It sure didn’t take long for the Texas women’s basketball team to get their new coach. Athletic director Chris Del Conte tweeted out that Vic Schaefer was in Austin on the Forty Acres on Sunday.
Guess who’s coming to the Forty…🏀🤘🏽 pic.twitter.com/hSAyjbvqTH
— Chris Del Conte (@_delconte) April 5, 2020
Vic Schaefer is a Texas native that was born in Houston. He comes in with a rather impressive resume that should give Longhorn fans some excitement in regards to their new leader of the program.
- Two-time NCAA runner-up (2016-17, 2017-18)
- Sweet 16 (2015-16)
- Elite Eight (2018-19)
- Five-straight NCAA tournament appearances before this year
- 221-62 record at Mississippi State
- 301-172 overall record
- Three-time SEC Coach of the Year (2015, 2018, 2019)
- WBCA National Coach of the Year (2018)
- Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year (2018)
- Second-fastest coach to win 200 games behind Joe Ciampi (Auburn)
Given what Schaefer has been able to accomplish, this should raise some eyebrows down in Waco, Texas. This is obviously a power move for the Longhorns as they look to steal state bragging rights away from the Baylor Bears who have owned the Big 12 Conference since Kim Mulkey arrived.
It won’t be immediate but given time, Schaefer should be able to close the gap and bring prominence back to the Forty Acres. The Texas Longhorns women’s team is still in search of their first National Championship since 1986 and first Final Four appearance since 2003.