Johnny Tauer

Johnny Tauer (born September 18, 1972)

Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: St. Thomas Tommies
Current conference: Summit League
St. Thomas record^: 267-97 (.734)
Overall record^: 267-97 (.734)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0
• Summit League Regular Season Champion:  0
• MIAC (Div III) Regular Season Champion:  8  (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020)
• Summit League Tournament Champion:  0
• MIAC (Div III) Tournament Champion:  3  (2012, 2013, 2015)
• NCAA Division III National Championships:  1  (2016)
• NCAA Division III Tournament Final Four:  2  (2013, 2016)
• NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances:  8  (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020)

Awards:

• NABC Div III Coach of the Year:  1  (2016)
• MIAC (Div III) Coach of the Year:  4  (2013, 2015, 2016, 2019)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

2011-present	St. Thomas
2000-2011	St. Thomas (asst)

Johnny Tauer Facts

• Dr. John A. Tauer Jr.
• Born September 18, 1972
• Hometown: Saint Paul, Minnesota
• Alma Mater: University of St. Thomas (BA, 1995) / University of Wisconsin (Ph.D, 2000)
• The Saint Paul-native played at UST for long-time head coach Steve Fritz; helped the team reach the D-III Final Four in 1994
  • Was named All-MIAC and was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001
• After getting his Ph.D, Tauer returned to his alma mater to become a psychology professor and assistant basketball coach
  • Worked under Fritz for eleven seasons, during which the Tommies won eight MIAC titles and were 2011 D-III National Champions
• Elevated to head coach following Fritz’s retirement in 2011, serving in that role since then
  • Won 218 games, eight MIAC titles, three MIAC Tournaments and went to 8 NCAA D-III Tournaments in ten seasons in D-III
  • Led the Tommies to the Final Four in 2013 and a second D-III NCAA Championship in 2016; Tauer was named 2016 NABC D-III COY
  • Starting in 2021, the athletic program moved directly from D-III to D-I and joined the Summit League

Johnny Tauer Coaching Tree

• coming soon

 

^ overall and St. Thomas records include seasons at both the NCAA Division I and Division III levels