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{{Short description|American basketball coach (born 1966)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Tim Miles
| image = Tim Miles 2025.jpg
| caption = Miles in 2025
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = [[San Jose State Spartans men's basketball|San Jose State]]
| current_conference = [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
| current_record = {{winpct|53|80|record=y}}
| contract = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|8|20}}
| birth_place = [[Doland, South Dakota]], U.S.
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| player_years1 = 1985–1989
| player_team1 = [[Mary Marauders|Mary]]
| coach_years1 = 1989–1995
| coach_team1 = [[Northern State Wolves#Men's basketball|Northern State]] (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1995–1997
| coach_team2 = [[Mayville State University#Athletics|Mayville State]]
| coach_years3 = 1997–2001
| coach_team3 = [[Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs|Southwest Minnesota State]]
| coach_years4 = 2001–2007
| coach_team4 = [[North Dakota State Bison men's basketball|North Dakota State]]
| coach_years5 = 2007–2012
| coach_team5 = [[Colorado State Rams men's basketball|Colorado State]]
| coach_years6 = 2012–2019
| coach_team6 = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball|Nebraska]]
| coach_years7 = 2021–present
| coach_team7 = [[San Jose State Spartans men's basketball|San Jose State]]
| overall_record = {{winpct|417|392|record=y}}<br>{{winpct|35|22|record=y}} (NAIA)
| bowl_record = 
| tournament_record = 0–2 ([[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I]])<br>3–1 ([[NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division II]])<br>0–2 ([[NAIA men's basketball championship|NAIA Division II]])<br>1–4 ([[National Invitation Tournament|NIT]])<br>1–2 ([[College Basketball Invitational|CBI]])
| championships = * 2 [[North Dakota College Athletic Conference|NDCAC]] (1996, 1997)
* [[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference|NSIC]] (2001)
| awards = * [[Jim Phelan Award]] (2014)
* [[Mountain West Conference|MWC]] Coach of the Year (2023)
* [[Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year|Big Ten Coach of the Year]] (2014)
* NSIC Coach of the Year (2001)
* NDCAC Coach of the Year (1996)
| coaching_records = 
}}
'''Timothy Sean Miles''' (born August 20, 1966) is an American [[college basketball]] coach who is the current head coach of the [[San Jose State Spartans men's basketball]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sjsuspartans.com/staff-directory/tim-miles/411|title=Tim Miles - Head Coach - Staff Directory - SJSU Athletics|website=San Jose State University Athletics}}</ref><ref name="sjsu hire">{{cite news |last=Basnett|first=Chris|date=April 6, 2021|title=Former Husker hoops coach Tim Miles hired at San Jose State|url=https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/mens-basketball/former-husker-hoops-coach-tim-miles-hired-at-san-jose-state/article_4a63d63d-7ba8-5fa1-a74c-1b5efb8bdcfb.html|work=Lincoln Journal Star|location=Lincoln|access-date=April 6, 2021}}</ref> Miles previously served as the head coach of North Dakota State University, [[Colorado State University]] and the [[University of Nebraska-Lincoln|University of Nebraska]]. Miles is a graduate of the [[University of Mary]].

==Coaching career==
===Early career===
Following his playing career at the University of Mary, Miles spent five seasons as an assistant coach at [[Northern State Wolves#Men's basketball|Northern State University]], 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 Men's Basketball Championships#Division II|NAIA II]] [[Mayville State University#Athletics|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 Mustangs|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 Bison men's basketball|North Dakota State]] 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 [[2005–06 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team|No. 12 Wisconsin]] at the [[Kohl Center]]. 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]] the year after Miles departed and the Bison made the NCAA Tournament under the guidance of new head coach [[Saul Phillips (basketball)|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 [[National Invitational Tournament|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 [[2011–12 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team|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 [[2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team|No. 18 New Mexico]].  Then, on February 29, Colorado State rallied from a 15-point deficit at halftime to defeat [[2011–12 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team|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 [[2011–12 Murray State Racers men's basketball team|Murray State]].

