Biographical details | |
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Born | (1939-06-19) June 19, 1939 (age 85) Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1957β1961 | Wittenberg |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1961β1962 | Wittenberg (assistant) |
1962β1970 | Wittenberg |
1970β1976 | Western Michigan |
1976β1986 | Ohio State |
1986β1998 | Northern Iowa |
2008β2020 | UNC Pembroke (vol. asst.) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 568β419 |
Tournaments | 5β6 (NCAA Division I) 4β3 (NCAA College Division) 5β0 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NIT (1986) 5 OAC regular season (1963β1965, "1967," 1969) MAC regular season (1976) Mid-Con tournament (1990) | |
Awards | |
OAC Coach of the Year (1969) MAC Coach of the Year (1976) Big Ten Coach of the Year (1983) Mid-Con Coach of the Year (1989) MVC Coach of the Year (1997) | |
Eldon Miller (born June 19, 1939) is an American former college basketball coach. The Gnadenhutten, Ohio native has led four different programs in 36 years of coaching: at Wittenberg University (1962β70), Western Michigan University (1971β76), Ohio State University (1977β86) and the University of Northern Iowa (1987β98). His overall record is 568β419 and 5β6 in NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament games.
From 2008ββto 2020, "Miller was an assistant coach for his son," Ben Miller, at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Miller was inducted into the "Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009." He was also inducted into Wittenberg's Athletics Hall of Honor in 1986. In 2015 he was inducted into the Western Michigan University Athletics Hall of Fame.
In 1976, Miller was named the Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the year.
Head coaching recordβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Wittenberg Tigers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1962β1970) | |||||||||
1962β63 | Wittenberg | 26β2 | 14β0 | 1st | NCAA College Division Runner-up | ||||
1963β64 | Wittenberg | 18β5 | 13β1 | 1st | |||||
1964β65 | Wittenberg | 17β5 | 12β2 | Tβ1st | |||||
1965β66 | Wittenberg | 12β11 | 7β7 | 8th | |||||
1966β67 | Wittenberg | 17β7 | 12β1 | 1st | |||||
1967β68 | Wittenberg | 13β13 | 8β5 | 6th | |||||
1968β69 | Wittenberg | 19β6 | 11β2 | Tβ1st | NCAA College Division Regional Fourth Place | ||||
1969β70 | Wittenberg | 20β6 | 11β2 | 2nd | |||||
Wittenberg: | 142β55 | 88β20 | |||||||
Western Michigan Broncos (Mid-American Conference) (1970β1976) | |||||||||
1970β71 | Western Michigan | 14β10 | 5β5 | 3rd | |||||
1971β72 | Western Michigan | 10β14 | 5β5 | 4th | |||||
1972β73 | Western Michigan | 8β18 | 2β10 | 7th | |||||
1973β74 | Western Michigan | 13β13 | 5β7 | 6th | |||||
1974β75 | Western Michigan | 16β10 | 8β6 | 5th | |||||
1975β76 | Western Michigan | 25β3 | 15β1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
Western Michigan: | 86β68 | 40β34 | |||||||
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (1976β1986) | |||||||||
1976β77 | Ohio State | 11β16 | 6β12 | 9th | |||||
1977β78 | Ohio State | 16β11 | 9β9 | 6th | |||||
1978β79 | Ohio State | 19β12 | 12β6 | 4th | |||||
1979β80 | Ohio State | 21β8 | 12β6 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
1980β81 | Ohio State | 14β13 | 9β9 | Tβ5th | |||||
1981β82 | Ohio State | 21β10 | 12β6 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1982β83 | Ohio State | 20β10 | 11β7 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
1983β84 | Ohio State | 15β14 | 8β10 | Tβ5th | |||||
1984β85 | Ohio State | 20β10 | 11β7 | Tβ3rd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1985β86 | Ohio State | 19β14 | 8β10 | 7th | NIT Champion | ||||
Ohio State: | 176β118 | 98β82 | |||||||
Northern Iowa Panthers (Association of Mid-Continent Universities / Mid-Continent Conference) (1986β1991) | |||||||||
1986β87 | Northern Iowa | 13β15 | 7β7 | 5th | |||||
1987β88 | Northern Iowa | 10β18 | 4β10 | Tβ6th | |||||
1988β89 | Northern Iowa | 19β9 | 8β4 | 2nd | |||||
1989β90 | Northern Iowa | 23β9 | 6β6 | Tβ3rd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1990β91 | Northern Iowa | 13β19 | 8β8 | Tβ4th | |||||
Northern Iowa Panthers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1991β1998) | |||||||||
1991β92 | Northern Iowa | 10β18 | 6β12 | 7th | |||||
1992β93 | Northern Iowa | 12β15 | 8β10 | 6th | |||||
1993β94 | Northern Iowa | 16β13 | 10β8 | 5th | |||||
1994β95 | Northern Iowa | 8β20 | 4β14 | Tβ9th | |||||
1995β96 | Northern Iowa | 14β13 | 8β10 | Tβ7th | |||||
1996β97 | Northern Iowa | 16β12 | 11β7 | Tβ4th | |||||
1997β98 | Northern Iowa | 10β17 | 4β14 | 9th | |||||
Northern Iowa: | 164β178 | 84β110 | |||||||
Total: | 568β419 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Referencesβ»
- ^ Maurer, Ryan. "Wittenberg Men's Basketball Legend Eldon Miller Inducted Into Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame & Museum". Wittenberg University. Archived from the original on February 23, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Eldon Miller Returnsββto Cedar Falls as Opposing Coach". Eastern Iowa News. November 4, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ^ "WMU Athletics Hall of Fame". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
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