Mike Miller (basketball, born 1964)

Mike Miller (born August 14, 1964[1]) is an American basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as the Knicks interim head coach in 2019–20.

For the basketball coach and former NBA player, see Mike Miller (basketball, born 1980).
Mike Miller
New York Knicks
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1964-08-14) August 14, 1964
Monmouth, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolMonmouth (Monmouth, Illinois)
CollegeEast Texas State (1983–1986)
Coaching career1989–present
Career history
As coach:
1989–1990Western Illinois (assistant)
1990–1991Sam Houston State (assistant)
1991–1994Texas State (assistant)
1994–2000Texas State
2000–2005Kansas State (assistant)
2005–2012Eastern Illinois
2012–2013UC Riverside (assistant)
2013–2015Austin Toros/Spurs (assistant)
2015–2019Westchester Knicks
2019–presentNew York Knicks (assistant)
2019–2020New York Knicks (interim HC)
Career highlights and awards

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]

Mike's first job as a coach was for the Cistercian Prep School Hawks under legendary Coach Tom Hillary, where he coached football, basketball, and baseball from 1987 to 1989.

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
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Texas State (Southland Conference) (1995–2000)
1994–95 Texas State Bobcats 12–147–11T-7th
1995–96 Texas State Bobcats 11–157–11T-7th
1996–97 Texas State Bobcats 16–1310–6T-1stNCAA First Round
1997–98 Texas State Bobcats 17–1110–62nd
1998–99 Texas State Bobcats 19–913–51st
1999–2000 Texas State Bobcats 12–178–106th
Texas State: 87–79 (.524)55–49 (.529)
Eastern Illinois (Ohio Valley Conference) (2005–2012)
2005–06 Eastern Illinois 6–215–159th
2006–07 Eastern Illinois 10–206–145th
2007–08 Eastern Illinois 7–226–149th
2008–09 Eastern Illinois 12–188–107th
2009–10 Eastern Illinois 19–1211–74th
2010–11 Eastern Illinois 9–204–149th
2011–12 Eastern Illinois 12–175–1110th
Eastern Illinois: 75–130 (.366)45–85 (.346)
Total:162–209 (.437)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NBA
Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
New York 2019–20 441727.3865th in Atlantic————Missed Playoffs
Career 441727.386 –––– 
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References
  1. "2018–19 Westchester Knicks Media Guide" (PDF). NBA.com. p. 11. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  2. "Men's Basketball Hires Mike Miller As Assistant Coach". University of California-Riverside Athletics.
  3. Mike Miller out as Eastern Illinois Panthers coach - ESPN Chicago
  4. 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.
  5. Toros Add Mike Miller to Coaching Staff
  6. Westchester Knicks Hire Mike Miller as Head Coach
  7. "Westchester's Mike Miller Named 2017-18 NBA G League Coach of the Year". OurSportsCentral.com. April 2, 2018.
  8. "New York Knicks Announce Coaching Staff Addition". OurSports Central. August 19, 2019.
  9. "Knicks Relieve David Fizdale of Head Coaching Duties". NBA.com. December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  10. Wojnarowski, Adrian (December 6, 2019). "David Fizdale fired by Knicks (4–18); Mike Miller is interim coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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