| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1939-06-19)June 19, 1939 (age 85) Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1957–1961 | Wittenberg |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1961–1962 | Wittenberg (assistant) |
| 1962–1970 | Wittenberg |
| 1970–1976 | Western Michigan |
| 1976–1986 | Ohio State |
| 1986–1998 | Northern Iowa |
| 2008–2020 | UNC Pembroke (vol. asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 568–419 |
| Tournaments | 5–6 (NCAA Division I) 4–3 (NCAA College Division) 7–3 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NIT (1986) 5OAC regular season (1963–1965, 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 formercollege basketball coach. TheGnadenhutten, Ohio[1] native has led four different programs in 36 years of coaching: atWittenberg University (1962–70),Western Michigan University (1971–76),Ohio State University (1977–86) and theUniversity of Northern Iowa (1987–98).[1] His overall record is 568–419 and 5–6 inNCAA Division I men's basketball tournament games.
From 2008 to 2020, Miller was an assistant coach for his son, Ben Miller, at theUniversity of North Carolina at Pembroke.[2]
Miller was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.[1] He was also inducted into Wittenberg's Athletics Hall of Honor in 1986.[1] In 2015 he was inducted into the Western Michigan University Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]
In 1976, Miller was named the Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the year.[3]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wittenberg Tigers(Ohio Athletic Conference)(1962–1970) | |||||||||
| 1962–63 | Wittenberg | 26–2 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA College Division Runner-up | ||||
| 1963–64 | Wittenberg | 18–5 | 13–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1964–65 | Wittenberg | 17–5 | 12–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1965–66 | Wittenberg | 12–11 | 7–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1966–67 | Wittenberg | 17–7 | 12–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1967–68 | Wittenberg | 13–13 | 8–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1968–69 | Wittenberg | 19–6 | 11–2 | T–1st | NCAA College Division Regional Fourth Place | ||||
| 1969–70 | Wittenberg | 20–6 | 11–2 | 2nd | |||||
| Wittenberg: | 142–55 | 88–20 | |||||||
| Western Michigan Broncos(Mid-American Conference)(1970–1976) | |||||||||
| 1970–71 | Western Michigan | 14–10 | 5–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1971–72 | Western Michigan | 10–14 | 5–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1972–73 | Western Michigan | 8–18 | 2–10 | 7th | |||||
| 1973–74 | Western Michigan | 13–13 | 5–7 | 6th | |||||
| 1974–75 | Western Michigan | 16–10 | 8–6 | 5th | |||||
| 1975–76 | Western Michigan | 25–3 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
| Western Michigan: | 86–68 | 40–34 | |||||||
| Ohio State Buckeyes(Big Ten Conference)(1976–1986) | |||||||||
| 1976–77 | Ohio State | 11–16 | 6–12 | 9th | |||||
| 1977–78 | Ohio State | 16–11 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1978–79 | Ohio State | 19–12 | 12–6 | 4th | NIT Fourth Place | ||||
| 1979–80 | Ohio State | 21–8 | 12–6 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1980–81 | Ohio State | 14–13 | 9–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 1981–82 | Ohio State | 21–10 | 12–6 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1982–83 | Ohio State | 20–10 | 11–7 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1983–84 | Ohio State | 15–14 | 8–10 | T–5th | NIT First Round | ||||
| 1984–85 | Ohio State | 20–10 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 1985–86 | Ohio State | 19–14 | 8–10 | 7th | NIT Champion | ||||
| Ohio State: | 176–118 | 98–82 | |||||||
| Northern Iowa Panthers(Association of Mid-Continent Universities / Mid-Continent Conference)(1986–1991) | |||||||||
| 1986–87 | Northern Iowa | 13–15 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1987–88 | Northern Iowa | 10–18 | 4–10 | T–6th | |||||
| 1988–89 | Northern Iowa | 19–9 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1989–90 | Northern Iowa | 23–9 | 6–6 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 1990–91 | Northern Iowa | 13–19 | 8–8 | T–4th | |||||
| Northern Iowa Panthers(Missouri Valley Conference)(1991–1998) | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | Northern Iowa | 10–18 | 6–12 | 7th | |||||
| 1992–93 | Northern Iowa | 12–15 | 8–10 | 6th | |||||
| 1993–94 | Northern Iowa | 16–13 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1994–95 | Northern Iowa | 8–20 | 4–14 | T–9th | |||||
| 1995–96 | Northern Iowa | 14–13 | 8–10 | T–7th | |||||
| 1996–97 | Northern Iowa | 16–12 | 11–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 1997–98 | Northern Iowa | 10–17 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
| Northern Iowa: | 164–178 | 84–110 | |||||||
| Total: | 568–419 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||