Danny Miles

Danny Miles or Bumpa Miles
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Team Oregon Tech
Conference CCC
Biographical details
Born (1945-10-09) October 9, 1945
Medford, Oregon
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–2016 Oregon Tech
Head coaching record
Overall 1,040–437 (.704)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award (2015)

Danny Miles (born October 9, 1945) is the head men's basketball coach at Oregon Institute of Technology. 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

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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