Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Southeastern Louisiana |
Conference | Southland |
Record | 68–87 (.439) |
Biographical details | |
Born | St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. | September 16, 1984
Alma mater | Kansas State ('07) Salem International ('13) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2005–2006 | Cincinnati (student manager) |
2006–2008 | Kansas State (student manager) |
2008–2010 | St. Mary's Ryken HS (assistant) |
2011–2012 | Arlington Country Day School (assistant) |
2012–2013 | Jones County JC (assistant) |
2013–2014 | Northwest Florida State (assistant) |
2015–2019 | Southeastern Louisiana (assistant/assoc. HC) |
2019–present | Southeastern Louisiana |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2010–2011 | UCF (video assistant) |
2014–2015 | South Carolina (video coordinator) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 68–87 (.439) |
Tournaments | 0–1 (TBC) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Southland Coach of the Year (2022) | |
David Kiefer (born September 16, 1984) is the current head coach of the Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team. [1]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Southeastern Louisiana Lions (Southland Conference)(2019–present) | |||||||||
2019–20 | Southeastern Louisiana | 8–23 | 5–15 | T–11th | |||||
2020–21 | Southeastern Louisiana | 8–18 | 5–10 | 9th | |||||
2021–22 | Southeastern Louisiana | 19–15 | 10–4 | T–2nd | TBC First Round | ||||
2022–23 | Southeastern Louisiana | 18–14 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
2023–24 | Southeastern Louisiana | 15–17 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
2024–25 | Southeastern Louisiana | ||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana: | 68–87 (.439) | 42–43 (.494) | |||||||
Total: | 68–87 (.439) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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