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Topic: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

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bigtillyoopsupsideurhead
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Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/5/2012 9:54:27 PM

He announced this during the press conference after their loss tonight. Its sad that he didn't get more a a farewell tour.

Thread on Miami Hawk Talk: http://www.miamihawktalk.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=55752&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Last Edited: 3/5/2012 10:09:43 PM by bigtillyoopsupsideurhead

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/5/2012 10:16:29 PM

He would go out singing.

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/5/2012 11:02:07 PM

Official release (I've bolded a section below that I think is particularly salient when considering what made Charlie so special):

OXFORD, Ohio—After 16 seasons at the helm of the Miami University program, 22 seasons as a collegiate head coach (all in the Mid-American Conference) and nearly half a century as a basketball coach at various levels, Miami University head coach Charlie Coles announced his retirement --------------.

Coles finishes his career with a career record of 355-308, posting a 263-224 mark at Miami. With all 22 of his seasons as a head coach coming in the Mid-American Conference—including six at Central Michigan—he amassed a career record for MAC wins of 218-157. Coles has more wins than any other coach in Miami history, more MAC wins than any other coach in conference history and tied for second on the MAC’s career wins list.

“Charlie Coles is an iconic figure in the history of Miami University as a student, athlete, server, leader, mentor and coach,” said Miami University Athletics Director Brad Bates. “He symbolizes all that is noble about the profession of coaching and his entire life has been dedicated to using a basketball curriculum to holistically develop young men. He is leaving an indelible mark on our program, our department and our University and the hundreds of people he has inspired, motivated and developed.”

Beyond the numbers, under Coles Miami players have excelled both on and off the court.

While several players have gone on to professional careers, numerous others have gone on to successful careers in their respective fields. During his time at Miami, his squads’ Academic Progress Rates traditionally exceeded the national averages and often led the Mid-American Conference. In 2001, Miami boasted the Anson Mount Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

During Coles' head coaching tenure, the RedHawks have made seven postseason appearances--NCAA 1997, 1999, 2007; NIT 2005, 2006; CBI 2008, 2011--and Coles has mentored 20 players who have garnered 31 All-MAC awards, including 11 first-team honorees. Over the past eight seasons, Miami has had eight players capture a combined nine First-Team All-MAC accolades and is the only MAC men's basketball program to have at least one first-team honoree each of the last eight years.

Additionally, Miami has had two MAC Players of the Year under Coles who both earned All-America honors, while touting two players who captured MAC Tournament MVP accolades.

Coles captured MAC Coach of the Year honors twice, earning the award in 1987 while guiding the Chippewas and again in 2005 leading the RedHawks. He also was named the District 14 Coach of the Year in 2010-11.

Coles directed his first Miami squad to a 21-9 record and the 1997 NCAA Tournament. He became just the second coach in Miami history to lead his team to the MAC title, 20 or more wins and the NCAA Tournament in his first season. The 21 victories were the most in school history by a first-year coach.

Two seasons later, Coles directed Miami through one of its most magical seasons, which culminated in an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance. Along the way, Miami won its 20th Mid-American Conference regular-season championship en route to a school-record-tying 24 season victories (24- Cool

. Miami also earned its highest national ranking in 20 years, finishing the season with the No. 20 spot in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' poll. The RedHawks' NCAA wins over Washington and Utah catapulted Miami onto sports pages and publications across the country, including the cover of Sports Illustrated.

With an anytime, anyplace mentality, Coles squads annually challenged some of Division I perennial giants and often boasted a strength of schedule that was among national leaders.

In addition to his coaching prowess, Coles was a standout player on the basketball floor for the Red & White from 1963-65. A two-time Second-Team All-MAC selection, Coles averaged double figures in scoring all three seasons, including an 18.5 ppg average and a team-leading 50.3 field goal percentage as a junior. He was a member of Miami's co-MAC Championships team as a senior and is one of the program's 1,000-piont career scorers, ranking 29th with 1,096 career points.

One of the greatest tributes to his legacy being earning the NABC Guardians of the Game Pillar Award for Education presented by The Hartford at the 2011 Final Four.

A national awareness and education program led by the NABC, the goal of the Guardians of the Game program is to focus attention on the positive aspects of basketball and the role coaches play in the lives of student-athletes, in addition to the contributions coaches make to their communities. The Guardians Awards recognize NABC coaches who exemplify one of the four Guardians of the Game core values: Advocacy, Leadership, Service and Education.

Coles, a long time educator and student of the game, was nominated and selected for the Education pillar which is presented to NABC coaches who are committed to continuing education and the development of their profession in order to be better mentors, teachers, and leaders. The Education award goes to a coach dedicated to their own professional development, as well as that of their colleagues. The Education statuette rewards the coach that best mentors, teaches, and perpetuates the doctrine of the game.

