Chatting With The Coaches: Men's Basketball

Playing Against Coach Meyer

BY SCOTT MORRISON

The Lancers men’s basketball team will be in the presence of collegiate basketball greatness on Tuesday.

They travel to Aberdeen to play against Northern State University and their legendary coach Don Meyer.

Meyer is currently second on the NCAA Career Men’s College Basketball Wins list, just behind former coach Bob Knight. Meyer entered the season with 889 wins, behind Knight’s 902 wins.

Playing against Meyer and his NSU team could prove to be a valuable experience for the Lancers.

Not only will they play against one of the most successful coaches in college history, they play against a man who is currently battling some major obstacles.

On his way to an annual hunting trip on September 5th, Meyer was in a traumatic car accident in which he was severely injured.

Meyer was hospitalized with fractured ribs and fractured bones in his lower leg. However, that wasn’t the worst. Meyer was diagnosed with cancer.

While performing emergency surgery, doctors found slow growing carcinoid cancer. Meyer is currently rehabilitating his injuries and the cancer.