Jason Schmitz enters his fifth season as Saints Head Women's Basketball Coach in 2025-26. During the 2024-25 season, he led the Saints to a record of 12-13 and 9-9 in MIAC play, the Saints first .500 season in conference play since joining the league in 2021.
During his time at CSS, Schmitz had coached multiple All-MIAC players, including MIAC Rookie of the Year Lexi Imdieke in 2023.
Prior to CSS, Schmitz was the head women’s basketball coach at NCAA Division III Centenary College (La.). In three seasons at Centenary, he led the program to its most conference wins since the 1982-83 season and recruited the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Newcomer of the Year.
Prior to Centenary, Schmitz was an assistant on the women’s staff at his alma mater the University of Mary (N.D.) for four seasons. While at Mary, he recruited and coached five Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) All-Conference selections, one NSIC Freshman of the Year, one DII Bulletin All-Freshman Team selection and two WBCA All-American Honorable Mention selections.
Schmitz graduated from Mary in 2008 with a degree in Social Behavioral Science Education. He went on to earn his Masters in Secondary Education at Worcester State College (Mass.).
