Brandon Schneider

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Brandon Schneider
Brandon Schneider, KU.png
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Kansas
Conference Big 12
Record127–149 (.460)
Annual salary$300,000 [1]
Biographical details
Born (1971-12-04) December 4, 1971 (age 52)
Canyon, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1991–1995 Wayland Baptist
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1998 Emporia State (assistant)
1998–2010Emporia State
2010–2015 Stephen F. Austin
2015–present Kansas
Head coaching record
Overall529–287 (.648)
Tournaments26–14
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division II Tournament championship (2010)
WNIT Championship (2023)
2× Southland regular season championship (2014 T, 2015)
7× MIAA regular season championships (1999–2001, 2004, 2008, 2009)
3× MIAA Tournament championships (1999–2001)
Awards
2022 Big 12 Coach of the Year
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, an NCAA Division II school located in Emporia, Kansas, where he led the team to the 2010 National Championship. [4]

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Coaching career

Emporia State University

2010 National Championship banner hanging in White Auditorium ESU Lady Hornets Champions.png
2010 National Championship banner hanging in White Auditorium

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]

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]

Stephen F. Austin University

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]

University of 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]

Schneider led the 2022–23 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team to the 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated the Columbia Lions in the WNIT championship. [14]

Personal life

Prior to coaching, Schneider was a 1995 honors graduate of Wayland Baptist University. During his time at Wayland Baptist, Schneider was a four-year letterman in men’s basketball and was the school’s first-ever All-American, capturing the honor three times. 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. [15] They became the first father/son combination to take teams to the Elite Eight. [16] Schneider and his wife Ali have two sons. [11]

Head coach record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Emporia State Lady Hornets (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association)(1998–2010)
1998–99Emporia State 30–315–1NCAA Division II Final Four
1999–00Emporia State 28–416–2NCAA Elite 8
2000–01Emporia State 28–217–1NCAA Division II Sweet 16
2001–02Emporia State 16–128–10
2002–03Emporia State 23–814–4NCAA Regional Finalist
2003–04Emporia State 24–515–3NCAA Div. II Elite Eight
2004–05Emporia State 27–614–4NCAA Sweet 16
2005–06Emporia State 28–513–3NCAA Elite 8
2006–07Emporia State 22–814–4NCAA First Round
2007–08Emporia State 23–814–4NCAA Sweet 16
2008–09Emporia State 26–617–3NCAA Elite Eight
2009–10 Emporia State 30–516–4NCAA National Champions
Emporia State:306–72 (.810)173–43 (.801)
Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks (Southland Conference)(2010–2015)
2010–11Stephen F. Austin 12–189–7
2011–12Stephen F. Austin 24–1011–5 WBI First Round
2012–13 Stephen F. Austin 14–178–10T-6th
2013–14 Stephen F. Austin 23–1313–5T-1st WBI Runner Up
2014–15 Stephen F. Austin 23–816–21st WNIT First Round
Stephen F. Austin:96–66 (.593)57–29 (.663)
Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference)(2015–present)
2015–16 Kansas 6–250–1810th
2016–17 Kansas 8–222–1610th
2017–18 Kansas 12–183–159th
2018–19 Kansas 13–182–1610th
2019–20 Kansas 15–144–1410th
2020–21 Kansas 7–183–15T-9th
2021–22 Kansas 21–1011–75th NCAA Second Round
2022–23 Kansas 25–119–97th WNIT Champions
2023–24 Kansas 20–1311–77th NCAA Second Round
Kansas:127–149 (.460)45–117 (.278)
Total:529–287 (.648)

      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

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  2. ↑ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 27 Sep 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kansas announces Brandon Schneider as new KU women's basketball coach". LJWorld.com. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Bye bye Brandon". Emporia Gazette. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Stein to head women's hoops at Missouri". May 11, 1998. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Schneider may leave Emporia State – Cjonline.com". April 18, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
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  11. 1 2 "Brandon Schneider Bio – Stephen F. Austin Official Athletic Site" . Retrieved October 9, 2018.
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  14. ↑ "Kansas beats Columbia to win WNIT Championship". April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  15. ↑ "WT's Schneider retires with 1,000-plus victories" . Retrieved October 9, 2018.
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