Kurt Joseph

Kurt Joseph is in his fourth season as Director of Men’s Basketball Strength & Conditioning after joining the Husker program in 2021. In his role, he oversees the year-round training for the Husker basketball team and played a major role in the development of 2022 NBA Draft pick Bryce McGowens as well as All-Big Ten performers Derrick Walker and Keisei Tominaga and Rienk Mast.

 

Joseph came to Lincoln after spending two-plus seasons as an assistant strength coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves. In that role, he assisted with the development and implementation of the strength and conditioning program for the NBA franchise. 

 

Before joining the Timberwolves, Joseph was the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Iowa Wolves, Minnesota’s NBA G League affiliate. In that role, he developed and implemented strength & conditioning programs. 

 

Joseph also worked as a weight room assistant with the New York Knicks, where his duties consisted of aiding in team practice, implementing the strength and conditioning program, implementing all prehab and corrective exercise protocols as directed. He also worked as a strength coach intern for the Brooklyn Nets in 2012.

 

He began his career as a strength coach volunteer at Long Island University Brooklyn while working on his master’s degree. In his tenure at LIU Brooklyn, he facilitated all strength and conditioning workouts for the men’s basketball team and developed and implemented strength and conditioning programs for the volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer programs.  

 

A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Joseph attended LIU Brooklyn, where he was a member of the men’s basketball team and helped the school make consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Joseph’s 2010-11 LIU Blackbirds were inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2024, as that team went 27-6 and won the Northeast Conference regular-season and tournament titles. Joseph received his Bachelor’s in Sport Science and his Master’s in Exercise Science in 2013.