Millikin University Athletics has begun the search for a new head coach for men’s basketball. Millikin Athletic Director Dr. Craig White states the search for a new coach will begin immediately after the departure of Head Coach Mark Scherer from the program.
“I want to thank Coach Scherer for his contributions to the program over the last four years,” said White. “Coach Scherer has had a great coaching career. I am evaluating the head coaching situation and developing a plan to move forward to make the program competitive in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW).”
Scherer coached the Big Blue for four seasons starting in 2017-18 when the Big Blue posted an 11-14 record. Scherer posted a 27-60 (11-49 CCIW) mark in four seasons leading the Big Blue.
Prior to coming Millikin, Scherer is a proven winner in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) posting 245 career wins, a conference championship and seven top two CCIW finishes before retiring as the head coach at Elmhurst College in 2013. In his 17 seasons guiding the Bluejays, Scherer’s teams finished in the top four in the conference 10 times and made two trips to the NCAA Tournament including the school’s first trip to the Sweet 16. Scherer holds the Elmhurst record for most career wins as a head coach and best career winning percentage.
During his tenure, the Bluejays were ranked in the NCAA Division III Top 25 rankings 10 times including four times in the top 10. While at Elmhurst, Scherer was named the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Midwest Region Division III Coach of the Year.
