University of Rochester Women's Basketball

Scheible (pronounced SHY-BL) came to the University as its head womens basketball coach in August, 1999, he brought with him a legacy of success, enthusiasm and dedication.                 He came with the ability to rebuild a program - as evidenced by his work at Elmira College.  The rebuilding came swiftly at UR as the Yellowjackets advanced in NCAA Tournament play for the first time and reached back-to-back NCAA Final Fours in 2003 and 2004.  During the 2004 campaign, the team also attained the #1 ranking in the country in both the and the polls.  The Yellowjackets continued their successful national run from 2006-09 with four consecutive NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances and a team record of 88-24 in that span.  The 2009 team was 24-4 and once again ascended to a #1 ranking for six consecutive weeks.                   Having graduated six seniors heading into 2009-10, the Yellowjackets were expected to be in rebuilding mode.  However, the young team came together late and made an improbable run to another NCAA Final Four (URs third trip in eight years.)  For his efforts, Scheible was recognized by the Rochester Press-Radio Club in May 2010 as the winner of the Elliot Cushing Award, given to a local person for excelling on the national level.                 From 2011 through 2014, the Yellowjackets twice advanced to the NCAA Second Round while also winning at least twenty games in 2011 and 2013.  In the 2015 season, Scheible picked up his 300th career victory at Rochester in a key win over UAA rival NYU. Last season, Rochester embarked on another deep NCAA run, reaching the National Quarterfinals (Elite 8) with wins over Johnson & Wales and Stockton in the opening two rounds at the Palestra and then going to Amherst where UR defeated Bowdoin in the Sweet 16.  During the season, the Yellowjackets combined to face eight nationally ranked opponents and go 6-2 in those games.  His record at UR now stands at 326-141 (.698 winning percentage) in 17 seasons  while his overall record is 467-212 (.688) spanning 25 seasons.                 At Rochester, Scheible oversees the Student Athlete Advisory Committee for the Department of Athletics and has worked diligently to promote all of the athletic teams on campus.  In addition, he sat on committees for numerous years for both the Susan B. Anthony Leadership Awards and the University of Rochester Student Life Awards.  Further, he served as the NCAA East Region Committee Chair from 2003-07 and is once again the chair starting in September, 2015.                 Prior to coming to Rochester, Scheible coached at Elmira College for seven seasons (1992-99) and sported an overall record of 119-67 during his tenure.  He led the Soaring Eagles into the NCAA Division III playoffs in 1998 and 1999 after winning three consecutive ECAC Championships from 1995-97.  Elmira also won consecutive Empire Athletic Association championships in 1998 and 1999. In addition, he had dual responsibilities at Elmira as Sports Information Director (1992-95) and Assistant Athletics Director (1995-99.)                 Scheible graduated from Clarkson in 1988 with a bachelors degree in civil engineering and a bachelors degree in Physics (as part of a 3-2 five-year academic program with SUNY Cortland.)  He received his MBA from Clarkson in 1989.  He played varsity basketball for both Cortland (84, 85) and Clarkson (87, 88) as a shooting guard and small forward.                 In 1988-89, he served as an assistant coach at Clarkson. The Golden Knights finished 26-7 and reached the NCAA Final Four.   A year later, Scheible was named the interim head coach at Clarkson and guided the Knights to a 22-4 record, an ICAC league title, and a berth in the ECAC playoffs.  Scheible accepted an engineering position in San Diego, CA in July of 1990.  He also worked part-time as an assistant coach at the University of California San Diego for one year (16-8 in 1991-92.)                 Scheible is a native of Rochester, NY and played basketball at Cardinal Mooney High School (83 graduate) for coaching legend Ed Nietopski.  He resides in Penfield with his wife Jacquie and his two sons, Andrew (11) and Carter (7).