Bredehoeft is entering his 4th year and 3rd season (COVID-19) at the helm of the Golden Eagles. In his two seasons with RVC the program has posted a 44-23 overall record, with two Region IV Championships.
This past season the Golden Eagles posted a 24-10 record on their way to a Final Four appearance and a 3rd place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament. Aleksa Markovic was named Region IV POY & 2nd Team All-American. Malik Marshall & Nick Pierson earned NJCAA National Tournament Team honors. Markovic, Marshall, Pierson & Chris Burnell earned All-Region awards. Marshall, Burnell & George Williams earned Region IV All-Tournament honors.
In his first year, Tyler Bredehoeft, led the RVC Golden Eagles to a 20-13 overall record. Making it the 7th consecutive season in which the men’s basketball team has won 20 games. The Golden Eagles also won the Region IV championship and Bredehoeft was named Region IV COY. Nick Pierson received Region IV Tournament MVP. Ja’Quan Chestnut, Brayden Hennis & Charles Burnell were named All-Region performers, Chestunt and Hennis also earned All-N4C
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Previously, Bredehoeft served as an Assistant Coach at NCAA D2 Emporia State University under former RVC Head Coach Craig Doty. In one season at Emporia State, the Hornets doubled their conference wins and made the MIAA Conference Tournament in Municipal Auditorium for the first time since 2014. Emporia State also won their first Conference Tournament game since 2011. Bredehoeft was involved in all facets of recruiting student-athletes, on court coaching with the main focus on team defense, and player development. He was the community service coordinator, organizing 194 hours of community service for the Men's Basketball program.
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Prior to Emporia State, Bredehoeft served as an assistant coach for the University of Saint Mary Spires from 2013 to 2018. In five seasons, the Spires posted a 95-57 record and a 62-38 conference record, while receiving votes and being ranked nationally in the NAIA DII polls during those seasons. During his seasons with the Spires, he saw several of his players receive KCAC honors, as well as NAIA All-American honors. Bredehoeft served as the recruiting coordinator for the Spires from 2015 to 2018. He was also active in the program with a focus on player academics, strength and conditioning, player development, scouting, game preparation and on floor coaching. Â
Prior to his time at Saint Mary, Bredehoeft was the head coach for the boys' basketball team at Tina-Avalon (Mo.) HS.  Â
A native of Alma, Mo. Bredehoeft played two seasons at Concordia University where he earned All GPAC honors his freshman and sophomore years. He finished his playing career at Central Methodist University where he helped the Eagles win a HAAC Championship and earn a national ranking of #11 in 2010. In his prep career at St. Paul Lutheran, he led his team to two consecutive district titles and an appearance in the state quarterfinals his senior year. He was named a three-time All-Conference player, KMZU Dream Team Player of the Year (2006), Conference MVP (2006) and 1st Team All State (2007). Â
Bredehoeft graduated from Central Methodist University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in History-Education and graduated from the University of Saint Mary in 2015 with a Masters of Art in Education & completed the Sports Administration Master's program in 2017.Â
