When James Scheible (pronounced SHY-bull) came to the University as its head women’s basketball coach in August, 1999, he brought with him a legacy of success, enthusiasm, and dedication.

He came with the ability to rebuild a basketball program - as evidenced by his work at Elmira College. In 2000-01, only Scheible’s second year at Rochester, the Yellowjackets won the ECAC Upstate New York Championship (16-11), then won again in 2001-02 (18-9).

Rochester’s basketball fortunes rose meteorically in 2002-03. The Yellowjackets were 21-4 in the regular season, earned the East Region’s top seed in the NCAA Division III playoffs, and advanced to the NCAA Division III Final Four for the first time in school history. The final record was 24-6. The Yellowjacket run included the JPMorgan Chase Scholarship Tournament title, a victory over previously unbeaten and top-ranked Washington University, and a second place finish in the University Athletic Association.

The Yellowjackets reached the Final Four again in 2003-04 where they finished third nationally with a victory over Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the third place game (25-5 overall, 10-4 UAA). Rochester had a multi-week run as the top-ranked team in Division III (both the WBCA/ESPN/USA Today and d3hoops.com polls). The Yellowjackets won the JPMorgan Chase Scholarship Tournament again. Scheible was named the Region 2 Coach of the Year by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.

In 2005-06, Scheible led Rochester to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Tournament as the team finished with a 20-8 record. The following two years (2006-07 and 2007-08), the Yellowjackets once again reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and sported identical 22-6 overall records. In addition, the 2006-07 team reached as high as #2 in the country in both national polls.

At Rochester, Scheible oversees the Student Athlete Advisory Committee for the Department of Athletics and has worked diligently to promote all of the athletic teams on campus. He also sits on committees for both the Susan B. Anthony Leadership Awards and the University of Rochester Student Life Awards.

This is a homecoming of sorts for Scheible. He is a 1983 graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School who played for Ed Nietopski.

Prior to coming to Rochester, Scheible coached at Elmira College for seven seasons. He led them into the NCAA Division III playoffs in his last two years there (1997-98, 1998-99). Before that, he led the Soaring Eagles to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Upstate New York Championship for three straight years, from 1994-95 to 1996-97. Elmira was a quarterfinalist in the New York State Women’s Collegiate Athletic Association (NYSWCAA) playoffs in 1993-94. The Soaring Eagles finished as State runners-up three times (1996, 1997, 1999).

Elmira won consecutive championships in the Empire Athletic Association (1998, 1999). Scheible was named the EAA’s Coach of the Year in 1998 and 1999, and State Coach of the Year in 1998.

Scheible graduated from Clarkson University in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He received his MBA from Clarkson in 1989.

He served as an assistant coach at Clarkson in 1988-89. The Golden Knights finished 26-7, were runners-up in the State playoffs, and reached the NCAA Division III Final Four. Clarkson was 10-2 in the Independent College Athletic Conference (ICAC) and won the conference title. A year later, Scheible was named the interim head coach at Clarkson. He guided the Knights to a 22-4 record, another title in the ICAC (11-1), and third place finishes in States and ECACs.

Scheible accepted an engineering position in San Diego, CA in August, 1990. He was also an assistant coach at the University of California San Diego for one year (16-8 in 1991-92).

In October, 1992, he was named women’s basketball coach and sports information director at Elmira. He inherited a program that posted 25 wins in the five previous years and had its last winning season in 1982-83 – when Scheible was a senior at Cardinal Mooney.

In July, 1995, Scheible surrendered his SID responsibilities and was named assistant athletic director at Elmira. In that position, he oversaw scheduling, coordinating of officials, team travel, practice scheduling, and eligibility.

Scheible resides in Rochester with his wife, Jacquie, and three-year-old son, Andrew.

Kate DeSorrento joined Jim Scheible’s staff as a full-time assistant women’s basketball coach in the summer of 2008.

She is well-versed in Rochester’s strong tradition and level of success in women’s basketball program. DeSorrento played and coached against the Yellowjackets during her days at Union College.

DeSorrento was a starting guard for the Dutchwomen from 2002-2004. She helped Union win the Upstate College Athletic Association (now Liberty League) championship and played in the NCAA Division III Championships. That Union team finished 24-4, the best record in the history of the Union program.

She remained with the program as an assistant coach under Mary Ellen Burt (a former Rochester assistant). She concentrated on individual player development, assisted with tape breakdowns, and plotted game strategy with the Union coaching staff. She graduated from Union in 2006 with a bachelor of science degree in neuroscience and a minor in history.

Upon graduation, DeSorrento moved to Washington, D.C. She has spent the last two years at a consulting firm there advising pharmaceutical companies in the development of drugs and biologics.

DeSorrento is a native of Troy, NY. She was a starting guard and forward at Catholic Central (2000-2002) where she helped the team to the New York State Class AA Championship. Catholic Central won back to back conference titles and reached the Sectional final for two straight seasons.

Second season on Yellowjacket staff... Earned multiple All-America honors for the women’s basketball team at the University of Mary Washington. UMW had a four-year cumulative record of 111-15, reached the Sweet 16 round of the NCAAs three times and played in the Final Four once. Hickey was a dominating front court player who finished her career as the NCAA Division III career blocked shots leader. She was a WBCA First Team All-American as a senior, Honorable Mention All-American as a junior and sophomore. She was a D3hoops.com Second Team All-American as a senior and Third Team All-American as a junior.

She earned three consecutive First Team All-Conference honors from the Capital Athletic Conference and was the CAC Player of the Year as a junior and senior. She was a First Team All-State selection as a junior and senior, Second Team All-State as a sophomore.

Away from the court, Hickey was the women’s basketball representative to UMW’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for three years. She worked in Mary Washington’s Sports Information Office in her senior year. She coached at the Trail’s End Camp in Honesdale, PA in the summer following her junior year and at the Paul Webb Holiday and Summer Basketball Camps in Hampton Roads, VA.

Hickey graduated from Mary Washington with cum laude honors and a baccalaureate degree in mathematics in May 2008. She was a member of the Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and was chosen as Mary Washington’s Academic Athlete of the Year.

She is enrolled in the University’s School of Medicine and Dentistry to attain a graduate degree in medical statistics.

Second year on the Yellowjacket staff... Glenn coached at William Smith College for 16 seasons, compiling a career record of 319 wins and 101 losses...

He was named the Conference Coach of the Year five times and WBCA District Coach of the Year twice... He led William Smith to eight NCAA tournament berths, one appearance in the Elite Eight and two in the Sweet 16... From 1991-99, William Smith won nine straight conference championships... Six of his players earned eight Kodak WBCA All-America honors, three on the First Team...

He is well-versed in the JPMorgan Chase Tournament, guiding the Herons to four straight championships... He came to William Smith after spending a year as an assistant women’s basketball coach at West Chester University and athletics director and physical education director at the Penn State University campus in Media, PA...

Glenn is a 1971 graduate of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County where he played four years of basketball and ran cross country. He earned his master’s degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1979.