Steve Yoder

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Steve Yoder (born c. 1939) is an American former college basketball coach and is currently a scout with the NBA's New York Knicks.

Background

Yoder is a native of Plymouth, Indiana and 1958 graduate of Plymouth High School. He attended Illinois Wesleyan University on a basketball and baseball scholarship, winning four letters in baseball and two in basketball before graduating in 1962. He received his master's degree from University of Saint Francis, then called Saint Francis College, in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1970.

Career

He started his coaching career at Glen Ellyn, Illinois junior high school, and in 1965 took an assistant's position in basketball at Plymouth, Indiana. He became head coach at Plymouth in 1967 and proceeded to guide the school to three conference titles, three sectional crowns, a pair of regional titles, and two finishes among the top ten teams in state rankings over a six-year period. Yoder was named Indiana's District One Coach of the Year in 1973 and he then accepted a job as assistant coach at Furman University. He returned to Indiana in 1975 as head coach at Mishawaka's Penn High School. He then became assistant basketball coach at Ball State University in 1976 and a year later became head coach at the school.

Yoder was head coach at Ball State from 1977–78 to 1981–82, compiling a record of 77-62.[1] He was named the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year for both the 1980–81 and 1981–82 seasons. The 1980-81 Ball State team shared the MAC title with three other schools and gained an NCAA tournament berth by winning the conference's post-season tournament. Ball State compiled an overall 17–11 record during the 1981-82 season including a 12–4 conference record that gave them the MAC championship. The Cardinals lost to Northern Illinois University 79–75 in overtime in the MAC post-season tournament title game with the winner advancing to the NCAA meet.

In 1982, he left for University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he would coach the Badgers until 1992. He compiled a record of 128–165 and led the Badgers to the National Invitation Tournament in 1988–89 and 1990–91--the Badgers' first postseason appearances in over 40 years.[1] For his accomplishments in coaching the 18–12 NIT team in 1988-89, Yoder was named Kodak District XI Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches as well as Midwest Coach of the Year by Basketball Times.

After coaching, he became a scout with the Indiana Pacers and later the Knicks.

Head coaching record

NCAA Division I

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ball State (Mid-American Conference) (1977–1982)
1977–1978 Ball State 10–15 6–10 T–7th
1978–1979 Ball State 16–11 9–7 4th
1979–1980 Ball State 14–15 7–9 T–4th
1980–1981 Ball State 20–10 10–6 T–1st NCAA 1st Round
1981–1982 Ball State 17–11 12–4 1st
Ball State: 77–62 44–36
Wisconsin (Big Ten Conference) (1982–1992)
1982–1983 Wisconsin 8–20 3–15 10th
1983–1984 Wisconsin 8–20 4–14 10th
1984–1985 Wisconsin 14–14 5–13 9th
1985–1986 Wisconsin 12–16 4–14 9th
1986–1987 Wisconsin 14–17 4–14 8th
1987–1988 Wisconsin 12–16 6–12 7th
1988–1989 Wisconsin 18–12 8–10 6th NIT 2nd Round
1989–1990 Wisconsin 14–17 4–14 T–8th
1990–1991 Wisconsin 15–15 8–10 7th NIT 2nd Round
1991–1992 Wisconsin 13–18 4–14 9th
Wisconsin: 128–165 50–130
Total: 205–227

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "College Basketball Coaches: Steve Yoder". Stat Sheet.com. Retrieved 2009-06-25. 
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