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Head Coach Pat GarvinPat Garvin
Head Coach

Pat Garvin '14 enters his third season as the head men's basketball coach in 2022-23. The Vikings played a shortened schedule of conference-only games in his first season.

Garvin comes to BLC after serving the last three seasons as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Minnesota State University in Mankato. Over the last three seasons, the Mavericks have made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen round in 2017-18. Garvin was named a National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Under Armour 30-Under-30 award winner in 2017-18, which recognizes a group of up and coming young coaches in men's college basketball.

Prior to MSU, Garvin was the assistant men’s basketball coach at Benedictine University in Mesa, Arizona for two seasons, was a graduate assistant at MSU for the previous two seasons, and was an assistant coach at Bethany in 2013-14.

During his time as a student-athlete, the Vikings won the 2011-12 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season championship, and qualified for the conference tournament all four years. Garvin continues to rank in the top 10 of five career categories and in two season categories.

The Jackson, Minn. native earned his bachelor’s degree from Bethany in broad field social studies in 2014, and earned his master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University Irvine in 2016.

Under Garvin

  • All-Conference: 3
  • All-Defense: 1
  • Rookie of the Year: 1
 

Brandon PoleskyBrandon Polesky
Assistant Coach

Brandon Polesky enters his third season with the program in 2022-23.

Polesky comes to BLC from Southwest Minnesota State University, where he had been an assistant coach for the last two seasons. The Mustangs advanced to the NSIC Conference Tournament Championship game in 2019.

Prior to SMSU, Polesky was a student assistant coach at Gustavus Adolphus for two years following a two-year playing career for the Gusties.

Polesky has coached AAU Basketball for the past eight years and led the MN Rise 17U team to over 20 wins in the 2022 season.

The Sleepy Eye, Minn. native graduated from Gustavus in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and health.

Under Polesky

  • All Conference: 3
  • All Defense: 1
  • Rookie of the Year: 1
 

Jack BusslerJack Bussler
Assistant Coach

Jack Bussler enters his fourth season with the program in 2022-2023.

Prior to BLC, Bussler coached the JV and C squad boy's basketball teams at Madelia High School for two seasons while also assisting with the varsity team. Additionally, Bussler has two years of experience coaching AAU for the Southwest MN Stars.

The Winthrop, Minn. native graduated from BLC in 2019 with a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education and played for the basketball program for one season. He also graduated from MSU-Mankato in 2022 with a Master’s degree in sport management.

Under Bussler

  • All Conference: 6
  • All Defense: 2
  • DPOY: 1
  • Rookie of the Year: 1
  • Conference Tour. Champ: 1
  • NCAA Tour. App.: 1