UND women's basketball head coaching job narrows to two finalists

113020 S GFH UNDWBB JuliaFleecs01.jpg — Fighting Hawks women's basketball co-captain Julia Fleecs slaps hands with teammates during player introductions prior to Sunday's season opener home matchup against Marquette. Nick Nelson / Grand Forks Herald

By Tom Miller

March 16, 2021 at 8:53 AM

The open UND head women's basketball coaching position has been narrowed down to interim head coach Mallory Bernhard and Louisiana State assistant Aaron Kallhoff, the school said Tuesday.

Bernhard, a former UND standout, was named interim coach for the 2020-21 season after the school fired Travis Brewster last spring.

UND went 2-19 this past season, failing to qualify for the Summit League Tournament.

Kallhoff, a Norfolk, Neb., native, played college basketball at Bemidji State.

Kallhoff started his coaching career in men's basketball as the assistant at Allen County Community College and Seward County Community College.

He was then head women's basketball coach at Allen County before becoming head coach at Hill College.

After one year at Trinity Valley Community College, Kallhoff was an assistant coach at Arkansas State from 2013-15.

From 2015-18, Kallhoff was at TCU. He joined the LSU staff in 2018.

By Tom Miller

Miller has covered sports at the Grand Forks Herald since 2004 and was the state sportswriter of the year in 2019 and 2022.

His primary beat is UND football but also reports on a variety of UND sports and local preps.

He can be reached at (701) 780-1121, tmiller@gfherald.com or on Twitter at @tommillergf.

UND women's basketball head coaching job narrows to two finalists

UND's open head women's basketball coaching position has been narrowed down to interim head coach Mallory Bernhard and Louisiana State assistant Aaron Kallhoff.