===Nebraska===
On March 24, 2012 Miles was named head coach at [[University of Nebraska-Lincoln|Nebraska]], replacing [[Doc Sadler]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7729430/nebraska-cornhuskers-hire-tim-miles-colorado-state-rams-coach |title=Nebraska hires Tim Miles |first=Andy |last=Katz |date=March 23, 2012 |work=[[espn]]|accessdate=November 26, 2017}}</ref> Historically, the Cornhuskers have fielded one of the weakest [[Mid-major|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 [[2013–14 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team|2014]], Miles' second season, he coached the Huskers to the NCAA tournament, the school's first tournament berth since 1998, but the Cornhuskers lost to [[2013–14 Baylor Bears basketball team|Baylor]] in the first round.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cornnation.com/2014/3/21/5534278/nebraska-huskers-ncaa-tournament-2014-postgame-baylor-we-lost-free-coach-miles |title=NCAA Tournament 2014: Baylor defeats Nebraska 74-60 |first=Brian |last=Towle |date=March 24, 2014 |work=Corn Nation |accessdate=November 28, 2017}}</ref> After three seasons of single-digit conference wins, Miles guided the team to a 22–11 record in the [[2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team|2017–18 season]], achieving a program record 13 conference wins before falling in the first round of the [[2018 National Invitation Tournament|NIT]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&SPID=24&SPSID=22|title = Men's Basketball}}</ref>  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 [[dismissal (employment)|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]] 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.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211797299|title=NU Announces Men's Basketball Coaching Change|website=University of Nebraska Athletics}}</ref>

