Mike Miller (basketball, born 1964)
Mike Miller (born August 14, 1964[1]) is an American basketball coach who is the interim head coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
New York Knicks | |
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Position | Interim head coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Monmouth, Illinois | August 14, 1964
Nationality | American |
Career information | |
High school | Monmouth (Monmouth, Illinois) |
College | East Texas State (1983–1986) |
Coaching career | 1989–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1989–1990 | Western Illinois (assistant) |
1990–1991 | Sam Houston State (assistant) |
1991–1994 | Texas State (assistant) |
1994–2000 | Texas State |
2000–2005 | Kansas State (assistant) |
2005–2012 | Eastern Illinois |
2012–2013 | UC Riverside (assistant) |
2013–2015 | Austin Toros/Spurs (assistant) |
2015–2019 | Westchester Knicks |
2019 | New York Knicks (assistant) |
2019–present | New York Knicks (interim HC) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
Miller was born in Monmouth, Illinois, and graduated from Monmouth High School. He played college basketball at Texas A&M University–Commerce, then known as East Texas State University, and was a member of the team that won the Lone Star Conference championship in 1984. He graduated from East Texas State in 1987.[1]
Coaching career
In 2012–13, Miller was an assistant at UC Riverside.[2] In 2012, he was dismissed as head coach of Eastern Illinois.[3] He was previously the head coach at Texas State University–San Marcos, and was an assistant at Kansas State[4] from 2000 to 2005.
In October 2013, Miller was named an assistant coach at the Austin Toros.[5]
On October 7, 2015, the Westchester Knicks hired him to be their head coach.[6] While with the Knicks, Miller won the NBA G League Coach of the Year for the 2017–18 season.[7] After four seasons in Westchester, Miller was promoted to the New York Knicks as an assistant coach.[8]
Miller was named the Knicks interim head coach on December 6, 2019.[9][10]
Head coaching record
NCAA D1
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Texas State (Southland Conference) (1995–2000) | |||||||||
1994–95 | Texas State Bobcats | 12–14 | 7–11 | T-7th | |||||
1995–96 | Texas State Bobcats | 11–15 | 7–11 | T-7th | |||||
1996–97 | Texas State Bobcats | 16–13 | 10–6 | T-1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
1997–98 | Texas State Bobcats | 17–11 | 10–6 | 2nd | |||||
1998–99 | Texas State Bobcats | 19–9 | 13–5 | 1st | |||||
1999–2000 | Texas State Bobcats | 12–17 | 8–10 | 6th | |||||
Texas State: | 87–79 (.524) | 55–49 (.529) | |||||||
Eastern Illinois (Ohio Valley Conference) (2005–2012) | |||||||||
2005–06 | Eastern Illinois | 6–21 | 5–15 | 9th | |||||
2006–07 | Eastern Illinois | 10–20 | 6–14 | 5th | |||||
2007–08 | Eastern Illinois | 7–22 | 6–14 | 9th | |||||
2008–09 | Eastern Illinois | 12–18 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
2009–10 | Eastern Illinois | 19–12 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
2010–11 | Eastern Illinois | 9–20 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
2011–12 | Eastern Illinois | 12–17 | 5–11 | 10th | |||||
Eastern Illinois: | 75–130 (.366) | 45–85 (.346) | |||||||
Total: | 162–209 (.437) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "2018–19 Westchester Knicks Media Guide" (PDF). NBA.com. p. 11. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- "Men's Basketball Hires Mike Miller As Assistant Coach". University of California-Riverside Athletics.
- Mike Miller out as Eastern Illinois Panthers coach - ESPN Chicago
- Nielsen, Brian (2005-04-12). "Miller named EIU basketball coach: Kansas State assistant makes good impression and now takes over program". Journal Gazette and Times-Courier. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- Toros Add Mike Miller to Coaching Staff
- Westchester Knicks Hire Mike Miller as Head Coach
- "Westchester's Mike Miller Named 2017-18 NBA G League Coach of the Year". OurSportsCentral.com. April 2, 2018.
- "New York Knicks Announce Coaching Staff Addition". OurSports Central. August 19, 2019.
- "Knicks Relieve David Fizdale of Head Coaching Duties". NBA.com. December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- Wojnarowski, Adrian (December 6, 2019). "David Fizdale fired by Knicks (4–18); Mike Miller is interim coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.