BEMIDJI, Minn. - Mike Boschee needed no introduction.
Maybe that's not entirely accurate. Bemidji State did introduce its new men's basketball coach at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. But from the way Boschee spoke it didn't seem like a brand-new coach meeting the community for the first time.
"It's not always easy moving from a great place but we felt like as a family this is going to be a good opportunity for us," Boschee said. "Not only for me professionally, but also for our family to be a little closer as well.
"It's the right fit, the right time, and we're excited to be here."
Bemidji State athletic director Rick Goeb introduced Boschee before a crowd of mostly media and alumni Tuesday at BSU.
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"We're excited about what he brings to the table here," Goeb said. "The people he met on the interview, not only the search committee, but also players and community members, he impressed greatly."
As it turns out, that comfort level with the Valley City, N.D., native and former University North Dakota star is the main reason why Bemidji State hired him as the 16th head coach in Beaver hoops history.
Boschee, who was a graduate assistant coach at Northern State and assisted at Gustavus Adolphus before his most recent job at Central College (Iowa), laid out a pretty clear gameplan for sustaining success at BSU.
"Over time, as I've looked back at the history of Bemidji State basketball, you'll have a good year, then some down time, then another good year and some down time," he said. "What I'm going to try to bring is sustained success. That's not always easy to do, but that's the goal."
Hittinger writes for the Bemidji Pioneer
