When Jim Scheible (pronounced SHY-bull) came to the University as its head women’s basketball coach in August, 1999, he brought with him a legacy of success, enthusiasm and dedication.
He came with the ability to rebuild a program - as evidenced by his work at Elmira College. The rebuilding came swiftly at UR as the Yellowjackets advanced in NCAA Tournament play for the first time and reached back-to-back NCAA Final Fours in 2003 and 2004. During the 2004 campaign, the team also attained the #1 ranking in the country in both the
WBCA/ESPN/USA Today and the
D3Hoops.com polls. The Yellowjackets continued their successful national run from 2006-09 with four consecutive NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances and a team record of 88-24 in that span. The 2009 team was 24-4 and once again ascended to a #1 ranking for six consecutive weeks.
Having graduated six seniors heading into 2009-10, the Yellowjackets were expected to be in rebuilding mode. However, the young team came together late and made an improbable run to another NCAA Final Four (UR’s third trip in eight years). For his efforts, Scheible was recognized by the Rochester Press-Radio Club in May 2010 as the winner of the Elliot Cushing Award, given to a local person for excelling on the national level.
From 2011 through 2014, the Yellowjackets twice advanced to the NCAA Second Round while also winning at least twenty games in 2011 and 2013. In 2015-16, UR went 23-6 and hosted the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Elite 8. The following season, UR posted an 18-9 mark and saw its season end in the second round of NCAA's. A year later, the Yellowjackets were 24-5, posting the most wins since 2008-09, and again played in the Elite 8, losing to eventual national champions Amherst. Scheible was honored by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York as the state Division III Coach of the Year.
In 2022-23, the Yellowjackets earned one All-American, two All-Region and three All-UAA honors under Scheible's watch, as graduate student Katie Titus earned First Team All-America honors from the WBCA, College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-America recognition and was Josten's Trophy Finalist.
Three 'Jackets earned All-UAA honors in 2023-24, two earned USBWA All-Area recognition and Abby Gress earned both WBCA Honorable Mention All-America and D3hoops.com All-Region honors.
Last season in 2024-25, the 'Jackets went 13-12 (6-8 UAA) against one of the toughest schedule in Division III, sweeping a pair of conference opponents in Emory and Chicago. Gress repeated as an WBCA Honorable Mention All-American, in addition to earning D3hoops.com First-Team All-Region and First-Team All-UAA honors, one of two All-Association selections for the 'Jackets.
His record at UR now stands at 451-228 (.664) in 26 seasons, while his overall record is 592-299 (.664) spanning 34 seasons.
At Rochester, Scheible oversees the Student Athlete Advisory Committee for the Department of Athletics and has worked diligently to promote all of the athletic teams on campus. In addition, he sat on committees for numerous years for both the Susan B. Anthony Leadership Awards and the University of Rochester Student Life Awards. Further, he served as the NCAA East Region Committee Chair from 2003-07 and 2015-19.
Prior to coming to Rochester, Scheible coached at Elmira College for seven seasons (1992-99) and sported an overall record of 119-67 during his tenure. He led the Soaring Eagles into the NCAA Division III playoffs in 1998 and 1999 after winning three consecutive ECAC Championships from 1995-97. Elmira also won consecutive Empire Athletic Association championships in 1998 and 1999. In addition, he had dual responsibilities at Elmira as Sports Information Director (1992-95) and Assistant Athletics Director (1995-99).
Scheible graduated from Clarkson in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a bachelor’s degree in Physics (as part of a 3-2 five-year academic program with SUNY Cortland.) He received his MBA from Clarkson in 1989. He played varsity basketball for both Cortland (’84, ’85) and Clarkson (’87, ‘88) as a shooting guard and small forward.
In 1988-89, he served as an assistant coach at Clarkson. The Golden Knights finished 26-7 and reached the NCAA Final Four. A year later, Scheible was named the interim head coach at Clarkson and guided the Knights to a 22-4 record, an ICAC league title, and a berth in the ECAC playoffs. Scheible accepted an engineering position in San Diego, CA in July of 1990. He also worked part-time as an assistant coach at the University of California San Diego for one year (16-8 in 1991-92).