===San Jose State===

On April 6, 2021, Miles was hired as the head men's basketball coach at [[San Jose State University]].<ref name="sjsu hire"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sjsuspartans.com/news/2021/4/6/tim-miles-named-san-jose-state-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx|title=Tim Miles Named San Jose State Men's Basketball Head Coach|website=San Jose State University Athletics}}</ref> 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]], [[Fox Sports]], and [[Fox Sports 1|FS1]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/former-nu-coach-tim-miles-to-join-fox-sports-as-an-analyst-for-2019-20/article_7aea6838-fc21-11e9-930c-6f9bf4bfbf12.html |title=Former NU coach Tim Miles to join FOX Sports as an analyst for 2019-20 season |first=Matt |last=Hardesty |date=October 31, 2019 |work=The Daily Nebraskan|accessdate=}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
{{CBB Yearly Record Start|
|type=coach
|conference=
|postseason=
|poll=no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=[[Mayville State University#Athletics|Mayville State Comets]]
|startyear=1995
|conference=[[North Dakota College Athletic Conference]]
|endyear=1997
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = confboth
 | season       = 1995–96
 | name         = Mayville State
 | overall      = 17–11
 | conference   = 9–3
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1996 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament|NAIA Division II First Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = confboth
 | season       = 1996–97
 | name         = Mayville State
 | overall      = 18–11
 | conference   = 10–2
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[1997 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament|NAIA Division II First Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Mayville State NAIA
 | overall    = {{winpct|35|22|record=y}}
 | confrecord = {{winpct|19|5|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=[[Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs]]
|startyear=1997
|conference=[[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference]]
|endyear=2001
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = 1997–98
 | name         = Southwest Minnesota State
 | overall      = 16–11
 | conference   = 7–5
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = 1998–99
 | name         = Southwest Minnesota State
 | overall      = 16–11
 | conference   = 7–5
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = 1999–2000
 | name         = Southwest Minnesota State
 | overall      = 18–10
 | conference   = 12–6
 | confstanding = 4th
 | postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = 2000–01
 | name         = Southwest Minnesota State
 | overall      = 28–7
 | conference   = 17–1
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[2001 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division II Elite Eight]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Southwest Minnesota State
 | overall    = {{winpct|78|39|record=y}}
 | confrecord = {{winpct|43|17|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=[[North Dakota State Bison men's basketball|North Dakota State Bison]]
|startyear=2001
|conference=[[North Central Conference]]
|endyear=2004
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = 2001–02
 | name         = North Dakota State
 | overall      = 11–15
 | conference   = 5–13
 | confstanding = 8th
 | postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = 2002–03
 | name         = North Dakota State
 | overall      = 20–11
 | conference   = 9–7
 | confstanding = 4th
 | postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = 2003–04
 | name         = North Dakota State
 | overall      = 16–13
 | conference   = 8–6
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=North Dakota State Bison
|startyear=2004
|conference=[[NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball)|NCAA Division I independent]]
|endyear=2007
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2004–05]]
 | name         = North Dakota State
 | overall      = 16–12
 | conference   =
 | confstanding =
 | postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2005–06]]
 | name         = North Dakota State
 | overall      = 16–12
 | conference   =
 | confstanding =
 | postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2006-07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2006–07]]
 | name         = North Dakota State
 | overall      = 20–8
 | conference   =
 | confstanding =
 | postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = North Dakota State
 | overall    = {{winpct|99|71|record=y}}
 | confrecord = {{winpct|22|26|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=[[Colorado State Rams men's basketball|Colorado State Rams]]
|startyear=2007
|conference=[[Mountain West Conference]]
|endyear=2012
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2007–08]]
 | name         = Colorado State
 | overall      = 7–25
 | conference   = 0–16
 | confstanding = 9th
 | postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2008–09]]
 | name         = Colorado State
 | overall      = 9–22
 | conference   = 4–12
 | confstanding = 8th
 | postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2009–10]]
 | name         = [[2009–10 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team|Colorado State]]
 | overall      = 16–16
 | conference   = 7–9
 | confstanding = 5th
 | postseason   = [[2010 College Basketball Invitational|CBI First Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 |championship  =
 |season        = [[2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2010–11]]
 |name          = [[2010–11 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team|Colorado State]]
 |overall       = 19–13
 |conference    = 9–7
 |confstanding  = 4th
 |postseason    = [[2011 National Invitation Tournament|NIT First Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 |championship  =
 |season        = [[2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2011–12]]
 |name          = [[2011–12 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team|Colorado State]]
 |overall       = 20–12
 |conference    = 8–6
 |confstanding  = 4th
 |postseason    = [[2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Division I Round of 64]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Colorado State
 | overall    = {{winpct|71|88|record=y}}
 | confrecord = {{winpct|28|50|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=[[Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball|Nebraska Cornhuskers]]
|startyear=2012
|conference=[[Big Ten Conference]]
|endyear=2019
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2012–13]]
 | name         = [[2012–13 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team|Nebraska]]
 | overall      = 15–18
 | conference   = 5–13
 | confstanding = 10th
 | postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2013–14]]
 | name         = [[2013–14 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team|Nebraska]]
 | overall      = 19–13
 | conference   = 11–7
 | confstanding = 4th
 | postseason   = [[2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Division I Round of 64]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2014–15]]
 | name         = [[2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team|Nebraska]]
 | overall      = 13–18
 | conference   = 5–13
 | confstanding = 12th
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2015–16]]
 | name         = [[2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team|Nebraska]]
 | overall      = 16–18
 | conference   = 6–12
 | confstanding = 11th
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2016–17]]
 | name         = [[2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team|Nebraska]]
 | overall      = 12–19
 | conference   = 6–12
 | confstanding = T–12th
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2017–18]]
 | name         = [[2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team|Nebraska]]
 | overall      = 22–11
 | conference   = 13–5
 | confstanding = T–4th
 | postseason   = [[2018 National Invitation Tournament|NIT First Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2018–19]]
 | name         = [[2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team|Nebraska]]
 | overall      = 19–17
 | conference   = 6–14
 | confstanding = 13th
 | postseason   = [[2019 National Invitation Tournament|NIT Second Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name         = Nebraska
 | overall      = {{winpct|116|114|record=y}}
 | confrecord   = {{winpct|52|76|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=[[San Jose State Spartans men's basketball|San Jose State Spartans]]
|startyear=2021
|conference=Mountain West Conference
|endyear=
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2021–22]]
 | name         = [[2021–22 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team|San Jose State]]
 | overall      = 8–23
 | conference   = 1–17
 | confstanding = 11th
 | postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2022–23]]
 | name         = [[2022–23 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team|San Jose State]]
 | overall      = 21–14
 | conference   = 10–8
 | confstanding = 5th
 | postseason   = [[2023 College Basketball Invitational|CBI Quarterfinals]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2023–24]]
 | name         = [[2023–24 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team|San Jose State]]
 | overall      = 9–23
 | conference   = 2–16
 | confstanding = T–10th
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = [[2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2024–25]]
 | name         = [[2024–25 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team|San Jose State]]
 | overall      = 15–20
 | conference   = 7–13
 | confstanding = 8th
 | postseason   = [[2025 National Invitation Tournament|NIT First Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name         = San Jose State
 | overall      = {{winpct|53|80|record=y}}
 | confrecord   = {{winpct|19|54|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall= {{winpct|452|414|record=y}}
}}

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