John Stiefelmeyer

John Stiefelmeyer is a former Canadian basketball player. Among his accomplishments, he was a four-time Canadian university ("CIAU") First Team All-Canadian; was the CIAU MVP in 1991;   and a CIAU champion.

University
Before university, Stiefelmeyer played for Stamford Collegiate high school.

Stiefelmeyer played for Western University for five seasons from 1986 to 1991. He was a CIAU First Team All-Canadian four times (1998, 1989, 1990, 1991). Only give other athletes in history besides Stiefelmeyer have accomplished this feat: John Carson, David Coulthard, Karl Tilleman, Byron Tokarchuk and Philip Scrubb.

In 1991, Stiefelmeyer received the Mike Moser trophy as the CIAU's most outstanding male basketball player. In 1991, he also was named the CIAU tournament MVP and a CIAU tournament all-star.

Stiefelmeyer was named the OUA West Conference MVP three times (1988, 1989, 1991); an OUA West First Team All-star four times (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991); and OUA tournament MVP twice (1988, 1989).

In 1991, Stiefelmeyer was named Western University's male athlete of the year and received the university's Outstanding Athlete & Scholar Award. He was also named Western's male basketball team MVP three times (1988, 1989, 1991).

Under Stiefelmeyer's leadership, the Western Mustangs performed well. They were the CIAU national champions in 1991, the only occasion in which Western won the national title. They were the OUA West champions three times and similarly were the OUA champions three times (1988, 1989, 1991).

Post-career recognition
Steifelmeyer was inducted into Western University's Men's Basketball Wall of Honour in 2002; in the Western Mustangs Backcourt Club (Western men's basketball alumni group) Hall of Fame in 2009; and in Stamford Collegiate High School's Sports Wall of Fame.