Joey Meyer (1949-2023)
Teams coached: DePaul Blue Devils, Chicago Skyliners, Asheville Altitude, Tulsa 66ers, Fort Wayne Mad Ants
DePaul record: 226-153 (.596) **
Overall record^: 226-153 (.596) **
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1985, 1991, 1992) **
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0 **
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 3 (1990, 1994, 1995)
- Great Midwest Regular Season Champion: 1 (1992)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
2009-2012 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2005-2008 | Tulsa 66ers |
2001-2005 | Asheville Altitude |
2000-2001 | Chicago Skyliners |
1984-1997 | DePaul |
1974-1984 | DePaul (asst) |
Joey Meyer Facts
- Joseph E. Meyer
- Born April 2, 1949
- Died December 29, 2023
- Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
- Alma Mater: DePaul University (BA, 1971)
- Son of Hall of Fame DePaul coach Ray Meyer, he grew up in Chicago and played college basketball for his father
- Spent ten years assisting his father at DePaul, where he was a part of seven NCAA Tournaments and the 1983 NIT runner-up
- Promoted to head coach in 1984 when his father retired, leading the Blue Demons for the next 13 seasons
- Officially went 226-153, not including wins and losses later vacated by the NCAA
- Reached seven NCAA Tournaments and three NITs, but four NCAA bids (including two Sweet Sixteens) were vacated
- A booster provided apartments and food to six players and their families, causing DePaul’s four NCAA Tournament appearances and results (six wins and four losses) to later be vacated; the program was also placed on probation
- Won the first Great Midwest regular season title; finished 5th in each of the remaining three seasons of the GMWC
- Resigned in 1997 following two straight losing seasons, including a 3-23 (1-13 C-USA) finish in 1996-97
- Officially went 226-153, not including wins and losses later vacated by the NCAA
- Returned to coaching in 2000, leading the ABA’s Chicago Skyliners for one season
- Went 29-11 and won the Western Conference before losing in the title game
- Then spent seven years coaching the Asheville Altitude (later the Tulsa 66ers) of the NBA Development League
- Won back-to-back D-League titles in 2004 and 2005
- Later coached the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, also of the D-League, going 51-64 in two and a half seasons
- Meyer passed away in December 2023 at the age of 74
Joey Meyer Coaching Tree
- Ken Burmeister (Incarnate Word, Trinity TX, Loyola IL)
- Tyrone Corbin (Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz)
- Lance Irvin (Chicago State)
- Jim Molinari (Minnesota, Bradley, Northern Illinois)
- Jim Platt (Charleston Southern, Arkansas-Little Rock)
- Rod Strickland (LIU)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only
** Listed records and accomplishments for this coach do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA