Tim Grove
Head Coach

Grove has been the head boys’ basketball coach at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle High School in central Minnesota since 2002.  Grove was head men’s basketball coach at Rainy River Community College (International Falls) from 1999-2002 where he rebuilt a struggling basketball program.  He led the Rainy River Voyageurs to the Minnesota Community College state tournament in his second year at the helm.  Grove served as an assistant coach at Mayville (N.D.) State University for three years from 1995-1999.  He has also led numerous boys' and girls' basketball camps.

He received his master's degree in kinesiology from the University of North Dakota in 1999.  He completed his undergraduate work at Fergus Falls Community College and Mayville State University.  A standout athlete, Grove was team captain in basketball and football for the Mayville State University Comets.  Grove also excelled off the court and was recognized as an Academic All-American and Student of the Year.

A native of Grey Eagle, Minn., Tim is the younger brother of Cougar men’s basketball head coach Paul Grove and becomes the fourth Grove to pass through the doors of the UMM P.E. Center.  Their younger brother, Josh, played basketball at UMM, graduating in 2005.  Older brother, Chris, played Cougar football in the early 1990s. Tim and his wife, Kristin, have one daughter, Madelyn.

A 2005 graduate of the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas, Amy Balk received her Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management with minors in General Business and Coaching.

A native of Mora, Minnesota, Balk was the assistant women’s basketball coach at Neosho County Community College in Chanute, Kansas this past season.  She was also an assistant coach at USM in Leavenworth, Kansas from 2004-2006.

Amy played collegiate basketball at Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota from 2000-2003 and was a member of the University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth basketball team for the 2003-2004 season.

Cougar Head Coach Tim Grove said, “Amy is an excellent addition to our women's basketball program.  She has the experience and knowledge needed to help us continue making strides to a championship level.”

Balk will also serve as the head coach for the Cougar men’s and women’s tennis programs.