Club Coaches

Kyle Bernhoft, Director

Coach Kyle (by year)
Buena Vista University - Women's Basketball Assistant Coach - 2022-2026
Northland College - Women's Basketball Assistant Coach - 2015-2022
Mellen High School - Head Girls Basketball Coach - 2012-2015
Sheboygan Falls High School - JV Girls Basketball Coach - 2011-2012
Butternut-Glidden High School - Head Boys Basketball Coach - 2007-2008
University of Wisconsin-Stout - Student Assistant - 2004-2007

Adam LaRose - 2031/2032 Girls

Bio

Dusty LaFernier - 2029 Boys

Northland Elite Head Coach - 2024-present
Bayfield HS Assistant Coach -
Former Northland Elite Athlete

Jess Aubart - 2029/30 Girls

Northland Elite Head Coach - 2023-present
Hayward HS Assistant Boys Basketball Coach - 2025-present
Hayward HS Assistant XC Coach - 2025-present
Hayward Basketball Association HC - 2023-present
Northland Elite Assistant Coach - 2022
Ripon College Student Assistant - 2021-22
USA Basketball Gold Licensed Coach
​Former Northland Elite Athlete

Jordan Brennan - 2028 Boys

Northland Elite Head Coach - 2025-present
Ashland High School - Assistant Football & Basketball Coach
Northland College MBB Player - 2019-2024 (1,157 points)
Former Northland Elite Athlete

Kari "KJ" Jacquart - 2030 Boys

Kari "KJ" Jacquart is a native of Ironwood, Michigan, and has been passionate about
basketball since picking up the game in third grade. She has been a valued member of the coaching staff at Northland Elite since its inception in 2016, coaching both boys and girls teams to numerous tournament championships across the Midwest.

Throughout a coaching career that has spanned nearly three decades, Coach KJ has coached girls basketball at multiple school levels, earning a nod as 2018 Indianhead Conference Coach of the Year while at Ironwood High School.  Additionally, she has served on the women's basketball coaching staffs at Northland College and Gogebic Community College.

A shooting guard throughout her playing career, KJ competed collegiately at Gogebic Community College, where she was a member of the 1998 Region XIII Championship team.  While attending Luther L. Wright High School, KJ helped lead the Red Devils to the 1994 Regional Championship and earned First Team All-West PAC Conference and
Honorable Mention All-State honors.