Joey Meyer (basketball)

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Joey Meyer
Personal information
Born(1949-04-02)April 2, 1949
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Career highlights and awards
As coach:
  • 2× NBADL champion (2004, 2005)
  • Great Midwest regular season champion (1992)
  • CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year (1987)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Joseph E. Meyer (April 2, 1949 – December 29, 2023) was an American

WGN-AM
in Chicago.

DePaul Blue Demons

As a player, Meyer was

NCAA men's basketball tournament appearances in his last nine seasons. When Ray Meyer retired in 1984, Joey Meyer was promoted to head coach.[5]

Joey Meyer led DePaul to seven NCAA Tournament appearances in his first eight seasons, including back-to-back Sweet Sixteen appearances in his second and third seasons. In the

LSU. Meyer was honored as the Chevrolet Coach of the Year in 1987.[5] Besides seven NCAA tournament appearances, Meyer led the Blue Demons to three appearances in the National Invitation Tournament.[5]

In both 1988 and 1989, DePaul reached the second round of the NCAA tournament, but they were on a downward trajectory. In 1992, the Blue Demons were co-champions of the newly formed Great Midwest Conference but made their last NCAA tournament appearance under Meyer.[6][7] An 11–18 finish in 1996 which was the first losing season since 1971 was followed by a 13-game losing streak to end a program-worst 3–23 in 1997.[8] Meyer was fired on April 28, 1997, and replaced by Pat Kennedy 1+1⁄2 months later on June 12.[9][10]

American Basketball Association

Meyer began his professional basketball head coaching career with the

Indiana Legends 119–105 on April 12, 2001 and the Kansas City Knights 106–105 on April 13, the Skyliners lost the championship game to the Detroit Dogs 107–91 on April 14.[11]

NBA Development League

In 2001, he joined the

Tulsa 66ers,[13] following its second title,[12] Meyer continued to coach the team until the end of the 2007–08 campaign.[14]

Meyer was named the head coach of the

WGN-AM and as a scout for the Los Angeles Clippers.[12]

Meyer's son, Brian, was an NBA scout with the Chicago Bulls.[17]

Personal life

Meyer died on December 29, 2023, at the age of 74.[18]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
DePaul Blue Demons (NCAA Division I Independent) (1984–1991)
1984–85 DePaul 19–10 NCAA Division I first round
1985–86 DePaul 18–13 NCAA Division I Sweet 16
1986–87 DePaul 28–3 NCAA Division I Sweet 16
1987–88 DePaul 22–8 NCAA Division I second round
1988–89 DePaul 21–12 NCAA Division I second round
1989–90 DePaul 20–15 NIT Quarterfinals
1990–91 DePaul 20–9 NCAA Division I first round
DePaul: 148–70
DePaul Blue Demons (Great Midwest Conference) (1991–1995)
1991–92 DePaul 20–9 8–2 T–1st NCAA Division I first round
1992–93 DePaul 16–15 3–7 5th
1993–94 DePaul 16–12 4–8 T–5th NIT First Round
1994–95 DePaul 17–11 6–6 5th NIT First Round
DePaul: 69–47 21–23
DePaul Blue Demons (Conference USA) (1995–1997)
1995–96 DePaul 11–18 2–12 4th (Blue)
1996–97 DePaul 3–23 1–13 4th (Blue)
DePaul: 14–41 3–25
Total: 231–158 24–48

      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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mad Ants Name Joey Meyer Head Coach". Fort Wayne Mad Ants. June 3, 2009.
  2. ^ a b 2010–11 DePaul Men's Basketball Media Guide, pp. 148–152.
  3. ^ "Former DePaul basketball player, coach Joey Meyer dies at 74". ESPN. Associated Press. December 29, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Smith, Stephen A. (January 4, 1997). "Following Father, Meyer Falters a Bit". Philadelphia Inquirer.
  5. ^ a b c "2010–11 DePaul Men's Basketball Media Guide". issuu.
  6. ^ "Joey Meyer". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "DePaul Record Book | Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). DePaul Blue Demons. April 1, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "DePaul Fires Joey Meyer". The Washington Post. April 29, 1997. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "Joey Meyer out as DePaul coach". United Press International. April 28, 1997. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  10. ^ "DePaul Hires FSU's Kennedy". The Washington Post. June 13, 1997. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  11. ^ "Sktliners Clubbed in Title Game". Chicago Tribune. April 15, 2001. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c Clack, Erin (December 30, 2023). "Joey Meyer, DePaul University Basketball Coach, Dead at 74". People. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  13. ^ Lohman, Rich (November 1, 2013). "Tulsa 66ers set for 9th season". Tulsa Today. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  14. ^ https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/mad-ants-name-joey-meyer-head-coach/n-3834781
  15. ^ Warden, Steve (April 8, 2012). "Ants End Season on Winning Note". The Journal Gazette. Fort Wayne, Indiana.
  16. ^ Warden, Steve (January 6, 2012). "Joey Meyer, Mad Ants 'Part Ways'". The Journal Gazette. Fort Wayne, Indiana.
  17. ^ "Ants Extend Coach Joey Meyer's Contract". WANE-TV. July 6, 2011.
  18. ^ "Blue Demons Mourn Loss of Joey Meyer". DePaul University Athletics. December 30, 2023.
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