Former Texas Lutheran basketball coach Jim Shuler cared deeply about players
Texas Lutheran men’s basketball coach Jim Shuler poses for a photo at Memorial Gym in Seguin in 1998.Former Texas Lutheran University men’s basketball coach Jim Shuler cared for his players so much that he worried near the end of his life that he might have failed some of them.
“He personified character and you did as he did, mimicked him,” Silva said. “Most of us didn’t have a male role model in our lives. That was a big deal having him be one for us.”Courtesy photo / Texas Lutheran Athletics A San Antonio native who graduated from Sam Houston High School, Shuler began coaching at Jefferson in 1968. He guided the 1972 Mustangs to a 34-4 record and the Class 4A state finals, where they lost to Dallas Roosevelt 68-63 despite a career-high 44 points from Rick Bullock, who later starred at Texas Tech.
Silva recalled how Shuler paid the $20 he needed to take a college admission test when they were at Jefferson. That was typical of Shuler, who helped his players in a variety of ways off the court, Silva said. “Sometimes a kid from the West Side does well but only with a lot of help and guidance,” Silva said. “Jim was my blessing.”
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