Kevin Borseth

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Kevin Borseth
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Biographical details
Born (1954-06-09) June 9, 1954 (age 70)
Bessemer, Michigan
Playing career
1972–1974 Gogebic CC
1974–1976 Lake Superior State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982–1987 Gogebic CC
1987–1998 Michigan Tech
1998–2007 Green Bay
2007–2012 Michigan
2012–2024Green Bay
Head coaching record
Overall821–316 (.722)
Tournaments2–13 (NCAA D-I)
7–7 (NCAA D-II)
7–6 (WNIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • NCAA Division II Regional – Final Four (1993)
  • 15× Horizon League Regular season (1999–2007, 2013–2018)
  • 13× Horizon League Conference Tournament (1999, 2000, 2002–2005, 2007, 2013, 2015–2018, 2024)
  • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Regular season (1991–1993, 1995)
  • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Conference Tournament (1993)
Awards
Horizon League Coach of the Year (1999, 2000, 2002–2005, 2007, 2014)

Kevin Paul Borseth (born June 9, 1954) [1] is a retired women's basketball coach who best known for his two stints as the head coach at The University of Wisconsin–Green Bay.

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Career

A native of Bessemer, Michigan, he compiled a 821–316 record in 37 years as a head basketball coach. He finished his career with 35 winning seasons and 28 20-plus win seasons. His teams have either won or shared 20 conference titles and won their conference tournament 14 times. Borseth's teams qualified for the post-season in 30 of his 37 seasons including 14 NCAA Division I tournament appearances, seven NCAA Division II tournament appearances and nine WNIT appearances.

Gogebic Community College

Borseth began coaching at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, Michigan.

Michigan Technological University

He then spent 11 years as head coach of the women's basketball program at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan.During his tenure, Borseth accumulated a 225–97 (.699) record, claimed four Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) championships, and qualified for the NCAA Division II Tournament seven times. During the 1992–93 campaign, Borseth led the Huskies to a 30–3 mark en route to a third-place finish in the NCAA Division II Tournament.

University of Wisconsin–Green Bay

He then served as head women's basketball coach for the Green Bay Phoenix at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay from 1997 to 2007. He posted a 216–62 record with 20-win seasons in eight of nine years during his tenure. His 2006–2007 team ranks as the best in school history. The team went 29–4, including a perfect 16–0 in conference play, and established school and conference records for wins. From December 7 to March 18, UWGB had the longest winning streak in the nation at twenty-six consecutive wins.

Michigan

Soon after taking over Michigan, he became well known after the video of a very emotional news conference, which took place February 28, 2008 after a dramatic loss to Wisconsin, became a popular internet video. [2] [3] In the conference, Borseth started off by throwing his clipboard at the podium with intense force, then passionately complained about his team giving up a double-digit lead, failing to collect offensive rebounds and being called for a foul on what he considered a legitimate box-out.

In his first season at Michigan, the team improved from 10–20 to 19–14, enjoying their first winning season and postseason bid (Women's NIT) in six seasons. Borseth led the Wolverines to two more WNIT berths in the next three seasons and returned them to the NCAA tournament in 2012, where they lost in the first round.

Return to Green Bay

On April 4, 2012, Borseth announced he was resigning as Michigan's coach and returning to Green Bay to coach the Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team at UW-Green Bay due to it being closer to his home. He was replaced by Kim Barnes Arico, who had spent the previous ten years at St. John's.

Coaching record

Source:

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Michigan Tech (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1987–1998)
1987–88Michigan Tech 10–173–139th
1988–89Michigan Tech 16–119–73rd
1989–90Michigan Tech 17–118–8T–5th
1990–91Michigan Tech 22–714–21stNCAA 1st Round
1991–92Michigan Tech 23–614–21stNCAA 1st Round
1992–93Michigan Tech 30–315–11stNCAA 3rd Place
1993–94Michigan Tech 23–615–32ndNCAA 1st Round
1994–95Michigan Tech 24–615–31stNCAA Regional final
1995–96Michigan Tech 18–1112–64th
1996–97Michigan Tech 21–915–32nd (North)NCAA Regional final
1997–98Michigan Tech 21–1012–6T–3rd (North)NCAA Regional final
Michigan Tech:225–97 (.699)132–54 (.710)
Green Bay (Midwestern Collegiate Conference/Horizon League)(1998–2007)
1998–99Green Bay 19–1013–11st NCAA 1st Round
1999–00Green Bay 21–912–21st NCAA 1st Round
2000–01Green Bay 22–912–2T–1st WNIT First round
2001–02Green Bay 24–715–11st NCAA 1st Round
2002–03Green Bay 28–415–11st NCAA 2nd Round
2003–04Green Bay 23–813–31st NCAA 1st Round
2004–05Green Bay 27–415–11st NCAA 1st Round
2005–06Green Bay 23–714–2T–1st WNIT First round
2006–07Green Bay 29–416–01st NCAA 2nd Round
Green Bay (first stint):216–62 (.777)125–13 (.906)
Michigan (Big Ten Conference)(2007–2012)
2007–08Michigan 19–149–9T–6th WNIT Quarterfinals
2008–09Michigan 10–203–15T–11th
2009–10 Michigan 21–148–10T–7th WNIT Semifinals
2010–11Michigan 17–1310–64th WNIT First round
2011–12Michigan 20–128–87th NCAA 1st Round
Michigan:87–73 (.544)38–48 (.442)
Green Bay (Horizon League)(2012–2024)
2012–13 Green Bay 29–316–01st NCAA 1st Round
2013–14 Green Bay 22–1013–31st WNIT First round
2014–15 Green Bay 28–515–11st NCAA 1st Round
2015–16 Green Bay 28–516–21st NCAA 1st Round
2016–17 Green Bay 27–615–31st NCAA 1st Round
2017–18 Green Bay 29–416–21st NCAA 1st Round
2018–19 Green Bay 22–1015–32nd WNIT 1st Round
2019–20 Green Bay 19–1313–5T–2nd
2020–21 Green Bay 15–714–43rd
2021–22 Green Bay 19–814–43rd WNIT 1st Round
2022–23 Green Bay 28–618–21st WNIT 2nd Round
2023–24 Green Bay 27–717–32nd NCAA 1st Round
Green Bay (current stint):303–84 (.783)182–32 (.850)
Green Bay (Overall):509–146 (.777)307–45 (.872)
Total:821–316 (.722)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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  2. Graham Hays, Wild rant shouldn't define Michigan's Borseth, ESPN.com, March 1, 2008.
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