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VOL. 41 NO. 23
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MARCH 6, 2019
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From student to the sidelines
Bahl’s plan for bringing Roadrunners back to the top
Photo by Kaileigh Lyons | klyons9@msudenver.edu
MSU Denver Men’s Basketball head coach Michael Bahl talks to Demetrius Jackson before he subs back into the game against Chadron State on March 1 at the Auraria Events Center.
“I wouldn’t change it for anything
By James Burky jburky@msudenver.edu Michael Bahl is about to sit down in a plastic, cushioned chair in his office on the third floor in the Tivoli. Before he can though, his phone
school history. In his senior season, he
in the world,” he says softly. “The
drained 52 percent of his threes, a mark
best part of my day is when I get to
that led all of the NCAA’s Divisions I and II.
go home and see my family.”
His dream wasn’t to nail game-winning
fellow-assistant Adam Wall took over
buzzer beaters and to wear the admiration
as co-coaches to finish the season.
spent 15 of those years at MSU Denver.
and cheers of thousands of fans. His dream
That summer, Michael was hired as
was much more modest with much less
the sole head honcho. It took seven years. No shortcuts. The job was his.
From 2003-2007, Michael played on the MSU Denver men’s basketball team. A star
glitz. Michael wanted to be a coach. A
accompanied by his three daughters:
at Broomfield High School, he rode the
coach for the MSU Denver Roadrunners.
Alice, Abby and newborn Annie Bahl.
bench to start his career, but once given
After graduating from MSU Denver,
his chance, blossomed into one of the
Michael briefly worked in banking
Daddy!” like an unrehearsed trio. To
most reliable three-point shooters in the
before coaching at the high school
Michael, it’s nothing but heavenly. Family
country. Michael shot 45.9 percent from
level. He was hired as an assistant to
is the most important thing for him.
beyond the arc in his career, sixth best in
join Derrick Clark’s coaching staff at
INSIDE
Clark was fired in spring 2017 after multiple DUI arrests, Michael and
Michael Bahl is 34 years old. He’s
buzzes. It’s his wife Amy on video chat,
His children shout, “Happy birthday,
MSU Denver for the 2010-11 season.
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