OVCExtra No. 45 - Dr. Jon Steinbrecher

OVCExtra No. 45 - Dr. Jon Steinbrecher

OVCExtra Podcast

04/10/2022 9:57PM

Episode Synopsis "OVCExtra No. 45 - Dr. Jon Steinbrecher"

Dr. Jon Steinbrecher served as the Commissioner of the OVC from 2003-09 before moving to the Mid-American Conference. At the OVC he negotiated a television deal that included putting the first basketball games on ESPNU (the first league to do so), helped the OVC secure the hosting rights to the 2014 Women's Final Four and put an emphasis on sportsmanship. He also served nine years (1994-2003) as the commissioner of the Mid-Continent Conference (the Summit League), making him the only person to serve as commissioner in all three NCAA Division I Subdivisions (FBS, FCS, DI). Steinbrecher was a former two sport student-athlete at Valparaiso University.  

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