Vince Fritz

Vince Fritz is in his first season as graduate manager for the Husker basketball program after being named to the position in August of 2018. In his role, Fritz helps in day-to-day operations of the Husker basketball program.

Fritz comes to Nebraska after playing collegiately at Missouri Southern for the past three seasons for Jeff Boschee. As a senior, Fritz played in 24 games as Missouri Southern went 20-10 in 2017-18, finished second in the MIAA and reached the 2018 NCAA Tournament. In his three seasons at the school, Fritz helped Missouri Southern to a combined 56-34 mark. He began his collegiate career at Sacred Heart (Conn.) University, where he spent his freshman season.

A native of Overland Park, Kan., Fritz prepped at Blue Valley Northwest High School where he played for coach and father Ed Fritz. A four-year letterwinner, Vince Fritz was a two-time all-state performer who helped his team to a pair of state championships in Kansas. During his junior season, Blue Valley Northwest went 25-0 and finished 19th nationally 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.

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 has captured won a trio of state title at Blue Valley North. His uncle, Willie Fritz, is currently the head football coach at Tulane, while one grandfather, 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.

Vince, who is pursuing his master’s in educational administration, received his undergraduate degree from Missouri Southern in 2018.