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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.

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Wittenberg Tigers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1962–1970)
1962–63Wittenberg26–214–01stNCAA College Division Runner-up
1963–64Wittenberg18–513–11st
1964–65Wittenberg17–512–2T–1st
1965–66Wittenberg12–117–78th
1966–67Wittenberg17–712–11st
1967–68Wittenberg13–138–56th
1968–69Wittenberg19–611–2T–1stNCAA College Division Regional Semifinals
1969–70Wittenberg20–611–22nd
Wittenberg:142–5588–20
Western Michigan Broncos (Mid-American Conference) (1970–1976)
1970–71Western Michigan14–105–53rd
1971–72Western Michigan10–145–54th
1972–73Western Michigan8–182–107th
1973–74Western Michigan13–135–76th
1974–75Western Michigan16–108–65th
1975–76Western Michigan25–315–11stNCAA Division I Sweet 16
Western Michigan:86–6840–34
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (1976–1986)
1976–77Ohio State11–166–129th
1977–78Ohio State16–119–96th
1978–79Ohio State19–1212–64thNIT Fourth Place
1979–80Ohio State21–812–62ndNCAA Division I Sweet 16
1980–81Ohio State14–139–9T–5th
1981–82Ohio State21–1012–62ndNCAA Division I First Round
1982–83Ohio State20–1011–7T–2ndNCAA Division I Sweet 16
1983–84Ohio State15–148–10T–5thNIT First Round
1984–85Ohio State20–1011–7T–3rdNCAA Division I Second Round
1985–86Ohio State19–148–107thNIT Champion
Ohio State:176–11898–82
Northern Iowa Panthers (Association of Mid-Continent Universities / Mid-Continent Conference) (1986–1991)
1986–87Northern Iowa13–157–75th
1987–88Northern Iowa10–184–10T–6th
1988–89Northern Iowa19–98–42nd
1989–90Northern Iowa23–96–6T–3rdNCAA Division I Second Round
1990–91Northern Iowa13–198–8T–4th
Northern Iowa Panthers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1991–1998)
1991–92Northern Iowa10–186–127th
1992–93Northern Iowa12–158–106th
1993–94Northern Iowa16–1310–85th
1994–95Northern Iowa8–204–14T–9th
1995–96Northern Iowa14–138–10T–7th
1996–97Northern Iowa16–1211–7T–4th
1997–98Northern Iowa10–174–149th
Northern Iowa:164–17884–110
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 | | | | | |

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