Richard Schmidt (born September 3, 1942) is a retired men's college basketball coach, most notably serving at the University of Tampa (NCAA Division II), where he served from 1983 to 2023. [1]
Prior to his tenure at Tampa, Schmidt coached the Vanderbilt University for two seasons, and was an assistant for the University of Virginia. He began his coaching career in 1969 at Ballard High School in Louisville, Kentucky where he had a record of 183–32 in seven seasons, including the state championship in 1977.[2]
While at Ballard High School, he coached future Virginia Cavalier and NBA player Jeff Lamp. He went to Virginia with Lamp and two other former Ballard players.
Schmidt played at Fern Creek High School ('60) in Louisville and is a 1964 graduate of Western Kentucky University.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt (Southeastern Conference) (1979–1981) | |||||||||
| 1979–80 | Vanderbilt | 13–13 | 7–11 | 6th | |||||
| 1980–81 | Vanderbilt | 15–14 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
| Vanderbilt: | 28–27 | 14–22 | |||||||
| Total: | 28–27 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ "Richard Schmidt Announces Retirement as Men's Basketball Coach". University of Tampa. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Richard Schmidt bio". University of Tampa. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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