Miles a Finalist for Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year

[Mavric]

The finalists include Steve Alford (UCLA), Rick Barnes (Texas), John Beilein (Michigan), Tony Bennett (Virginia), Ed Cooley (Providence), Billy Donovan (Florida), Steve Fisher (San Diego State), Danny Manning (Tulsa), Gregg Marshall (Wichita State), Sean Miller (Arizona), Greg McDermott (Creighton), Tim Miles (Nebraksa), Craig Neal (New Mexico), Brad Underwood (Stephen F. Austin), Jay Wright (Villanova)
The Jim Phelan Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I coach. The award is named in honor of Jim Phelan who coached 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 amassed 830 wins (overall record of 830-524) in over 1,300 games in all divisions. In those 49 years, 19 of his teams amassed 20 or more wins in a season.

The winner of the 2014 Phelan award will be announced at the CollegeInsider.com Awards Banquet on April 4 in Dallas, site of the Division I Men's Basketball Championship.

JimPhelanAward.com

 

[hskrfan4life]

I wonder what we have to do in order for Miles to win.

 

[BigRedBuster]

After his flop at Iowa, it's interesting to see Alford on the list.

 

[HUSKER FREAK]

Probably Elite 8 for Miles to win I would guess.

 

[NUance]

The odds just got a bit longer on winning this thing.

 

[AngryHusker88]

Well Tim Miles turned me into a Nebraska basketball fan...which is something I thought was impossible...

 

[SouthLincoln Husker]

He is still our coach of the year.

 

[HUSKER FREAK]

Without a doubt, I wouldn't want any other coach for the Huskers. Miles is the real deal and will make NU relevant for years to come. We just need to make sure he stay.s well compensated for his abilities.