Steve Steinwedel

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Steve Steinwedel
Biographical details
Born (1953-07-18) July 18, 1953 (age 67)
Seymour, Indiana
Playing career
1972–1975 Mississippi State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1977 Stetson (assistant)
1977–1978 West Virginia (assistant)
1979–1980 Duke (assistant)
1980–1985 South Carolina (assistant)
1985–1995 Delaware
Head coaching record
Overall163-121 (.574)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
NAC Coach of the Year (1992)

Steve Steinwedel (born July 18, 1953) is an American former college basketball coach who most notably coached for ten seasons at Delaware. [1]

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Coaching career

After a player career at Mississippi State, Steinwedel began his coaching career as an assistant at Stetson, before moving on to assistant coaching spots at West Virginia, Duke, and South Carolina. He was named the head coach at Delaware in 1985. During the 1991-92 season, with future NBA Draft selection Spencer Dunkley on the team, Steinwedel led the Fightin' Blue Hens to a school record 27-4 mark, and went an undefeated 14-0 in the North Atlantic Conference en route to the 1992 NCAA Tournament. It was followed up by another tournament appearance in 1993. Despite the success, Steienwedel was forced to resign in 1995. [2]

Post-coaching career

Stienwedel never coached college basketball after leaving Delaware, but stayed in the area working as a counselor. He currently serves as the director and co-founder of the Community for Integrative Learning. [3]

College coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Delaware (East Coast Conference/North Atlantic Conference)(1985–1995)
1985–86 Delaware11-164=108th
1986–87 Delaware12-163-118th
1987–88 Delaware19-99-52nd
1988–89 Delaware14-146-86th
1989–90 Delaware16-137-74th
1990–91 Delaware16-138-42nd
1991–92 Delaware 27-414-01st NCAA First Round
1992–93 Delaware22-810-43rd NCAA First Round
1993–94 Delaware14-137-75th
1994–95 Delaware12-157-97th
Delaware:163-121 (.574)75-65 (.536)
Total:163-121 (.574)

      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. "Steve Steinwedel Coaching Record - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
  2. "Steinwedel: Leaving as UD coach in 1995 not my choice".
  3. "About the Community for Integrative Learning in Wilmington, Delaware".