Charlie Coles
Charlie Coles (1942-2013)
Teams coached: Central Michigan Chippewas, Miami RedHawks
Central Michigan record: 92-84 (.523)
Miami (OH) record: 266-226 (.541)
Overall record: 358-310 (.536)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1987, 1997, 1999, 2007)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 1 (1999)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (2005, 2006)
- CBI Appearances: 2 (2008, 2011)
- MAC Regular Season Champion: 4 (1987, 1997, 1999, 2005)
- MAC Tournament Champion: 3 (1987, 1997, 2007)
Awards:
- MAC Coach of the Year: 2 (1987, 2005)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1996-2012 | Miami (OH) |
| 1994-1996 | Miami (OH) (asst) |
| 1985-1991 | Central Michigan |
| 1982-1985 | Detroit (asst) |
Charlie Coles Facts
- Charles Leroy Coles
- Born February 6, 1942
- Died June 7, 2013
- Hometown: Springfield, Ohio
- Alma Mater: Miami University (BA, 1965)
- Raised in Springfield, OH and attended Bryan HS in Yellow Springs, OH, where he averaged 42.1 ppg as a senior in 1958-59
- In 2000, Coles had his number #33 was retired at the school, now known as Yellow Springs HS
- Went on to play college basketball at Miami (OH) under head coach Dick Shrider, twice earning All-MAC second team honors
- Started his coaching career at the high school level, first at Sycamore HS in Cincinnati, then at alma mater Yellow Springs
- Served as the head coach at Saginaw HS (MI) for ten seasons, winning two state championships during that tenure
- Moved up to the college ranks in 1982, spending three seasons as an assistant under head coach John Mulroy at Detroit Mercy
- Hired in 1985 to be the head coach at Central Michigan, leading the Chippewas for six seasons
- Swept the MAC regular season and MAC Tournament titles in 1987, appearing in the NCAA Tournament, but closed out his tenure with three straight seasons at .500 or lower
- Returned to the high school level, coaching at Central Catholic HS in Toledo, OH for two seasons
- Joined Herb Sendek‘s staff as an assistant at alma mater Miami (OH) in 1994 and then took over as the head coach in 1996
- Coached the RedHawks for sixteen seasons, winning 266 games and going to the postseason seven times (three NCAA, two NIT, two CBI)
- Won the MAC regular season three times and MAC Tournament three times
- Passed away in June 2013, a little over a year after retiring as the Redhawks’ head coach
- Survived by his wife, Delores, a son, a daughter and four grandchildren
- Son Chris Coles is a basketball coach, working at the high school and D-III collegiate levels
Charlie Coles Coaching Tree
- Chris Coles (Olivet)
- Todd Lickliter (Marian)
- Dan Majerle (Grand Canyon)
- Thad Matta (Butler, Ohio State, Xavier)
- Nathan Peavy (Salt Lake City Stars)
- Ryan Pedon (Illinois State)
- Rob Senderoff (Kent State)
- James Whitford (Ball State)
