Ralph Miller

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 
Hometown: 
Chanute, KS
  • Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987
  • Recorded 33 winning records in 38 seasons at three schools
  • Compiled eight 20-win seasons during the 1980s
  • Named national coach of the year by UPI, USBWA and NABC in 1981. Voted coach of the year by AP in 1981 and 1982
  • Wichita State State's all-time winningest coach
  • Played college basketball under Phog Allen with Kansas
  • Final Top 20 Rankings (nine: AP/UPI/USA)--1963 (5/6), 1964 (5/6), 1968 (NR/20), 1970 (7/7), 1975 (18/NR), 1980 (5/5), 1981 (2/2), 1982 (4/4) and 1984 (17/20/NR)
  • All-Americans (10): Wichita State's Cleo Littleton (1955) and Dave Stallworth (1963 and 1964), Iowa's John Johnson (1970) and Sam Williams (1968) and Oregon State's Ray Blume (1980 and 1981), Fred Boyd (1982), Lester Conner (1982), A.C. Green (1985), Steve Johnson (1980 and 1981) and Charlie Sitton (1983 and 1984).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1951-52

Wichita State

11-19

2-8

6th

MVC

DNP

1952-53

Wichita State

16-11

3-7

6th

MVC

DNP

1953-54

Wichita State

27-4

8-2

2nd

MVC

NIT (0-1)

1954-55

Wichita State

17-9

4-6

4th

MVC

DNP

1955-56

Wichita State

14-12

7-5

4th

MVC

DNP

1956-57

Wichita State

15-11

8-6

T-4th

MVC

DNP

1957-58

Wichita State

14-12

6-8

4th

MVC

DNP

1958-59

Wichita State

14-12

7-7

4th

MVC

DNP

1959-60

Wichita State

14-12

6-8

T-4th

MVC

DNP

1960-61

Wichita State

18-8

6-6

4th

MVC

DNP

1961-62

Wichita State

18-9

7-5

3rd

MVC

NIT (0-1)

1962-63

Wichita State

19-8

7-5

2nd

MVC

NIT (0-1)

1963-64

Wichita State

23-6

10-2

T-1st

MVC

NCAA (1-1)

1964-65

Iowa

14-10

8-6

5th

Big Ten

DNP

1965-66

Iowa

17-7

8-6

3rd

Big Ten

DNP

1966-67

Iowa

16-8

9-5

3rd

Big Ten

DNP

1967-68

Iowa

16-9

10-4

T-1st

Big Ten

DNP

1968-69

Iowa

12-12

5-9

T-8th

Big Ten

DNP

1969-70

Iowa

20-5

14-0

1st

Big Ten

NCAA (1-1)

1970-71

Oregon State

12-14

4-10

6th

Pacific-8

DNP

1971-72

Oregon State

18-10

9-5

T-3rd

Pacific-8

DNP

1972-73

Oregon State

15-11

6-8

T-5th

Pacific-8

DNP

1973-74

Oregon State

13-13

6-8

5th

Pacific-8

DNP

1974-75

Oregon State

19-12

10-4

2nd

Pacific-8

NCAA (1-2)

1975-76

Oregon State#

18-9

10-4

T-2nd

Pacific-8

DNP

1976-77

Oregon State

16-13

8-6

T-3rd

Pacific-8

DNP

1977-78

Oregon State

16-11

9-5

2nd

Pacific-8

DNP

1978-79

Oregon State

18-10

11-7

3rd

Pacific-10

NIT (0-1)

1979-80

Oregon State*

26-4

16-2

1st

Pacific-10

NCAA (0-1)

1980-81

Oregon State*

26-2

17-1

1st

Pacific-10

NCAA (0-1)

1981-82

Oregon State*

25-5

16-2

1st

Pacific-10

NCAA (2-1)

1982-83

Oregon State

20-11

12-6

T-3rd

Pacific-10

NIT (2-1)

1983-84

Oregon State

22-7

15-3

T-1st

Pacific-10

NCAA (0-1)

1984-85

Oregon State

22-9

12-6

T-3rd

Pacific-10

NCAA (0-1)

1985-86

Oregon State

12-15

8-10

T-5th

Pacific-10

DNP

1986-87

Oregon State

19-11

10-8

T-3rd

Pacific-10

NIT (1-1)

1987-88

Oregon State

20-11

12-6

T-2nd

Pacific-10

NCAA (0-1)

1988-89

Oregon State

22-8

13-5

T-3rd

Pacific-10

NCAA (0-1)

# A total of 15 wins were later forfeited by action of NCAA Council.
* NCAA Tournament games later vacated by action of the NCAA.