
Our priorities are growing together in Christ, succeeding in the classroom, and working for our brothers on the court.
We’ve seen how Coach Herbert not only invests in Matt as a basketball player, but also as a young man who is first a student then an athlete. Matt has grown more confident and more discerning. He has grown more independent, but yet more dependent upon his relationship with Christ. What a joy as parents to see our son begin to fully understand what it means to really desire and depend upon Christ for everything. We’ve clearly seen these past 2 ½ years that Crown was clearly the best choice for Matt. His professors challenge him, his coaches push him to give more than he thought he could and he has met people from diverse backgrounds that have helped him look at the world differently. WOW are we thankful! The opportunities are endless for a child to find their place at Crown. Crown College will provide your child with a family environment that feels safe and nurturing, yet your child will be challenged to be a critical thinker, hone the necessary skills to equip them to serve and to lead where God desires them to be.
BY: DENNIS AND DESIREE KUIK,
PARENTS OF STUDENT ATHLETE, MATT KUIK.
VISIT OPPORTUNITIES PREVIEW DATES
January 17 February 17 (President’s Day) March 28 • April 4 • May 23
OVERNIGHT VISIT EVENTS
Friday/Saturday, February 7-8 (Includes Basketball Game and NEXT Conference)
TO REGISTER OR GET MORE DETAILS ON CROWN VISITS, GO TO:
WWW.CROWN.EDU/CAMPUS/VISIT YOU CAN ALSO SET UP AN INDIVIDUAL VISIT ANY TIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
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