Heath Schroyer

Position: Associate Head Coach Experience: 2nd year Alma Mater: Armstrong Atlantic State, '95

Heath Schroyer, who has experience as a head coach and formerly on Steve Cleveland's staff, is in his second year as associate head coach for the Bulldogs. Named one of the Top 10 hires by CBS SportsLine.com in May 2005, Schroyer came to Fresno State after serving as the head coach at Portland State for 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 in 2004-05. 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. 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.

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