Staff Directory
Kurtis Shultz
- Title:
- Sports Performance Coach for Men’s Basketball
Kurtis Shultz is in his third season as the Sports Performance Coach for Men’s Basketball.
SMU was 20-14 this past season, earning the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid since 2017. The Mustangs are 44-25 in his first two seasons, including a 21-17 ACC record.Â
In 2025-26, the Mustangs recorded a pair of top-25 wins for the first time in six seasons and were ranked in the AP Top 25 and USA Today Coaches Poll for the first time in nine seasons. SMU tied for the most All-ACC honorees with three and finished in the top-30 nationally in scoring, assists, field-goal percentage and three-point percentage.
In his first season on the Hilltop, the Mustangs went 24-11 and earned a No. 1 seed in the NIT. The Mustangs were one of just two teams in the nation with six players averaging at least 9.9 points and one of just eight teams in the NCAA top 50 for field goal percentage and field goal defense.Â
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: June, 2026
SMU was 20-14 this past season, earning the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid since 2017. The Mustangs are 44-25 in his first two seasons, including a 21-17 ACC record.Â
In 2025-26, the Mustangs recorded a pair of top-25 wins for the first time in six seasons and were ranked in the AP Top 25 and USA Today Coaches Poll for the first time in nine seasons. SMU tied for the most All-ACC honorees with three and finished in the top-30 nationally in scoring, assists, field-goal percentage and three-point percentage.
In his first season on the Hilltop, the Mustangs went 24-11 and earned a No. 1 seed in the NIT. The Mustangs were one of just two teams in the nation with six players averaging at least 9.9 points and one of just eight teams in the NCAA top 50 for field goal percentage and field goal defense.Â
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: June, 2026
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