Vince Fritz - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches

Vince Fritz

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
vfritz@umkc.edu

Vince Fritz enters the 2020-21 season in his first year with Head Coach Billy Donlon and the Roos. Fritz's roles include operating as the team's academic liaison, as well as the travel and scheduling coordinator.

"I'm excited to work for and learn from an amazing staff and head coach in Coach Donlon and to help build Kansas City men's basketball into a championship program," Fritz said.

Fritz was raised in Overland Park, Kan., graduating from Blue Valley Northwest High School in 2014. A four-year letter winner, Fritz was a two-time all-state performer who helped his team to a pair of KSHSAA 6A State Titles. During his junior season, BVNW went 25-0 and finished 19th nationally, as ranked by USA Today. A two-time first-team Eastern Kansas League selection, Fritz finished as the third-leading scorer in school history. He also played football at BVNW, earning all-league accolades as a punter and defensive back.

After his success with the Huskies, Fritz spent his freshman season at Sacred Heart (Conn.) University. He then transferred to Missouri Southern, aiding the Lions to a 56-34 mark in his three years. In 2017-18, Missouri Southern went 20-10, finished second in the MIAA and reached the 2018 NCAA Tournament.

After graduating from MSSU in 2018, Fritz attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he earned his Masters in Educational Administration and served as a Graduate Manager under Tim Miles in 2018-19 and Fred Hoiberg in 2019-20.

Fritz comes from an athletic family. His father, Ed, has over 600 wins at the high school level in Kansas and has won four state titles since 2013 after playing at Baker University. His mother, Ann Costello, played collegiately at Nebraska from 1984-86, and captured a trio of state titles at Blue Valley North. His uncle, Willie Fritz, is currently the head football coach at Tulane. One of his grandfathers, Vince Costello, is a member of the Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame and another, Harry Fritz, was a college football coach and executive director of the NAIA. Fritz has four siblings, Tyler, Tara, Jordan and Luke.