Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics

Kiefer, now in his fifth season with Southeastern, was named the 13th head coach in program history July 2, 2019 following SLU's 12-6 finish in the Southland Conference and 17-16 overall record this past season. The Lions advanced to the Southland Conference Tournament for the 15^th time before falling in the semi-finals to Abilene Christian, 69-66.

The 34-year old helped guide the Lions to the Southland Conference regular season title in 2017-18 finishing 22-12 and 15-3 in the conference.
 
It was the program's first conference title since the 2004-2005 season. SLU advanced to the Southland Conference Tournament Championship before falling to Stephen F. Austin, 59-55. SLU claimed the program's first conference title since the 2004-2005 season. The 22 wins was second most in program history (24 in 2004-05).
 
Kiefer helped Southeastern to a .500 record in 2016-17 as the Lions finished 16-16 before losing to Lamar in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament. 
  
Southeastern advanced to the tournament for the fifth straight year after finishing seventh in the league with a 9-9 record. The Lions had a 4 1/2-game improvement from 2015-16 despite having three potential starters miss the season with injuries.
  
Kiefer has worked with the Southeastern guards and coordinating the Lions' recruiting efforts. In 2016-17, he helped guard Marlain Veal blossom into one of the top players in the Southland Conference. Veal, the former Lion, concluded his career as the second leading scorer in program history, and all-time leader in assists and steal. 
 
On the recruiting trail, Kiefer brought in a highly-regarded recruiting class this past offseason featuring three freshman, a junior college transfer and a Boston College transfer.
    
Prior to coming to Southeastern, Kiefer spent a year on the staff at South Carolina, serving as the team’s director of video services. At South Carolina he handled all aspects of the Gamecocks’ video services, serving also as coordinator for Frank Martin’s Summer Camps.
  
Kiefer previously served as an assistant coach at Northwest Florida State College where he handled team travel, recruiting and individual player development, along with opponent scouting and film exchange. The 2013-14 campaign saw all eight of its sophomores graduate, with each signing to play Division I basketball.
    
Prior to his time with the Raiders, Kiefer served as an assistant coach at Jones County Junior College (2012-13), as an assistant at Arlington Country Day High School (2011-12), as a volunteer video assistant at Central Florida (2010-11), as the head junior varsity and assistant varsity coach at St. Mary’s Ryken of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC), and as a student manager at Kansas State (2006-08) and in the same capacity at Cincinnati (2005-06).
 
Kiefer’s recruiting classes during his tenures at Northwest Florida and Jones County provided the foundation for national championships at both institutions.
 
Kiefer also assisted with two powerhouse AAU programs, the Florida Rams and the D.C. Assault.
    
Kiefer graduated from Kansas State with a degree in social sciences in 2007, and he received his master’s degree from Salem International in 2013. Kiefer and his wife Mia have a son, Austin, and two twin daughters, Kayden and Nola.