Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
Jeff Meyer
- Induction:
- 2023
- Class:
- 1997
Men’s Basketball Coach: 1981-97
During his storied 16-year head coaching career, Jeff Meyer guided Liberty men’s basketball from the NAIA level to becoming Liberty Athletics’ premier team during its early years at the NCAA Division I level.
Meyer posted a 259-206 coaching record and is the all-time winningest coach in program history. He guided the Flames to three 20-win seasons, including a 23-9 mark during his second year when his team advanced to the “Elite 8”, finishing fifth at the 1983 NAIA National Tournament. During his final season at Liberty, the Flames also finished with a 23-9 record and were co-Big South regular season champions.
A three-time Coach of the Year, Meyer led Liberty to its first-ever Big South Basketball Championship in 1994. The Flames then made their first-ever appearance in the “Big Dance” where they pushed No. 1 seed North Carolina for a full 40 minutes in front of a nationally televised CBS audience.
Meyer recruited and coached some of the best talent to ever represent Liberty, including two conference Players of the Year, two All-Americans, 23 all-conference players and eight players who played professionally.
Following his Liberty career, Meyer served as an assistant coach at Winthrop, Butler, Missouri, Indiana and Michigan. During his 40-plus years of coaching, Meyer helped teams at six different programs to 16 NCAA Tournaments, including four appearances in the “Sweet 16”, three in the “Elite 8”, two in the “Final Four” and one national championship game. Meyer totaled a combined 794 college basketball wins.
During his storied 16-year head coaching career, Jeff Meyer guided Liberty men’s basketball from the NAIA level to becoming Liberty Athletics’ premier team during its early years at the NCAA Division I level.
Meyer posted a 259-206 coaching record and is the all-time winningest coach in program history. He guided the Flames to three 20-win seasons, including a 23-9 mark during his second year when his team advanced to the “Elite 8”, finishing fifth at the 1983 NAIA National Tournament. During his final season at Liberty, the Flames also finished with a 23-9 record and were co-Big South regular season champions.
A three-time Coach of the Year, Meyer led Liberty to its first-ever Big South Basketball Championship in 1994. The Flames then made their first-ever appearance in the “Big Dance” where they pushed No. 1 seed North Carolina for a full 40 minutes in front of a nationally televised CBS audience.
Meyer recruited and coached some of the best talent to ever represent Liberty, including two conference Players of the Year, two All-Americans, 23 all-conference players and eight players who played professionally.
Following his Liberty career, Meyer served as an assistant coach at Winthrop, Butler, Missouri, Indiana and Michigan. During his 40-plus years of coaching, Meyer helped teams at six different programs to 16 NCAA Tournaments, including four appearances in the “Sweet 16”, three in the “Elite 8”, two in the “Final Four” and one national championship game. Meyer totaled a combined 794 college basketball wins.
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