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Heath Schroyer, who has experience as a head coach
and formerly on Steve Cleveland's staff, is in his
first year as associate head coach for the Bulldogs.
Named one of the Top 10 hires by CBS SportsLine.com
last May, Schroyer comes to Fresno State after
serving as the head coach at Portland State the past
three years.
Laying a solid foundation for the Vikings'
basketball program, Schroyer built a future for
Portland State as he directed the school to its
first male championship title last season. With a
19-9 overall record and an 11-3 mark in the Big Sky
Conference, Schroyer was credited by The
CollegeInsider.com as having one of the top three
turnarounds in the nation as well as the most
improved basketball program in the Big Sky in
2004-05. Despite a lean budget and a small facility,
he also produced the nation's top assist leader in
Will Funn (8.0 apg) and the 16th leading scorer in
Seamus Boxley (20.6 ppg).
In addition, the program was ranked No. 10 in the
nation in field goal percentage (.492) and No. 15 in
assists per game (16.8) as Schroyer saw the program
record its first sellout last season. Drawing more
than 47,000 fans in his three seasons, Schroyer
increased the program's total attendance by 58
percent in his three years. In his final year at
Portland State, the Vikings set a new single-season
total attendance mark.
Setting the school record for consecutive conference
wins (7) and boasting the only winning road record
in league play in 2004-05, Schroyer started the
turnaround by having the top recruiting class in the
Big Sky in 2002-03 after having only six scholarship
players. A year later, his program was ranked as the
25th most improved team in the country as Portland
State had the No. 1 recruiting class in the Big Sky,
according to The CollegeInsider.com. In his final
season, Schroyer saw the Vikings post the most
overall victories, most conference wins and
consecutive victories (8) as the RPI grew from 296
to 117 in his three seasons.
Schroyer makes his third assistant stint with
Cleveland as he was an assistant coach at Fresno
City College (1996-97) and BYU (1997-01). With the
Cougars, Schroyer worked hand-in-hand with Cleveland
in helping turn around a program that went 1-25 the
year prior to their arrival. With Schroyer on staff,
BYU became a Mountain West Conference power, winning
a league title while participating in the NCAA
Tournament (2001) and the NIT (2000). Still further,
BYU had a Top 25 recruiting class in 2000.
After leaving BYU in 2001, Schroyer spent one year
as an assistant coach at the University of Wyoming
under Steve McClain. The Cowboys earned their first
trip to the NCAA Tournament in 14 years that season
and upset Gonzaga in the first round. With Schroyer
in charge of the defense, Wyoming led the MWC in
opponent's field goal percentage and also led the
league in defensive rebounding as well as rebounding
margin.
Schroyer knows how to build programs and win
championships. At three different Division I schools
and he has captured three league championships. As a
student-athlete Schroyer was an all-conference
player at Kings River Community College. He led his
team to the California JC Final Four in 1992 before
moving on to Armstrong Atlantic State, where as a
senior he guided the Pirates to the NCAA II Round of
16.
A native of Walkersville, Md., Schroyer received his
B.A. in liberal studies from Armstrong Atlantic
State (Savannah, Ga.) in 1995. He obtained a
master's degree in instructional leadership from
National University (Fresno, Calif.) in 1996. |
