Cradle of Coaches

Don Knodel

  • Position Men’s Basketball
  • Custom1 2018
  • Custom2 Knodel was a two-sport standout at Miami University, excelling in men’s basketball and baseball, before earning his bachelor’s degree in 1953. He began his coaching career at the high school level, compiling a 76–31 record at Talawanda and Marion Harding. Knodel spent the 1955–56 season as an assistant basketball coach at Miami, then served five years as an assistant at Vanderbilt University, helping the Commodores win the Southeastern Conference title in 1964–65.

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