In February of 2016 Cascade Conference Commissioner Robert Cashell announced that beginning with the 2016-17 season, the CCC men's basketball tournament trophy had been renamed the "Danny Miles Trophy" in honor of the longtime Oregon Tech coach who guided the Hustlin' Owls for 45 years.
With the recommendation of the renaming by the Commissioner the Council of Presidents' unanimously approved the move.
About Coach Miles
Danny Miles began his 45th and final season at Oregon Tech with the 2015-16 season.The Medford, Oregon native has reached many milestones during his illustrious career at Oregon Tech, including a 1040-437 (.704) career win-loss record - all coming at Oregon Tech. After earning his 1,000 career victory, a 71-51 win over Corban University on February 1st, 2014, on that date, Miles became just the second men’s basketball coach at a four-year level to reach the 1,000 win plateau. Miles led his Hustlin’ Owls to three NAIA II National Championships, most recently in 2012, while also earning the title in both 2004 and 2008. Miles’ 2012 squad finished the year with 34 wins, the most in program history, and from 2009-2012 earned an unprecedented four-straight Cascade Collegiate Conference regular season championships, along with a four-straight Cascade Conference tournament crowns.
The veteran coach led Tech to 10 seasons of 30 or more wins. From November 2009 to December 2011, Miles marched his Hustlin’ Owls to a school-record 65-straight home victories. In the last 18 seasons, before his final season, Miles led his squads to an overall 491-144 (.773) record with 14 trips to the NAIA Division II National Tournament. Oregon Tech’s tournament record stands at 33-11, including 14-straight wins in first round games. Tech holds the record for most wins at the division II tournament (33), and is tied with Bethel, Ind. for most national championships (3). In his tenure at Oregon Tech Miles has guided 17 men’s basketball teams to the national tournament.
Other Milestones include: three national basketball titles, one national runner-up, one national third place, two elite eight’s, 14 district or conference titles, seven district runners-up, and ranked in the NAIA top-20 on 30 occasions, with the highest ranking of first. Miles has averaged over 23 wins per season. Miles has led his Hustlin' Owl teams to (32) 20 win seasons, (22) 25 win seasons and (10) seasons with 30 or more wins.