Charlie Coles

Charlie Coles

Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Miami (OH)
Record	241–187 (.563)
Biographical details
Born	February 6, 1942 (1942-02-06) (age 70)
Place of birth	Springfield, Ohio, USA
Playing career
1962–1965	Miami (OH)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967–1968 1968–1969 1969–1972 1972–1982 1982–1985 1985–1991 1992–1994 1994–1996 1996–present	Sycamore HS (asst.) Shawnee HS Yellow Springs HS Saginaw HS Detroit (asst.) Central Michigan Central Catholic HS Miami (OH) (asst.) Miami (OH)
Head coaching record
Overall	333–271 (.551)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MAC Tournament Championship (1987, 1997, 2007) MAC Regular Season Championship (1987, 1997) MAC Division Championship (1999, 2005)
Awards
MAC Coach of the Year (1987, 2005)

Charlie Coles (born February 6, 1942 in Springfield, Ohio) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Miami University.

Coles also was the head men's basketball coach at Central Michigan University from 1986 to 1991. He compiled a 92–84 mark in his six seasons with the Chippewas, including a 22–8 mark in 1986–87. Coles was named MAC Coach of the Year that season after leading CMU to the MAC regular-season and tournament championships and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. That team was led by future NBA All-Star Dan Majerle.

Coles has led Miami since 1996, taking over for Herb Sendek for whom he served as an assistant coach for two seasons, when Sendek left Miami for North Carolina State University. He has won three MAC regular-season crowns (1997, 1999, 2005), while making appearances in the championship game of the MAC Tournament his first five years. The RedHawks won the MAC tournament title in 1997, and 2007. Coles was named Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year in 2005. On January 20, 2009, Coles recorded his 217th win at Miami, surpassing Darrell Hedric to become the school's winningest coach.^[1] Coles became the all-time MAC wins leader when he picked up his 195th conference victory by beating Ohio University 79–67 on January 16, 2010.^[2] As of the conclusion of the 2009–10 season, Coles has 202 MAC wins.

Coles played at Miami from 1963 to 1965 and was inducted into Miami's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990.

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Central Michigan (Mid-American Conference) (1985–1991)
1985–1986	Central Michigan	11–17	7–11	T–6th
1986–1987	Central Michigan	22–8	14–2	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1987–1988	Central Michigan	19–13	10–6	2nd
1988–1989	Central Michigan	13–15	7–9	T–5th
1989–1990	Central Michigan	13–17	6–10	7th
1990–1991	Central Michigan	14–14	8–8	6th
Central Michigan:		92–84	52–46
Miami (Mid-American Conference) (1996–present)
1996–1997	Miami	21–9	13–5	T–1st	NCAA 1st Round
1997–1998	Miami	17–12	9–9	T–2nd (East)
1998–1999	Miami	24–8	15–3	1st (East)	NCAA Sweet 16
1999–2000	Miami	15–15	8–10	6th (East)
2000–2001	Miami	17–16	10–8	T–4th (East)
2001–2002	Miami	13–18	9–9	4th (East)
2002–2003	Miami	13–15	11–7	2nd (East)
2003–2004	Miami	18–11	12–6	2nd (East)
2004–2005	Miami	19–11	12–6	1st (East)	NIT 1st Round
2005–2006	Miami	18–11	14–4	T–2nd (East)	NIT Opening Round
2006–2007	Miami	18–15	10–6	3rd (East)	NCAA 1st Round
2007–2008	Miami	17–15	9–7	4th (East)	CBI 1st Round
2008–2009	Miami	17–13	10–6	T–3rd (East)
2009–2010	Miami	14–18	9–7	T–3rd (East)
Miami:		241–187	151–93
Total:		333–271
National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion Conference regular season & conference tournament champion Conference division champion

References

^ "Miami Wins At Bowling Green 67-60". January 20, 2009. http://muredhawks.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012009aad.html. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
^ "Strong Second Half Powers Miami Past Ohio, 79-67". January 16, 2010. http://www.muredhawks.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011610aab.html. Retrieved March 18, 2010.

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Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1904–1907)
Charles Tambling (1907–1910)
Harry Helmer (1910–1916)
Blake Miller (1916–1917)
Charles Tambling (1917–1919)
Garland Nevitt (1919–1920)
Joe Simmons (1920–1921)
Wallace Parker (1921–1924)
Lester Barnard (1924–1926)
Wallace Parker (1926–1927)
Bourke Lodewyk (1927–1937)
Dan Rose (1937–1943)
Ron Finch (1943–1944)
L. M. Sweeney (1944–1946)
Dan Rose (1946–1954)
Ted Kjolhede (1954–1971)
Dick Parfitt (1971–1985)
Charlie Coles (1985–1991)
Keith Dambrot (1991–1993)
Leonard Drake (1993–1997)
Jay Smith (1997–2006)
Ernie Zeigler (2006–)

Miami Redskins / Miami RedHawks men's basketball head coaches

No coaches—managers only (1905–1908)
F. W. Stone (1908–1912)
M. Hoskins (1912–1913)
A. D. Browne (1913–1914)
Howard Flack (1914–1915)
Chester J. Roberts (1915–1916)
George Little (1916–1917)
George Rider (1917–1919)
George Little (1919–1922)
Harry W. Ewing (1922–1924)
Roy Tillotson (1924–1930)
John Mauer (1930–1938)
Weeb Ewbank (1938–1939)
Rip Van Winkle (1939–1942)
Blue Foster (1942–1949)
John Brickels (1949–1951)
Bill Rohr (1951–1957)
Richard Shrider (1957–1966)
Tates Locke (1966–1970)
Darrell Hedric (1970–1984)
Jerry Peirson (1984–1990)
Joby Wright (1990–1993)
Herb Sendek (1993–1996)
Charlie Coles (1996– )

Current men's basketball head coaches of the Mid-American Conference

East Division	Keith Dambrot (Akron) Louis Orr (Bowling Green) Reggie Witherspoon (Buffalo) Rob Senderoff (Kent State) Charlie Coles (Miami) John Groce (Ohio)

West Division	Billy Taylor (Ball State) Ernie Zeigler (Central Michigan) Rob Murphy (Eastern Michigan) Mark Montgomery (Northern Illinois) Tod Kowalczyk (Toledo) Steve Hawkins (Western Michigan)

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Name	Coles, Charlie
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Date of birth	February 6, 1942
Place of birth	Springfield, Ohio, USA
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