Oakland University Athletics

Naubert joined the Golden Grizzlies as assistant coach of the men's basketball team prior to the 2023-24 season.

The Michigan native has recruited and developed three National Junior College Athletic Association All-Americans, 16 NCAA Division I products from junior college, two Jayhawk Conference First Team selections, a Jayhawk Conference Rookie of the Year, and oversaw the highest team grade point average in school history at 3.4 in a short time with GCCC. 
 

Naubert joined Central Michigan University as a Graduate Assistant in 2017 where the Chippewas navigated its 21-15 record into the 2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Upon graduation, Naubert was a Video Coordinator at CMU for a single season in 2019 which saw the squad accumulate the most wins in school history at 23-12 which received a post-season CBI invite.
 

After being promoted to Director of Basketball Operations at Central Michigan in 2019, Naubert traveled to Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa where he recruited First and Second Team All-Region selections and a Region XI Tournament Quarterfinal as a Assistant Coach. 

Previously, before joining the staff, Naubert was in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan where he served as Central Michigan’s men’s basketball program as the Director of Basketball Operations since September of 2018. Naubert tributes much of his growth in his three-year tenure to opportunities provided by Central’s head coach Keno Davis in the competitive Division I Mid-American Conference. During the 2019-20 season, Naubert was part of the staff that led the Chippewas to an average of 78.3 points a game, ranking first in the MAC and 21st nationally in Division I play. Naubert is proud to have been part of the staff and program that posted back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since Central’s 1965- 66 season. In 2017, Naubert joined the program as a graduate assistant, and the following year, he was asked to lead the Chippewas’ video department as coordinator. The next year he was promoted to the position of the Director of Basketball Operations.

Naubert played professional basketball in Germany for two years where he earned First-Team All Eurobasket.com award. While in Germany, he also coached 17-U Germany Academy team. Previously, he coached AAU programs at various levels before accepting an assistant position in the men’s basketball program at Madonna University in Michigan. As a player, Naubert earned All-American honors during his last three seasons and was twice named Academic All-American. Naubert was named the recipient of the prestigious Dr. Leroy Walker Champion of Character award for outstanding achievement in athletics and academics. During his junior year, he was named the Wolverine-Hoosier Conference’s Player of the Year. After earning his Bachelor degree from Madonna in 2014, Naubert went on to

complete his Master’s degree at Central Michigan University in history.

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