Colorado Mesa University Athletics

Andy Shantz was named the head men's basketball coach at Colorado Mesa University in the summer of 2013 after serving as an assistant with the Mavericks for the previous 16 years.

In his first season as head coach, Shantz led the Mavericks to a 13-14 record and a berth in the RMAC Tournament. Ryan Stephen earned first team All-RMAC accolades. The Mavericks also won the Paul W. Brechler Award for the top GPA among RMAC Men’s Basketball teams under the first year skipper. 
 
In his second year the Mavericks improved to 19-10 and earned a berth in the RMAC Tournament. CMU posted a win against the highest ranked team Mesa has even beat with a win at the #2 ranked team in the country on the road at University Colorado-Colorado Springs. The Mavericks had 2 ALL-RMAC selections with Ryan Stephan garnering first team for the second year in a row.
 
In his third season the Mavericks improved to 21-9 and claimed the Rocky Division Championship. Ryan Stephan was CCA National Player of the Year, South Central Region Player of the Year and RMAC Player of the Year. Eimer Lopez and CJ Davis were All RMAC Honorable Mention.

During his fourth season as head coach, Shantz coached Eimer Lopez to All-RMAC Second Team honors.
 
As a coach at CMU for 19 years Shantz helped the Mavericks win two RMAC Championships, four NCAA National Tournament bids and seven RMAC West Division Championships and one Rocky Division Championship. In his tenure at CMU he helped recruit 12 First Team All-RMAC selections and a total of 44 All-Conference players, 30 Academic All-Conference Players, 3 RMAC Player of the Years (Jeff Boese, 2001 - Michael Dominguez, 2010 – Ryan Stephan, 2016). Michael Dominguez was a All-American in 2010 and North Central Region Player of the Year. In 2016 Ryan Stephan was CCA National Player of the Year, South Central Region Player of the Year and RMAC Player of the Year. He was also selected to play in the NABC Division II All-Star game in Frisco, TX.
        
A graduate of Colorado Mesa University (formerly Mesa State College), Shantz played two years for the Mavericks, including the 1994-95 season in which Mesa State finished 20-9 and were RMAC Champions and earned a berth to the NCAA National Tournament. He sat out the 1995-96 season to recover from knee surgery. In 1996-97, his senior year, he started all 28 games when the Mavericks went 21-7 and won the West Division Championship. He ranks eighth all-time in 3-point field goals made (74).
               
Prior to attending Mesa State, Shantz spent two years at Palomar College in San Marcos, Calif. He was voted Most Valuable Player while averaging 18 points and 10 rebounds per game. A native of San Diego, Calif., he attended Mount Carmel High School. 
               
Shantz earned his bachelor’s degree in 1997 in corporate fitness and a master’s degree in 2005 in physical education from Adams State College.
                
Shantz is married to the former Molley Wilson. Molley is a graduate of Mesa State College and is a reading specialist at Pear Park Elementary. Molley and Andy have two children; daughter, Khalil Elizabeth (8) and son Guy Stephen Thomas (5).