A name synonymous with success both on and off the basketball court, Kevin Borseth enters his ninth season as the UW-Green Bay women's basketball mentor and his 20th campaign as an NCAA collegiate head coach.

Borseth continues to fashion champions as the Phoenix front man. In 2005-06, UW-Green Bay gathered its eighth straight Horizon League regular season title under his watch.

UW-Green Bay's success has not been limited to the competition court. The Phoenix was named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 once again last season, complimenting its previous honors for academic achievement from the WBCA.

Last year, Borseth guided the Phoenix to a 23-7 mark, its 29th consecutive winning season, its 19th 20-win campaign in the program's 33-year history and the team's ninth straight postseason berth.

Over the past four seasons alone, UW-Green Bay has gone 101-23 and appeared in the top 25 twice.

The 2004-05 season was a milestone for UW-Green Bay, as the team once again posted one of the finest seasons in Phoenix history. UW-Green Bay registered a 27-4 record, appeared in both major top 25 polls and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the fourth consecutive season.

Along the way, Borseth earned his unparalleled sixth Horizon League Coach of the Year honors and mentored his third academic All-American since his arrival at UW-Green Bay.

Along with the team's top 25 inclusion in 2004-05, the Phoenix clipped off a 16-game winning streak, the longest in UW-Green Bay's Division I history and tied for the longest winning streak of Borseth's collegiate coaching career.

In 2003-04, Borseth guided the Phoenix through a challenging year, as the front man led UW-Green Bay to the NCAA tournament despite a roster of just eight healthy players for all but 10 minutes of the Horizon League regular season.

In leading the Phoenix to a 13-3 record against Horizon League foes, Borseth was named the league's Coach of the Year for the third straight year and a fifth time overall. UW-Green Bay finished with a 23-8 record and once again advanced to the NCAA tournament.

Borseth and the Phoenix put Titletown in the national spotlight in 2002-03 with UW-Green Bay's first-ever NCAA tournament win when it defeated Washington. The team's record-breaking 28-4 slate was not only the best in team history, but the winningest season in the history of the Horizon League. The Phoenix also enjoyed a 14-week stint as a top 25 team according to both major national polls, peaking at No. 16 in the nation in mid-January of 2003.

During the epic season, Borseth also notched his first-ever win over a top 25 team when the Phoenix defeated then-No. 25 TCU in Fort Worth, Texas.

The 2002-03 season marked the fifth straight year the Phoenix improved its win total from the year previous. Under Borseth, the Phoenix has boasted seven straight 20-win seasons.

With the success of the Phoenix, Borseth has been recognized for his achievements by many organizations recently. Borseth was named the 2003 Women's Basketball Coaches Association Region VI Coach of the Year, named a finalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year award and was selected to the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2004.

During his tenure in Green Bay, Borseth has led the Phoenix to a 187-58 mark (.763 winning percentage), six conference tournament titles and seven winning streaks of over 10 games, including a streak of 11 wins in 2005-06. Since Jan. 1, 2000, the program's 163 victories ranks 13th in the NCAA.

His career record of 412-155 (.727 winning percentage) ranks 20th in NCAA records for winningest active coach by percentage, while his wins total is in the top 40 among active coaches.

UW-Green Bay's academic success has blossomed under Borseth's tutelage. Six seasons ago, the team posted the highest cumulative grade point average of any Division I program in the nation in a poll by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The academic national title compliments a second-place finish during the 1999-00 season and a ninth-place mark in 2001-02. This past academic year, the Phoenix ranked 10th in the nation academically, posting a 3.362 team GPA.

The women's basketball team has featured many exemplary student-athletes during Borseth's career, including first-team Academic All-American Chari Nordgaard (1999) and second-team Academic All-Americans Kristy Loiselle (2003) and Tiffany Mor (2005). Six Phoenix players have been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District V team over the past eight years, including most recently Mor and Abby Scharlow in 2005. During that same time, 19 Phoenix players have been recognized by the Horizon League for their academic success.

One of the most successful coaches in Horizon League history, the six-time Horizon League coach of the year has found his share of success in league play. In the last eight seasons, the Phoenix is 109-13 in Horizon League action and has won 59 of its last 61 regular season Horizon League games at home under Borseth's guidance. Including the Horizon League Championship, the Phoenix has posted a 130-15 record, with just two losses in league tournament play.

His success against league members is well documented. Borseth's .893 winning percentage in regular season Horizon League play is the best in the league's 17-year history, topping Muffet McGraw of Notre Dame by almost five percentage points. His astounding .913 winning percentage in the league championship is the best in league history.

Dominance at the Phoenix Sports Center has been a highlight for the UW-Green Bay women's basketball team under Borseth's leadership. The Phoenix is 80-10 in eight seasons at the PSC for an .889 winning percentage and has defeated some of the nation's elite basketball programs in Cincinnati, Colorado State, Ohio State and Oregon on the home floor.

Just the second coach to take the helm at UW-Green Bay, Borseth arrived following a prolific 11-year campaign at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Mich.

While at Tech, Borseth accumulated an overall record of 225-97 from 1987-98. The Huskies captured four GLIAC championships and qualified for six NCAA Division II championships in 11 years. His .700 winning percentage while at MTU placed him 25th nationally in Division II coaching records. During the 1992-93 season, Borseth led the Huskies to a third-place finish in the NCAA D-II tournament and a 30-3 mark, one of the best records in NCAA D-II history.

As the all-time winningest coach in Michigan Tech history, Borseth earned many coaching honors during his career with the Huskies. He was a GLIAC coach of the year five times and a two-time Great Lakes Region coach of the year and was named to the Michigan Tech Hall of Fame in 1999.

Prior to his time with MTU, Borseth served as the head coach at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, Mich., compiling a 72-45 record over three seasons. For his collegiate coaching career, including the three seasons at Gogebic, Borseth owns a 461-193 record for a .705 winning percentage.

Borseth also spent time as an assistant football coach at Bessemer (Mich.) High School for two seasons and helped lead the team to a 20-3 record over both years. Borseth graduated from Lake Superior State University in Sault Sainte Marie, Mich., in 1976 with a degree in business administration. While at LSSU, Borseth played for two seasons, helping the Soo Lakers to a 27-3 record and an 1975-76 NAIA championship berth. Prior to departing for LSSU, Borseth attended Gogebic Community College. During his two years at Gogebic, Borseth was an integral part of the Samson basketball team.

Born June 9, 1954, Borseth is a native of Bessemer, Mich. He and his wife, Connie, reside in Green Bay with their sons KC and Kale, and daughters Carli, Kayla and Kaitlyn. An avid outdoorsman, Borseth enjoys hunting, fishing and golf.