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John Tauer
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:St. Thomas
Current Conference:Summit League
Birth Date:18 September 1972[1]
Player Years1:1991–1995
Player Team1:St. Thomas
Coach Years1:2000–2011
Coach Team1:St. Thomas (assistant)
Coach Years2:2011–present
Coach Team2:St. Thomas
Tournament Record:15–6 (NCAA DIII)
Championships:NCAA Division III National Champion (2016)
8x MIAC Regular Season (2011–2017, 2018–2020)
4x MIAC Tournament (2011–2013, 2014–2016)

Johnny Tauer (born September 18, 1972) is an American psychologist, professor and basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the St. Thomas Tommies men's basketball team.[2] [3]

Playing career

Tauer played collegiately under Steve Fritz at St. Thomas, where he was an all-MIAC selection his senior year, and part of the Tommies 1994 NCAA Division III Final Four team. He ranks 14th in school history in scoring, 15th in rebounding and is sixth all time in MIAC history in three-point baskets.[2]

Coaching career

After earning his doctorate in social psychology the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Tauer returned to St. Thomas as a professor and assistant men's basketball coach under Fritz.[4] Upon Fritz's retirement in 2011 after the Tommies' 2011 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament title win, Tauer was elevated to head coach on an interim basis before earning the job permanently.[5] [6]

As a member of the Tommies staff as an assistant or head coach, Tauer has guided the team to 12-straight MIAC championships from 2005 to 2017, and won a share of 14 of the last 15 MIAC regular season titles along with 14 NCAA tournament appearances, including a national title in 2016.[2] [7] Tauer lead the Tommies into the Division I ranks as St. Thomas joined the Summit League for the 2021–22 season.[8]

Personal life

Tauer is a tenured professor of psychology at St. Thomas.[3] [4]

Head coaching record

†Although they were atop the MIAC standings at the time the 2020–21 season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the MIAC is not officially recognizing a regular season champion.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johnny Tauer. coachesdatabase.com. July 28, 2024.
  2. Web site: Johnny Tauer - Head Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches. The University of St. Thomas.
  3. Web site: John Tauer | Psychology | College of Arts and Sciences | University of St. Thomas. cas.stthomas.edu.
  4. Web site: Coach's Ph.D. in Psychology Is Applied on Court and in Classroom. Pat. Borzi. February 17, 2015. NYTimes.com.
  5. Web site: After Decorated 40-year Basketball Coaching era, St. Thomas' Steve Fritz Goes out a Winner. St Thomas. Newsroom. May 12, 2011.
  6. Web site: Interim tag gone as St. Thomas names Tauer head men's basketball coach. April 23, 2012. MIAC.
  7. Web site: John Tauer. www.usab.com.
  8. Web site: St. Thomas receives NCAA waiver to join The Summit League in 2021-22. thesummitleague.org.
  9. News: . MIAC announces plans for spring competition . Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference . . March 3, 2021 . May 6, 2021.

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