Thought to be the only Division I Coach who continued to teach a class, Coles annually conducted a basketball coaching theory class at Miami University. In addition to continually tying to better himself though attending other collegiate practices and watching hours of film in the off-season to study other what other successful programs are doing on the court, Coles further embodied the Education pillar with his team with his teaching both on and off the court.

Coles has been inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame (2011), the Greater Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Fame (2008) and the Miami University Hall of Fame (1990) and had his jersey retired by Yellow Springs High School in 2000.

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/6/2012 8:41:06 AM

He will be missed.

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/6/2012 10:00:03 AM

The only acceptable person or thing to come out of Miami University

My father included.....

He will be missed.

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:37:40 AM

Who else can win and joke with the Ozone during games?

Unfortunately, I doubt we'll ever again see a head coach who was this much fun.

Last Edited: 3/6/2012 11:37:50 AM by Ohio69

Can somebody hit a pull up jumper for me?.....

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/6/2012 12:07:50 PM

I read an article recently about how the real colorful "characters" among coaches are a dying breed.

The MAC illustrates that...back in the 90s/early 2000s we had Benny Hill, Charlie, Dakich, the Whiteman, the guy at Buffalo whose name I can't remember, McCallum at Ball State, Toledo's Stan "Red Malcolm X Suit" Joplin , the Hipsher clan, Gary Waters at Kent, etc. Now all we have is Dambrot. Everyone else is plain vanilla (except Hawkins when he tries to use bulletin board material to motivate his team).

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/6/2012 12:11:02 PM

Let's get REAL crazy for a minute..... Say Groce jumps for more money somewhere. Do we have a conversation with Charlie about taking the HC position? It would be the biggest middle finger to Miami in Ohio history....and I think our players and fans would love it, for the short term at least....

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/6/2012 1:16:47 PM

C Money wrote:

That's beyond real crazy. And the answer is no.

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/6/2012 2:44:28 PM

Nice photo slideshow of Charlie's career at Miami:
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=AB&...

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/6/2012 3:14:47 PM

Someone help the noob - what's the story behind the O-zone sweatshirt picture?

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/6/2012 3:33:45 PM

intrpdtrvlr wrote:

Someone help the noob - what's the story behind the O-zone sweatshirt picture?

Photoshop

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/6/2012 3:36:03 PM

I think it was a former Ozoner that came up with it. Funny thing was that he took it to Coles and asked Charlie to sign it. Charlie obliged him. The student then went to show it to Miami's players who were shooting around before actual warm ups. A couple of them even laughed.

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/6/2012 3:47:19 PM

C Money wrote:

I hope this was completely in jest. First of all, why would Charlie want to stick it to Miami? Secondly, what recruit would sign to play for a coach that will be here a year or two at most. No thanks.

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/6/2012 4:07:18 PM

OUVan wrote:

I hope this was completely in jest.

'Twas. I thought about a "TOS to Fiami" post, but that bit is getting old, and the OZone/Chalupa pic cracks me up everytime and just got me thinking, "HOLYSCHNIKESWHATIF???". It would be the greatest heel turn since Bash at the Beach '96.

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/6/2012 9:53:28 PM

OUVan wrote:

intrpdtrvlr wrote:

Someone help the noob - what's the story behind the O-zone sweatshirt picture?

Photoshop

Haha, I didn't look closely enough. I figured Charlie lost a bet or something.

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/6/2012 10:08:43 PM

athena wrote:

He will be missed.

lol, I printed that out last year and got him to sign it

The opposing team sucks!

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:31:18 PM

intrpdtrvlr wrote:

OUVan wrote:

intrpdtrvlr wrote:

Someone help the noob - what's the story behind the O-zone sweatshirt picture?

Photoshop

Haha, I didn't look closely enough. I figured Charlie lost a bet or something.

This makes me feel good about my Photoshop skills.

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:46:49 PM

final press conference, classic Charlie all the way-

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/7/2012 9:05:33 AM

intrpdtrvlr wrote:

OUVan wrote:

intrpdtrvlr wrote:

Someone help the noob - what's the story behind the O-zone sweatshirt picture?

Photoshop

Haha, I didn't look closely enough. I figured Charlie lost a bet or something.

I like to think he was secretly wearing that under his mock red turtleneck all these years.

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/7/2012 2:54:36 PM

=>How about Jeff Boals coming to Miami?

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/7/2012 3:04:07 PM

No. We took a vote and decided to give you Tim O'Shea.

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/7/2012 3:16:31 PM

=>That is not even funny.

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/7/2012 3:20:59 PM

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RE: Charlie Coles will not return to Miami

Posted: 3/7/2012 7:49:06 PM

Ringo wrote:

athena wrote:

He will be missed.

lol, I printed that out last year and got him to sign it

I have always wondered why, in this picture he was eating a burrito during a game "all beans, where's the beef?. "

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