Nate Lindholm - MN Freeze Director & 11th Grade/2027 Coach

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✉️Nate.Lindholm@MinnesotaFreezeBasketball.com 

📱763-772-7884

The Founder/Director of Minnesota Freeze and 2027 Coach is Nate Lindholm. Nate has a love for coaching and a passion to help young people grow and develop life skills through the game of basketball. His coaching experience includes being the head coach of over 20 youth basketball teams. Nate has worked as a trainer for Minnesota Developmental Basketball where he provided private lessons and worked camps all around the Twin Cities Metro. 

In addition to MN Freeze, Nate coached Girls Varsity at Legacy Christian in Andover from 2022 - 2025. In the 2023-24 season, he lead them to a 22-5 record, along with going 14-0 in conference play to win LCA's first conference title in 20 years. He also had the privilege of coaching Anna Stromberg, who became the first Legacy player to earn a Division 1 Scholarship.  She attends Radford University. In 3 seasons, Nate guided the Lions to a 54-21 record.  Nate is now the Varsity Coach at Osseo Senior High School.

As a college player, Nate played 2 years at UW-Superior until he transferred to Crown College before his junior year.  At Crown, he started for 2 years, averaging double digits in scoring and leading the team in rebounds.  In his senior year, he was named team captain and helped lead Crown to two national tournament berths. 

Being on both ends of the playing time spectrum in college now informs his coaching style. He sees each player as a vital part of the team and strives to help each of his players continuously improve. You will rarely hear Coach Nate talk about the game's leading scorers but will instead hear him praise the hustle and teamwork plays that made the scoring possible. His teams play hard and with freedom, share the ball, and trust each other on the court.

Over 15 Years of Basketball Coaching Experience, including:

o Boys Travel - 6 Years

o Girls Travel - 5 Years

o MN Freeze Girls AAU - 6 Years (Current)

o Legacy Christian Academy - Varsity Girls Coach - 3 Years 

o Osseo Senior High - Varsity Girls Coach - Current

Corey Borchardt will serve in his first season leading a Freeze team in 2026. However, he is no stranger to coaching as Borchardt has coached at various levels over the past two-plus decades from the collegiate level to high school and youth/travel teams as well.  Corey most recently was the head varsity boys basketball coach at Avail Academy in the Twin Cities, compiling a 71-32 overall record over four seasons, which included the first two 20-plus win seasons in school history, conference championships, and reaching the sectional semi-final game in two of the four seasons.  Borchardt has also filled the head and assistant coach role in numerous travel basketball and baseball teams at Spring Lake Park.  He is committed to helping each player develop their individual skillset and grow in their understanding of the game which contributes to team success.  Borchardt places a significant emphasis on building a strong team culture and prioritizing team chemistry as his past teams featured an identity which included playing up tempo, balanced scoring, moving the ball, and intentional team defense.   

Aubrey is the Head Girls Varsity Coach at her alma mater, Andover High School.  She brings a wealth of basketball experience, a love for the game, and a desire to make a difference in young athlete's lives.  She holds numerous all-time records at both Andover and Waldorf University (IA).  We are excited to have her join our MN Freeze staff and to cheer her on as she leads this group of young 5th graders!

Coaching Experience

High School

    *Head Girls’ JV Coach for Minneapolis Southwest High School (2016 to 2022)

    *Girl’s Varsity Assistant for Minneapolis Southwest High School (2016 to 2022)

    *Head Girls Varsity Coach for Brooklyn Center High School (2023-2024)

    *Head Girls Varsity Coach for Andover High School (2024-Current)
AAU

     *MN Suns (2020-2022)
    *Legacy Hoops (2023-2024) 

     *Minnesota Freeze (2025)

Playing Experience

   * Metro Stars AAU
   * North Tartan AAU

   * Andover High School
         -Most points scored in a season
         -Most 2pt field goals made
         -Total offensive rebounds in a game
         -Total rebounds in a season
         -Most offensive rebounds in a season

   * Waldorf University (NAIA D2, 4 years)
         -All Conference (3 years)
         -2012 Female Honor Athlete Award
         -All-Time Leading Scorer at Waldorf
         -2nd All-Time Leading Rebounder at Waldorf

   * Semi-Pro Basketball for the Minneapolis Black Ice (2012)

Playing Experience

High School

• All Conference - Basketball (2x), Football (2x), Track & Field (2x)
• All State - Football (WR)

College

• Played Football at St. John's University - Senior Captain

Coaching Experience

• 2 years with Blaine Girls Basketball in both In-House & Traveling