Brandon Schneider
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Kansas |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 4–4 |
| Annual salary | $300,000[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 4, 1971 Canyon, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1995 | Wayland Baptist |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–1998 | Emporia State (asst.) |
| 1998–2010 | Emporia State |
| 2010–2015 | Stephen F. Austin |
| 2015–present | Kansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 405–142 (.740) |
| Tournaments | 24–14 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
1 NCAA Division II Tournament Championship (2010) 2 Southland Regular Season Championship (2014 T, 2015) 7 MIAA Regular Season Championships (1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009) 3 MIAA Tournament Championships (1999, 2000, 2001) | |
| Awards | |
|
1 D-II Bulletin NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year (2010) 4 WBCA South Central Region Coach of the Year 3 MIAA Coach of the Year | |
| Records | |
| Most wins in Emporia State history (306) | |
Brandon Schneider (born December 4, 1971)[2] is an American college women's basketball coach at the University of Kansas.[3] Schneider was previously the head coach, from 2010 to 2015, for Stephen F. Austin State University, and from 1998 to 2010 at Emporia State University, a NCAA Division II school located in Emporia, Kansas, where he led the team to the 2010 National Championship.[4]
Coaching career
After a successful playing career at Wayland Baptist University, Schneider was hired as an assistant coach at Emporia State University (ESU) in 1995.[5] After three years of being an assistant coach, Schneider was promoted to head coach, where he stayed for 12 years compiling an overall record of 306–72.[6]
Emporia State
After being an assistant coach for three years, Schneider was promoted to head coach after head coach Cindy Stein left for the University of Missouri.[7] In Schneider's 12 years at the helm, he became the winningest coach in Emporia State history with a record of 306–72.[6] While at Emporia State, Schneider won six MIAA regular season titles, three MIAA tournaments, four Regional titles and the school’s first-ever Division II National title in any sport.[8][9] Schneider led the Lady Hornets to 12 NCAA Tournaments, seven MIAA Regular Season Championships, four MIAA Tournament Championships, four NCAA II South Central Regional Championships, and two NCAA II Final Four Appearances.[4]
Record at Emporia State
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emporia State Lady Hornets (MIAA) (1998–2010) | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Emporia State | 30–3 | 15–1 | NCAA Final Four | |||||
| 1999–00 | Emporia State | 28–4 | 16–2 | NCAA Elite 8 | |||||
| 2000–01 | Emporia State | 28–2 | 17–1 | NCAA Sweet 16 | |||||
| 2001–02 | Emporia State | 16–12 | 8–10 | ||||||
| 2002–03 | Emporia State | 23–8 | 14–4 | NCAA Regionals Finalist | |||||
| 2003–04 | Emporia State | 24–5 | 15–3 | NCAA Regional Finalist | |||||
| 2004–05 | Emporia State | 27–6 | 14–4 | NCAA Sweet 16 | |||||
| 2005–06 | Emporia State | 28–5 | 13–3 | NCAA Elite 8 | |||||
| 2006–07 | Emporia State | 22–8 | 14–4 | NCAA First Round | |||||
| 2007–08 | Emporia State | 23–8 | 14–4 | NCAA Sweet 16 | |||||
| 2008–09 | Emporia State | 26–6 | 17–3 | NCAA Regionals Finalist | |||||
| 2009–10 | Emporia State | 30–5 | 16–4 | NCAA Div. II National Champions | |||||
| Emporia State: | 306–72 | 173–43 (.801) | |||||||
| Total: | 306–72 (.810) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Stephen F. Austin
In April 2010, one month after leading Emporia State to a National Championship, Schneider became head coach at Stephen F. Austin State University.[10] Schneider won his first conference title during the 2013–14 season with a 13–5 record in league play and reached the championship game of the Women's Basketball Invitational.[11]
Record at SFA
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks (Southland Conference) (2010–2015) | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Stephen F. Austin | 12–18 | 9–7 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | Stephen F. Austin | 23–10 | 11–5 | WBI First Round | |||||
| 2012–13 | Stephen F. Austin | 14–17 | 8–10 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Stephen F. Austin | 23–13 | 13–5 | WBI Runner Up | |||||
| 2014–15 | Stephen F. Austin | 23–8 | 16–2 | WNIT First Round | |||||
| Stephen F. Austin: | 95–66 | 57–29 (.663) | |||||||
| Total: | 95–66 (.590) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Kansas
On April 21, 2015, Schneider was introduced as the new head coach at the University of Kansas, following Bonnie Henrickson, who was fired in March, 2015.[12][13]
Record at Kansas
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference) (2015–present) | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | Kansas | 4–4 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Kansas: | 4–4 | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 4–4 (.500) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal life
Schneider's father, Bob, was one of the most successful women's coaches at the NCAA Division II level, having served as the head coach at West Texas A&M from 1981 to 2006.[14] They became the first father/son combination to take teams to the Elite Eight.[15] Schneider and his wife Ali, have two sons, Cash and Cole.[11]
References
- ↑ "Brandon Schneider has a new vision for Kansas women’s basketball". kansascity.
- ↑ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 27 Sep 2015.
- ↑ "Kansas announces Brandon Schneider as new KU women's basketball coach". LJWorld.com.
- 1 2 "Bye bye Brandon". Emporia Gazette.
- ↑ Schneider assistant coach at ESU
- 1 2 "Schneider may leave Emporia State - Cjonline.com Mobile".
- ↑ "Brandon Schneider".
- ↑ AP. "Emporia State Lady Hornets Win First Ever National Title".
- ↑ "ESU delivers national title". CJOnline.com.
- ↑ Ken Corbitt, April 27, 2010, The Topeka Capital Journal, Collins new head Hornet: Sixth coach in program history started as student assistant 10 years ago, Accessed July 2, 2014, "...Collins landed a position as a student assistant, and over the past decade worked his way up the ladder. ..."
- 1 2 "Brandon Schneider Bio - Stephen F. Austin Official Athletic Site".
- ↑ "University of Kansas Athletics". University of Kansas.
- ↑ "KU picks Brandon Schneider to be new women’s basketball coach". kansascity.
- ↑ "WT's Schneider retires with 1,000-plus victories".
- ↑ "Schneider retires at West Texas A&". MyPlainview.com.
External links
- Biography – www.kuathletics.com
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