Eldon Miller
Alma Mater:
Wittenberg (OH)
Class of:
Hometown:
Gnadenhutten, OH
- Coach of 1986 NIT champion and 1979 NIT fourth-place team
- Coach of 1990 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament champion
- Coach of NCAA Division II Tournament runner-up in 1963
- Northern Iowa's all-time winningest coach
- Assistant coach at Wittenberg (OH) under Ray Mears for one season in 1961-62
- Final Division I Top 20 Rankings (three: AP/UPI/USA)--1976 (10/19), 1980 (10/9) and 1983 (NR/NR/17)
- Final Division II Top 10 Rankings (two)--1963 (1) and 1964 (7)
- Major-College All-Americans (three): Ohio State's Clark Kellogg (1982), Kelvin Ransey (1979 and 1980) and Herb Williams (1980 and 1981).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wittenberg | 26-2 | 14-0 | 1st | OAC | DII (4-1) | |
Wittenberg | 18-5 | 13-1 | 1st | OAC | DNP | |
Wittenberg | 17-5 | 12-2 | T-1st | OAC | DNP | |
Wittenberg | 12-11 | 7-7 | 8th | OAC | DNP | |
Wittenberg | 17-7 | 12-1 | 1st | OAC | DNP | |
Wittenberg | 13-13 | 8-5 | 6th | OAC | DNP | |
Wittenberg | 19-6 | 11-2 | T-1st | OAC | DII (0-2) | |
Wittenberg | 20-6 | 11-2 | 2nd | OAC | DNP | |
14-10 | 5-5 | 3rd | DNP | |||
10-14 | 5-5 | 4th | DNP | |||
8-18 | 2-10 | 7th | DNP | |||
13-13 | 5-7 | 6th | DNP | |||
16-10 | 8-6 | 5th | DNP | |||
25-3 | 15-1 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
9-18 | 4-14 | 10th | DNP | |||
16-11 | 9-9 | 6th | DNP | |||
19-12 | 12-6 | 4th | NIT (2-2) | |||
21-8 | 12-6 | 2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
14-13 | 9-9 | T-5th | DNP | |||
21-10 | 12-6 | T-2nd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
20-10 | 11-7 | T-2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
15-14 | 8-10 | 6th | NIT (0-1) | |||
20-10 | 11-7 | T-3rd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
19-14 | 8-10 | 7th | NIT (5-0) | |||
13-15 | 7-7 | 5th | Mid-Continent | DNP | ||
10-18 | 4-10 | T-6th | Mid-Continent | DNP | ||
19-9 | 8-4 | 2nd | Mid-Continent | DNP | ||
23-9 | 6-6 | T-3rd | Mid-Continent | NCAA (1-1) | ||
13-19 | 8-8 | T-3rd | Mid-Continent | DNP | ||
10-18 | 6-12 | T-7th | DNP | |||
12-15 | 8-10 | 6th | DNP | |||
16-13 | 10-8 | 5th | DNP | |||
8-20 | 4-14 | T-9th | DNP | |||
14-13 | 8-10 | T-7th | DNP | |||
16-12 | 11-7 | T-4th | DNP | |||
10-17 | 4-14 | 9th | DNP |
* Record in his first season with Ohio State is 11-16 overall and 6-12 in the Big Ten if include two forfeit victories awarded over Minnesota.
- 36-Year Coaching Record: 566-421 (.573) overall
- 142-55 (.721) in eight years at Wittenberg (OH)
- 86-68 (.558) in six years at Western Michigan
- 174-120 (.592) in 10 years at Ohio State
- 164-178 (.480) in 12 years at Northern Iowa
- 88-20 (.815) in Ohio Athletic Conference
- 40-34 (.541) in Mid-American Conference
- 96-84 (.533) in Big Ten Conference
- 33-35 (.485) in Mid-Continent Conference
- 51-75 (.405) in Missouri Valley Conference
- 3-2 (.600) in Mid-Continent Tournament
- 3-6 (.333) in MVC Tournament
- 4-3 (.571) in NCAA Division II Tournament
- 5-6 (.455) in NCAA Division I Tournament
- 7-3 (.700) in NIT