Richard Schmidt (basketball)

Richard Schmidt (born September 3, 1942) is a retired men's college basketball coach, most notably serving at the University of Tampa (NCAA Division II), where he served from 1983 to 2023.

Prior to his tenure at Tampa, Schmidt coached the Vanderbilt University for two seasons, and was an assistant for the University of Virginia. He began his coaching career in 1969 at Ballard High School in Louisville, Kentucky where he had a record of 183–32 in seven seasons, including the state championship in 1977.

While at Ballard High School, he coached future Virginia Cavalier and NBA player Jeff Lamp. He went to Virginia with Lamp and two other former Ballard players.

Schmidt played at Fern Creek High School ('60) in Louisville and is a 1964 graduate of Western Kentucky University.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Vanderbilt (Southeastern Conference) (1979–1981)
1979–80	Vanderbilt	13–13	7–11	6th
1980–81	Vanderbilt	15–14	7–11	7th
Vanderbilt:		28–27	14–22
Total:		28–27
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

See also

• List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins