Herbst's first coaching opportunity came at
North Iowa Area Community College in
Mason City, Iowa, where he spent four seasons as an assistant coach. While there he helped lead the
Trojans to the 1995
NJCAA Division II men's basketball championship. He then spent one season as an assistant at
Lincoln Memorial University in
Harrogate,
Tennessee before receiving his first collegiate head coaching job at
Waldorf Junior College in 1998. After Glas left to be an assistant coach at the
University of Northern Iowa, Herbst left and spent one season as an assistant at
Florida Southern College in
Lakeland,
Florida. He then spent two season as an assistant coach under
Derrin Hansen at the
University of Nebraska Omaha in
Omaha,
Nebraska. Herbst received his second head coaching opportunity in 2009 when he was hired to be the head coach at the
University of Mary in
Bismarck,
North Dakota. In 2011, Herbst returned to the
University of Nebraska Omaha as an assistant coach. Then, in 2015, he was hired as an assistant coach at the
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in
Green Bay,
Wisconsin. While there he helped lead the
Phoenix to win the
2016 Horizon League tournament and make the program's first appearance in the
NCAA Tournament in 20 years. In 2020, Herbst was hired as an assistant coach at
Minot State University in
Minot,
North Dakota. He spent two seasons with the
Beavers before returning to the
University of North Dakota to be an assistant coach under
Paul Sather. On May 19, 2025, it was announced that Herbst was hired as the next head coach at
Minot State University who compete as members of the
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. ==Head coaching record==