Danny Miles

Danny Miles
Sport(s) Basketball
Biographical details
Born (1945-10-09) October 9, 1945
Medford, Oregon
Playing career
1964–1968 Southern Oregon
Position(s) Quarterback, Shortstop, Point Guard,
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–2016 Oregon Tech
Head coaching record
Overall 1,040–437
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 3× NAIA Division II Champion (2004, 2008, 2012
  • 17× NAIA National Tournament Appearances (1974, 1979, 1986-1988, 1997, 2000-2001, 2004-2012)
  • 9× Conference Tournament (1974, 1979, 1987, 2000, 2006, 2009-2012)
  • 14× Conference Regular Season (1974, 1979, 1986-1988, 1997, 2000-2001, 2005, 2007, 2009-2012)
Awards
  • 2× NAIA National Basketball Coach of the Year (2004, 2008)
  • A.T. Slats Gill All-Sports Coach of the Year (2004)
  • National Association of Basketball Coaches NAIA Division II Coach of the Year (2012)
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2018

Danny Miles (born October 9, 1945) is a retired American basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Oregon Institute of Technology for 45 years from 1971 to 2016. Miles has lead the Hustlin' Owls to three NAIA Division II National Championships. 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 men's college basketball coach all-time (NCAA & NAIA).[4] The other coaches at a four-year school with 1,000 or more wins are Harry Statham, coach of McKendree University, Mike Krzyzewski, coach of Duke University, and Herb Magee, coach of Philadelphia University.

On March 29, 2018 Miles was named to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.[5][6]

Playing career

Miles was known as a multi-sport athlete competing in baseball, football, and basketball. In 1962, he won the Oregon class 4A state championship in Football[7] and in 1963 he was recognized as the outstanding athlete at Medford High School[8] (Now known as North Medford). Miles received a scholarship for baseball from Oregon State University, but then enrolled at Southern Oregon State College (Now Southern Oregon University) after an injury beginning in 1964. While at SOU, Miles continued as a multi-sport athlete and attained the following honors:

  • Football All-American (honorable mention) 1964,65,66
  • Baseball All- Conference 1965,66,67
  • Collegiate football's record holder for passing percentage for a season. All levels 1965, (190-247) 77%
  • Led NAIA in total offense (255.3) yds per game
  • SOU Hall of Fame (1989)[9]
  • Oregon Sports Hall of Fame (Multi-sport athlete) (1996)

Coaching career

Oregon Tech

In 1971, the Oregon Institute of Technology hired Miles at the age of 26 as head coach. During his 45 years as head coach at Oregon Tech, the Hustlin' Owls won 1040 games while losing 437, for a .704 winning percentage. He had 10 seasons of 30 or more wins.

During his time at Oregon Tech, Miles was also the head softball coach for nine years with a 323-171(.654) record. Over seven years as the head baseball coach at Oregon Tech, his record was 132-103(.562).

Retirement

On July 17, 2014 Miles announced that he will retire effective July 2016 at the end of his 45th year at OIT.[10] Justin Parnell, a former player of his was named as his successor at OIT. [11]

Life after coaching

In April, 2016 Miles became the assistant athletic director at Cascade Christian High School in Medford, Oregon. In October, 2017 Miles became the Head Athletic director at Cascade Christian[12]

