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Danny Miles
Biographical details
Born (1945-10-09) October 9, 1945 (age 79)
Medford, Oregon
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–2016Oregon Tech
Head coaching record
Overall1,040–437
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award (2015)

Danny Miles (born October 9, 1945) is an American former basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Oregon Institute of Technology from 1971 to 2016. He achieved his one thousandth win on February 1, 2014, in his 43rd year of coaching at OIT.[1][2][3] This is the fourth most of any college basketball coach all-time (NCAA & NAIA).[4] The only four other coaches at a four-year school with 1,000 or more wins are Pat Summitt, former coach of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball, Harry Statham, coach of McKendree University, Mike Krzyzewski, coach of Duke University, and Herb Magee, coach of Philadelphia University.

On July 17, 2014 Miles announced that he will retire effective July 2016.[5]

Awards

  • 3x NAIA National Basketball Coach of the Year (2004, 2008, 2012)
  • National Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year (2012)
  • National winner of NAIA's Champion of Character award for all sports in 2009
  • A.T. Slats Gill All-Sports Coach of the Year (2004)
  • 4x Conference All-Sport Coach of the Year
  • DNA Award at the Oregon Sports Award show (2013)
  • Guardians of the Game Pillar Award for Advocacy from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (2013)
  • 3x NAIA National Championships
  • Received the Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award at the Athletes in Action Legends of the Hardwood Breakfast (2015), held each year during the Final Four
  • Collegiate football's record holder for passing percentage for a season. All levels 1965 (190-247) 77%
  • Ten 30 win seasons

See also

References

  1. ^ Matthies, Steve (2 February 2014). "Miles marks millennia". Herald and News. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. ^ Anderson, Eric (1 February 2014). "Danny Miles earns win No. 1000, Oregon Tech cruises by Corban, 71-51". Oregonian. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. ^ Schnell, Lindsay (7 February 2014). "Oregon Tech's Danny Miles reluctantly celebrates his 1,000th win". Sports illustrated. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  4. ^ Bishop, Greg (22 February 2012). "For 41 Years Town Cheers Oregon Tech Coach Danny Miles". New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  5. ^ Sports, Oregonian (17 July 2014). "Oregon Tech basketball coach Danny Miles to retire in 2016". Oregonian. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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