New York wasn't able to hang on to a 71-63 lead in the final eight minutes, enduring a four-minute scoring drought that helped launch Minnesota's comeback
Most recently, he was the girls basketball coach at Rapid City Central for the past two seasons and has coached 19 years of high school basketball overall, including stops at Andes Central, Todd County and Chamberlain.
Timmer averaged 6.3 points and 2.7 rebounds during the first 31 games, but put up 16.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game after being inserted into the starting lineup.
UConn, in its 14th consecutive Final Four, will be bidding for its 12th national title, but first since the Huskies last reached the title game in 2016