Vic Schaefer
Vic Schaefer (born March 2, 1961)[1] is the head women's basketball coach of the University of Texas at Austin (Texas) Longhorns. He previously served as the head coach for Mississippi State, from 2012 to 2020, and for Sam Houston State, from 1990 to 1997.
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Texas |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 0–0 (–) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 2, 1961 Austin, Texas |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987–1989 | Sam Houston State (assist.) |
| 1990–1997 | Sam Houston State |
| 1997–2000 | Arkansas (assist.) |
| 2000–2003 | Arkansas (assoc. HC) |
| 2003–2012 | Texas A&M (assoc.) |
| 2012–2020 | Mississippi State |
| 2020–present | Texas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 301–172 (.636) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2× NCAA Regional – Final Four (2017, 2018) SEC 2X Regular Season (2018, 2019) NCAA Division I Tournament (2011, as assoc. HC) WNIT (1999, as assistant) | |
| Awards | |
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Mississippi State
Vic Schaefer was named the Bulldogs’ head coach on March 13, 2012 replacing Sharon Fanning-Otis who retired at the end of the 2012 season. In his tenure at MSU Schaefer has led the Bulldogs to five NCAA tournaments, Four Sweet Sixteen appearances, 3 Elite 8 appearances, 2 Final Fours, and 2 National Runner-up finishes. He also guided MSU to 2 SEC Championship and 1 SEC Tournament Championship, the only conference titles for MSU in any women's team sport. The 2016-17 team made college basketball history by defeating No. 1 Connecticut 66-64 in overtime in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. That victory snapped the Huskies’ record 111-game win streak and sent the Bulldogs to the national championship game in their first Final Four appearance. The UConn win garnered MSU the 2017 ESPY for Best Upset and Morgan William a Best Play nomination for her winning bucket.[2]
With a 74-68 win at Marquette on November 25, 2019, Schaefer earned his 200th victory as the head coach at Mississippi State. It was just his 256th game at State, making him the second-fastest coach ever to achieve the milestone with an SEC program ahead of hall-of-fame coaches Joe Ciampi (258 games), Pat Summitt (259), Van Chancellor (263), Jim Foster (280) and Sue Gunter (280). Only Georgia's Andy Landers (251) reached the mark at a faster pace.[3]
Texas
Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic prematurely ended the 2019–20 season, Schaefer left Mississippi State to fill the head coaching vacancy at Texas.[4] The timing of the move was ironic, as it came shortly after he and his wife had completed a new house on an 80-acre (32 ha) farm near the Bulldogs' home of Starkville. Nonetheless, in June 2020, Schaefer told Mechelle Voepel of ESPN, [5]
Texas is where I'm from. I will be 65 miles from where I spent weekends at my grandmother's house, and where my mother and father are buried, in La Grange, Texas. I'll be 2 hours and 40 minutes from my older sister, who was also my kindergarten teacher.
Voepel added more detail to Schaefer's ties to the state, noting:[5]
Schaefer was born in Austin at a hospital across the street from where the Longhorns' Frank Erwin Center would later be built. He grew up in Houston, graduated from Texas A&M, and spent most of his coaching career in the Lone Star State.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Sam Houston State Bearkats (Southland Conference) (1990–1997) | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | Sam Houston State | 11–16 | 5–9 | ||||||
| 1991–92 | Sam Houston State | 9–18 | 5–13 | ||||||
| 1992–93 | Sam Houston State | 6–20 | 3–15 | ||||||
| 1993–94 | Sam Houston State | 10–17 | 4–14 | ||||||
| 1994–95 | Sam Houston State | 13–14 | 10–8 | ||||||
| 1995–96 | Sam Houston State | 18–10 | 14–5 | ||||||
| 1996–97 | Sam Houston State | 13–15 | 8–8 | ||||||
| Sam Houston State: | 80–110 (.421) | 49–72 (.405) | |||||||
| Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2012–2020) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Mississippi State | 13–17 | 5–11 | T-11th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Mississippi State | 22–14 | 5–11 | 13th | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2014–15 | Mississippi State | 27–7 | 11–5 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Mississippi State | 28–8 | 11–5 | T-2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2016–17 | Mississippi State | 34–5 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 2017–18 | Mississippi State | 37–2 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 2018–19 | Mississippi State | 33–3 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2019–20 | Mississippi State | 27–6 | 13–3 | 2nd | Postseason Canceled by NCAA† | ||||
| Mississippi State: | 221–62 (.781) | 89–39 (.695) | |||||||
| Texas Longhorns (Big 12 Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Texas | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Texas: | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 301–172 (.636) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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†NCAA canceled all postseason activities for all college sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- https://hailstate.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/vic-schaefer/778 VIC SCHAEFER Bio at HailState.com
- https://247sports.com/college/mississippi-state/Article/Mississippi-State-slips-past-Marquette-for-Schaefers-200th-win-139238987 Finebaum: Pressure squarely on Joe Moorhead ahead of Egg Bowl ‘It’s Go Time’ for Thompson and Dog Defense Tuesday's Dawg Biscuits VIP Mississippi State slips past Marquette for Schaefer's 200th win
- Voepel, Mechelle (April 5, 2020). "Texas hires Mississippi State's Vic Schaefer as new head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- Voepel, Mechelle (June 23, 2020). "Vic Schaefer's Texas-sized task: Returning Longhorns to nation's elite". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 25, 2020.