Episode 137: The "Buzz Defense" Chalktalk with Coach Mike Divilbiss and Scott Berseth

Coach Scott Berseth In my early 20’s I coached freshman girls in the Cloverbelt  Conference at Fall Creek. I also scouted for Hall of Fame Coach Arnie Skrukrud as they won multiple state titles. Went College at UW Eau Claire, where I watched some of the best D3 College basketball coached by Dick Bennett, Ken Anderson and Bo Ryan. Next was Bloomer High School (Heart of the North Conference) where I coached lower levels. I left there and went to Chippewa Falls (Big Rivers) where Jeff Olson and I rebuilt program and started their youth program (Cardinal Flight). They are currently the dominant D1 program in our area now. Like most coaches in the state especially those on and around my age, we are heavily influenced by Dick Bennett and Bo Ryan. Coach Divilbiss are linked by a passion for basketball and love for the Buzz Defense. Coach Mike Divilbiss Currently Coach Mike Divilbiss is the Athletic Director at Lakeland High School in North Idaho. He coached Collegiate women's basketball for 30 years. 21 years as a head coach at Lewis Clark State and the University of Idaho. Associate Head coach at Wisconsin Green Bay and the University of Illinois. 12 of the 30 teams he coached played in National Championships. He has developed All Americans in programs that had never had any prior to or after his time at those schools. His overall record is 558-305. He has a tremendous family. His wife Judy and him have been married for 34 years. They have 2 wonderful children Zach and Chantel. Zach and his wife Taz had their first baby 17 months ago. Zoey is a light for all of us. Divilbiss decided to make basketball his life's passion while growing up in Chicago's northwest suburb of West Dundee after watching Bobby Knight coach a game for Indiana University in 1972, according to a 2004 Moscow-Pullman (Idaho) Daily News profile. He played basketball at Winona State University in Minnesota and graduated in 1981 with a degree in physical education and then was an assistant coach at Eastern Washington University, where he earned his masters. He landed his first head coaching job in 1987 at Lewis-Clark State College in Idaho, and over the next 14 years built the program into an NAIA powerhouse.