BOSTON, Mass. – San José State men's basketball head coach Tim Miles is a finalists for the 2022-23 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award.
The Jim Phelan Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top Division I coach, is named in honor of a legendary bow-tied coach who spent his entire career at Mount Saint Mary's University. He led the Mountaineers to the 1962 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. When he retired in 2003, after coaching for 49 years, he had amassed 830 wins (overall record of 830-524) in all divisions. In those 49 years, 19 of his teams amassed 20 or more wins in a season.
Miles was named the Mountain West Steve Fisher Coach of the Year on Tuesday. He has led the Spartans to a 19-12 overall record and 10-8 MW mark, finishing fifth in the conference, the best since SJSU joined the MW in 2013-14.
The recipient of the 2023 award will be announced in March, in Houston, the site of the men's NCAA Basketball Championship.
2022-23 JIM PHELAN AWARD FINALISTS
Amir Abdur-Rahim Kennesaw State
Kenny Blakeney Howard
Brad Brownell Clemson
Jeff Capel Pittsburgh
Chris Collins Northwestern
Mick Cronin UCLA
Darian DeVries Drake
Pat Kelsey Charleston
Jim Larranaga Miami
Dusty May Florida Atlantic
Tim Miles San José State
Paul Mills Oral Roberts
Nate Oats Alabama
Matt Painter Purdue
Kelvin Sampson Houston
Shaka Smart Marquette
Jerry Stackhouse Vanderbilt
Jerome Tang Kansas State
Rodney Terry Texas
Keith Urgo Fordham
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