This is what you do in a Minnesota quarantine lock down the day before an APRIL snow storm. Does
@DudePerfect
have open tryouts, I’m a free agent....Just Sayin!!!
#QuarantineTrickShots
The adventure continues but this time we’re going as a family! You’re looking at the new assistant women’s basketball coach at UMD! Job accepted, house going on the market, family moving and everyone is excited for tons of new beginnings. Duluth here we come!
@JCarpenter2027
Today was my last day on staff for
@MandyPearson_
and
@UMDWomensBBall
What an INCREDIBLE year - learned a lot, forged new relationships, and made sooo many memories along the way! I’m forever grateful that this special place full of special people got to be a part of my journey!
Soooooo blessed to get to coach for a national championship for
@UMDWomensBBall
and incredibly honored to get to participate in the title game on the 50th anniversary of
#TitleIX
!!!
#GoDogs
Come back bid came up just a little short but I could not be prouder to help coach such a phenomenal group of women. They showed grit, toughness, and an incredible will to win throughout the entire season!!!
You only get to celebrate your first career win once and I am so grateful for the women that I got to celebrate with and the resolve they have shown over the past 2 months leading up to this!!!
#GreenDotMentality
Even as an old washed up coach there is just something special about the calmness of being in a quiet gym by yourself getting a few shots up!!
@CometsWBB
#RollMets
#LewyLee
I’ve tried to keep it pretty team focused on here lately with how we have been playing but I have to be a proud dad! Jordyn lead all scorers in her division with 68 points scored over the state championships (13.6 PPG). She has put in TONS of work and it’s paying off!
#ProudDad
When a former player asks you to attend her national signing ceremony you get decked out in school colors. So proud of you
@AlyssaUstby
. Can't wait to see the great things in store for you in the next couple years!
#basketballisfamily
Love that my daughter loves the game I love! I don't ever ask or tell her to work out and I rarely give her "drills" to do. I let her discover things on her own and work through things on her own. Let her joy for the game develop all on its own!!!
Huge shout-out to
@AlyssaUstby
for coming to run some practices for my 2023 and 2027
@AirMinnesota
teams. If the whole playing thing doesn’t work out you definitely have a future in coaching!! I spaced on grabbing a team pic with the 2023s but snagged one with the 2027s!!
Proud dad moment tonight!!! I don’t care what level of sport it is but it’s a special feeling when you get to watch your kid hit a game winning shot!!!
I’ve had several reach out to ask what my new adventure is and I have taken a position as an assistant women’s basketball coach for
@jimmie_wbb
. I’m excited for this next chapter and can’t wait to get to work!!!
Mayville is an awesome place to coach! Great athletic facilities, great program historically, great community involvement, and most importantly great people to work with!!!
The past 10 days with
@JCarpenter2027
- 9 states, 2 AAU tournaments, 1 high school team camp, 13 games, over 2,000 miles in the car, 40+ hours of windshield time, and countless memories!!! I think we’ve earned a little R and R😴😴
Finished up a great AAU season today with the 2023
@AirMinnesota
girls. Saw lots of learning, growth, and development from beginning to end!!! Thank you ladies for a fun season!
Whew 😴 - Coaching back to back to back to back games for
@AirMinnesota
is tiring. 2023s went 1-1 with a much better showing in the second game.
@RubyKvam
goes for 12 in game 1 and 21 in game 2. 2027s go 2-0 and Jordyn Carpenter goes for 11 in game one and 14 in game 2.
5th grade
@AirMinnesota
girls had a tough end to the weekend as we lost to a VERY good North Tartan team. Maddy McLaughlin was leading scorer with 7. Still a great tournament with a second place finish and a great building point for the girls!!!
First semester as a college basketball coach has been surreal - love every minute of my job but……I AM SOOOOO EXCITED TO HEAD HOME and get to spend some time with my family - I have missed them a ton and can’t wait to be with them for a little while!!!!!!!
So proud of how my
@AirMinnesota
2023s battled in their final game today. Down 11 at half and took a 6 point lead in the final 2 min. but just ran out of steam and lost 50-49. Another big game for
@RubyKvam
with 21 points. College coaches she absolutely NEEDS to be on your radar!
Just call us the comeback kids. Another weekend another come from behind win for the 5th grade
@AirMinnesota
team. Down 5 at the half and Amelia Mills sinks 2 game winning FTs with 10 seconds remaining and finishes with 12 points to lead the way!!!
When your “stuck” in quarantine but it’s a beautiful day outside and your daughter is finally old enough to throw you alley oop passes (don’t mind the 9.25 rim height - 4 knee surgeries really sap your vertical away from you 😢)
EVERY player WANTS to get better but the players that DO get better realize that improvement is directly tied to investment!! Get to work and put in the time so you can reap the rewards during your season!!!
So proud of the tremendous growth and improvement the
@AirMinnesota
5th grade team showed this year. After starting off the season 1-5 we were able to finish it off 11-6 with a D2 state championship along the way and finished the season with a 12-11 record!!!
#AirFam
2023
@AirMinnesota
girls pick up a win in their second game of the day at the Battle on the Hardwood!!
@RubyKvam
goes off for 29 points and Anna Kivimagi also chipped in 13 points.
