Danny Miles

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Danny Miles
Biographical details
Born (1945-10-09) October 9, 1945 (age 79)
Medford, Oregon, U.S.
Playing career
1964–1968 Southern Oregon
Position(s) Quarterback, shortstop, point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–2016 Oregon Tech
Head coaching record
Overall1,040–437 (.704)
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
  • Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award (2015)
  • 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 led the Hustlin' Owls to three NAIA Division II National Championships. He achieved his 1,000th 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, Herb Magee, coach of Philadelphia University, and Dave Holmquist, coach of Biola University.

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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:

Coaching career

Oregon Tech

Miles was first hired by the Oregon Institute of Technology as an assistant coach for football, basketball and baseball in 1970. He said he thought he would become a college football coach and wanted to work in NCAA Division I in that sport. After his first year at Oregon Tech, Miles was promoted to the head coaching job both in basketball and baseball as well as offensive coordinator in football. [10] During his 45 years as men's basketball head coach at Oregon Tech, the Hustlin' Owls won an NAIA record 1040 games while losing 437, for a .704 winning percentage. He had 10 seasons of 30 or more wins. During his career, he guided Oregon Tech to home-game winning streaks of 49 games and 64 games respectively. [11]

Miles is known for his Value Point System, which he created and used. [12] The system was described as providing "an all-encompassing look at how players and teams perform by weighing their positive contributions against their negative ones. The resulting number shows how effective the player is. A VPS of 1 is considered average, while anything north of 2 is elite." [13] The system uses a score which "is calculated by using a mathematical formula that includes relevant basketball statistics." [14]

Standout players that played under Miles at Oregon Tech included: Rafid Kiti (All-American First Team 1994), Saif Abdur-Rahman (All-American First Team 1999), LaMont Swinson (All-American First Team 2001), Todd Matthews (All-American Third Team 2003), Levell Hesia (All-American First Team 2005, All-American Second Team 2006, 2007), Ryan Fiegi (All-American Second Team 2007, All-American First Team 2008), Jguwon Hogges (All-American First Team 2009), Justin Parnell (All-American First Team 2010), Joseph Foster (All-American First Team 2011), Bobby Hunter (All-American First Team 2012). [15]

A German coach, who served as Miles' assistant at Oregon Tech for one year, made him aware of Dirk Nowitzki. Miles went to Würzburg, Germany, when Nowitzki was 17 years old and tried to recruit Nowitzki for his team. However, the German had already high paying offers from professional basketball teams on the table. Miles instead recruited two of Nowitzki's teammates. [11] During his tenure at Oregon Tech, Miles had a total of 28 international players on his teams from countries like Australia, Germany, and Mexico. [16]

For more than ten years, Miles coached at basketball clinics in France during the summer break. [11] In 2010 and 2011, Miles was involved in the Athletes In Action program which included working at basketball clinics in Kenya and Rwanda. [17]

During his time at Oregon Tech, Miles was also the head softball coach for ten years with a 344–185 (.650) record while being named conference coach of the year six times. 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 would retire effective July 2016 at the end of his 45th year at OIT. [18] Justin Parnell, a former player of his, was named as his successor at OIT. [19]

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. [20] In June 2018, Miles transitioned back into a mentorship role at Cascade Christian. [21]

Awards and honors

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls (Evergreen Conference)(1971–1980)
1971–72Oregon Tech 11–155–75th
1972–73Oregon Tech 14–125–74th
1973–74Oregon Tech 25–58–41st NAIA Division I Round of 32
1974–75Oregon Tech 25–49–32nd
1975–76Oregon Tech 18–107–53rd
1976–77Oregon Tech 22–67–53rd
1977–78Oregon Tech 17–118–43rd
1978–79Oregon Tech 24–65–31st NAIA Division I Round of 32
1979–80Oregon Tech 19–118–42nd
Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls (Sempter System)(1980–1985)
1980–81Oregon Tech 19–13
1981–82Oregon Tech 20–10
1982–83Oregon Tech 20–12
1983–84Oregon Tech 18–14
1984–85Oregon Tech 13–15
Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls (District II Western Division)(1985–1991)
1985–86Oregon Tech 32–913–11st
1986–87Oregon Tech 33–513–11st NAIA Division I Sweet 16
1987–88Oregon Tech 27–69–31st
1988–89Oregon Tech 26–97–52nd
1989–90Oregon Tech 24–128–42nd
1990–91Oregon Tech 15–178–64th
Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls (Independent)(1991–1992)
1991–92Oregon Tech 21–1113–73rd
Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls (Cascade Collegiate Conference)(1992–2016)
1992–93Oregon Tech 12–166–107th
1993–94Oregon Tech 20–137–96th
1994–95Oregon Tech 20–137–95th
1995–96Oregon Tech 17–136–85th
1996–97Oregon Tech 30–512–21st NAIA Division II Sweet 16
1997–98Oregon Tech 26–1113–53rd NAIA Division II Runner-up
1998–99Oregon Tech 25–810–63rd
1999–00Oregon Tech 30–712–42nd NAIA Division II Elite Eight
2000–01Oregon Tech 32–616–21st NAIA Division II Elite Eight
2001–02Oregon Tech 22–1111–74th
2002–03Oregon Tech 27–713–53rd NAIA Division II Sweet 16
2003–04Oregon Tech 31–914–42nd NAIA Division II Champion
2004–05Oregon Tech 28–1014–41st NAIA Division II Final Four
2005–06Oregon Tech 26–911–73rd NAIA Division II Sweet 16
2006–07Oregon Tech 28–515–31st NAIA Division II Sweet 16
2007–08Oregon Tech 31–616–42nd NAIA Division II Champion
2008–09Oregon Tech 29–615–51st NAIA Division II Sweet 16
2009–10Oregon Tech 30–515–31st NAIA Division II Sweet 16
2010–11Oregon Tech 30–516–21st NAIA Division II Sweet 16
2011–12Oregon Tech 34–415–31st NAIA Division II Champion
2012–13Oregon Tech 16–157–117th
2013–14Oregon Tech 17–159–97th
2014–15Oregon Tech 13–166–128th
2015–16Oregon Tech 23–912–85th
Oregon Tech:1,040–437 (.704)411–211 (.661)
Total:1,040–437 (.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

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