Stephen Kent Yoder was born on November 1,1939 and is an American former college basketball coach.
11 Facts About Steve Yoder
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Steve Yoder is a native of Plymouth, Indiana and 1958 graduate of Plymouth High School.
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Steve Yoder attended then NAIA-member Illinois Wesleyan University on a basketball and baseball scholarship winning four letters in baseball and two in basketball before graduating in 1962.
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Steve Yoder received his master's degree from University of Saint Francis, then called Saint Francis College, in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1970.
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Steve Yoder started his coaching career at Glen Ellyn, Illinois junior high school, and in 1965 took an assistant's position in basketball at Plymouth, Indiana.
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Steve Yoder became head coach at Plymouth in 1967 and proceeded to guide the school to three conference titles, three sectional crowns, a pair of regional titles, and two finishes among the top ten teams in state rankings over a six-year period.
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Steve Yoder was named Indiana's District One Coach of the Year in 1973 and he then accepted a job as assistant coach at Furman University.
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Steve Yoder returned to Indiana in 1975 as head coach at Mishawaka's Penn High School.
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Steve Yoder then became assistant basketball coach at Ball State University in 1976 and a year later became head coach at the school.
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Steve Yoder was forced to resign in February 1992, effective after the season.
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Steve Yoder is a member of the Ball State University Hall of Fame and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.