5 things all great shooters do 🎯👇
- Keep shooting after misses
- Daily form shot routine
- Practice game speed shots
- Hundreds of shots daily
- Obsessed with becoming consistent
RT & share w/ a hooper who needs to see this 🙌
Congratulations to Brooke Olson of the University of Minnesota Duluth — the 2023 WBCA NCAA Division II Player of the Year!
Full Release➡️
@UMDWomensBBall
When you’re an old coach and you get on the court and play for a little bit this is your life!!! Shout out to our AT Mara for letting me jump on the
@GameReady
machine for some quick cryotherapy!
Great way to start the morning.
@AirMinnesota
2023s grab a 43-16 win at the
@PrepGirlsHoops
Live event.
@RubyKvam
leads the way with 20 points but it was a true team win with excellent ball movement on the offensive end!!!
If you can do these 4 things you will be an EXTREMELY good basketball player!!!
1. Can you knock down open shots from the 3 pt line
2. Can you finish at the rim through contact
3. Can you see the defense to make the correct pass/read
4. Can you handle the ball against pressure
2023
@AirMinnesota
girls won their last
@PGHCircuit
game 57-30. 9 girls scored with 3 in double figures.
@RubyKvam
w/ 13 pts 13 reb, Anna Kivimagi w/ 12 pts and 9 reb, Mya Walters w/ 11 pts and 7 reb, Ella Schomburg w/ 7 pts and 7 reb, Arbor Weinhold w/ 7 pts 4 reb.
2027
@AirMinnesota
girls finish up their season with a tournament win at the MACC Fund Classic going 3-0 and winning 39-11, 39-6, and 34-21. Top scorers for the tournament were Jordyn Carpenter at 9.7 ppg, Amelia Mills at 9.3 ppg, and Maddy McLaughlin at 6.7 ppg. Great season!!!
CORONAVIRUS CREATIVITY: April 17
Includes:
❄️Soccer player "diving" into the snow
🏃♀️ Grand Meadow plank challenge
🐈 Cat baseball
🏀 Mayo GBB trick shots
@JohnCarrier42
Run a lot of the generic short corner 32 and we have had some success with Stanford women’s zone offense where we have a few set counters to run off this as well
2023
@AirMinnesota
girls finish the tournament with a 41-38 win to take home 3rd! Warrior performance from
@RubyKvam
- finished w/ 21 pts, Devon Wald chipped in 8 pts, Ella Schomburg had some lockdown D down the stretch, and Arbor Weinhold hit 3 clutch FTs late to seal the game!!
Happy Mother’s Day to the best assistant coach a guy could ask for. Behind every great coach is a loving, supporting, amazing spouse who doesn’t get enough credit. I would not be able to do what I do without her. She is 100% the real MVP!!!
Best in show ⭐️
UMD has clinched sole possession of the NSIC North Title! It's the fourth-straight season the Bulldogs have earned at least a share of the division crown dating back to 2019-20.
Rest assured- this team is hungry for more 🐶
#BulldogCountry
Proud dad moment - Jordyn’s first mention in a
@PGHMinnesota
article!!! Hopefully many more to come in the future - thanks Grant!!! Might be time to let her get her own Twitter account? 🤔
5th grade
@AirMinnesota
girls picked up their third win of the tournament and win their pool with a win over TC Takeover. Jordyn Carpenter lead the way with 15 points with 4 other girls chipping in 4 points or better. Nora Sand and Payton Schnell did a great job on the boards!!
The
@AirMinnesota
2023s finished the
@PGHCircuit
Live event with a 1-3 record. Not the way we wanted the weekend to go but we were able to take away some valuable lessons from the games.
@RubyKvam
had a great weekend totaling 64 points for a 16 ppg average.
2027
@AirMinnesota
girls go 2-0 and win their pool to earn a number one seed in bracket play. Amelia Mills lead the way in scoring with 13.5 points per game and Jordyn Carpenter chipped in with 10.5 points per game. Great team defense holding teams to 18.5 points per game!!!
Proud dad moment today. Jordyn’s team lost a nail biter in the semi final at the state tournament 23-25 (Jordyn had 17 points). Team bounced back in the 3rd place game and won another nail biter in over time 34-32. Jordyn had 18 points and the game winning shot w/3 sec. left!!!
Can’t believe it’s been 15 years in the trenches together! Through all the ups and downs (too many to count actually) I couldn’t have asked for a better partner in crime!!! Love you Rebekah Carpenter ❤️😘
We are 👀 to add a full time assistant coach for the upcoming school year! Specifically looking for someone with an excellent background in recruiting! DMs are open for inquiries.
There are far too many players who like everything about the game: the uniforms, the shoes, the highlight videos, the travel, the photo ops, the tag lines…yet they lack the most important & essential dynamic…loving the game enough to work hard at it.
5th grade
@AirMinnesota
team dropped game 1 today but we showed some grit, never gave up, and showed growth from our last tournament!!! One more game later today
#AirFamily
1st ever AAU tournament in the books. Bruised knee, sprained ankle, losing record but a full heart! She truly has a love for the game like her dad!!!
@HSonju
@AirMinnesota
5th grade team finishes up the weekend with a win over North Tartan Southeast and ends the tournament 2-2. Keanna Molina lead the way with 7 points!!!
@AirMinnesota
5th grade team with DUBS for breakfast in a nice win over TC Takeover to advance to the semi finals. Amelia Mills and Jordyn Carpenter with twin 16 point games to lead the way.