Maryville University Athletics

Steve Tappmeyer returns to the GLVC as a member of head coach Jesse Shaw's first staff. Tappmeyer coached the Owensville girls team to a 25-6 record and a third-place finish at the 2016 Missouri State High School Tournament. His last stint in the collegiate ranks was when he spent three seasons as the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and posted a mark of 52-30. In 24 overall seasons, he has amassed a career coaching mark of 460-238 (.659).
 
In 2011-12, Tappmeyer directed UMSL to a 19-9 record, its most wins since the 1990-91 campaign. The Tritons finished with a 13-5 GLVC mark, winning the West Division title. UMSL began the league slate with a 6-0 record for the first time in program history and those six wins were part of a 10-game win streak, the second longest in program history. For his efforts, he was named the Co-GLVC Coach of the Year as well as the NABC Co-Midwest Region Coach of the Year. Tappmeyer coached the Tritons to double-digit GLVC wins all three seasons.
 
Prior to his appointment at UMSL, Tappmeyer coached 21 seasons (1989-2009) at Northwest Missouri State with an overall record of 408-208 (.662). The all-time winningest coach in program history, he directed the Bearcats to 10 NCAA Tournament berths and three regular season and four conference tournament championships.
 
Tappmeyer’s list of accomplishments includes three Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) championships (1998, 2002, 2007) and four MIAA tournament championships (1989, 2002, 2004, 2008). He took Northwest to the NCAA tournament eight times in his last 10 seasons and 10 times overall. Tappmeyer led the Bearcats to the Elite Eight in both the 2002 and 2004 seasons with records of 29-3 and 29-5, respectively.
 
He was named Kodak Coach of the Year following his first season at Northwest in 1989. He earned regional coach of the year honors in 2001 and was a four-time conference coach of the year (1989, 1998, 2001, 2007). Tappmeyer led the Bearcats to nine 20-win seasons in the last 12 years and to 10 20-win campaigns overall. He worked three seasons as head coach at East Central College, where he guided the community college program to a 62-32 record and was named the 1986 MCCAC Coach of the Year.
 
A 1979 graduate of Southeast Missouri State, Tappmeyer averaged 16.3 points per game as a junior and was an honorable mention All-MIAA selection. He was also an honorable mention all-conference pick at East Central, where he played his freshman and sophomore seasons. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Southeast Missouri State University and a master’s degree in education from Drury University. Tappmeyer hails from Gerald, Mo., native. He and his wife, Lynette, have a daughter, Andrea.