NBA Development League
In 2001, he joined the NBA D-League with the Asheville Altitude, winning back-to-back league championships in 2004 and 2005. After the franchise moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma following its second title, Meyer continued to coach the team through the 2007-08 campaign. In 2009, he was hired as head coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and is under contract with them through the 2011-12 season. Meyer was fired from the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on January 6, 2012.
His son Brian is a National Basketball Association (NBA) scout with the Chicago Bulls.
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