Coach Bryce Tesdahl enters his seventh season as the Minnetonka Head Boys Basketball Coach. After a 2024 state championship, Tesdahl guided the Skippers back into the Top Ten AAAA rankings and guided the Skippers to a 19-9 season after losing four scholarship basketball starters the season prior. Isa El-Amin was one of the best scorers in the state and put his own stamp in the Skipper offensive record books. Tesdahl has guided the Skippers to the most wins in a four-year span in program history the last four seasons.

Tesdahl guided the Skippers to the 2024 AAAA State Championship with a 72-61 win over #1 ranked Wayzata last March. This is the fourth state championship in program history. During the 2023-2024 season the Skippers won the 2nd most games in regular season program history, and saw multiple players put their name in the Skipper record books individually and as a team. Four seniors (Jordan Cain, Greyson Uelmen, Kayden Wells, and Andy Stefonowicz) all committed to play college basketball next season. 

Tesdahl and the Skippers finished with the third best season in program history during the 2022-2023 season. Tesdahl guided the Skippers back to the state tournament for the first time since 2008. The Skippers also finished 2nd in the Lake conference (the highest finish since the 2011-2012 season). During the 2021-2022 season, the skippers finished with the 5th best season in the last 22 years of the program. Tesdahl guided the skippers to a 18-9 record overall while finishing with the highest conference finish since the 2012-2013 season. The skippers were ranked as high as #3 in the state during the 2021-2022 campaign.Tesdahl led the Skippers into the 2020-2021 season with a sweep over Hopkins (first time since the 2012-2013 season) and a fourth place Lake Conference finish (highest conference finish since 2014-2015 season). Tesdahl led the Skippers to a 12-15 season in 2019-2020. Tesdahl led the Skippers to four Lake Conference wins after only five Lake Conference wins the previous four seasons. Tesdahl coached Skipper Division I talent Cameron Steele (Abilene Christian U.) and helped Cameron have one of the best individual seasons ever in a Skipper uniform. 

Before arriving to Minnetonka, Tesdahl spent two seasons as the Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at East Ridge High School. In Tesdahl's first year as the Raptors Head Boys Basketball Coach, the program reached new heights. The Raptors finished the 2017-2018 season 23-6 (tied for most wins in program history), took the Raptors to their first ever section final game, and finished the season ranked #5 in class AAAA (highest ranking in program history). Tesdahl added onto the 2017-2018 success by taking another step with the program during the 2018-2019 season. Tesdahl guided the Raptors to their first ever undefeated conference championship, program's first section championship, and a 4th place finish in the AAAA state tournament. During the 2018-2019 season East Ridge Boys Basketball won 25 straight games, finished the season 28-4 (most wins in program history) and were AAAA state ranked all season. 27 individual and team records were broken during the 2018-2019 campaign. Tesdahl had the opportunity to coach Division I talent Courtney Brown Jr (UW-Milwaukee/St. Thomas), Ben Carlson 2020 (Top 100 Prospect/University of Wisconsin/Utah/Overseas Pro), Kendall Brown 2021 (Baylor University/Indiana Pacers/Brooklyn Nets), Kendall Blue (St. Thomas/Nebraska) during his tenure. Tesdahl finished his Head Coaching tenure at East Ridge with a 51-10 record and an overall record of 94-23 during his four seasons as a Head Coach.

Prior to his arrival at East Ridge, Tesdahl was the Head Boys Basketball Coach at New Prague High School. Tesdahl led the Trojans to two straight Wright County East Conference Championships and consecutive 20 win seasons (2015-2016: 20-8, 2016-2017: 23-5). Tesdahl led the Trojans to a 20-8 season in New Prague’s inaugural season in Minnesota’s Class AAAA. The Trojans won the 2015-2016 Wright County East Conference Title and made it to the Section 1AAAA Semifinals before being knocked out by State Runner-Up Lakeville North. During his second season, Tesdahl and the Trojans won the Wright County East Conference again, went 23-5, and earned the Trojans their 1st top ten ranking in MN’s class AAAA in the history of the program. During Tesdahl’s two seasons at New Prague, five of his players continued on to play collegiate basketball at NCAA DII, DIII, and NAIA schools after graduation. 

Tesdahl served as the Bulldogs graduate assistant from 2012-2015. Tesdahl helped the Bulldogs increase their win total from 8, 12, to 16 wins from year 1-3. During his second season, Tesdahl coached, developed, and recruited multiple NSIC All-Conference 1st team and 2nd team players. Multiple former UMD players are now playing professionally overseas across the world. At UMD, Tesdahl’s primary duties included individual player development, recruiting, scouting, film exchange, travel coordination, academic monitoring, and alumni relations.

Before his arrival to UMD as a graduate assistant, Tesdahl finished his playing career at Bemidji State University as one of the best players in school history. Playing in an elite NCAA DII conference, Tesdahl set the NSIC single-season record for assists with 144 at the time. He dealt out 173 assists on his senior season, which broke his previous school record for assists in a season. Aside from his individual accolades, Tesdahl led BSU to the NSIC Conference Title during the 2011-2012 campaign and a berth in the NCAA DII Tournament. BSU finished their record-setting season with a 22-9 record.

Tesdahl prepped at Crosby-Ironton High School (MN) and left as the Ranger’s all-time leading scorer with 1,943 career points. Tesdahl was inducted into the Crosby-Ironton Athletics Hall of Fame in September 2024. He set the single season record for assists in Minnesota and the assist record in the Minnesota State Tournament. As a senior he helped lead the Rangers to a 32-1 record, a Mid-State Conference Championship, Section 8AA Championship and a runner-up in the Minnesota State Class AA boys’ basketball tournament. The four-year varsity starter was named Minnesota's Class AA Player of the Year, State Tournament Class AA All-Tournament Team, and Minnesota Associated Press’ All-State Second Team Selection at the conclusion of his senior campaign. Tesdahl was also named the Brainerd Dispatch Player of the Year his junior and senior seasons.

Tesdahl's basketball roots run deep as he is the grandson of the late legendary Head Coach Bob McDonald (Chisholm High School) who had been a Head Coach for 59 years and owns the second most victories in Minnesota History (1,012). McDonald was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame July 2014 in Boston, MA and Chisholm High School named the court after his grandfather. Tesdahl's father Neil is a long time assistant coach at Crosby-Ironton High School (35 years) and his mother Sue was the Head Girls Basketball Coach at C-I before Coach and his two brothers (Brock and Brady) grew older. 

Coach Tesdahl also teaches physical education at Minnetonka High School. Coach Tesdahl and his wife Becky have a daughter named Tatum (5 years old) and a beagle named Griffey.