Scott Schumacher enters his 14th season as the Buccaneers’ athletic director and head men’s basketball coach.
Blinn played to a 17-14 record in 2024-25 with a 13-9 performance in Region XIV matchups. The Buccaneers finished fourth in the region standings and earned a first-round bye in the Region XIV Tournament. At season's end, sophomore forwards Anthony Isaac (first-team) and London Maiden (second-team) along with sophomore guard Reese Miller (second-team) landed on the Region XIV all-region list. Isaac was also named an honorable mention on the NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball All-America team. Isaac went on to sign with Manhattan University, Maiden committed to the University of Detroit Mercy, and Miller signed with The College of William & Mary.
The Buccaneers posted a 23-8 record during the 2023-24 campaign, including a 14-5 mark in the Region XIV South, which was good for second place. Blinn earned a first-round bye in the Region XIV Tournament before bowing out in the quarterfinals.
Blinn ended its 2022-23 season with a 23-8 overall record and placed second in the Region XIV South Zone with a 16-3 mark. Blinn qualified for the Region XIV Tournament with a first-round bye before ending its season in the quarterfinals. The season also saw sophomore guard Elijah Elliott earn NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball All-America honors with a third-team selection.
Also in 2023, Schumacher was inducted into and enshrined in the NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame and the Kilgore College Hall of Fame.
In 36 years as a junior college head coach, Schumacher has compiled a career record of 674-393, including a 224-146 record at Blinn. He is ranked ninth all-time in wins among active men’s basketball coaches across 439 NJCAA programs. He has led three different junior college programs to conference championships and top-10 national rankings in the NJCAA polls. In six of the last eight seasons, Schumacher has led the Buccaneers to 20 or more wins. He has coached collegiate basketball for 39 years and is in his 17th year as an athletic director.
Thirty-two of 36 years have been spent as a head basketball coach in the Region XIV Conference. Schumacher previously coached league rivals Paris Junior College and Kilgore College, and is the only coach in TEAC history to lead two different programs to a conference championship. Prior to Blinn, Schumacher was the athletic director and head basketball coach at North Dakota State College of Science, leading the Wildcats to a national tournament bid and three conference championships.
Schumacher has coached 13 NJCAA All-Americans. More than 87 of his players have signed Division I scholarships and more than 37 have gone on to play professionally. He has had the privilege to coach an SEC player of the year, a Big 12 Tournament MVP, a Big Sky Tournament MVP, and an NCAA slam dunk champion.
In addition to his duties as head coach and athletic director, Schumacher served two terms as president of the NJCAA Basketball Coaches Association, a position voted upon by his colleagues. During his time with the association, he served as chair for the NJCAA Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame selection committee. As the president, he began the NJCAA Basketball Coaches All-Star Game, which is now played during the prestigious basketball coaching clinic held annually in Las Vegas. In recognition of his work, the Scott Schumacher Sportsmanship Award is given annually to an all-star participant. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.
From 2005-09, Schumacher served on the USA Basketball Collegiate Selection Committee along with coaching legends such as University of Kansas head coach Bill Self, Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo, and former Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim.
Schumacher’s father is a former superintendent at nearby Waller ISD, where Schumacher’s mother also taught. Schumacher’s dad resides in Houston. Scott and his wife, Lisa, are the proud parents of three children: Ross, Lonna, and Alec.
