Mike Schachtner is in his first season as an assistant coach for the Wisconsin Lutheran College men’s basketball program.

Schachtner comes to WLC following a standout playing career at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, where he competed for the Phoenix from 2005-2009 under head coach Tod Kowalczyk. A 2009 graduate with a degree in Psychology, Schachtner was a three-time CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American, earning the honor in 2007, 2008, and 2009. He helped UW-Green Bay upset No. 11 Butler in 2009 and finished his career ranked eighth on the program’s all-time scoring list. Schachtner also holds the school record for career free throw percentage at 88.3 percent and the single-game record for three-point field goal percentage after shooting 7-for-7 from beyond the arc.

A native of Somerset, Schachtner attended Somerset High School, where he played basketball from 2001-2005 for head coach Eric Olson. He helped lead the Spartans to a regional championship in 2003 and scored 1,000 career points by his junior season. Schachtner graduated from Somerset in 2005 as the school’s all-time leading scorer.

Schachtner earned a Master of Social Work degree in 2017 and currently works as a mental health counselor. He and his wife, Andrea, reside in Brookfield with their two children, Ruby and Jack.