Hall of Fame
Neil Steffes played basketball for the Comets from 1987 to 1992. He was a three-year letter winner and was named all-conference in 1990-91 and 1991-92 and all-conference honorable mention in 1989-90. “Nightmare,” as he was known, led his 1989-90 team to become the first men’s basketball team in Mayville State history to win a conference championship. This was quite an accomplishment, since the team started the season 0-5. After the fifth loss, head coach David Noles inserted Steffes into the lineup as point guard. The Comets lost the next game, but with Nightmare as the starting point guard, they reeled off 19-straight wins in the games that followed. He was point guard for two of the most prolific scorers in Mayville State history, MSU Athletic Hall of Famers Todd Olson and Cedric Weatherspoon. Scoring did not define Neil’s game. He scored when he needed to, but he defended the best perimeter players, set up the people who were the team’s scorers with assists and picks, and ran the team as point guard. Steffes was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in the fall of 1992, earning majors in social science and physical education and a minor in coaching
