Ostlund was named head coach of the Saint Martin's University men's basketball team on April 12, 2013.
Prior to his arrival at SMU he served as the head coach at Snow College from 2007-12 spending five seasons at the helm of the Badgers program. He put together his most successful season in 2011-12 as he led the squad to a record of 23-9 and a record of 44-19 (.698) in his final two seasons.
The Badgers posted nine wins over nationally ranked National Junior College Association of America teams (NJCAA) during the 2011-12 season as the team finished second in the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) advancing to the semifinals of the Region 18 Tournament. His team was ranked as high as 17th in the national poll and spent several weeks in the top 25 or receiving votes in his final two seasons.
Ostlund brings 16 years of coaching experience to Saint Martin's having served as the assistant coach at Salt Lake Community College for five seasons (2002-07) where he helped contribute to the program's 116-44 record. During that time the team had five 20 win seasons and advanced to the Region 18 Tournament Championship game twice.
He served as an assistant coach for five years here with the Saints from 1997-2002. Ostlund was also an assistant at Bonneville High School in Ogden, Utah, for three seasons, preceded by his first coaching position as an assistant at Weber State University.
Ostlund graduated from Weber State with a bachelor's degree in integrated studies and completed his master's in business administration at Saint Martin's.
He played two seasons at Weber State under Denny Huston, long-time assistant coach to former University of Washington head coach Marv Harshman, and was a first team All-Big Sky selection while establishing a NCAA record with 11 consecutive three-point field goals made in 1989.
