After spending one year as the head coach at Thomas College, Joe Scheuers is returning to Earlham to be the Quakers' head men's basketball coach.
The College made the announcement via press release.
"I am thrilled to be returning to Earlham as the next head men's basketball coach," said Scheuers in the release. "It is truly an honor and a privilege to accept this coaching position. I want to thank Julie Kline (Earlham's senior director of athletics), the athletics department, and the Earlham administration for putting their faith and trust in me to lead this basketball program in its next chapter. Earlham is second to none with the resources it provides its students to have a great college experience on and off the basketball court."
Scheuers spent four seasons at Earlham from 2014 to 2018 as the Quakers' assistant coach and then the associate head coach under Jason Polykoff. Scheuers moved to Thomas College in Waterville, Maine last seaosn where he led the Terriers to a 14-13 mark and appearance in the NAC tournament title game where they lost to Husson.
Polykoff resigned in April to return to his previous job as the head coach of the varsity program at Friends Central High School in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Polykoff held that position for five years and then became an assistant coach at nearby Division I Penn for two seasons. Polykoff went 25-99 in his five seasons at Earlham.
"We are beyond thrilled to welcome Coach Scheuers and his family back to Earlham College," said Kline in the press release. "It was evident when Joe was on campus during his interview that he made a lasting positive impact on our student-athletes and the Earlham community during his time as the assistant coach for our program."
Prior to his time at Earlham, Scheuers was an assistant coach for two seasons at Illinois College and an assistant at his alma mater Trine for one season.
Earlham went 8-17, 7-11 in the HCAC last season.