Mark Schmidt

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Mark Schmidt
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team St. Bonaventure
Conference Atlantic 10
Record308–227 (.576)
Biographical details
Born (1963-02-12) February 12, 1963 (age 61)
North Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1981–1985 Boston College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1991 Saint Michael's (assistant)
1991–1993 Penn State (assistant)
1993–1994 Loyola (MD) (assistant)
1994–2001 Xavier (assistant)
2001–2007 Robert Morris
2007–present St. Bonaventure
Head coaching record
Overall390–317 (.552)
Tournaments1–3 (NCAA)
3–2 (NIT)
0–1 (CBI)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 A-10 tournament (2012, 2021)
2 A-10 regular season (2016, 2021)
Awards
2x Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (2016, 2021)

Mark Schmidt (born February 12, 1963) is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball head coach at St. Bonaventure University.

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Career

He took the job at the start of the 2007–08 season after holding the same position at Robert Morris University for six seasons (2001–2007), compiling a record of 82–90. [1] Prior to becoming the head coach at Robert Morris, he served as an assistant coach at Xavier University under Skip Prosser from 1994 to 2001. During the 2008–09 season, he led St. Bonaventure to a 15–15 record, and an appearance in the Atlantic 10 postseason tournament, the school's first since 2005. Schmidt has led the Bonnies to Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships in 2012 and 2021 in addition to Atlantic 10 regular season championships in 2016 and 2021. In 2016, he was named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year. He is the all-time wins leader in St. Bonaventure history passing Larry Weise (202 wins) on February 17, 2019. [2] Schmidt has coached 24 players who went on to play professionally including Andrew Nicholson and Jaylen Adams. [3] Schmidt is widely regarded as one of the most underrated coaches in college basketball. [4]

He played collegiately for the Boston College Eagles from 1981 to 1985 under coaches Tom Davis and Gary Williams. [5] He graduated from Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, Massachusetts in 1981, and is inducted in the Bishop Feehan Hall of Fame for his school record in the 3000m Steeplechase. He is still the school's second all-time leading scorer with a total of 1,450 points.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Robert Morris Colonials (Northeast Conference)(2001–2007)
2001–02 Robert Morris 12–1811–96th
2002–03 Robert Morris 10–177–118th
2003–04 Robert Morris 14–1510–84th
2004–05 Robert Morris 14–1511–73rd
2005–06 Robert Morris 15–1410–85th
2006–07 Robert Morris 17–119–94th
Robert Morris:82–90 (.477)58–52 (.527)
St. Bonaventure Bonnies (Atlantic 10 Conference)(2007–present)
2007–08 St. Bonaventure 8–222–1414th
2008–09 St. Bonaventure 15–156–1011th
2009–10 St. Bonaventure 15–167–98th
2010–11 St. Bonaventure 16–158–87th CBI first round
2011–12 St. Bonaventure 20–1210–64th NCAA Division I Round of 64
2012–13 St. Bonaventure 14–157–911th
2013–14 St. Bonaventure 18–156–109th
2014–15 St. Bonaventure 18–1310–8T–7th
2015–16 St. Bonaventure 22–914–4T–1st NIT first round
2016–17 St. Bonaventure 20–1211–75th
2017–18 St. Bonaventure 26–814–42nd NCAA Division I Round of 64
2018–19 St. Bonaventure 18–1612–64th
2019–20 St. Bonaventure 19–1211–7T–5th
2020–21 St. Bonaventure 16–511–41st NCAA Division I Round of 64
2021–22 St. Bonaventure 23–1012–54th NIT semifinal
2022–23 St. Bonaventure 14–188–10T–8th
2023–24 St. Bonaventure 20–139–9T–7th
2024–25 St. Bonaventure 9–10–0
St. Bonaventure:308–227 (.576)158–130 (.549)
Total:390–317 (.552)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. ↑ "Bonnies hire Robert Morris' Schmidt as head coach". ESPN.com. 2007-04-10.
  2. ↑ "Lofton Powers Bonnies Over Mason; Schmidt Now Bona's All-Time Coaching Wins Leader". St. Bonaventure. 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Bonnies In The Pros". St. Bonaventure. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  4. ↑ Graham, Tim. "St. Bonaventure's Mark Schmidt: What you didn't know about the underrated tourney coach". The Athletic. The Athletic Media Company, A New York Times Company. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Boston College Eagles Coaches". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.


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