Michael_Shafer
Michael Shafer
American basketball player and coach
Michael Shafer (born January 7, 1972)[1] is an American college basketball coach, most recently the women's head coach at the University of Richmond.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1972-01-07) January 7, 1972 (age 52) |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1994 | William & Mary |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–2003 | Georgia (assistant) |
| 2003–2005 | Georgia (Associate HC) |
| 2005–2019 | Richmond |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 223–214 (.510) |
Shafer played at the College of William & Mary, where he walked on to the team. He was on the coaching staff at the University of Georgia from 1996 to 2005 before becoming head coach of the Spiders.[2]
He holds the record for the number of wins by a women's basketball coach at the University of Richmond.
It was announced on March 10, 2019, that Shafer's contract would not be renewed.[3]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Spiders (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2005–present) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Richmond | 13–17 | 7–9 | T–8th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Richmond | 13–17 | 7–7 | T–6th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Richmond | 14–17 | 6–8 | T–7th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Richmond | 24–10 | 9–5 | T–4th | WNIT Third Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Richmond | 20–13 | 7–7 | 8th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2010–11 | Richmond | 18–12 | 9–5 | T–3rd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Richmond | 23–9 | 9–5 | T–4th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2012–13 | Richmond | 16–16 | 6–8 | 9th | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Richmond | 14–16 | 8–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Richmond | 19–14 | 9–7 | 5th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Richmond | 13–18 | 5–11 | T–10th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Richmond | 13–17 | 7–9 | 9th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Richmond | 14–17 | 8–8 | 8th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Richmond | 9–21 | 6–10 | 11th | |||||
| Richmond: | 223–214 (.510) | 103–107 (.490) | |||||||
| Total: | 223–214 (.510) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- "The Michael Shafer File" (PDF). Richmond Spiders. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
- O’Connor, John (March 10, 2019). "Michael Shafer will not return as Spiders women's basketball coach". Richmond Times Dispatch. Retrieved March 14, 2019.