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Issue date: 6/23/09 Section: Sports

Tyler Erwin [Click to enlarge]

The UNO men's basketball program has a new assistant coach following the announcement that its former assistant coach accepted a head coach position at the University of Mary.

Randall Herbst, the Mavs' former assistant coach, was named head coach of the Marauder's men's basketball program on May 7 at a news conference in Bismarck, N.D.

"This is an outstanding opportunity for me to coach at a school that has had a history of basketball and athletic success," Herbst said. "The Marauders compete in one of the strongest NCAA Division II basketball conferences in the nation, and I look forward to the challenge."

In his two seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, Herbst helped the Mavs earn a 42-18 record, including a berth in the NCAA Division II regional tournament in 2008.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for Randall, and I'm very excited for him," said Derrin Hansen, UNO's head coach. "He has worked very diligently during his time here and has been a big part of our success. He has earned this opportunity to be a head coach."

Before coming to UNO, Herbst was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Florida Southern. He has 16 years of coaching experience, including two as the head coach of his alma mater, Waldorf Junior College in Forest City, Iowa.

Replacing Herbst at UNO is Tyler Erwin, who has served as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Simpson University for the last four years.

"Tyler brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to UNO," Hansen said. "He will be a great asset to our program, both on the bench and on the recruiting trail."

Before Simpson University, Erwin was the director of basketball operations and assistant coach for the Nebraska Cranes, a now-defunct development team in the United States Basketball League. He began his coaching career at Midland Lutheran College, where he was an assistant coach and head junior varsity coach from 2000 to 2003, and as a graduate assistant coach at UNK from 2003 to 2005.

Erwin, a native of Laurel, Neb., holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and coaching from Midland Lutheran, as well as a master's in physical education and sports administration from UNK.

At Midland Lutheran, he had more than 700 points and 200 rebounds in his four-year career. He served as the Warriors' captain during his senior year, earning all-conference honors and leading his team to the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship and a berth in the 2000 NAIA national tournament.

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