University of Dubuque

Robbie Sieverding, the 17th head coach in the history of the program, was selected to lead the University of Dubuque men's basketball program in September of 2007. Prior to becoming Head Coach he served as an Assistant for the men's basketball program. During his time at the University of Dubuque, the men's basketball program has made significant improvements in the highly competitive American Rivers Conference (formerly Iowa Conference) with four regular season and tournament titles, along with four NCAA Tournament appearances (tied with Jon Davison for most NCAA Tournament appearances).

Since the 2012-2013 season, coach Sieverding has had six 20+ winning seasons while making the NCAA Tournament twice in the last four seasons with the most recent being in the 2023-2024 season where the Spartans went 21-7 and made the NCAA Tournament as an at-lage bid for just the second time in program history. During the two-year stretch of the 2020-2021 & 2021-2022 seasons, the Spartans were back-to-back A-R-C regular season and tournament champions. The Spartans made the NCAA Tournament in 2022, but in 2021 when the Spartans went a perfect 14-0 and ranked #7 in the country (highest ranking in program history) were unable to compete in postseason play due to COVID-19. The 2016 class left as the winningest class in program history with 84 total wins, including three straight 21+ win seasons and a school record 23 victories in the 2014-2015 season. Coach Sieverding led the 2015-16 team to a regular season title which marked the first in nearly three decades. UD also won two Iowa Conference tournament titles and earned NCAA national berths in 2013 and 2015.

During his 18 seasons at the University of Dubuque, Sieverding has coached 39 All-Conference players (5 MVP’s, 4 Defensive Players of the Year, 22-1st Team, 20-2nd Team, and 13-Honorable Mention). He has also coached the league’s top scorer in seven different seasons and the league's top rebounder once.

Sieverding earned his 300th win on January, 4 2025 at home against Gustavus Adolphus College, becoming just the second coach to hit the 300 career wins mark. Sieverding also hit the 200th milestone on January 12th, 2019 against Buena Vista and his 100th career win in his sixth season at the helm, making him the fastest coach in UD history to 100 wins. He currently sits second (312 wins) on the all-time wins list behind Coach Jon Davison who has 372 career wins. 

Sieverding is a native of Bellevue, Iowa, and attended Marquette High School. In the tri-states, Sieverding is among the all-time great scorers. He finished with 1,957 points and still has the record for most points in a game with 62 vs. Olin on Feb. 2, 1996. He was named Telegraph-Herald Player of the Year for the 1996-97 season. In 2014, Sieverding was inducted into the Iowa High School Basketball Hall of Fame. 

During his collegiate career, Sieverding played basketball at Marshalltown Community College from 1997-1998, and transferred to the University of Northern Iowa where he played from 1998-2002. He received All-Missouri Valley Conference honors in 2000 and 2002; along with finishing his career sixth on the UNI All-Time scoring list, as well as sixth on the UNI All-Time assist list in just three seasons. 

Sieverding received his Bachelor of Arts degree along with a coaching minor in 2002 from the University of Northern Iowa. He completed his Masters degree in Athletic Administration in May of 2007. He lives in Dubuque with his wife Erin and daughters Kylie and Jayda.

University of Dubuque Coaching Record