Green Bay’s Kevin Borseth retires with 821 wins. He ranks 16th in Division I in career victories

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Kevin Borseth

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay’s Kevin Borseth is retiring from college basketball after winning 821 games and earning 14 NCAA Tournament berths during a 37-year head coaching career.

Borseth announced his retirement at a morning news conference. He owned an 821-316 overall record, ranking him 16th among all Division I women’s basketball coaches in total wins.

Green Bay went 27-7 this season and made its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2018, losing to Tennessee in the first round.

“I learned far more from the players than I think I ever taught them,” said Borseth, who also coached at Michigan and Division II program Michigan Tech.

An emotional Borseth then discussed the biggest things he had learned from his players over the years.

“I’ve learned that every player deserves a second chance,” Borseth said. “I’ve learned that don’t tell me what you don’t want me to do. Tell me what you want me to do. I’ve learned a lot from players, and the ride they’ve taken me on has been absolutely and truly amazing.”

This season, the only active Division I coaches with more wins than Borseth were Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer, UConn’s Geno Auriemma, Iowa’s Lisa Bluder, Little Rock’s Joe Foley and North Carolina State’s Wes Moore. VanDerveer also announced her retirement.

Borseth said he decided to step down now because of his age and his desire to leave the program in a good place. Borseth turns 70 years old in June, and he said it was increasingly hard for him to recruit because prospects realized his retirement was likely approaching.

“The coaching part is the fun,” Borseth said. “The sitting in the stands part at the AAU tournaments in the summertime in July for seven days in a row is not the piece that I will miss, that I can tell you. The building is the hard part. When you bring in good players and bring in good people, the other part is simple. The easy part is coaching them. The hard part is finding the right people and the right…

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Publish date : 2024-04-10 19:09:09

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