Brett Lauer is in his 2nd year as an assistant coach with the Concordia men's basketball program.  Brett comes to CUI after spending two years as an assistant at Citrus College, a junior college in Glendora, CA.  In his first year at Citrus they made it to the final four, and in his second year they advanced to the state championship.

Lauer played two seasons at UC Irvine and is 11^th all-time with 113 career three-pointers made.  In his career he shot 44% from the field, 45% from three, and 82% from the free throw line.  During his senior season he led the Big West Conference in three-point shooting percentage at 50.4%.

Brett graduated from UC Irvine in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in sociology.  He is currently completing his master's degree in coaching and athletic administration at Concordia.

Don Frank started coaching basketball in 1969 as the freshman coach at the University of Redlands.  He became the head boys basketball coach at Redlands High School in 1975, taking over a program that was 5-20 the previous season.  They made it to the CIF Playoffs in 1977.  Frank was named Conference Coach of the Year.

He took the head coaching job at Orange High School in 1977-78.  They won the conference in his second year and he was named Conference Coach of the Year.  Frank went to Santa Ana College in 1982 to assist former USC star Dana Pagett.  He helped raise Santa Ana College to one of the top junior college programs in the nation.  His team advanced to the California State Final Four in 1987 and were crowned California State Champions in 1990.  Among the players he coached were Alonzo Jamison, who was the California State JC Player of the Year and played at Kansas University in the NCAA Final Four in 1990.  Current Concordia Head Coach Ken Ammann played for Frank and was a NIT Champion for Stanford in 1990.  Corie Blount, who moved on to the Cincinnati Bearcats, the 1992 Final Four, Chicago Bulls, and LA Lakers, also played for coach Frank.

Frank was named the head basketball coach at Rio Hondo College for the 1991 season.  He took over a program that had won five total games in two previous seasons.  Rio Hondo won 19 games in his first season, advancing to California State JC Playoffs for the first time in 10 years.  Frank was named the Foothill Conference Coach of the Year.  Next season they went 20-11 and advanced to second round of State JC Playoffs.

Frank entered Public School Administration in Anaheim Union High School District for the last 11 years of his career, serving the last six as site supervisor at Gilbert West Continuation High School.  He retired from public education in 2008 after 36 years.

He has been married to his wife Jan for 33 years.  Both are active as speakers and authors and have served as a mentor couple at Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton.  Jan is currently a women's bible study leader. Jan is also one of the Eagle's most staunch and ardent fans.  The couple also has two married daughters, Heather and Kellie.

"Ken Ammann has brought his incredible competitiveness and outstanding leadership ability to Concordia to create a culture of togetherness and toughness.  I am so very proud and happy to be a part of this program and to have been able to know almost all of the wonderful players and assistant coaches who have been at Concordia since Ken's arrival," coach Frank said. 

Patrick Johnson joined the Concordia basketball staff in 2012 as an assistant coach.  Johnson was an assistant coach at Citrus College from 2010-2012.

He was born and raised in Atlanta, GA and played college basketball at the prestigious Duke University in Durham, NC for Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski from 2002-2006.  While there he appeared in one NCAA Final Four and won three ACC Championships.  He graduated in 2006 with a B.A. in political science. 

He worked and taught at Claremont High School in Claremont, CA from 2006-2008.  In 2006-2007 he was a history teacher, JV basketball coach, and assistant varsity coach.  In 2007-2008 he added varsity coach to his duties.  Johnson moved to Claremont-McKenna College in 2008-2009 to serve as an assistant coach.  His team was crowned the 2009 SCIAC Champions.  He moved to Missouri Southern State University in 2009-2010 and was named assistant coach.  He moved to Citrus College after that.  While at Citrus, his squads were 2010 California State Runner-Up and 2011 California Final Four participants.

Johnson lives in Claremont with his wife Meaghan.

Coach Troy Nielsen begins his first season on the Eagles bench in 2012-2013.  Prior to Concordia, Nielsen spent three successful seasons on the sideline as an assistant coach for arguably the most successful community college basketball program in the country, Citrus College in Glendora, CA.

While Nielsen was with the Owls, Citrus went 84-11, won two Western State Conference South Division Championships, finished their season in the CCCAA Final Four twice, and in the CCCAA Championship Game once. In addition, Citrus matriculated 100% of its sophomores and 23 players in total to the four-year level.  All of those things were the best mark in the state through those three seasons.  As a part of the staff, Coach Nielsen helped with perimeter players, the Citrus defense, and day-to-day functions.

Nielsen came to Citrus after finishing high school at Riverside Poly.  While at Poly, Nielsen prepped one varsity season for the Bears and Coach Mike Vanta.  Nielsen is known for his competitive fire on the floor, and his ability to connect with his players.