Since taking the reins at Mott in 1991, Schmidt has never lost more games in a season than he’s won; and in the past 15 years, no Schmidt-coached team has won fewer than 25 games in a season. No active coach in the NCAA division one ranks can equal Schmidt’s track record of winning.

In 2007, Schmidt’s 35-3 record—a school record—culminated in a second NJCAA national championship. The Bears started the season ranked number one in the country and turned pollsters into prophets at the national tournament in Danville, Illinois.

Then, he did it again.

The Bears won 35 more games in 2008 against only two losses and finished off a 33-game winning streak in the national tournament with their second national championship in as many years. After a 29-win season and a conference championship in 2008-09, Mott finished with a 26-4 record, a state championship and ranked 3rd in the final national poll this past season.

Coach Schmidt takes a great deal of pride in helping student-athletes develop as players and people in order to attain their goals at Mott and beyond. During Schmidt’s tenure, over 75 former players have had the opportunity to continue their careers at four-year colleges and universities.

Schmidt’s tireless enthusiasm for coaching is manifest at Mott—on the court and in the classroom—where discipline, unselfishness and accountability are the “Bear” essentials.