Eldon Miller (born June 19, 1939) is an American

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coach. The

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native has led four different programs in 36 years of coaching: at

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(1962–70),

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(1971–76),

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(1977–86) and the

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(1987–98). His overall record is 568–419 and 5–6 in

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games. Miller is now an assistant coach for his son, Ben Miller, at the

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. 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 Coach Miller was named the Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the year.

Head coaching record

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External links

UNC Pembroke profile
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