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Miami (OH) fires head coach John Cooper

Miami v Ohio State

COLUMBUS, OH - DECEMBER 22: Head coach John Cooper of the Miami Redhawks watches from the sidelines during the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Value City Arena on December 22, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes defeated the Redhawks 93-55. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

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Miami (OH) and head coach John Cooper will part ways, sources confirmed to NBC Sports.

Cooper spent five seasons with the Redhawks after replacing Charlie Coles, but he went just 59-100 in those five years and never won more than 13 games in a season. He was 29-59 in MAC play.

This season, Miami (OH) went 11-21.

Prior to joining the Redhawks, Cooper was the head coach at Tennessee State for three seasons.

The news was first reported by ESPN.