USD Basketball Loses Assistant

Rick Schoenlein resigned Tuesday after three seasons as a University of San Diego assistant basketball coach.

“It looks like I’m going to get out of it (coaching) entirely,” said Schoenlein, who was in charge of recruiting at USD. “I just think it’s time to go and see what else is out there.”

Schoenlein, 33, came to USD with Coach Hank Egan after serving as an assistant to Egan at the Air Force Academy during the 1983-84 season. Schoenlein also was a graduate assistant to Egan in 1976 before entering the service.

His resignation becomes effective July 1.

This past season, USD (24-6) lost to Auburn in the first round of the NCAA tournament, 62-61.

“My association with Rick goes back a long time,” Egan said. “I hate to see him go; I was the one who recruited him (as an assistant coach) at Air Force.”

No replacement has been named.