Joseph E. Meyer (April 2, 1949 – December 29, 2023) was an American college and professional men's basketball coach.

[1] He provided color commentary on radio broadcasts of Northwestern University men's basketball games on WGN-AM in Chicago.

In the 1986 tournament, #12-seeded DePaul—led by freshman guard Rod Strickland (14.1 ppg season average) and junior Dallas Comegys (13.8 ppg) – upset #5-seeded Virginia and #4-seeded Oklahoma in the East regional before losing to top-seeded Duke 74–67.

In 1992, the Blue Demons were co-champions of the newly formed Great Midwest Conference but made their last NCAA tournament appearance under Meyer.

[14] Meyer was named the head coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on June 3, 2009.

[16] Meyer later worked as a basketball broadcaster for WGN-AM and as a scout for the Los Angeles Clippers.

[18] A funeral service was held at the St. Vincent de Paul Church and he was laid to rest in All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, IL on January 4, 2024.