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Cam Schuknecht enters his second season as Nebraska Wesleyan’s head coach and fourth season with the program.
Before arriving at NWU, Schuknecht served
as the assistant men’s basketball coach at the University
of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. In 2002-03, he was an assistant coach
at Wartburg College, where he helped the Knights post a 21-7
record. Schuknecht played at Wartburg from 1993-98 and was
a two-year co-captain.
After graduation, Schuknecht was hired as
an assistant coach at the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth,
Kan., from 1999-2001. In 2000-01, St. Mary won the Kansas
Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) regular season championship
and finished in the Sweet 16 of the national tournament. In
2001, he was promoted to head coach and guided the Spires
to a third-place finish in the KCAC. His team also received
votes in the NAIA national poll for eight consecutive weeks.
Schuknecht received his bachelor’s degree
in physical education from Wartburg in 1998 and his master’s
degree in exercise science from the University of Kansas in
2001.
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Jason Baribeau joins the men’s basketball program as a first-year assistant coach with the Prairie Wolves. Baribeau comes to Nebraska via Indiana, where he most recently served as an assistant coach at Hanover College during the 2006-07 season.
Prior to last season, Baribeau coached in New York, where he was the assistant coach at Cayuga Community College from 2004-06 and the associate head coach at Keuka College from 2002-04. While at Cayuga, he helped his team to a Mid-State Athletic Conference Championship in 2004-05 (21-6) as well as a regional semi-final appearance. In his two years there, the Spartans compiled a 37-16 overall record. At Keuka, Baribeau led his team to its first winning record in a decade, and he also coached seven All-Conference players. The Storm also claimed a conference championship during the 2002-03 season.
Baribeau got his coaching start as a student assistant at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He worked as a student assistant for two years before graduating in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in English. He went on to earn a master’s degree in sports management from California University of Pennsylvania in 2007.
Baribeau currently resides in Lincoln and is engaged to his fiancée, Lisa. The pair will tie the knot next summer in Auburn, N.Y.
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Bob Ludwig is entering his first year as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Nebraska Wesleyan. His previous coaching experiences include being the ninth grad boys’ basketball coach at Bellevue East High School, and working as a coach with the Bellevue Youth Select organization.
Ludwig graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan in 2006 with an English major with emphasis in journalism and creative writing. During his college career he played on the Prairie Wolves basketball team and earned two varsity letters. Ludwig is from Bellevue, Neb., where he played on the basketball team and earned two varsity letters for the Chieftains. He was also named to the North Omaha Boys/Girls Club All-Star Team. |
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