Eldon Miller

Eldon Miller
Biographical details
Born (1939-06-19) June 19, 1939 (age 85)
Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1957–1961Wittenberg
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1961–1962Wittenberg (assistant)
1962–1970Wittenberg
1970–1976Western Michigan
1976–1986Ohio State
1986–1998Northern Iowa
2008–2020UNC Pembroke (vol. asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall568–419
Tournaments5–6 (NCAA Division I)
4–3 (NCAA College Division)
5–0 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NIT (1986)
5 OAC 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 former college basketball coach. The Gnadenhutten, Ohio[1] native has led four different programs in 36 years of coaching: at Wittenberg University (1962–70), Western Michigan University (1971–76), Ohio State University (1977–86) and the University of Northern Iowa (1987–98).[1] His overall record is 568–419 and 5–6 in NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament games.

From 2008 to 2020, Miller was an assistant coach for his son, Ben Miller, at the University 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]

  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  2. ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Eldon Miller Returns to Cedar Falls as Opposing Coach". Eastern Iowa News. November 4, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "WMU Athletics Hall of Fame". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-05-14.