02-26-2019, 10:53 PM
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Tem Lukabu enters his first season as Mississippi State’s linebackers coach and brings an impressive resume to Starkville, one that includes four years as a defensive assistant in the NFL. Lukabu also owns five years of linebacker coaching experience at the collegiate level, which includes stops at Florida International, Rutgers, Colgate and Rhode Island.
Lukabu spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons as the defensive quality control coach with the San Francisco 49ers. In 2017, Lukabu assisted defensive backs coach Jeff Hafley, who guided a 49ers secondary that saw included standouts Eric Reid and Jimmie Ward. The 2016 season saw Lukabu work closely with the linebackers.
In 2015, Lukabu served as the defensive line coach at Florida International, where he helped seniors Michael Wakefield and Denzell Perine. Wakefield earned first-team All-Conference USA honors with 7.5 sacks and 14 tackles for loss. In 2014, he served as the outside linebackers coach at his alma mater, Colgate.
Prior to his time at Colgate, Lukabu spent two seasons (2012-13) as a defensive assistant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2013, linebacker LaVonte David registered career highs in sacks (seven) and interceptions (three) en route to earning First-Team All-Pro honors. In 2012, Lukabu assisted the Buccaneers defense, which ranked first in the NFL against the run after finishing the 2011 season last in that category. During his time in Tampa Bay, he worked with defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, who was named to the first two Pro Bowls of his career and first-team All-Pro honors in both 2012 and 2013.
Lukabu joined Tampa Bay following two seasons (2010-11) at Rutgers, where he coached outside linebackers under Greg Schiano. In 2011, Lukabu coached Khaseem Greene, who led the team with 144 tackles and earned conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors, the first player in Rutgers history to do so.
Before working with the Scarlet Knights, Lukabu spent two seasons (2008-09) as linebackers coach at the Rhode Island, mentoring Matt Hansen, a second-team All-Colonial Athletic Association and All-New England Sports Writer honoree, and Rob Damon, a third-team FCS All-American and third-team All-CAA recipient.
Lukabu began his coaching career working in player development at Rutgers (2006-08), where he was responsible for the academic growth and development of football players, monitoring the academic performance of specific players with special needs and assisting in the execution of plans and academic goals set for the team.
A former linebacker, Lukabu was a four-year letterman and a three-year starter at Colgate (2000-03). The Raiders won back-to-back Patriot League titles as Lukabu was named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year in both 2002 and 2003, becoming the first player to claim that honor twice. He was a first-team All-Patriot League selection both seasons and was named a third-team Associated Press All-American. He was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the national defensive player of the year.
Born in Kinshasa, the capital and largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa, Lukabu earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in history with a minor in political science from Colgate in 2004.
He is married to the former Kate Barrett, who was team captain for Colgate women’s soccer, a two-time All-Patriot League performer and the Patriot League’s 2003 Offensive Player of the Year. The couple has three children: two daughters, Zaida and Kamryn, and one son, Pax.
The Tem Lukabu File
Hometown: Kinshasa, Congo
Education: Colgate, 2004 (Bachelor of Arts)
Wife: Kate
Children: Zaida, Kamryn, Pax
Birthday: August 6, 1981
Coaching Career
2018-present: Mississippi State (Linebackers)
2016-17: San Francisco 49ers (Defensive Quality Control)
2015: Florida International (Defensive Line)
2014: Colgate (Outside Linebackers)
2012-13: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Defensive Assistant)
2010-11: Rutgers (Outside Linebackers)
2008-09: Rhode Island (Outside Linebackers)
Bowl/Playoff Games as a Coach
2011: New Era Pinstripe Bowl (Rutgers)
Tem Lukabu enters his first season as Mississippi State’s linebackers coach and brings an impressive resume to Starkville, one that includes four years as a defensive assistant in the NFL. Lukabu also owns five years of linebacker coaching experience at the collegiate level, which includes stops at Florida International, Rutgers, Colgate and Rhode Island.
Lukabu spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons as the defensive quality control coach with the San Francisco 49ers. In 2017, Lukabu assisted defensive backs coach Jeff Hafley, who guided a 49ers secondary that saw included standouts Eric Reid and Jimmie Ward. The 2016 season saw Lukabu work closely with the linebackers.
In 2015, Lukabu served as the defensive line coach at Florida International, where he helped seniors Michael Wakefield and Denzell Perine. Wakefield earned first-team All-Conference USA honors with 7.5 sacks and 14 tackles for loss. In 2014, he served as the outside linebackers coach at his alma mater, Colgate.
Prior to his time at Colgate, Lukabu spent two seasons (2012-13) as a defensive assistant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2013, linebacker LaVonte David registered career highs in sacks (seven) and interceptions (three) en route to earning First-Team All-Pro honors. In 2012, Lukabu assisted the Buccaneers defense, which ranked first in the NFL against the run after finishing the 2011 season last in that category. During his time in Tampa Bay, he worked with defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, who was named to the first two Pro Bowls of his career and first-team All-Pro honors in both 2012 and 2013.
Lukabu joined Tampa Bay following two seasons (2010-11) at Rutgers, where he coached outside linebackers under Greg Schiano. In 2011, Lukabu coached Khaseem Greene, who led the team with 144 tackles and earned conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors, the first player in Rutgers history to do so.
Before working with the Scarlet Knights, Lukabu spent two seasons (2008-09) as linebackers coach at the Rhode Island, mentoring Matt Hansen, a second-team All-Colonial Athletic Association and All-New England Sports Writer honoree, and Rob Damon, a third-team FCS All-American and third-team All-CAA recipient.
Lukabu began his coaching career working in player development at Rutgers (2006-08), where he was responsible for the academic growth and development of football players, monitoring the academic performance of specific players with special needs and assisting in the execution of plans and academic goals set for the team.
A former linebacker, Lukabu was a four-year letterman and a three-year starter at Colgate (2000-03). The Raiders won back-to-back Patriot League titles as Lukabu was named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year in both 2002 and 2003, becoming the first player to claim that honor twice. He was a first-team All-Patriot League selection both seasons and was named a third-team Associated Press All-American. He was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the national defensive player of the year.
Born in Kinshasa, the capital and largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa, Lukabu earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in history with a minor in political science from Colgate in 2004.
He is married to the former Kate Barrett, who was team captain for Colgate women’s soccer, a two-time All-Patriot League performer and the Patriot League’s 2003 Offensive Player of the Year. The couple has three children: two daughters, Zaida and Kamryn, and one son, Pax.
The Tem Lukabu File
Hometown: Kinshasa, Congo
Education: Colgate, 2004 (Bachelor of Arts)
Wife: Kate
Children: Zaida, Kamryn, Pax
Birthday: August 6, 1981
Coaching Career
2018-present: Mississippi State (Linebackers)
2016-17: San Francisco 49ers (Defensive Quality Control)
2015: Florida International (Defensive Line)
2014: Colgate (Outside Linebackers)
2012-13: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Defensive Assistant)
2010-11: Rutgers (Outside Linebackers)
2008-09: Rhode Island (Outside Linebackers)
Bowl/Playoff Games as a Coach
2011: New Era Pinstripe Bowl (Rutgers)
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