No. 1 Texas Longhorns' Head Coach Vic Schaefer Receives Coach Of The Year Honors

Austin - As the No. 1 Texas Longhorns prepare for the SEC tournament, head coach Vic Schaefer is making headlines for his team leadership. Schaefer was named Coach of the Year by USA Today Sports.

After beating Florida on Sunday, the Longhorns claimed their share of the SEC Regular Season Title, but will be the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament after the result of a coin toss. The Longhorns split the title with the South Carolina Gamecocks, who got the favorable result in the coin toss.

Schaefer has won either a regular season conference title or conference tournament in four of his five years at Texas and has reached three Elite Eights. Coming from Mississippi State, he knows what it takes to win in the SEC and in Texas' first year in the conference, the Longhorns finished with a 15-1 conference record.

Vic Schaefer blows out his birthday candle — Texas Longhorns head coach Vic Schaefer celebrates his birthday following the Longhorns' win over the Florida Gators, March 2, 2025. With the 72-46 win over the Gators, the Texas Longhorns become regular season SEC Champions. | Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Athletic director Chris Del Conte gave Schaefer a contract extension, keeping him in Austin until at least 2030. He is building a future in Austin and with a current star-studded roster, he keeps looking for more. T exas is one of No. 1 overall recruit Aaliyah Chavez's top four schools, along with South Carolina, Texas Tech and Oklahoma.

But for the rest of this season, Schaefer has two goals: win the SEC tournament and win a national championship. He knows what it takes to do both and believes that he has the team to do it.

Armed with a roster loaded with veterans, Schaefer and the Longhorns will play their first game of the SEC Tournament on Friday at 6 p.m. on SEC Network.

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