| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Stamford Collegiate (Niagara Falls, Ontario) |
| College | Western University (1986–1991) |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 41 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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John Stiefelmeyer is a Canadian former basketball player. Among his accomplishments, he was a four-time Canadian university ("CIAU") First Team All-Canadian; [1] [2] was the CIAU MVP in 1991; [3] [4] [5] and a CIAU champion. [6] [7] [8]
Before university, Stiefelmeyer played for Stamford Collegiate high school. [9] [10]
Stiefelmeyer played for Western University for five seasons from 1986 to 1991. [9] He was a CIAU First Team All-Canadian four times (1998, 1989, 1990, 1991). [11] [12] Only five other athletes in history besides Stiefelmeyer have accomplished this feat: John Carson, David Coulthard, Karl Tilleman, Byron Tokarchuk and Philip Scrubb. [1] [2]
In 1991, Stiefelmeyer received the Mike Moser trophy as the CIAU's most outstanding male basketball player. [5] [11] [12] In 1991, he also was named the CIAU tournament MVP and a CIAU tournament all-star. [9] [11] [12]
Stiefelmeyer was named the OUA West Conference MVP three times (1988, 1989, 1991); an OUA West First Team All-star four times (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991); and OUA tournament MVP twice (1988, 1989). [9] [11] [13]
In 1991, Stiefelmeyer was named Western University's male athlete of the year and received the university's Outstanding Athlete & Scholar Award. [11] He was also named Western's male basketball team MVP three times (1988, 1989, 1991). [11]
Under Stiefelmeyer's leadership, the Western Mustangs performed well. They were the CIAU national champions in 1991, the only occasion in which Western won the national title. [5] [11] [14] They were the OUA West champions three times and similarly were the OUA champions three times (1988, 1989, 1991). [5] [8] [12]
| Year | Team | GP | 3pt | 3pt% | FG | FG% | FT | FT% | Rbds | RPG | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | Western | 12 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 74-143 | 51.7 | 38-48 | 79.2 | 85 | 7.1 | 187 | 15.6 |
| 1987-88 | Western | 11 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 119-194 | 61.3 | 46-53 | 86.8 | 81 | 7.4 | 284 | 25.8 |
| 1988-89 | Western | 14 | 8-12 | 66.7 | 131-214 | 61.2 | 93-113 | 82.3 | 89 | 6.4 | 363 | 25.9 |
| 1989-90 | Western | 14 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 101-183 | 55.2 | 56-70 | 80.0 | 112 | 8.0 | 264 | 18.9 |
| 1990-91 | Western | 11 | 12-24 | 50.0 | 85-165 | 51.5 | 37-42 | 88.1 | 80 | 7.3 | 219 | 19.9 |
| Career | Western | 62 | 27-52 | 51.9 | 510-899 | 56.7 | 270-326 | 82.8 | 447 | 7.2 | 1317 | 21.2 |
Steifelmeyer was inducted into Western University's Men's Basketball Wall of Honour in 2002; [15] in the Western Mustangs Backcourt Club (Western men's basketball alumni group) Hall of Fame in 2009; [12] [16] and in Stamford Collegiate High School's Sports Wall of Fame. [10]