Jeff Meyer (basketball)

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Jeff Meyer
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Meyer (left) in 2015
Biographical details
Born (1954-06-21) June 21, 1954 (age 70)
Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
Alma mater Taylor ('76)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1980 Purdue (asst.)
1980–1981 South Florida (asst.)
1981–1997 Liberty
1998–2001 Winthrop (asst.)
2001–2004 Butler (asst.)
2004–2006 Missouri (asst.)
2006–2008 Indiana (asst.)
2008–2017 Michigan (asst.)
2017–2020Butler (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall259–206 (.557)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Big South tournament champion (1994)
Big South regular season co-champions (1997)
2× Big Ten regular season champion (2007, 2014)

Jeffrey Dennis Meyer (born June 21, 1954) is a former American college basketball coach, most recently an assistant at Butler University. He was brought on in June 2017 as assistant coach by new head coach and former Michigan assistant LaVall Jordan. He previously served as a men's basketball assistant coach at Michigan under John Beilein and Indiana University during the Kelvin Sampson tenure.

He graduated in 1976 from Taylor University and played basketball with the Trojans while he was there. [1]

Previously, he served as head coach at Liberty University where he remains the winningest coach in school history. He was named head coach of the then Liberty Baptist College on March 25, 1981. He stepped down as head coach to become assistant to the president of Liberty on November 1, 1997. [2]

On November 3, 2020, Meyer announced his retirement from coaching. [3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Liberty Flames (NAIA)(1981–1983)
1981–82Liberty 15–11
1982–83Liberty 23–95th at NAIA Nationals
Liberty Flames (Mason-Dixon Conference)(1983–1988)
1983–84Liberty 19–105–5
1984–85Liberty 19–106–4
1985–86Liberty 18–136–4
1986–87Liberty 18–113–5
1987–88Liberty 13–154–4
Liberty Flames (Division I Independent)(1988–1991)
1988–89Liberty 10–17
1989–90Liberty 11–17
1990–91Liberty 5–23
Liberty Flames (Big South Conference)(1991–2007)
1991–92Liberty 22–710–42nd
1992–93Liberty 16–149–74th
1993–94 Liberty 18–1212–64th NCAA First Round
1994–95Liberty 12–167–95th
1995–96Liberty 17–129–5T-2nd
1996–97Liberty 23–911–3T-1st
Liberty:259–206 (.557)82–56 (.594)
Total:259–206 (.557)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. ↑ pg. 36 of the Summer 2007 edition of Taylor: A Magazine for Taylor University Alumni and Friends ISSN 1073-4376 "For me, my Taylor years were foundational years for my adult life...I went to Taylor somewhat naive, but with the purpose to get a college degree and extend my basketball career. Looking back, what I received was certainly more than a college degree. I got a quality education and it was a life changing experience...during those years, God certainly developed a root system for growth in my personal life."
  2. ↑ 2007–2008 Liberty University Men's Basketball Media Guide pp. 108–109
  3. ↑ "Butler Bulldogs assistant coach Jeff Meyer retiring, citing COVID concerns". ESPN . Associated Press. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.


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