Justin Bottorff was named Assistant Men's Basketball coach in May 2023.
Bottorff steps into the full-time role after a year as the men's basketball graduate assistant for the 2022-23 season. During the 2022-23 season, Bottorff helped coach the team to an 8-0 start, the best start to a season since the 1978-79 season. Bottorff worked alongside Head Men's Basketball Coach
Rashaan Surles as the duo took on their first season with the Cougars.
Bottorff comes to Concordia University after spending his collegiate career at Augustana College. Bottorff served as the team captain with the Vikings, playing in three seasons. Bottorff averaged a career high 9.9 points per game during the 2020-21 season, and netted a career high 17 points on March 9
th, 2021 against Wheaton. One of the best games of Bottorff’s career came on the road at Wheaton on January 12, 2022. The then senior netted 16 points on 7-8 shooting in an upset of then #10 ranked Thunder. The team Bottorff was part of in 2019-20 went 18-8 on the season. Bottorff was also a Dean’s List student, and was part of the CCIW Academic All-Conference team.
Most recently Botorff has spent time as a skill development trainer at DELP Pure Sweat. There he has formulated daily and long-term development plans for individuals and teams ranging from junior high to professional athletes.
Bottorff graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Augustana in January of 2022.
