Luke Toburen was named director of sports performance for men's basketball on June 23, 2026.
Toburen spent the last four seasons at Longwood University, including three under former Virginia associate head coach Griff Aldrich. After joining Aldrich at Pepperdine in early June, Toburen returned to Virginia, where he served as a graduate assistant from 2020-22 under former men’s basketball head strength and conditioning coach Mike Curtis, who was named head of player health and performance for the Memphis Grizzlies on June 19.
Toburen served as the director of sport performance at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy from 2018-20. He designed the school's first sports performance program and coordinated all aspects of strength and conditioning for 23 varsity sports teams. Toburen also spent one season as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at his alma mater Grove City College in 2017-18.
Toburen graduated from Grove City with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 2016 and earned his master’s degree in exercise physiology from Virginia in 2022.