| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 19, 1939 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) 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]