Dave Schellhase

Dave Schellhase (born October 14, 1944)

Teams coached: Moorhead State (MN) Dragons, Indiana State Sycamores
Moorhead State record^: 297-241 (.552)
Indiana State record: 37-48 (.435)
Overall record^: 334-289 (.536)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0
• NSIC (Div II) Regular Season Champion:  2  (1981, 1982)
• NAIA Tournament Appearances:  2  (1980, 1982)

Awards:

• AP All-American:  2  (1965, 1966)
• NSIC (Div II) Coach of the Year:  2  (1981, 1982)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1987-1999	Moorhead State
1982-1985	Indiana State
1975-1982	Moorhead State
1970-1972	Purdue (asst)

Dave Schellhase Facts

• David Gene Schellhase, Jr.
• Born October 14, 1944
• Hometown: Evansville, Indiana
• Alma Mater: Purdue University (BA, 1966)
• After starring at North HS in Evansville, Schellhase went up to West Lafayette to play for the Purdue Boilermakers
  • Played for head coaches Ray Eddy and George King; was a two-time AP All-American (Second team in 1965 and First team in 1966)
• Drafted 10th overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 1966 NBA Draft; played two seasons for the Bulls (the first two seasons in the franchise’s history) for head coach Johnny “Red” Kerr
  • Selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1968 NBA Expansion Draft but never played for the team
• Began his coaching career with a two-season stint on King‘s staff back at alma mater Purdue
• Became the head coach of D-II Moorhead State (now known as Minnesota State-Moorhead) in 1975
  • Would coach the Dragons for a total of nineteen seasons over two separate stints, going 297-241 overall
  • Won NSIC regular season titles in 1981 and 1982, was named NSIC COY in both of those seasons
• In between stints at Moorhead, Schellhase returned to his home state and served as the head coach at D-I Indiana State
  • Did not have much success with the Sycamores, going just 37-48 in three seasons at the helm
• Later spent one season (2001-02) as the head boys’ basketball coach at Cannelton HS (IN)
• After ending his coaching career, Schellhase became Dean of Students at Logansport HS (IN) also taught Physical Education and Health
• Inducted into the Indiana Basketball HOF (1992), Purdue HOF (1996) and MSU-Moorhead HOF (2015)

Dave Schellhase Coaching Tree

• Dave Joerger (Sacramento Kings, Washington Wizards, Dakota Wizards, Sioux Falls Skyforce)

 

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels