STARKVILLE — Vic Schaefer walked onto the court at Humphrey Coliseum shortly before tipoff to a round of applause from the Mississippi State women’s basketball crowd. A few minutes later, Schaefer was again applauded when his name was read by the PA announcer as the Texas coach.

When Vic Schaefer walks on to the Humphrey Coliseum floor on Thursday night, the coach will likely have some bittersweet thoughts flooding through his mind. Schaefer will be standing on the opposite bench than the one he used to occupy,