Wendy Luebbers Schuller is an American basketball coach who was, until 2021, the head coach for the

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team, a position she had held since 2001. Born in

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, Schuller attended and played for

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as a

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for the

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. Before graduating in 1992, she was selected as an NAIA Academic All-American. As coach at Eastern Washington, Schuller has advanced to the Big Sky Conference tournament 16 times. She led the 2009–10 team to the program's first-ever Big Sky regular-season championship, and then to the program's first

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appearance that same season and in the

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and 2014–15 seasons. Schuller's husband Mark is the city administrator in

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, where they reside. They are parents of three children.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Schuller's bio at EWU
1970 births Living people American women's basketball coaches People from Redlands, California Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball coaches Northwestern State Lady Demons basketball coaches Fresno Pacific University alumni {{US-basketball-coach-stub