Mark Kieffer joins Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 30, 2026, 5:16 PM

Last updated Aug 30, 2026

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Former Rochester Mayo basketball coach Mark Kieffer will be inducted into the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on October 24. The ceremony takes place at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest Hotel in Brooklyn Park at 2 p.m. Kieffer finished his coaching tenure in 2004 with a 264-147 career record in the Big Nine Conference. He led the program to state tournament appearances in 1996 and 1997 while balancing a 30-year career as a physical education teacher at the school. Known for a demanding coaching style that emphasized defensive intensity, Kieffer maintained long-term relationships with many of his former players. The upcoming event will include attendance from dozens of athletes who played under him during his time at Mayo and his initial stops in Durand, Wisconsin, and Bellville, Texas.

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•Mark Kieffer will be inducted into the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame this October.
•The induction ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest Hotel.
•Kieffer compiled a 264-147 record during his coaching career at Rochester Mayo.
•He led the basketball team to state tournament appearances in 1996 and 1997.

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5:16 PMYahoo Sports — Intensity, caring helped land Mark Kieffer in basketball Hall of Fame

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Aug. 30—ROCHESTER — It was between being a pilot or a teacher and a coach. That's what was on the mind of Mark Kieffer in 1974, the summer going into his senior year at Rochester Mayo. The teacher/coach idea had some momentum. Mayo — with Kieffer playing a key role — had for the first time made it to the state boys basketball tournament that spring. That gave Kieffer an inspirational jolt. ...
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