Edmund C. Schilling Jr. (born January 4, 1966) is an American college basketball coach and former player who is the current Head Basketball Coach at Pepperdine University. Previously he served as the head coach of the Wright State Raiders.
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| Pepperdine Waves | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| League | West Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 4, 1966 |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lebanon Senior (Lebanon, Indiana) |
| College | Miami (Ohio) (1984–1988) |
| NBA draft | 1988: undrafted |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 1989–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1988–1991 | Western Boone |
| 1991–1995 | Logansport |
| 1995–1996 | UMass (assistant) |
| 1996–1997 | New Jersey Nets (assistant) |
| 1997–2003 | Wright State |
| 2003–2005 | Memphis (assistant) |
| 2009–2013 | Park Tudor |
| 2013–2017 | UCLA (assistant) |
| 2017–2019 | Indiana (assistant) |
| 2020–2024 | Grand Canyon (assistant) |
| 2024–present | Pepperdine |
College career
editSchilling was a starting point guard at Miami (Ohio) for four years from 1984 to 1988. He holds the program's career assists record with 629.[1] His teams made appearances in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament twice.
Coaching career
editHigh school
editAt age 22, Schilling began his coaching career in the high school ranks and has held three head coaching positions in high school. He was the head coach at Western Boone Junior-Senior High School from 1988 to 1991.[2] The team had won one game the season before his arrival, and he posted records of 5–16, 11-10 and 15–7 in his three seasons. He moved to Logansport High School for 1991–95.[3]
He coached the United States for the McDonald's All-American Game in 1991 and was its youngest ever head coach.
Following stints in the NBA and as a college assistant and head coach, Schilling returned to high school coaching from 2009 to 2013 at Park Tudor School, winning back-to-back IHSAA State Championships in 2011 and 2012, coaching future professionals Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell and Trevon Bluiett.[4]
College Assistant
editSchilling has spent 10 seasons on the bench of Division 1 programs including UMass, Wright State, Memphis, UCLA, Indiana and Grand Canyon. Schilling worked under John Calipari at UMass.
New Jersey Nets
editSchilling was the first assistant coach hire on the staff of new New Jersey Nets head coach John Calipari for the 1996–97 season. At 30 years old, he was the youngest coach in the NBA and one of the youngest people in the Nets' locker room.[5]
Wright State
editSchilling was hired to lead the Wright State program on March 19, 1997, taking over for Ralph Underhill.[6] He was the head coach for six seasons and went 75–93 in his six seasons. He was dismissed in 2003 with three years remaining on his contract.[7]
Grand Canyon
editNewly hired Grand Canyon head coach Bryce Drew added Schilling to his staff on April 1, 2020.[8] In the staff's first season, the program won its first conference title at the Division 1 level and qualified for its first NCAA Tournament.[9]
Personal life
editSchilling's father, Ed Sr., played college basketball at Butler and was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2002. Schilling's wife, April, was a former assistant coach for the Indiana Fever.
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Wright State Raiders (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1997–2001) | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | Wright State | 10–18 | 3–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1998–99 | Wright State | 9–18 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
| 1999–2000 | Wright State | 11–17 | 6–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 2000–01 | Wright State | 18–11 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
| Wright State Raiders (Horizon League) (2001–2003) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | Wright State | 17–11 | 8–6 | T–4th | |||||
| 2002–03 | Wright State | 10–18 | 4–12 | T–6th | |||||
| Wright State: | 75–93 (.446) | 33–53 (.384) | |||||||
| Pepperdine Waves (West Coast Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | Pepperdine | 5–6 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Pepperdine: | 5–6 (.455) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 80–99 (.447) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "2020-21 Miami Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Miami Redhawks. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Digest: Schilling Jr". Pharos-Tribune. Associated Press. July 29, 1988. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ Morehouse, Jerry (May 5, 1991). "New Berries Coach Will Stress Academics". Pharos-Tribune. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ Dorsey, Patrick; Porter, Kristen Leigh (August 25, 2009). "Park Tudor hires basketball coach". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ Vacchiano, Ralph (June 8, 1996). "Calipari Gets a Big Nets Welcome". North Jersey Herald News. Vol. 125, no. 160. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Nets assistant takes over as Wright State coach". Associated Press. March 19, 1997. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Wright State Fires Coach Ed Schilling". National Association of Basketball Coaches. Associated Press. March 5, 2003. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ Obert, Richard (April 1, 2020). "New Grand Canyon basketball coach Bryce Drew adds 3 assistants to his staff". Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ Obert, Richard (March 13, 2021). "Grand Canyon basketball captures WAC championship, gains 1st NCAA Tournament berth". Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 16, 2021.