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2022–23 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies Men's Basketball Team
The 2022–23 St. Thomas Tommies men's basketball team represented the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), University of St. Thomas in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tommies, led by twelfth-year head coach John Tauer, played their home games at Schoenecker Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota as members of the Summit League. This season marked St. Thomas's second year of a five-year transition period from NCAA Division III, Division III to NCAA Division I, Division I, an incredibly rare and historic jump that bypasses NCAA Division II, Division II altogether. As a result, the Tommies were not eligible for NCAA postseason play until 2026–27. Despite this, the Tommies were able to participate in their first-ever Division I conference tournament, as the Summit League announced the 2023 Summit League men's basketball tournament would include all ten conference teams. They defeated 2022–23 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team, Western Illinois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tauer
Johnny Tauer (born September 18, 1972) is an Americans, American psychologist, professor and basketball coach (basketball), coach. He is the current head coach of the St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies, St. Thomas Tommies men's basketball team. Playing career Tauer played collegiately under Steve Fritz at St. Thomas, where he was an all-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, MIAC selection his senior year, and part of the Tommies 1994 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament, 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. 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. Upon Fritz's retirement in 2011 after the Tommies' 2011 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament title win, Tauer was elevated to head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |