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Nebraska Basketball: 10 Candidates to Replace Tim Miles

By Troy Pilkington

Feb 11, 2017; Winston-Salem, NC, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack head coach Mark Gottfried reacts to a call in the first half against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 11, 2017; Winston-Salem, NC, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack head coach Mark Gottfried reacts to a call in the first half against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Tim Jankovich

  • NCAA Assistant Coach (’83-’93)
  • North Texas Head Coach (’93-’97)
  • NCAA Assistant Coach (’99-’07)
  • Illinois State Head Coach (’07-’12)
  • SMU Associate Head Coach (’12-’16)
  • SMU Head Coach (’16-present)

After a long career as an assistant coach both before and after his first head coaching job at North Texas, Jankovich took over at the helm at Illinois State.

In five years with the Redbirds, he turned in four 20-win seasons and four NIT berths.

In 2012, Jankovich left to become the associate head coach at SMU under Larry Brown.

As the coach-in-waiting, he helped achieve three straight 20-win seasons and two postseason appearances including one in the NCAA Tournament.

This season was his first year as the head coach for the Mustangs. He led the team to a 30-win season and an NCAA Tournament berth.

As a result, Jankovich took home 2016-17 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors.

NCAA Head Coaching Record: 196-126 (.609)

One NCAA Tournament Appearance

Fit for Nebraska: 🌽🌽🌽🌽

Track record is there, teams have always played well.  Will Nebraska fans be happy with only a semi-flashy name?

Fit for Coach: 🌽🌽🌽🌽

Power Five is the obvious next step, but again, is Nebraska the best Power Five job he could get?

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