Steve Steinwedel (born July 18, 1953) is an American former college basketball coach who most notably coached for ten seasons at Delaware.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 18, 1953 Seymour, Indiana, U.S. |
| 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 | |
| Overall | 163–121 (.574) |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA Division I) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NAC regular season (1992) 2 NAC tournament (1992, 1993) | |
| Awards | |
| NAC Coach of the Year (1992) | |
Coaching career
editAfter 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
editStienwedel 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
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (East Coast Conference) (1985–1991) | |||||||||
| 1985–86 | Delaware | 11–16 | 4–10 | 8th | |||||
| 1986–87 | Delaware | 12–16 | 3–11 | 8th | |||||
| 1987–88 | Delaware | 19–9 | 9–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 1988–89 | Delaware | 14–14 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1989–90 | Delaware | 16–13 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1990–91 | Delaware | 16–13 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
| Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (North Atlantic Conference) (1991–1995) | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | Delaware | 27–4 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1992–93 | Delaware | 22–8 | 10–4 | 3rd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1993–94 | Delaware | 14–13 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1994–95 | Delaware | 12–15 | 7–9 | 7th | |||||
| Delaware: | 163–121 (.574) | 75–65 (.536) | |||||||
| Total: | 163–121 (.574) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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