Cradle of Coaches

Charlie Coles

  • Position Men’s Basketball
  • Custom1 2016
  • Custom2 Coles enjoyed a basketball coaching career that spanned nearly five decades at the high school and collegiate levels, with almost half spent in the Mid-American Conference. He began his career in 1967 as an assistant at Sycamore High School before becoming head coach at Shawnee High School the following year. He later led Yellow Springs High School (1969–72) and Saginaw High School (1972–82), guiding the Trojans to two state championship appearances. After a stint as an assistant at the University of Detroit, Coles became head coach at Central Michigan University from 1985 to 1991, and later led the Miami University program from 1994 to 2012.

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