Timothy Sean Miles (born August 20, 1966) is an American
college basketball
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coach who is the current head coach of the
San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
The San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represents San José State University in NCAA Division I college basketball as a member of the Mountain West Conference.
History
The SJSU men's basketball team played its first recorded game in ...
team.
Miles previously served as the head coach of North Dakota State University,
Colorado State University
Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University Syst ...
and the
University of Nebraska
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. Miles is a graduate of the
University of Mary
The University of Mary (UMary or simply Mary) is a private, Benedictine university near Bismarck, North Dakota. It was established in 1959 as Mary College.
The university is the largest degree-granting institution in western North Dakota. It h ...
.
Coaching career
Early career
Following his playing career at the University of Mary, Miles spent five seasons as an assistant coach at
Northern State University
Northern State University (NSU) is a public university in Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States. NSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents and offers 45 bachelor's degrees, 53 minors, six associate degrees, 16 pre-professional prog ...
, where the Wolves went to four NAIA II national tournaments and two national championship games. In 1995, Miles left to accept his first head coaching job at
NAIA II Mayville State. In both his seasons at Mayville State, Miles led the Comets to NDCAC Championships and the NAIA II National Tournament. In 1997, he accepted the
Southwest Minnesota State job and led the Mustangs to four straight winning seasons including a historic season in 2001. Leading Southwest State to their first NSIC championship and NCAA II regional berth. Southwest State won the North Central Region Championship and advanced to the NCAA II Elite Eight in Bakersfield, CA.
Miles took over at
North Dakota State
North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural Colle ...
in the spring of 2001. Shortly thereafter, the school declared its intent to reclassify from NCAA II to transition to NCAA I. The school would be ineligible for postseason play in its first five years of the transition, and was initially without a conference. On January 21, 2006, in just the school's second year in Division I, NDSU pulled off a shocking 62–55 upset of
No. 12 Wisconsin at the
Kohl Center
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The ...
. The Bison, starting three freshmen, ended Wisconsin's 27-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents. Miles would be named the Division I Independent Coach of the Year by CBS Sportsline.
The following season the Bison pulled off another stunning upset, upsetting No. 8 Marquette in the championship game of the Blue and Gold Classic. The Bison finished 20–8, their best season under Miles. North Dakota State joined the
Summit League
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the year after Miles departed and the Bison made the NCAA Tournament under the guidance of new head coach
Saul Phillips, who was previously Miles' assistant.
Colorado State
On March 22, 2007, Miles was named head coach at Colorado State, replacing
Dale Layer. Miles inherited just two players from the 2007 roster, and as a result the program struggled immensely. After going winless in conference play in his first season, Miles' teams gradually improved over the following years.
In May 2011, after winning 19 games and guiding CSU to its seventh
NIT appearance, he signed a 5-year contract extension with Colorado State.
The following season, the Rams defeated three ranked teams, all at home at
Moby Arena. On January 28, CSU upset
No. 13 San Diego State for the program's first win over a ranked opponent since 2004. Just over a month later, the Rams stunned
No. 18 New Mexico. Then, on February 29, Colorado State rallied from a 15-point deficit at halftime to defeat
No. 17 UNLV 66-59. CSU finished 20–11 overall and 8–6 in the Mountain West, and was awarded an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. It was CSU's first trip to the tournament since 2003 and their first at-large bid since 1990. The Rams were the No. 11 seed in the West Regional and fell to No. 6 seed
Murray State
Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky, in the Southern United States. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper-level an ...
.
Nebraska
On March 24, 2012 Miles was named head coach at
Nebraska
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, replacing
Doc Sadler
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. Historically, the Cornhuskers have fielded one of the weakest
high-major college programs in Division I, making the NCAA Tournament only six times before Miles' arrival and losing in the first round all six times. In
2014
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, Miles' second season, he coached the Huskers to the NCAA tournament, the school's first tournament berth since 1998, but the Cornhuskers lost to
Baylor in the first round. After three seasons of single-digit conference wins, Miles guided the team to a 22–11 record in the
2017–18 season, achieving a program record 13 conference wins before falling in the first round of the
NIT. In 2018-19, Miles led Nebraska to a 10-2 start and another Top 25 ranking, before several injuries derailed Nebraska's NCAA Tournament hopes. The Huskers made the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament but lost to Wisconsin 66-62. The Huskers made the Big Ten quarter-finals five of seven years under Miles. The NIT came calling again and the Huskers beat Butler, but lost at TCU to end their season at 19-17. The Huskers ranked 10th nationally in single-season attendance, averaging 15,341 fans per game, as Nebraska was one of nine programs nationally to average at least 15,000 fans in each of the past six seasons.
Miles was
relieved of his duties on March 26, 2019, finishing as the coach with the third-most wins in Nebraska men's basketball history. Nebraska athletic director
Bill Moos
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stated that “Ultimately, we have not maintained a level of consistent success and stability on the court, and after a full review I have made the decision to move in another direction for the leadership of our program.”
San Jose State
On April 6, 2021, Miles was hired as the head men's basketball coach at
San Jose State University
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the List of oldest schools in California, oldest public university on the West Coast of ...
.
On November 11, 2021, Miles got his 400th career win
against Cal State Fullerton.
Broadcasting
During his time away from coaching, Miles served as an analyst for the
Big Ten Network
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,
Fox Sports
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, and
FS1.
Head coaching record
References
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1966 births
Living people
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from South Dakota
Basketball players from South Dakota
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Colorado State Rams men's basketball coaches
Mary Marauders men's basketball players
Mayville State Comets men's basketball coaches
Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball coaches
North Dakota State Bison men's basketball coaches
Northern State Wolves men's basketball coaches
People from Doland, South Dakota
San Jose State Spartans men's basketball coaches
University of Mary alumni
20th-century American sportsmen