The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
05.02.2022 | Women's Basketball
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Association of Basketball Coaches has named Longhorn Head Coach, Vic Schaefer the 2022 Division I Women's Basketball Coach of the Year, the organization announced Monday.
Comprised of more than 5,000 middle school, high school and college coaches throughout the state of Texas, the award goes out annually to one coach at every level of competition.
During the 2021-22 campaign, Schaefer guided the Longhorns to a 29-7 mark, their best record since the 2015-16 season as well as their first Big 12 Conference Championship title since 2003.
Texas also made their second-straight Elite 8 appearance in the 2022 NCAA Tournament and finished as the No. 6-ranked team in the country in the final Associated Press (AP) Poll and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Poll (WBCA). UT racked up 10 victories over AP Top-25 opponents during the season.
Since arriving on The Forty Acres in 2020-21, Schaefer has complied a 50-17 record.
