Men's Basketball Coach Richard Jeddeloh

Head Coach Rick Jeddeloh

Rick Jeddeloh enters his seventh season as head coach at Bethany with an impressive coaching history. In his first season at the helm, he led Bethany to a 19-14 record and its first appearance in an NJCAA National Tournament in 42 years, finishing sixth. He was also honored as the Region XIII and District 4 Coach of the year. In 2004, Jeddeloh was awarded the National Championship Coaches Award. Then in 2006, He was named as both the UMAC Co-Coach of the year and the North Central Regional Coach of the Year.

Last season, Jeddeloh rallied to take the sixth seeded Vikings all away to the conference championship game, finishing the season 13-14 overall and 6-9 in the conference.

Prior to beng named head coach in the spring of 2003, Jeddeloh served as an assistant coach at Bethany for 10 seasons. His other coaching experience includes two seasons as an assistant coach at Minnesota State University, Mankato (1991-93), and six seasons as an assistant at Waseca High School (1985-91) and head coach at St. Clair High School (1995-2001) for six seasons.

In addition to coaching basketball, Jeddeloh has been the Bethany men's golf coach for 12 seasons. This year will be the third year Jeddeloh has coached the women's golf team. A former golf pro, Jeddeloh's experience and leadership has proven extremely valuable to Viking golfers.

Jeddeloh stays active in the off-season playing golf, traveling, and spending time with his wife, Kirsten, and daughter, Clara, in addition to directing the Bethany summer basketball program.

Assistant Coach Darren Tighe

This will be Darren Tighe's third year as an assistant coach for Bethany. His primary roles on staff include serving as the Director of Recruiting Operations, as well overseeing the team’s film exchange program. Prior to coaching at Bethany, Tighe spent two years as an assistant basketball coach at Cedar Mountain High School. Tighe is currently attending Minnesota State University, Mankato as he pursues his master’s degree in education.

Assistant Coach Mike Rosin

This will be Mike Rosin’s first year as an assistant coach for Bethany. He returns to the Vikings after playing three years for Coach Jeddeloh. His three years included a trip to the National Tournament, a Regional Championship and three conference tournaments. He hopes to bring a positive attitude and a lot of energy to the team during practice and games. Currently, Rosin is employed by APX Alarms Security Solution out of Pave, Utah.