 Well, how many assistants do you know that have spent 30 years working with the same head coach? Well, the night Clayton Castle introduces us to Crosby Irenton's Neil Tezdal, who has worked with young men alongside head coach Dave Gallovich for the last three decades. See it? Good block. Who did it? When you think of Crosby Irenton basketball, many think of head coach Dave Gallovich and it's more than 700 wins. But behind that legacy is a loyal assistant and Neil Tezdal. Tezdal has been by coach Gallovich's side for 30 years and was bit by the coaching bug after marrying into a big-time Minnesota basketball family. The McDonald family and most of the people know that Bob McDonald is the winningest coach in state of Minnesota and married one of his daughters, so it's pretty hard not to be involved in basketball. Stand it! Stand it! Tezdal's loyalty to Gallovich is undeniable and Tezdal says he has never wanted to leave to become a coach anywhere else. He credits Gallovich for building not only a basketball team and program but family as well. Just can't say enough about him, what he's done for me and basketball for my kids and for all the kids in our program and just an incredible man and I can't thank him enough for being involved in his program. Oh, gotta wait for that. There it is! Go get it! Among those 700 wins for the coaches are multiple trips to the state tournament including last year's runner-up finish. Despite sitting at 8 and 13 this season, the coaches continue to have fun and learn from each other no matter the highs or the lows. Nothing really changes for us. I mean, we're working just as hard this year. We just keep plugging away. I mean, we haven't changed from day one. He hasn't changed from day one. We still do what we've been doing for 30 years. Gallovich always speaks highly of Tezdal as both a coach on the court and a teacher, dad and mentor off the court. You know, when you've been around somebody and you see things in a locker room that others don't see and he cares about people. For Tezdal, he finds his fire and passion through the boys he coaches as he develops them into men after graduation and beyond. Those kids have gone on and been successful. You know, some are teachers, some are state patrols, some are doctors, that type of thing. So that's the greatest thing about coaching. With the unbreakable bond between the two coaches, the Rangers basketball program has made a name for itself as a ranger family. Reporting in Crosby, Clayton Castle, Lakeland News. Thanks Clayton. 30 years, a lot of history, great program and that's pretty cool stuff. You know, they're doing something right when you have two coaches of that caliber that are stuck together for that long. That's awesome. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.