Darrell Hedric
Darrell Hedric (born June 9, 1933)
Teams coached: Miami RedHawks
Miami (OH) record: 216-157 (.579)
Overall record: 216-157 (.579)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1971, 1973, 1978, 1984)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 1 (1978)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- MAC Regular Season Champion: 4 (1971, 1973, 1978, 1984)
- MAC Tournament Champion: 1 (1984)
Awards:
- MAC Coach of the Year: 3 (1971, 1973, 1984)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1970-1984 | Miami (OH) |
| 1960-1970 | Miami (OH) (asst) |
Darrell Hedric Facts
- Darrell Hedric
- Born June 9, 1933
- Hometown: Franklin, Ohio
- Alma Mater: Miami University (BA, 1955)
- Graduated from Franklin HS (OH) and then played for head coach Bill Rohr at Miami (OH)
- As a player, Hedric helped lead the RedHawks (then Redskins) to their first two NCAA Tournaments
- After a brief professional career, Hedric served on a US Navy destroyer in Antarctica
- Coached at Taft HS in Hamilton, OH upon his return to the States
- Hired at his alma mater in 1960, spending six seasons as an assistant under Dick Shrider and four more under Tates Locke
- Named head coach in 1970, leading the program to a 216-157 record over 14 seasons at the helm
- Won four MAC titles and was named MAC Coach of the Year three times
- Went to the NCAA Tournament four times, including a trip to the Sweet Sixteen in 1978
- Retired from coaching in 1984 to become the school’s associate athletic director
- Inducted into the Miami Athletic HOF (1978) and Ohio Basketball HOF (2012); had his #86 retired in 1986
Darrell Hedric Coaching Tree
- Randy Ayers (Philadelphia 76ers, Ohio State)
- Dan Hipsher (UTRGV/UTPA, Akron, Stetson, Wittenberg)
- Ron Hunter (Tulane, Georgia State, IUPUI)
- Jerry Peirson (Miami OH)
