After seven years at the helm of the Carroll men's basketball program, David Schultz has resigned his position to pursue other opportunities with the Waukesha school district, Pioneers athletic director Kris Jacobsen announced.

"I thoroughly enjoyed my time coaching and working at Carroll. I loved coaching every team and player over the past seven seasons," said Schultz, No. 2 in wins in the program's history at 109-64. "The athletic department and Kris Jacobsen did all they could, but in the end this is a decision that is in the best interest of my family."

Schultz, hired at Carroll prior to the 2002-03 season, took over a Pioneers team that finished 2-21 during the 2001-02 season and built the program into a Midwest Conference contender. The Pioneers reached the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2007, making the Sweet 16 two seasons ago after beating Augustana and St. Thomas on their home floors.

&&f-boxr&&"I am very proud of what the program accomplished and I feel I have left the program in better shape than when I arrived," Schultz added. "I am thankful to have been able to build lifelong friendships with players, family and staff at the university."

Schultz has maintained dual part-time employment over the past several years that included coaching at Carroll while also working as a part-time physical education teacher in the Waukesha school district. He resigned from Carroll to accept full-time employment in the Waukesha school district.

Jacobsen said the resignation came as a surprise, saying Carroll was in the process of putting together a full-time employment package. "I am very disappointed that Coach Schultz decided to end his tenure as the Carroll men's basketball coach," she said. "The university has explored full-time employment opportunities for Coach Schultz on numerous occasions and it was our hope that he would become a full-time member of the university."

A national search for Schultz's successor will begin immediately.