Kurtis Shultz is in his second season as the Sports Performance Coach for Men’s Basketball.
In his first season on the Hilltop, the Mustangs went 24-11 and earned a No. 1 seed in the NIT. The Mustangs went 13-7 in the program’s inaugural season in the ACC to tie for fourth and also won the Acrisure Holiday Invitational.
He spent the previous 11 seasons working with USC men’s basketball. During his time with Southern Cal men’s basketball, the Trojans made six NCAA Tournaments, including a run to the 2021 Elite Eight.
Shultz arrived at USC after six seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2006-11), including the final three as head strength and conditioning coach. He previously spent two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings (2004-05) as the head strength and conditioning coach. In 2003 he served as the assistant strength coach with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Shultz spent the bulk of his early career as the strength coach for Maryland basketball, helping the team to the 2001-02 NCAA title.
Shultz was also a basketball player at Maryland (1991-95) and served as team captain as a senior. In his final two seasons with the Terrapins, they advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.
He and his wife, Sharon, have three children, Jacob, Courson and Jaxson.
Updated: May 23, 2025
