Vic Schaefer Joins “The John Cohen Podcast,” Listen On-Demand Now
February 14, 2020 | Athletics, Women's Basketball
by Josh Lively, Assistant Director/Communications
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State head women's basketball coach Vic Schaefer joined "The John Cohen Podcast" this week to discuss his career path and how his coaching journey led him to Starkville. The exclusive episode can be heard now on Apple Podcast and on SoundCloud.
Schaefer, a two-time National Coach of the Year, has transformed Mississippi State into a national powerhouse and built one of the top fanbases in the country in just eight short years. The three-time SEC Coach of the Year has led the Bulldogs to five-straight NCAA Tournaments, including back-to-back National Championship appearances. He already ranks second in all-time wins at State and owns the program record for winning percentage.
Under Schaefer's watch, the Bulldogs won the program's first SEC Championship and SEC Tournament Championship. Entering the 2019-20 season, he's produced two All-Americans (Teaira McCowan & Victoria Vivians), one SEC Player of the Year (McCowan) and nine All-SEC performers along with numerous other accolades as well.
In the process of bringing Mississippi State to national prominence, Schaefer's squads have been ranked in the AP Top 25 since Nov. 24, 2014, the fifth-longest active streak in the country. In 2018-19, Mississippi State set program records for total attendance (143,578) and average attendance (8,446), which ranked fourth and fifth in the country, respectively. The top-20 crowds in program history have occurred during his tenure.
Among the many intriguing topics on the podcast, Schaefer and Cohen discuss:
For more information on Mississippi State Athletics, follow us on Twitter (@HailState), Facebook (/HailState), Instagram (HailState) and on the Bulldogs' official athletics site HailState.com.
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State head women's basketball coach Vic Schaefer joined "The John Cohen Podcast" this week to discuss his career path and how his coaching journey led him to Starkville. The exclusive episode can be heard now on Apple Podcast and on SoundCloud.
Schaefer, a two-time National Coach of the Year, has transformed Mississippi State into a national powerhouse and built one of the top fanbases in the country in just eight short years. The three-time SEC Coach of the Year has led the Bulldogs to five-straight NCAA Tournaments, including back-to-back National Championship appearances. He already ranks second in all-time wins at State and owns the program record for winning percentage.
Under Schaefer's watch, the Bulldogs won the program's first SEC Championship and SEC Tournament Championship. Entering the 2019-20 season, he's produced two All-Americans (Teaira McCowan & Victoria Vivians), one SEC Player of the Year (McCowan) and nine All-SEC performers along with numerous other accolades as well.
In the process of bringing Mississippi State to national prominence, Schaefer's squads have been ranked in the AP Top 25 since Nov. 24, 2014, the fifth-longest active streak in the country. In 2018-19, Mississippi State set program records for total attendance (143,578) and average attendance (8,446), which ranked fourth and fifth in the country, respectively. The top-20 crowds in program history have occurred during his tenure.
Among the many intriguing topics on the podcast, Schaefer and Cohen discuss:
- growing up in a military family and how that shaped him
- his sports career growing up, including his time playing basketball at Alvin Community College
- how his career path went from being a high school to the head coach at Sam Houston State
- coaching two teams in the same game during a high school tournament
- the roller coaster year when his son, Logan, was in a serious accident and then eight months later Texas A&M won the national championship
- what he saw at Mississippi State that led him to take the head coaching job
For more information on Mississippi State Athletics, follow us on Twitter (@HailState), Facebook (/HailState), Instagram (HailState) and on the Bulldogs' official athletics site HailState.com.
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