Brandon Lenhart begins his first season as an assistant coach for the Minot State University Beavers. Lenhart spent the past 12 seasons as the head coach at McCook Community College (MCC).
Lenhart had the privilege of helping produce nine All-Region IX Players, 36-NCCAC All-Conference Players, 11 Academic All-Americans, 22 Academic All-Region Players, and 28 Academic All-Conference players since 2007.
In 2015-2016, the MCC Indians won their first conference championship since 2005, and Lenhart was named Co-Coach of The Year.
In 2016-2017 & 2017-2018 season the Indians earned the National Basketball Association of Basketball Coaches Academic Excellence Award for their Team GPA of 3.0.
Prior to Lenhart’s time at MCC, he spent six seasons (2001-2007) as the Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa. During his time at William Penn the team was highly successful, helping lead the team to back-to-back conference titles for the first time in program history. Lenhart helped guide William Penn to four conference championship appearances and assisted in claiming the conference tournament championship during the 2006-2007 season. The team also advanced to the NAIA Division-II Men’s Basketball National Tournament. The national tournament appearance was the first postseason appearance for the program since 1983. The teams at William Penn were not only successful on the court, producing 13 All-Conference performers and five All-Americans, but also produced 30 Academic All-Conference Players and 10 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes during Lenhart’s time as an assistant.
Lenhart received his Associate of Arts degree from John Wood Community College, a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education Teaching (K-12) from William Penn University, and his master’s degree in Physical Education, Recreation, and Health from Emporia State University.
Lenhart, originally from Tama, Iowa now resides in Minot with his Wife, Gail, and two son’s, Brandt and Braxton.
