Jeffrey Allen Boschee (; born on December 21, 1979) is an American former

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player and current coach. He currently serves as head coach of the men's team at

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in Pittsburg, Kansas. He was formerly the head coach at

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'', March 30, 2014. Boschee played

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from 1998 to 2002. He was named Mr. Basketball for North Dakota in 1998.

Playing career

High school career

After a successful career at

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, Boschee was named a '' Parade Magazine'' All-American, ''

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'' Top 25 selection, and played in the

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game.

College career

Boschee was a four-year starter at

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under former KU coach Roy Williams from 1998 to 2002. While at KU he won a conference championship and a conference tournament championship, and played in the 2002 NCAA Final Four. He was voted freshman of the year, and was named 3rd Team All-

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as a senior. He is first all-time at KU in three-point field goals made and second all-time in games started. He once held the Big 12 career record for 3-pointers with 338, but on January 31, 2009, this was eclipsed by

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Professional career

After his final season at Kansas, Boschee enrolled in some classes to finish his degree in sports management as well as playing for the practice squad. After graduating in the spring of 2003, he signed with Kansas Cagerz of the

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for the last 10 games of the season where he averaged 9.2 points a game. He returned to the Cagerz the following season and averaged 13.2 points per game. In August 2004, he signed with Panellinios B.C. in

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. During training camp, he sprained his ankle and missed three weeks. In October, he was further diagnosed with cysts growing on both his hip sockets, with the left one leaking fluid into his hip and was subsequently released by the club. He returned to the United States and signed with

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of the American Basketball Association. In February 2005, he signed with

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of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. He appeared in six regular season games, averaging 17.0 points and 4.0 assist per game. In the playoffs, Grindavík lost in the first round against eventual champions

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in three games where Boschee averaged a team high 22.3 points and 3.3 assists per game.

Coaching career

Boschee is a former assistant coach at

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located in

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. He was the head boys' basketball coach at

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in Kansas City, Missouri. Barstow concluded its 2007–08 season with a 20–5 record, the third-best mark in school history. In his second season as Barstow's varsity coach, Boschee's team finished with a 22–4 record. Boschee's third Barstow team completed the 2009–10 season with a 22–5 mark. On May 13, 2010, it was announced that Boschee has joined the coaching staff of Div. II

, in Joplin,

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. On March 29, 2014, it was announced that Boschee was promoted to head coach at Missouri Southern from assistant coach. On March 9, 2022, Boschee was announced as the 16th head coach at Pittsburg State, also in the MIAA.

Playing career

High school career

College career

Professional career

Coaching career

Statistics

1999–2000

Head coaching record

References

External links