Ed Schilling

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Ed Schilling
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Grand Canyon Antelopes
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueWestern Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (1966-01-04) January 4, 1966 (age 56)
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolLebanon Senior
(Lebanon, Indiana)
CollegeMiami (Ohio) (1984–1988)
NBA draft1988 / Undrafted
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career1989–present
Career history
As coach:
1995–1996UMass (assistant)
1996–1997New Jersey Nets (assistant)
1997–2003Wright State
2003–2005Memphis (assistant)
2013–2017UCLA (assistant)
2017–2019Indiana (assistant)
2020–presentGrand Canyon (assistant)

Edmund C. Schilling Jr. (born January 4, 1966) is an American college basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Grand Canyon Antelopes. Previously he served as the head coach of the Wright State Raiders.

College career[]

Schilling was a starting point guard at Miami (Ohio) for four years from 1984-88. 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[]

High School[]

At 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 1988-91.[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 for 2009-13 at Park Tudor School.[4]

College Assistant[]

Schilling 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[]

Schilling 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[]

Schilling 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[]

Newly-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[]

Schilling'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[]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wright State Raiders (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1997–2001)
1997–98 10-18 3-11 7th
1998–99 9-18 4-10 7th
1999–2000 11-17 6-8 T-4th
2000–01 18-11 8-6 4th
Wright State Raiders (Horizon League) (2001–2003)
2001–02 17-11 8-6 T-4th
2002–03 10-18 4-12 T-6th
Wright State: 75–93 (.446) 33–53 (.384)
Total: 75–93 (.446)

      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[]

  1. ^ "2020-21 Miami Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Miami Redhawks. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Digest: Schilling Jr". Pharos-Tribune. Associated Press. July 29, 1988. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Morehouse, Jerry (May 5, 1991). "New Berries Coach Will Stress Academics". Pharos-Tribune. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Dorsey, Patrick; Porter, Kristen Leigh (August 25, 2009). "Park Tudor hires basketball coach". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Vacchiano, Ralph (June 8, 1996). "Calipari Gets a Big Nets Welcome". North Jersey Herald News. Vol. 125, no. 160. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Nets assistant takes over as Wright State coach". Associated Press. March 19, 1997. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Wright State Fires Coach Ed Schilling". National Association of Basketball Coaches. Associated Press. March 5, 2003. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  8. ^ Obert, Richard (April 1, 2020). "New Grand Canyon basketball coach Bryce Drew adds 3 assistants to his staff". Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  9. ^ Obert, Richard (March 13, 2021). "Grand Canyon basketball captures WAC championship, gains 1st NCAA Tournament berth". Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

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