Darrell Hedric
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| Darrell Hedric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Miami University | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Place of birth |  Franklin, Ohio |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 19xx-19xx | Miami University | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1970–1984 | Miami University | |
Darrell Hedric is an American basketball head coach and scout, most noted as the coach of the Miami University (Ohio) basketball team from 1970 to 1984.
[edit] Early history
Hedric was born and raised in Franklin, Ohio. He was a standout star on the Franklin Wildcats basketball team. During his senior year, he was recruited to play college basketball at Miami University the following autumn. Hedric went on to gain his varsity letter in all four years of his collegiate career. He also joined the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
After graduation, Hedric went on to play professional basketball for short period of time. He was drafted into the United States Navy and served on a destroyer in Antarctica. After serving his country, Hedric once again turned to basketball, taking the head coaching job at Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio.
[edit] Miami University coaching history
Subsequently, Hedric returned to Miami University to serve as an assistant basketball coach. In 1970 Hedric took the reins of the school's basketball program as the head coach, a position he would hold until 1984. By the end of his coaching career, he amassed several notable achievements including defeating number 1 ranked Marquette in the NCAA tournament, and regular season wins over coaching legends Bobby Knight and Dean Smith. Hedric remains the only coach to have defeated both Bob Knight and Dean Smith on their home courts.
Hedric is the winningest basketball coach in Miami history (216-157), and along the way recruited many fine basketball players, most notable being Ron Harper who went on to win multiple NBA championships.
Hedric was also well known for commitment to academic standards for his players. He coached several players named to the Mid-American Conference All-Academic teams including one player, George Webb Sweigert, named as an Academic All-American.
[edit] Post coaching history
After coaching, Hedric stayed at Miami to serve as assistant athletic director and later served as head athletic director. Hedric also worked with the Cleveland Cavaliers as their head scout. Most recently, he worked as a scout for the Toronto Raptors. Hedric is still involved with the athletic department at Miami after more than 50 years of service to the school.
In the winter of 2006, Franklin High School honored Hedric by naming their gymnasium the Darrell D. Hedric Gymnasium.
