Bjorkgren led the Storm Lake High School Tornadoes Basketball team to a 17–4 season as a senior in 1993.

During his time there, Bjorkgren helped Buena Vista out in gaining the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship in their 1996–97 season under first-year Head Coach Brian Van Haaften.

[7] From 2004 to 2007, Bjorkgren continued his coaching career, this time with Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek, Arizona.

After losing out to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers once again, Bjorkgren signed up to a new deal to coach the Bakersfield Jam.

While he helped his players earn multiple honors that season, the Jam ultimately lost in the playoffs 2–1 to the Austin Spurs in the first round.

With the coaching staff undermanned and the Suns performing poorly due, at least in part, to injuries involving some of their key players, it ultimately led to Jeff Hornacek being fired by February 1, 2016, after finishing the month of January with a 2–12 record.

Bjorkgren was immediately considered a prime candidate to take over the vacant coaching spot before the position was ultimately given to Earl Watson.

[11] However, despite performing under one of the worst seasons in franchise history, Bjorkgren continued to remain as a part of Earl Watson's newest coaching staff, being one of only two members of Earl Watson's original staff to remain there after the 2015–16 NBA season ended.

[16] During the 2023–24 NBA season, Bjorkgren joined the Portland Trail Blazers as a Special Assistant to the coaching staff.