Miami RedHawks men's basketball

The Miami RedHawks men's basketball team — known as the Miami Redskins until 1997 — is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Miami University. The school competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The RedHawks play home basketball games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio on the university campus. Miami has reached the NCAA Championship's Sweet Sixteen four times and has been the MAC regular season champions 20 times. The RedHawks have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 17 times, most recently in 2007. The team is currently coached by Travis Steele.

Miami RedHawks
2024–25 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
University	Miami University
First season	1899
Head coach	Travis Steele (3rd season)
Conference	Mid-American
Location	Oxford, Ohio
Arena	Millett Hall (capacity: 9,200)
Nickname	RedHawks
Colors	Red and white[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1958, 1969, 1978, 1999
NCAA tournament round of 32
1995, 1999
NCAA tournament appearances
1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2007
Conference tournament champions
1984, 1992, 1997, 2007
Conference regular season champions
1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2005
Conference division season champions
1999, 2005

In May 2013, the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame inducted 11 players and coaches who starred in the state including Miami's Wayne Embry, Randy Ayers, Ron Harper and Wally Szczerbiak.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The RedHawks have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 17 times. Their combined record is 6–19.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1953		First Round	DePaul	L 72–74
1955		First Round	Marquette	L 79–90
1957		First Round	Notre Dame	L 77–89
1958		First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Pittsburgh Kentucky Indiana	W 82–77 L 70–94 L 91–98
1966		First Round	Dayton	L 51–58
1969		First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Notre Dame Purdue Kentucky	W 63–60 L 71–91 L 71–72
1971		First Round	Marquette	L 47–62
1973		First Round	Marquette	L 62–77
1978		First Round Sweet Sixteen	Marquette Kentucky	W 84–81 OT L 69–91
1984	#8	First Round	#9 SMU	L 69–83
1985	#12	First Round	#5 Maryland	L 68–69 OT
1986	#10	First Round	#7 Iowa State	L 79–81 OT
1992	#13	First Round	#4 North Carolina	L 63–68
1995	#12	First Round Second Round	#5 Arizona #4 Virginia	W 71–62 L 54–60 OT
1997	#13	First Round	#4 Clemson	L 56–68
1999	#10	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#7 Washington #2 Utah #3 Kentucky	W 59–58 W 66–58 L 43–58
2007	#14	First Round	#3 Oregon	L 56–58

NIT results

The RedHawks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their combined record is 2–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1970	First Round	St. John's	L 57–70
1993	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Ohio State Old Dominion Georgetown	W 56–53 W 60–58 L 53–66
1994	First Round	Xavier	L 68–80
1996	First Round	Fresno State	L 57–58
2005	First Round	TCU	L 58–60
2006	Opening Round	Butler	L 52–53

CBI results

The RedHawks have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) three times. Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2008	First Round	Tulsa	L 45–61
2011	First Round	Rhode Island	L 59–76
2018	First Round	Campbell	L 87–97

Retired numbers

Main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers

Miami RedHawks retired numbers
No.	Player	Pos.	Tenure	No. ret.	Ref.
10	Charlie Coles	G	1963–1965	2015	[2]
23	Wayne Embry	C	1956–1958	1995	[3][2]
32	Wally Szczerbiak	SG / SF	1995–1999	2001	[4]
34	Ron Harper	SG/PG	1982–1986	1986	[5][2]
44	Dick Walls	C	1951–1953	1995	[2]
12	Darrell Hedric		1952–1955	1997	[2]

Redhawks in the NBA

Miami University has had 8 former players who have gone on to play in the NBA.

Name	Years in NBA
Bob Brown	1949-1950
Wayne Embry	1959-1969
Fred Foster	1969-1977
Ron Harper	1987-2001
Phil Lumpkin	1975-1976
Ira Newble	2001-2008
Wally Szczerbiak	2000-2009
Dave Zeller	1962

References

1. "Miami Colors". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
2. Miami RedHawks to retire No. 10 to honor the legacy of Charles Coles By Randy Carpenter - Feb 12, 2015
3. Miami University to honor Wayne Embry and his late wife, Terri, with the Freedom Summer of ’64 Award - 18 Feb 2021
4. Szczerbiak to have his number retired at Falcon Media, Sep 18 2001
5. Black History Month - Ron Harper at miamiredhawks.com, 13 Feb 2019

External links

• Official website