Awards and honors

  • NAIA Hall of Fame - Basketball Coach (1996)
  • Oregon Institute of Technology Basketball Court named "Danny Miles Court" (1996)
  • 2x NAIA National Basketball Coach of the Year (2004, 2008)
  • A.T. Slats Gill All-Sports Coach of the Year (2004) [13]
  • National winner of NAIA's Champion of Character award for all sports (2009)
  • DNA Award at the Oregon Sports Award show (2012) [14]
  • National Association of Basketball Coaches NAIA Division II Coach of the Year (2012) [15]
  • Guardians of the Game Pillar Award for Advocacy from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (2013) [16]
  • John Wooden "Keys to Life" Award at the legends of the Hardwood Breakfast - Final Four Indianapolis (2015) [17]
  • "Danny Miles Way", street named in his honor (2016)
  • Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Candidate (2016,2017,2018)[18]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls (Evergreen Conference) (1971–1980)
1971–72 Oregon Tech 11–155–75th
1972–73 Oregon Tech 14–125–74th
1973–74 Oregon Tech 25–58–41stNAIA Division I Round of 32
1974–75 Oregon Tech 25–49–32nd
1975–76 Oregon Tech 18–107–53rd
1976–77 Oregon Tech 22–67–53rd
1977–78 Oregon Tech 17–118–43rd
1978–79 Oregon Tech 24–65–31stNAIA Division I Round of 32
1979–80 Oregon Tech 19–118–42nd
Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls (Sempter System) (1980–1985)
1980–81 Oregon Tech 19–13
1981–82 Oregon Tech 20–10
1982–83 Oregon Tech 20–12
1983–84 Oregon Tech 18–14
1984–85 Oregon Tech 13–15
Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls (District II Western Division) (1985–1991)
1985–86 Oregon Tech 32–913–11st
1986–87 Oregon Tech 33–513–11stNAIA Division I Sweet 16
1987–88 Oregon Tech 27–69–31st
1988–89 Oregon Tech 26–97–52nd
1989–90 Oregon Tech 24–128–42nd
1990–91 Oregon Tech 15–178–64th
Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls (Independent) (1991–1992)
1991–92 Oregon Tech 21–1113–73rd
Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls (Cascade Collegiate Conference) (1992–2016)
1992–93 Oregon Tech 12–166–107th
1993–94 Oregon Tech 20–137–96th
1994–95 Oregon Tech 20–137–95th
1995–96 Oregon Tech 17–136–85th
1996–97 Oregon Tech 30–512–21stNAIA Division II Sweet 16
1997–98 Oregon Tech 26–1113–53rdNAIA Division II Runner–Up
1998–99 Oregon Tech 25–810–63rd
1999–00 Oregon Tech 30–712–42ndNAIA Division II Elite Eight
2000–01 Oregon Tech 32–616–21stNAIA Division II Elite Eight
2001–02 Oregon Tech 22–1111–74th
2002–03 Oregon Tech 27–713–53rdNAIA Division II Sweet 16
2003–04 Oregon Tech 31–914–42ndNAIA Division II Champion
2004–05 Oregon Tech 28–1014–41stNAIA Division II Final Four
2005–06 Oregon Tech 26–911–73rdNAIA Division II Sweet 16
2006–07 Oregon Tech 28–515–31stNAIA Division II Sweet 16
2007–08 Oregon Tech 31–616–42ndNAIA Division II Champion
2008–09 Oregon Tech 29–615–51stNAIA Division II Sweet 16
2009–10 Oregon Tech 30–515–31stNAIA Division II Sweet 16
2010–11 Oregon Tech 30–516–21stNAIA Division II Sweet 16
2011–12 Oregon Tech 34–415–31stNAIA Division II Champion
2012–13 Oregon Tech 16–157–117th
2013–14 Oregon Tech 17–159–97th
2014–15 Oregon Tech 13–166–128th
2015–16 Oregon Tech 23–912–85th
Oregon Tech: 1040–437 (.704)411–211 (.661)
Total:1040–437 (.704)

      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

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. ↑ Matthies, Steve (29 March 2018). "Hall of Fame: Danny Miles named to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame". Herald and News. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Oregon Tech's Danny Miles Named to National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame". NAIA Website.
  7. ↑ "Unyielding Champions". Mail Tribune. November 30, 2002.
  8. ↑ "Danny Miles". The Oregon Encyclopedia.
  9. ↑ "Danny Miles SOU Hall Of Fame". SOU Website.
  10. ↑ Sports, Oregonian (17 July 2014). "Oregon Tech basketball coach Danny Miles to retire in 2016". Oregonian. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  11. ↑ Sports, Oregonian (22 March 2016). "Justin Parnell Named Oregon Tech Head Coach for Men's Basketball". Oregonian. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "DANNY MILES GOES FROM ASSISTANT TO HEAD ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT CASCADE CHRISTIAN". KDRV. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "SLATS GILL SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR". Oregon Sports Awards.
  14. ↑ "DNA AWARD DEDICATION TO OREGON SPORTS". Oregon Sports Awards.
  15. ↑ "NABC NAIA Coach of the Year". NABC.
  16. ↑ "NABC Guardians of the Game Awards". NABC.
  17. ↑ "2015 Coach John Wooden "Keys to Life" Award to Honor NAIA Great". NAIA Website.
  18. ↑ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Eligible Candidates for the Class of 2016". Hoophall. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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