Sam Schaeffer begins her first year with Blugold women’s basketball as an assistant coach in 2026.
Schaeffer comes to UW-Eau Claire after a stint as an assistant coach for Edgewood University during the 2025-26 season. She helped the Eagles to a 12-14 overall record with an 11-7 record in the NACC.
Schaeffer holds a decorative five-year career at the UW-Stout where she was a key member of a Blue Devils squad under current Blugolds head coach Hannah Iverson. During her career, the Blue Devils reached the NCAA Final Four (2025), the NCAA Sweet Sixteen (2024), won the WIAC Tournament (2024), and were regular season WIAC Champions (2023). Individually, Sam earned the All-WIAC Sportsmanship Award, made the All-WIAC Defensive Team, ranked Sixth Nationally in Assist/Turnover Ratio, and secured CSC Academic All-District.
Schaeffer is a graduate of DeForest High School where she was a four-year varsity member of a strong Norskies squad. Sam served as a team captain in 2020, earned Honorable Mention All-Conference (2019 & 2020), and was a two-time Regional Champion (2019 & 2020).
Schaeffer was a member of the 2025 WBCA’s “So You Want To Be A Coach” program. She also holds experience coaching AAU with Wisconsin Elite (2021-2023) and multiple youth camps for UW-Stout and DeForest.
