Devin Kastrup enters his second season with the Idaho State men's basketball program after serving as Head Coach at Cloud County Community College (CCCC), in Concordia, Kansas, for three seasons (2021-24). Kastrup's presence at CCCC was immediately felt as he flipped their record from 7-16 to 14-17 the following season, and finished his final year with a record of 21-11.Â
"Coach Kastrup is a great addition to our coaching staff" says Head Coach Ryan Looney. "He is a fantastic young coach and already has really good experience. His connections in recruiting will allow us to expand our reach, we got better with the addition of Devin Kastrup."Â
Prior to Cloud County Community College, Coach Kastrup took over Southwestern Communnity College in Creston, Iowa that would finish with just three wins in 2018-19. He manage to more than triple the number of wins for the Spartans in 2019-20, finishing with 10. Two players from the 2019-20 team would be named All-Region XI selections as Kastrup would then lead the Spartans to 13 wins the 2020-21 season, which included five top-20 victories. Kastrup would lead the Spartans to finish 24th nationally in free throw percentage, 20th nationally in field goal percentage defense, 11th nationally in scoring defense, and third nationally in made three-point field goals. Three players from the 2020-21 squad would be recognized on the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) All-Region Teams for SWCC.Â
Before taking over the helm of Southwestern Men's Basketball program, Kastrup was the Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at his alma mater, Western Colorado University (WCU). During his first-year coaching at WCU, 2017-18, he helped guide the program to more than double their wins from the previous year, and earn more wins during a single season than the team had earned since 2012 as the Mountaineers made the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) playoffs for the first time in five seasons. The next two years, Kastrup would coach four all-conference selections, including one first team selection.Â
Kastrup played professionally for three seasons in Spain and China. During Kastrup's first season overseas, he was named Rookie of the Year. Kastrup's second season was cut short due to an injury. At that time, spring 2017, he returned to the United States and joined the coaching staff at the University of Maine at Presque Isle for the second half of their season. He was an Associate Head Coach for The Force Basketball, in Colorado Springs, CO, during the summers from 2015-17.Â
A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Kastrup played collegiately at Southwestern Iowa Community College from 2011-2013 where he would earn his Associate of Arts Degree. Kastrup would then transfer to Western Colorado University where he finished his collegiate playing career while earning a Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science and Sports Science with an emphasis in Sport and Fitness Management. Serving as team captain for both the Spartans and Mountaineers, Kastrup would earn all-conference accolades while playing for the Spartans and led the Mountaineers in rebounds, blocked shots, and three-point field goal percentage.Â
