Richard Schmidt (basketball)

American college basketball coach

Richard Schmidt (born September 3, 1942) is the men's basketball coach at the University of Tampa (NCAA Division II), where he has served since 1983.

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.

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.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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
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

References

^ "Richard Schmidt bio". University of Tampa. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

v t e Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball head coaches
W. D. Weatherford (1900–1902) Grinnell Jones (1902–1903) Ed Hamilton (1903–1904) Stein Stone (1906–1907) W. L. Throop (1907–1908) Ed Hamilton (1908–1909) R. B. McGehee (1909–1910) Zeke Martin (1910–1912) Oscar G. Nelson (1912–1913) Guy T. Denton (1913–1917) Ralph Palmer (1917–1918) Ray Morrison (1918–1919) Guy T. Denton (1919–1921) Wallace Wade (1921–1923) Josh Cody (1923–1927) Johnny Floyd (1927–1929) Garland Morrow (1929–1931) Josh Cody (1931–1936) Jim Buford (1936–1941) Norm Cooper (1941–1943) Smokey Harper (1943–1944) Garland Morrow (1944–1946) Norm Cooper (1946–1947) Bob Polk (1947–1958) Roy Skinner (1958–1959) Bob Polk (1959–1961) Roy Skinner (1961–1976) Wayne Dobbs (1976–1979) Richard Schmidt (1979–1981) C. M. Newton (1981–1989) Eddie Fogler (1989–1993) Jan van Breda Kolff (1993–1999) Kevin Stallings (1999–2016) Bryce Drew (2016–2019) Jerry Stackhouse (2019–2024) Mark Byington (2024– )

Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball head coaches

W. D. Weatherford (1900–1902)
Grinnell Jones (1902–1903)
Ed Hamilton (1903–1904)
Stein Stone (1906–1907)
W. L. Throop (1907–1908)
Ed Hamilton (1908–1909)
R. B. McGehee (1909–1910)
Zeke Martin (1910–1912)
Oscar G. Nelson (1912–1913)
Guy T. Denton (1913–1917)
Ralph Palmer (1917–1918)
Ray Morrison (1918–1919)
Guy T. Denton (1919–1921)
Wallace Wade (1921–1923)
Josh Cody (1923–1927)
Johnny Floyd (1927–1929)
Garland Morrow (1929–1931)
Josh Cody (1931–1936)
Jim Buford (1936–1941)
Norm Cooper (1941–1943)
Smokey Harper (1943–1944)
Garland Morrow (1944–1946)
Norm Cooper (1946–1947)
Bob Polk (1947–1958)
Roy Skinner (1958–1959)
Bob Polk (1959–1961)
Roy Skinner (1961–1976)
Wayne Dobbs (1976–1979)
Richard Schmidt (1979–1981)
C. M. Newton (1981–1989)
Eddie Fogler (1989–1993)
Jan van Breda Kolff (1993–1999)
Kevin Stallings (1999–2016)
Bryce Drew (2016–2019)
Jerry Stackhouse (2019–2024)
Mark Byington (2024– )

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