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John Stiefelmeyer

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John Stiefelmeyer
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
High schoolStamford Collegiate
(Niagara Falls, Ontario)
CollegeWestern University (1986–1991)
PositionPower forward
Number41
Career highlights and awards
  • CIAU Player of the Year (1990)
  • 4× CIAU First Team All-Canadian (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991)
  • CIAU Tournament MVP (1991)
  • CIAU Tournament All-star (1991)
  • OUA West MVP (1988, 1989, 1991)
  • 4× OUA West First Team All-star (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991)
  • 2× OUA Tournament MVP (1988, 1989)
  • Western University Male Athlete of the Year (1991)
  • Western University Outstanding Athlete & Scholar (1991)

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]

University

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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 give 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]

University statistics

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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

Post-career recognition

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Men's Basketball All-Canadian Teams" (PDF). U Sports. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Basketball Award Winners - National First Team All-Canadian". U Sports Hoops. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Mike Moser Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year)" (PDF). U Sports. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Mike Moser Memorial Trophy (CIS Outstanding Player)". U Sports Hoops. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "Western Mustangs Men's Basketball Archives". Western University. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  6. ^ "U Sports Championship Results" (PDF). U Sports. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  7. ^ "List of Canadian University Men's Basketball National Champions". U Sports Hoops. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b "1990/91 Mustangs". Western University. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d "John Stiefelmeyer". U Sports Hoops. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Stamford's Sports Wall of Fame". Stamford Collegiate. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "Awards & All-stars". Western University Basketball. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e Winders, Jason. "Mustangs Backcourt Club unveils honourees". Western University. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Men's Basketball Awards Recipients". Ontario University Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  14. ^ Ryan, John. "Western Mustangs basketball legend Craig Boydell dies at 79". The London Free Press. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Men's Basketball Wall of Honour". John P. Metras Sports Museum. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Men's Basketball announces 2015 Hall of Honour Inductees". Western University. Retrieved 12 July 2024.