Steve Merfeld

Stephen Dumpling Merfeld (born September 23, 1961) is the associate head basketball coach at Creighton University and the former head men's basketball coach at Hampton University and the University of Evansville.

Steve Merfeld
Biographical details
Born (1961-09-23) September 23, 1961
Bloomington, Wisconsin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1996Bowling Green (asst.)
1996–1997Hampton (asst.)
1997–2002Hampton
2002–2007Evansville
2007–2009Bradley (asst.)
2010–presentCreighton (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall144–148 (.493)
Tournaments1–2 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

After leading the Hampton Pirates to back-to-back NCAA tournaments, including a first-round upset of second-seeded Iowa State in 2001, Merfeld was hired as the head coach at Evansville, where he coached until the 2007 season. The shot of Hampton forward David Johnson lifting a jubilant Merfeld in the air after the Pirates' 2001 upset remains a memorable event in NCAA history.

In December 2009, Merfeld stepped down as an assistant coach at Bradley University.[1]

Merfeld joined Greg McDermott's staff at Creighton University prior to the 2010–11 season.[2]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Hampton Pirates (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1997–2002)
1997–98 Hampton 14–1211–7T–3rd
1998–99 Hampton 8–198–108th
1999–2000 Hampton 17–1213–5T–2nd
2000–01 Hampton 25–714–4T–1stNCAA Round of 32
2001–02 Hampton 26–717–11stNCAA Round of 64
Hampton: 90–57 (.612)63–27 (.700)
Evansville Purple Aces (Missouri Valley Conference) (2002–2007)
2002–03 Evansville 12–168–10T–5th
2003–04 Evansville 7–225–13T–8th
2004–05 Evansville 11–175–13T–9th
2005–06 Evansville 10–195–13T–7th
2006–07 Evansville 14–176–12T–7th
Evansville: 54–91 (.372)29–61 (.322)
Total:144–148

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. Anonymous. "Bradley assistant coach Merfeld departs - Peoria, IL". pjstar.com. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  2. "Merfeld to be named Creighton assistant". Peoria Journal Star. May 10, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
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