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27 Season at Colorado State: First; Named Head Coach March 22, 1007 Record at CSU: 0-0 Career: 15th season: 212-132 Tim When Tim Miles came to Colorado State University to coach Miles men’s basketball he arrived on campus with a winning attitude and a smile. Both are essential to the program Miles is building He a d Co a ch with the Rams. His personality draws fans and student-athletes First Year at CSU University of Mary, ‘89 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.” What they’re saying about Tim Miles’ basketball teams…

“They out-hustled us, out-played us. They outfought us. This was a game where the wrong team won.” --Bob Knight, Texas Tech

“They’re good, with a lot of guys who can score the ball and they run a very efficient offense. I thought they did a good job defensively and they’re very well coached.” -- Bob Huggins, Kansas State

“All in all we got beat by the better team tonight, without a doubt. They beat us fair and square, in every facet of the game. They just man-handled us.” -- Tom Crean, Marquette

“They’re good. And look at the schedule the play; they’re used to playing on the road. I like what Miles is doing.” -- Bo Ryan, Wisconsin

28 Miles AT A GLANCE

HOMETOWN Doland, S.D.

COLLEGE 1989 University of Mary B. S. - Elementry Education and Health/Physical Education

1990 Northern State M.A. - Health and Physical Science

COLLEGE COACHING EXPERIENCE Overall Conf. Year School Rec. Rec. Place Postseason 1995-96 Mayville (N.D.) St. 17-11 9-3 1st NAIA-II 1996-97 Mayville (N.D.) St. 18-11 10-2 1st NAIA-II Two seasons 35-22 19-5

1997-98 SW Minnesota St. 16-11 7-5 3rd 1998-99 SW Minnesota St. 16-11 7-5 3rd 1999-00 SW Minnesota St. 18-10 12-6 4th 2000-01 SW Minnesota St. 28-7 17-1 1st Elite 8 Four seasons 78-39 43-17

2001-02 North Dakota State 11-15 5-13 T8th 2002-03 North Dakota State 20-11 9-7 4th 2003-04 North Dakota State 16-13 8-6 T3rd 2004-05 North Dakota State 16-12 — — 2005-06 North Dakota State 16-12 — — 2006-07 North Dakota State 20-8 — — Six seasons 99-71 22-26 Totals 12 seasons 212-132 84-48

PERSONAL Family: Married to Kari, with a daughter, Ava, and a son, Gabriel

HONORS Division I Independent Coach of the Year by CBS Sportsline, 2005-06

Finalist for the Hugh Durham Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award, 2005-06 “We wanted a person of integrity with character and North Central Region Coach of the Year at principles who is focused on graduating student-athletes. Southwest Minnesota State, 2000-01 It was important to attract a coach who is a tireless worker who fits at Colorado State and is comfortable in the role of Northern Sun Conference Coach of the being a teacher, and someone who strikes a cord with our Year at Southwest Minnesota State, 2000-01 fans and the community. I believe Tim Miles fits every one of those qualifications. We have as a goal for our program National Coach of the Month by to be in the NCAA Tournament consistently.” Division II Bulletin, December 2000 -- Paul Kowalczyk, CSU Athletic Director

29 Coach Tim Miles Speaks… Program Revivals… We have rebuilt three college programs from the ground up and made them nationally competitive in a matter of just a few years. How? We work to create an environment around our team which develops a sense of purpose. We nurture a culture of accountability, hard work, and togetherness.

Recruiting… We recruit the finest players from the finest teams. We need players from successful programs. We need players who understand winning and have played against the fiercest competition. We know how to construct teams. We recruit certain players to play certain roles. While most of our players come from the Midwest, we have a network of contacts throughout the country which allow us to expand our recruiting base when necessary.

Style of Play… People ask, “What is your style of play, Coach?” We tell them, “It’s the winning style.” Our players will be fundamentally strong, they will play hard and fast, and they must be mentally tough and focused on our game plan. Fans will come to watch teams who are executing their offense and playing hard on defense, but what they really want to see are exciting players. Fans love players who can make a differ- ence, not only on the basketball floor, but off it as well.

Academics… Our players must be academically accountable. We will give them every resource at our disposal and every opportunity to have academic success. However, it ultimately comes down to the student-athlete’s commitment. How bad does he want his degree? Most of this can be determined in the recruiting process, where we are very clear to our prospects: We want you only if you are serious about obtaining your college degree.

30 | 2006-07 Colorado State Basketball Media Guide 30 single and makes his home in Fort Collins.

Niko Tim Miles on Medved: “Niko was a young man I targeted immediately Medved after I got this job to join our staff. I am thrilled he As s i s t a n t Co ac h will be joining us. He is an excellent coach, a ter- First Year at CSU Minnesota, ‘96 rific recruiter, deals very well with players and has great integrity and character. I expect Niko to help CSU reach its goals.”

Niko Medved joined the Colorado State staff March 27, 2007. Since then Medved has filled a key role for the Rams, serving as CSU’s recruiting coordinator and media liaison. During the season Medved will have scouting responsibilities and will work with the guards.

