Wendy Schuller
Wendy Luebbers Schuller is an American basketball coach who was, until 2021, the head coach for the Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team, a position she had held since 2001.[1][2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Redlands, California |
| Alma mater | Fresno Pacific University |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1992 | Fresno Pacific |
| Position(s) | Shooting guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–2001 | Northwestern State (associate) |
| 2001–2021 | Eastern Washington |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 271–305 (.470) |
| Tournaments | 1–8 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
Born in Redlands, California, Schuller attended and played for Fresno Pacific University as a shooting guard for the Sunbirds. Before graduating in 1992, she was selected as an NAIA Academic All-American.
As coach at Eastern Washington, Schuller has advanced to the Big Sky Conference tournament 16 times. She led the 2009–10 team to the program's first-ever Big Sky regular-season championship, and then to the program's first Women's National Invitation Tournament appearance that same season and in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seasons.[3]
Schuller's husband Mark is the city administrator in Cheney, Washington, where they reside. They are parents of three children.[4]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Washington (Big Sky) (2001–present) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | Eastern Washington | 11–18 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2002–03 | Eastern Washington | 17–12 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Eastern Washington | 13–16 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Eastern Washington | 16–12 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Eastern Washington | 13–15 | 7–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Eastern Washington | 10–19 | 5–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Eastern Washington | 4–25 | 1–15 | 9th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Eastern Washington | 10–19 | 5–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Eastern Washington | 19–12 | 12–4 | 1st | WNIT 1st Round | ||||
| 2010–11 | Eastern Washington | 13–18 | 8–8 | 6th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Eastern Washington | 16–14 | 10–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2012–13 | Eastern Washington | 19–13 | 14–6 | 3rd | WNIT 1st Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Eastern Washington | 16–14 | 12–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Eastern Washington | 21–12 | 12–6 | T–3rd | WNIT 2nd Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Eastern Washington | 20–12 | 13–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 2016–17 | Eastern Washington | 19–14 | 12–6 | 4th | WBI 2nd Round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Eastern Washington | 17–14 | 12–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Eastern Washington | 13–20 | 9–11 | 6th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Eastern Washington | 4–26 | 3–17 | 10th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Eastern Washington | 6–17 | 5–12 | 9th | |||||
| Eastern Washington: | 277–322 (.462) | 166–169 (.496) | |||||||
| Total: | 277–322 (.462)[5] | ||||||||
References
- Pugh, Jason (May 26, 2020). "Demons Coast to Coast: Wendy Schuller". NSU Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- "Eastern Washington fires women's basketball coach Wendy Schuller after 20 seasons". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- Baker, RIley (May 11, 2017). "Wendy Schuller Agrees to Contract Extension". The Easterner. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- Allen, Jim (May 14, 2017). "EWU women's basketball coach Wendy Schuller a full-time mom on two courts". The Statesman-Review. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved August 29, 2020.