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Tim Miles |
Season at Colorado State: First; Named Head Coach March 22, 1007 Record at CSU: 0-0 Career: 15th season: 212-132
When Tim Miles came to Colorado State University to coach men's basketball he arrived on campus with a winning attitude and a smile. Both are essential to the program Miles is building with the Rams. His personality draws fans and student-athletes alike to him. His attitude is apparent in the feats that sprinkle through his resume. Miles has earned 15 wins in each of his last five seasons, knocked off No. 8 Marquette and No. 15 Wisconsin both on the road, and finished as one of only two independent programs with a winning record in 2006-07. Off the court, Miles believes strongly in academics, family and CSU.
"My job is to come in and establish a winning mentality in our basketball program," commented Miles in a March 22 press conference announcing his hiring. "That means we're going to win outside hanging out with the students, we're going to win in the classroom when it comes to grades and we're going to win on the basketball floor."
Miles came to Colorado State with that winning spirit firmly in tact. With 12 years of experience as a head coach at three institutions, he has compiled a career record of 212-132 that includes three conference championships and three national tournament appearances.
In 2005-06, his North Dakota State team earned similar national attention by defeating nationally ranked Wisconsin on the road. He also previously served as the head coach at Southwest Minnesota State University from 1997-2001 and Mayville State University from 1995-97. He began his coaching career in 1989 as an assistant at Northern State, where he served from 1989-95.
While establishing a tradition of winning in college basketball, Miles' philosophy extends far beyond the basketball court. He and his staff are committed to academics and the success of their student-athletes in the classroom.
"It is essential that our players realize the value of their education at CSU," Miles said. "Academics is our top priority. We also want to represent this program, this university, and this community in a first-class manner at all times."
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Jen Warden |
Jen Warden enters her third season at the helm of the Colorado State Women's Basketball program in 2007-08. Warden was hired on May 10, 2005, returning home to the Rocky Mountain Region as the ninth head coach in the program's history.
A native of Denver, Warden was hired to guide Colorado State back to national prominence and the postseason.
"I've always had a tremendous amount of respect for CSU," said Warden shortly after being named as the Rams' head coach. "They have had great teams that have had success on the national level. I have a lot of confidence we can get back to that."
Since her hire, Warden has focused on the importance of recruiting in building championship-caliber programs and the Rams will enter the 2007-08 season with a talented roster that includes nine newcomers.
"The whole thing is recruiting and development," said Warden. "It takes a lot of patience and a lot of love to build a program and we're just getting started."
In her first season at Colorado State, Warden and the Rams earned key victories over in-state rivals, Colorado and Northern Colorado. Colorado State narrowly missed a late-season upset of conference-leading BYU at Moby Arena and challenged the then-No. 2 team in the nation, Duke.
During her second season, Warden continued to challenge her team, as the Rams traveled to take on the then-No. 6 UConn Huskies in Storrs, Conn. The Rams swept the regular-season series with in-state rival Air Force and fell in a hard-fought overtime contest at Moby Arena to the Wyoming Cowgirls, eventual WNIT Champions.
Warden came to the Rams after three seasons as head coach at Boise State University of the Western Athletic Conference. While coaching at Boise State, Warden led the program to its biggest win in history over perennial powerhouse Louisiana Tech.
During her career with the Broncos, Warden also served as a member of the Kodak All-American Selection Committee. She also produced two Western Athletic Conference Freshman Players of the Year.
Prior to her tenure with the Broncos, Warden contributed at great length to the success of the University of Colorado-Boulder women's basketball program as an assistant under Head Coach Ceal Barry.
From 1997 through 2002, Warden served as the first assistant, managing and supervising all facets of recruiting - producing multiple Top-10 recruiting classes - a skill that will surely be an asset to the Colorado State program, attracting some of the top talent in the country to the Rocky Mountain Region.
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