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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Wally Szczerbiak, Plies, Ray Mears, Ira Newble, Charlie Coles, Wayne Embry, Ron Harper, Randy Ayers, Darrell Hedric, Ron Hunter, Phil Lumpkin, Fred Foster, Bob Brown. Excerpt:Robert Edward "Bob" Brown (born November 12, 1923) is a retired American basketball player. He played collegiately for the Miami University . He played for the Providence Steamrollers (1948-49) and Denver Nuggets (1949-50) in the NBA for 82 games. Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Charlie Coles Charlie Coles (born February 6, 1942 in Springfield, Ohio ) is the head men's basketball coach at Miami University . Coles also was the head men's basketball coach at Central Michigan University from 1986 1991. He compiled a 92 84 mark in his six seasons with the Chippewas, including a 22 8 mark in 1986 87. Coles was named MAC Coach of the Year that season after leading CMU to the MAC regular-season and tournament championships and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. That team was led by Dan Majerle . Coles has led Miami since 1996, taking over for Herb Sendek for whom he served as an assistant coach for two seasons, when Sendek left Miami for North Carolina State University . He has won three MAC regular-season crowns (1997, 1999, 2005), while making appearances in the championship game of the MAC Tournament his first five years. The RedHawks won the MAC tournament title in 1997, and 2007. Coles was named Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year in 2005. On January 20, 2009, Coles recorded his 217th win at Miami, surpassing Darrell Hedric to become the school's winningest coach . Coles became the all-time MAC wins leader when he picked up his his 195th conference victory by beating Ohio University 79-67 on January 16, 2010 . As of the conclusion of the 2009-10 season, Coles has 202 MA... ... Read more