Brandon Schneider

For the American sports executive, see Brandon Schneider (executive).

Brandon Schneider (born December 4, 1971)^[2] is an American college women's basketball coach at the University of Kansas.^[3] Schneider was previously the head coach, from 2010 to 2015, for Stephen F. Austin State University, and from 1998 to 2010 at Emporia State University, an NCAA Division II school located in Emporia, Kansas, where he led the team to the 2010 National Championship.^[4]

Brandon Schneider

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Kansas
Conference	Big 12
Record	127–149 (.460)
Annual salary	$300,000[1]
Biographical details
Born	(1971-12-04) December 4, 1971 (age 53) Canyon, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1991–1995	Wayland Baptist
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1998	Emporia State (assistant)
1998–2010	Emporia State
2010–2015	Stephen F. Austin
2015–present	Kansas
Head coaching record
Overall	529–287 (.648)
Tournaments	26–14
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division II Tournament championship (2010) WNIT Championship (2023) 2× Southland regular season championship (2014 T, 2015) 7× MIAA regular season championships (1999–2001, 2004, 2008, 2009) 3× MIAA Tournament championships (1999–2001)
Awards
2022 Big 12 Coach of the Year D-II Bulletin NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year (2010) 4× WBCA South Central Region Coach of the Year 3× MIAA Coach of the Year
Records
Most wins in Emporia State history (306)

Coaching career

Emporia State University

2010 National Championship banner hanging in White Auditorium

After a successful playing career at Wayland Baptist University, Schneider was hired as an assistant coach at Emporia State University (ESU) in 1995.^[5] After three years of being an assistant coach, Schneider was promoted to head coach, where he stayed for 12 years compiling an overall record of 306–72.^[6]

After being an assistant coach for three years, Schneider was promoted to head coach after head coach Cindy Stein left for the University of Missouri.^[7] In Schneider's 12 years at the helm, he became the winningest coach in Emporia State history with a record of 306–72.^[6] While at Emporia State, Schneider won six MIAA regular season titles, three MIAA tournaments, four Regional titles and the school's first-ever Division II National title in any sport.^[8][9] Schneider led the Lady Hornets to 12 NCAA Tournaments, seven MIAA Regular Season Championships, four MIAA Tournament Championships, four NCAA II South Central Regional Championships, and two NCAA II Final Four Appearances.^[4]

Stephen F. Austin University

In April 2010, one month after leading Emporia State to a National Championship, Schneider became head coach at Stephen F. Austin State University.^[10] Schneider won his first conference title during the 2013–14 season with a 13–5 record in league play and reached the championship game of the Women's Basketball Invitational.^[11]

University of Kansas

On April 21, 2015, Schneider was introduced as the new head coach at the University of Kansas, following Bonnie Henrickson, who was fired in March 2015.^[12][13]

Schneider led the 2022–23 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team to the 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated the Columbia Lions in the WNIT championship.^[14]

Personal life

Prior to coaching, Schneider was a 1995 honors graduate of Wayland Baptist University. During his time at Wayland Baptist, Schneider was a four-year letterman in men’s basketball and was the school’s first-ever All-American, capturing the honor three times. Schneider's father, Bob, was one of the most successful women's coaches at the NCAA Division II level, having served as the head coach at West Texas A&M from 1981 to 2006.^[15] They became the first father/son combination to take teams to the Elite Eight.^[16] Schneider and his wife Ali have two sons.^[11]

Head coach record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Emporia State Lady Hornets (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1998–2010)
1998–99	Emporia State	30–3	15–1		NCAA Division II Final Four
1999–00	Emporia State	28–4	16–2		NCAA Elite 8
2000–01	Emporia State	28–2	17–1		NCAA Division II Sweet 16
2001–02	Emporia State	16–12	8–10
2002–03	Emporia State	23–8	14–4		NCAA Regional Finalist
2003–04	Emporia State	24–5	15–3		NCAA Div. II Elite Eight
2004–05	Emporia State	27–6	14–4		NCAA Sweet 16
2005–06	Emporia State	28–5	13–3		NCAA Elite 8
2006–07	Emporia State	22–8	14–4		NCAA First Round
2007–08	Emporia State	23–8	14–4		NCAA Sweet 16
2008–09	Emporia State	26–6	17–3		NCAA Elite Eight
2009–10	Emporia State	30–5	16–4		NCAA National Champions
Emporia State:		306–72 (.810)	173–43 (.801)
Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks (Southland Conference) (2010–2015)
2010–11	Stephen F. Austin	12–18	9–7
2011–12	Stephen F. Austin	24–10	11–5		WBI First Round
2012–13	Stephen F. Austin	14–17	8–10	T-6th
2013–14	Stephen F. Austin	23–13	13–5	T-1st	WBI Runner Up
2014–15	Stephen F. Austin	23–8	16–2	1st	WNIT First Round
Stephen F. Austin:		96–66 (.593)	57–29 (.663)
Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference) (2015–present)
2015–16	Kansas	6–25	0–18	10th
2016–17	Kansas	8–22	2–16	10th
2017–18	Kansas	12–18	3–15	9th
2018–19	Kansas	13–18	2–16	10th
2019–20	Kansas	15–14	4–14	10th
2020–21	Kansas	7–18	3–15	T-9th
2021–22	Kansas	21–10	11–7	5th	NCAA Second Round
2022–23	Kansas	25–11	9–9	7th	WNIT Champions
2023–24	Kansas	20–13	11–7	7th	NCAA Second Round
2024-25	Kansas	16–14	6–12	11th
Kansas:		143–163 (.467)	51–129 (.283)
Total:		545–301 (.644)
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