# 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.
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

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

## 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 |