Coach Michael ‘Doc’ Bowser took an unconventional path to coach the Wildcats men’s basketball team. A graduate of College of the Holy Cross in ‘66, Bowser returned to the Syracuse area, shortly after, to receive a degree in internal medicine and cardiology from SUNY Upstate. After years as a successful cardiologist, ‘Doc’ Bowser returned to his first love, basketball, by becoming Cazenovia’s assistant coach in 2001.

Bowser took the head job in 2004, after the departure of Coach Todd Widrick, and has put a unique spin on Cazenovia’s game. Incorporating speed, Bowser employs a fast-paced, deep bench strategy.

More than anything, though, Bowser loves the game of basketball and uses it as a tool to help his student-athletes evolve. "There is nowhere I would rather be than at a gym helping young men develop as players and responsible adults," Bowser says. "Being able to do that—while at the same time staying involved with the sport I love—is the best of all worlds."