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Eldon Miller
| Biographical details |
|---|
| (1939-06-19) June 19, 1939Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Wittenberg |
| Wittenberg (assistant) |
| Wittenberg |
| Western Michigan |
| Ohio State |
| Northern Iowa |
| UNC Pembroke (vol. asst.) |
| 568–419 |
| 5–6 (NCAA Division I)4–3 (NCAA College Division)7–3 (NIT) |
| NIT (1986)5 OAC regular season (1963–1965, 1967, 1969)MAC regular season (1976)MCC tournament (1990) |
| OAC Coach of the Year (1969)MAC Coach of the Year (1976)Big Ten Coach of the Year (1983)MCC 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 (1962–70), Western Michigan University (1971–76), Ohio State University (1977–86) and the University of Northern Iowa (1987–98). 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.
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.
| 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 Semifinals |
| 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 |
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion | | | | | |
- UNC Pembroke profile
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