Jimmy Schmitt returns to the Frostburg State men’s basketball coaching staff in 2020-21 after serving as an assistant for the Bobcats for the first time during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons.
Schmitt returns to Western Maryland after serving as the top assistant coach at his Alma Mater Felician University since August of 2015. He was promoted to Associate Head Coach of the Golden Falcons in August 2019.
During the last five seasons at Felician, Schmitt helped the team to 59 wins, recruit and develop two First Team All-CACC student-athletes and three trips to the Central Athletic Collegiate Conference Tournament.
Schmitt began his collegiate playing career at Bergen Community College, helping the Bulldogs to a pair of regional championships. As a sophomore in 2009-10, he was the national assist leader in NJCAA Division III. Schmitt then transferred to Felician and set season and career Golden Falcon records for assist-to-turnover ratio that still stand. He was chosen Academic All-CACC and Capital One Academic All-District following his senior campaign.
Schmitt owns an associate’s degree in liberal arts from Bergen CC (2010), a bachelor’s degree in mathematics education from Felician (2013) and a master’s in education administration from Frostburg State. He graduated summa cum laude from Felician and served as vice president of the College's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
