Charles F. Schmaus (born April 29, 1944) is an American retired college basketball coach and player. After a three-sport career at the Virginia Military Institute, Schmaus was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals (now the Sacramento Kings) in the fourth round of the 1966 NBA draft. Following a brief stint in the Air Force, Schmaus returned to VMI for six years as head basketball coach in which he most famously led the 1976–77 team to a 26–4 season which included a Southern Conference regular season and tournament championship as well as a trip to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.[1]
the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. Schmaus was born on April 29, 1944, in Ford City, Pennsylvania, to his parents Charles and Hedwig. Schmaus picked up basketball at...
following year, VMI went 26–4, 8–2 SoCon under first-year head coach CharlieSchmaus. After defeating Duquesne 73–66, they fell in the Sweet Sixteen to...
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Rutgers in the Elite 8, 91–75. After Blair departed for Colorado, CharlieSchmaus took over and, with a roster of VMI Hall of Famer Ron Carter alongside...
Military Institute following the departure of his predecessor CharlieSchmaus. Schmaus had led the Keydets to a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 1977 and a...