15 Facts About Charlie Coles

Charlie Coles was an American college basketball coach and the former men's basketball head coach at Miami University and Central Michigan University.

Charlie Coles was born Charles Leroy Coles in Springfield, Ohio, and later moved in with his grandparents in nearby Yellow Springs, where he attended Bryan High School.

Charlie Coles led the state in scoring as a senior, averaging 42.1 points per game, including one game of 65 points, and graduated in 1959.

Charlie Coles then went to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he again excelled in basketball from 1962 to 1965.

Charlie Coles earned second-team All-MAC Mid-American Conference honors both his junior and senior seasons, averaging double figures in scoring all three seasons, including a career-high 18.5 points per game as a junior.

Charlie Coles averaged 15.4 points per game in his Miami career, shooting 45.8 percent from the field and 80.2 percent from the free throw line.

Charlie Coles earned a bachelor of arts degree in physical education.

Charlie Coles coached the Trojans from 1972 to 1982, leading them to two state championship appearances.

Charlie Coles then moved on to the college ranks, serving as an assistant coach at the University of Detroit from 1982 to 1985.

Charlie Coles was named Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year that season after leading CMU to the MAC regular-season and tournament championships and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

Charlie Coles returned to college coaching at Miami as an assistant coach from 1994 to 1996.

Charlie Coles won three MAC regular-season crowns while leading the RedHawks to appearances in the championship game of the MAC Tournament his first five years.

On January 20,2009, Charlie Coles recorded his 217th win at Miami, surpassing Darrell Hedric to become the school's winningest coach.

Charlie Coles was buried in Oxford Cemetery near the Miami campus.

Charlie Coles was survived by his wife, Delores, son Chris, daughter Mary Bennett, and four grandchildren.