Ohio University

Mike Schuler played four seasons of collegiate basketball at Ohio. He then worked as an assistant coach at West Point under Bobby Knight. Schuler then returned to his alma mater where he served as an assistant to Jim Snyder. Following a successful three-year run with the Bobcats, Schuler served as head coach with the Virginia Military Institute, the University of Virginia, and Rice University. Schuler spent 16 years working in the collegiate ranks of coaching and 21 years in the NBA. He worked as an assistant coach, head coach, and scout with the New Jersey Nets with Larry Brown, the Milwaukee Bucks with Don Nelson, the Sacramento Kings, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Los Angeles Clippers. In 1986, Schuler earned his first-ever head coaching position in the NBA with the Portland Trailblazers. In his first year, Schuler led the team to a 49-33 record, winning the Red Auerbach NBA Coach of the Year Award. He followed that with a 53-29 campaign and an appearance in the NBA Playoffs.
   

Ohio Athletics mourns the loss of Kermit Blosser Hall of Fame member Mike Schuler.

Schuler won two MAC titles as a member of @OhioMBasketball, served as an assistant coach at OU, and was named the 1987 @NBA Head Coach of the Year with the @trailblazers. https://t.co/0VpHYyzidO pic.twitter.com/Z8NEsqLfw1

— Ohio Bobcats (@OhioBobcats) July 6, 2022