Scheible is a native of Rochester, NY and played basketball at Cardinal Mooney High School (’83 graduate) for coaching legend Ed Nietopski. He resides in Penfield with his wife Jacquie and his two sons, Andrew and Carter.
| YEAR BY YEAR COACHING RECORD |
|
|
OVERALL |
CONFERENCE |
|
| YEAR |
SCHOOL |
WIN |
LOSS |
WIN |
LOSS |
POSTSEASON |
| 1989-90 |
Clarkson University |
22 |
4 |
11 |
1 |
ECAC Playoffs- 3rd Round |
|
CLARKSON TOTALS |
22 |
4 |
11 |
1 |
|
| 1992-93 |
Elmira College |
8 |
12 |
|
|
None |
| 1993-94 |
Elmira College |
15 |
10 |
|
|
NYSWCAA Playoffs- QF |
| 1994-95 |
Elmira College |
15 |
11 |
|
|
ECAC Playoffs- Champions |
| 1995-96 |
Elmira College |
19 |
10 |
|
|
ECAC Playoffs- Champions |
| 1996-97 |
Elmira College |
19 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
ECAC Playoffs- Champions |
| 1997-98 |
Elmira College |
22 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1998-99 |
Elmira College |
21 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
NCAA First Round |
|
ELMIRA TOTALS |
119 |
67 |
22 |
8 |
2 NCAA Appearances |
| 1999-00 |
University of Rochester |
6 |
19 |
1 |
14 |
None |
| 2000-01 |
University of Rochester |
16 |
11 |
6 |
9 |
ECAC Playoffs- Champions |
| 2001-02 |
University of Rochester |
18 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
ECAC Playoffs- Champions |
| 2002-03 |
University of Rochester |
24 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
NCAA Final Four |
| 2003-04 |
University of Rochester |
25 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
NCAA Final Four (3rd Pl.) |
| 2004-05 |
University of Rochester |
16 |
11 |
7 |
7 |
ECAC Playoffs- SF |
| 2005-06 |
University of Rochester |
20 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2006-07 |
University of Rochester |
22 |
6 |
9 |
5 |
NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2007-08 |
University of Rochester |
22 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2008-09 |
University of Rochester |
24 |
4 |
11 |
3 |
NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2009-10 |
University of Rochester |
23 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
NCAA Final Four |
| 2010-11 |
University of Rochester |
21 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2011-12 |
University of Rochester |
19 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
None |
| 2012-13 |
University of Rochester |
20 |
7 |
11 |
3 |
NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2013-14 |
University of Rochester |
12 |
13 |
6 |
8 |
None |
| 2014-15 |
University of Rochester |
15 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
None |
| 2015-16 |
University of Rochester |
23 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
NCAA Elite 8 |
| 2016-17 |
University of Rochester |
18 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2017-18 |
University of Rochester |
24 |
5 |
11 |
3 |
NCAA Elite 8 |
| 2018-19 |
University of Rochester |
10 |
15 |
4 |
10 |
None |
| 2019-20 |
University of Rochester |
12 |
13 |
6 |
8 |
None |
| 2020-21 |
University of Rochester |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
No Postseason - COVID |
| 2021-22 |
University of Rochester |
16 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
None |
| 2022-23 |
University of Rochester |
16 |
9 |
6 |
8 |
None |
| 2023-24 |
University of Rochester |
11 |
14 |
6 |
8 |
None |
| 2024-25 |
University of Rochester |
13 |
12 |
6 |
8 |
None |
|
ROCHESTER TOTALS |
451 |
228 |
196 |
156 |
12 NCAA Appearances |
|
ROCHESTER PERCENT |
.664 |
.557 |
|
|
GRAND TOTAL |
592 |
299 |
229 |
165 |
14 NCAA Appearances |
|
PERCENT |
.664 |
.581 |
|
(updated 6/2025)
