Andy Schmitt joined the New Mexico State men's basketball staff as the Director of Operations in August of 2017.
He comes to the City of Crosses after spending the last two seasons at Division II Texas A&M-Commerce where he was an assistant coach under head coach Sam Walker. While there, he helped the Lions reach the NCAA Tournament for the sixth-time in program history last season and saw two players named to the all-conference team.
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In his first season with the A&M-Commerce, the Lions knocked off five top-25 opponents – three of which came on the road. While there, Schmitt saw the team set the single-game scoring record with 132 points against Houston-Tillotson.
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Prior to joining the Lions, he served as a graduate assistant coach and director of basketball operations at Austin Peay. While there, the Governors saw their win total in 2013-14 improve from the previous season. Schmitt also oversaw team travel, film, scouting reports and monitored academics for the team.
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Before his time in Clarksville, Tenn., Schmitt was a student assistant at Illinois. During his time there, the Fighting Illini went 60-42 – including a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances (2011, 2013) and a Maui Invitational title in 2013.
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The Quincy, Ill., native received his bachelor’s in communications from Illinois in 2013 and then his masers in Health and Human Performance with honors from Austin Peay in 2014.
Schmitt and his wife Jen have one daughter, Emersyn.
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