Eldon Miller

This article is about the basketball coach. For the racing driver, see Chase Miller.

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.

Eldon Miller

Biographical details
Born	(1939-06-19) June 19, 1939 (age 86) 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) 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)

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]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

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         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