# Tim Bergstraser > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Bergstraser > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Bergstraser.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Bergstraser > Source revision: 1348822955 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Tim Bergstraser** is an American [college basketball](/source/College_basketball) coach who is the head coach of the [Denver Pioneers men's basketball](/source/Denver_Pioneers_men's_basketball) team. ## Early life and playing career Bergstraser grew up in [St. Cloud, Minnesota](/source/St._Cloud,_Minnesota) and attended [Apollo High School](/source/Apollo_High_School_(Minnesota)).[1] Bergstraser played college basketball at St. Cloud State. As a freshman, he played in all 34 games of the Huskies games during the team's run to the [2010 NCAA Division II](/source/2010_NCAA_Division_II_men's_basketball_tournament) Final Four.[2] He tore the ACL in his left knee during preseason practice and used a medical redshirt during his sophomore season. As a redshirt sophomore, he averaged 12.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game and was named second team All-[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference](/source/Northern_Sun_Intercollegiate_Conference) (NSIC).[3] He tore his ACL again in the Huskies' second-round game of the [2012 NCAA Division II tournament](/source/2012_NCAA_Division_II_men's_basketball_tournament). He averaged 5.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game as a redshirt junior, but tore his ACL for a third time and retired from playing.[2] ## Coaching career Bergstraser began his coaching career as a student assistant for [St. Cloud State](/source/St._Cloud_State_Huskies) in 2013 during what would have been his redshirt senior season as a player.[4] He was named an assistant at [Wisconsin–River Falls](/source/Wisconsin%E2%80%93River_Falls_Falcons) the following season.[5] He took a graduate assistant position at [Minnesota State–Moorhead](/source/Minnesota_State%E2%80%93Moorhead_Dragons_men's_basketball) in 2015. Bergstraser was an assistant at [Quincy](/source/Quincy_Hawks) for the 2017–18 season.[6] Bergstraser returned to Minnesota State–Moorhead in 2018 as the top assistant to Dragons head coach Chad Walthall.[7] He was named head coach following Walthall's retirement at the end of the 2022 season.[8] MSU–Moorhead won the [NSIC tournament](/source/Northern_Sun_men's_basketball_tournament) in his first season as head coach.[9] Bergstraser was hired as the University of Denver's men's basketball coach in April 2025.[10] ## References 1. ["Albany's Tysen Gerads commits to MSU-Moorhead basketball"](https://www.sctimes.com/story/sports/2022/08/03/albanys-tysen-gerads-commits-to-msu-moorhead-basketball/65390901007/). *[St. Cloud Times](/source/St._Cloud_Times)*. August 3, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2024. 1. Rennecke, Andy (January 19, 2024). ["St. Cloud native Tim Bergstraser following in his college coach's footsteps"](https://www.stcloudlive.com/sports/college/st-cloud-native-tim-bergstraser-following-in-his-college-coachs-footsteps). *StCloudLive.com*. Retrieved November 21, 2024. 1. Schuckman, Matt (September 1, 2017). ["College notebook: Hellenthal fills QU staff, Notteboom heads to Lipscomb, Schmitt heads to New Mexico State"](https://www.whig.com/archive/article/college-notebook-hellenthal-fills-qu-staff-notteboom-heads-to-lipscomb-schmitt-heads-to-new-mexico/article_aef8cc27-b7c5-5c4a-89df-b5fae654db5c.html). *[Herald-Whig](/source/Herald-Whig)*. Retrieved November 21, 2024. 1. ["Welk lands SCSU men's assistant basketball job"](https://www.sctimes.com/story/sports/college/2014/04/10/welk-lands-scsu-mens-assistant-basketball-job/7566123/). *[St. Cloud Times](/source/St._Cloud_Times)*. April 10, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2024. 1. ["Bergstraser, Westberg Join Men's Basketball Coaching Staff"](https://uwrfsports.com/news/2014/9/15/MBB_0915141242.aspx). UWRF Sports Information. September 15, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2024. 1. Peterson, Eric (May 3, 2022). ["'I understand how this beast operates:' Dragons assistant Bergstraser says he's ready to be head coach"](https://www.inforum.com/sports/college/i-understand-how-this-beast-operates-dragons-assistant-bergstraser-says-hes-ready-to-be-head-coach). *[The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead](/source/The_Forum_of_Fargo-Moorhead)*. Retrieved November 20, 2024. 1. Berg, Tom (May 24, 2018). ["Bergstraser Named MSUM Men's Basketball Assistant Coach"](https://www.msumdragons.com/news/2018/5/24/bergstraser-named-msum-mens-basketball-assistant-coach.aspx). Minnesota State–Moorhead Athletic Department. Retrieved November 20, 2024. 1. ["Heart of a teacher': Dragons name Tim Bergstraser head men's basketball coach"](https://www.inforum.com/sports/college/dragons-to-name-tim-bergstraser-head-mens-basketball-coach). *[The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead](/source/The_Forum_of_Fargo-Moorhead)*. May 16, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2024. 1. ["Dragons double down: MSUM powers to 2nd consecutive NSIC tournament crown"](https://www.inforum.com/sports/college/dragons-double-down-msum-powers-to-2nd-consecutive-nsic-tournament-crown). *[The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead](/source/The_Forum_of_Fargo-Moorhead)*. Retrieved November 21, 2024. 1. ["DU basketball names Tim Bergstraser as program’s next head coach"](https://www.denverpost.com/2025/04/14/denver-pioneers-basketball-tim-bergstraser-head-coach/). *[The Denver Post](/source/The_Denver_Post)*. Retrieved April 14, 2025. ## External links - [St. Cloud State Huskies player bio](https://scsuhuskies.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/tim-bergstraser/226) - [Minnesota State–Moorhead Dragons bio](https://www.msumdragons.com/staff-directory/tim-bergstraser/254) - [Denver Pioneers bio](https://denverpioneers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/tim-bergstraser/967) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tim Bergstraser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Bergstraser) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Bergstraser?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.