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.
| New York Knicks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 14, 1964 Monmouth, Illinois |
| 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–present | New York Knicks (assistant) |
| 2019–2020 | 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]
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
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NBA
| 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 | 44 | 17 | 27 | .386 | 5th in Atlantic | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| Career | 44 | 17 | 27 | .386 | – | – | – | – | |||
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.