UW-River Falls head men’s basketball coach Jeff Berkhof announced the addition of Lance Westberg to the coaching staff as an assistant coach.

Westberg, a River Falls native, previously served as a UWRF men’s basketball assistant coach under Berkhof from 2014-19 while also spending time as the UWRF head women’s golf coach. 

Most recently, Westberg was the head men’s basketball coach at Houghton College in Houghton, N.Y., for three seasons. 

“We are really happy to have Lance back on our staff,” said Berkhof. “He has a lot of ownership in our program and the River Falls community. Coach Westberg is a great addition to our program.”        

During Westberg’s five prior seasons helping guide the Falcons, UWRF advanced to three WIAC Championship games, including the 2017 WIAC Tournament Champions in which he was a member of the WIAC Coaching Staff of the Year.

Prior to UW-River Falls, Westberg spent a season as an assistant coach at River Falls High School and spent three seasons as the head coach and director of the Minnesota-based Triple Threat Club team, elevating the U15-U17 team to a ranking in the Northstar Hoops Report.

“I’m extremely excited to be back in River Falls and to get to work with the players and staff,” Westberg commented. “I’m grateful to Coach Berkhof for welcoming me back and look forward to continuing to learn and grow while serving on the staff. This is a really special place with so many great people, and I cannot wait to get started!” 

Westberg played four years at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul where he was a part of three regular season UMAC championships, three conference tournament championships, three NCAA National Tournament appearances from 2010-13, and an NCCAA National Championship in 2010. Individually, he earned honorable mention to the All-UMAC team during the 2012-13 season along with being named the conference championship MVP, and the UMAC Individual Sportsmanship Award.

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