Medved joins Colorado State after spending last season at the University of Minnesota. He was involved in all aspects of the program, including recruiting, scouting, player development and fundraising.

Prior to his year in Minnesota, he spent seven seasons as an assistant for Furman University. Medved served as the interim head coach in the spring of 2006. During his tenure the Paladins had the highest scoring freshman class in the country.

Medved started his career at the University of Minnesota in 1992 when he was a student man- ager and spent one year as a student assistant. He also worked four years as an instructor at the prestigious Nike All-America camp.

Medved completed his B.S. in kinesiology in 1997 and his Master’s in sport management in 1999. While attending graduate school, he spent two seasons as the associate head coach at Division III Macalester College.

A native of St. Paul, Minn., Medved attended Roseville Area High School and was a two-sport standout in both basketball and golf. Medved is

31 duties at Peninsula College, he was a physical education instructor and community and high school Mark relations coordinator.

Amaral Amaral spent two years as a player at West Valley Community College where he played for current

As s i s t a n t Co ac h Cal State Fullerton head coach Bob Burton, before First Year at CSU moving on to play his final two years at The Col- The College of Idaho, ‘90 lege of Idaho (Now Albertson College of Idaho). While at The College of Idaho, he helped his teams Mark Amaral joins the Rams after seven seasons to NAIA Elite Eight appearances in back-to-back as an assistant coach at the University of Califor- seasons. Amaral has participated in some form of nia-Santa Barbara. This season at Colorado State, postseason in 21 of his 23 years as a player and a Amaral will work with the post players and over- coach. see the academic progress of the Rams, in addition to recruiting and other on-court responsibilities. Mark is married to Chris and they have two boys, Tanner (9) and Landon (6). At UCSB Amaral served as the recruiting coordinator for the Gauchos. He was involved with game preparation, scouting opponents and player development. During Amaral’s tenure with the Gauchos, he helped UCSB win the Big West Con- ference tournament championship and the out- right conference championship in 2002 and 2003, respectively, the first such titles in the history of the University.

In 1997, Amaral arrived at Peninsula College to resurrect a basketball program after a 17-year absence from intercollegiate athletics. Amaral guided Peninsula to a school-record 28 victories, a conference championship and a sixth-place finish at the Northwest Athletic Association of Com- munity Colleges Tournament. He was selected as Coach of the Year, and the program’s return to the NWAACC Tournament was its first since the 1970 season. Amaral’s teams posted a 58-30 record in three seasons.

Prior to becoming head coach at Peninsula Col- lege in 1997, Amaral spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Montana Tech, starting with the 1994-95 season and ending with the 1996-97 campaign. He also spent one season (1992-93) as an assistant coach at Lewis & Clark State College in Idaho and two years (1990-92) at Carroll Col- lege in Helena, Mont. In addition to his coaching

32 DeMarlo Slocum

As s i s t a n t Co ac h First Year at CSU Georgia Southern, ‘01

DeMarlo Slocum joined the CSU staff from the University of Idaho where he served last season as an assistant coach. Slocum, who finished his playing career at Georgia Southern, will work with the guards this season along with sharing recruiting responsibilities.

The Las Vegas, Nev., native played two years at Dixie State College before spending his final two seasons at Georgia Southern where he earned a degree in public recreation/kinesiology in 2001. During his junior season at Geor- gia Southern, he finished second on the team in scoring. As a senior Slocum was fourth on the team in scoring.

Slocum served one season as an assistant coach at Dixie State before moving to South- ern California as the program’s director of basketball operations for a season. While with the Trojans, he was charged with on-campus recruiting, team travel, scouting and camp coordination.

Prior to joning the Vandals, Slocum served as head coach of the Las Vegas Prospects AAU team for five years. During his tenure the team was ranked among the top five AAU teams on the west coast. Slocum has worked at various collegiate baskeball development camps across America, as well as the West Coast All-Star Camp and the Adidas Superstar Camp.

Slocum makes his home in Fort Collins.

33 ville State coach Tim Miles, MSU went 18-11, won the regular season NDCAC title and the conference postseason tournament before advancing to the NAIA II Craig national tournament. Smith Smith moved on to become a graduate assistant at Di r e c t o r o f Ba s k e t ba l l Op e r a t i o n s Northern State University in the 1997-98 season. Dur- First Year at CSU ing that time, the Wolves went 27-5, won the Northern North Dakota, ‘96 Sun championship, the North Central Regional championship, and advanced to the NCAA II Elite Eight for the first time is school history. Smith then moved to Craig Smith brings a wealth of coaching experience Minot State University as an assistant coach for three to the Colorado State University men’s basketball years, beginning in 1998. staff. In three seasons as head men’s basketball coach at Mayville State University, Smith compiled a record Following his time at Minot, Smith rejoined forces of 72-29 while advancing to three straight NAIA II with Miles at North Dakota State University as an national tournaments, including a trip to the NAIA II assistant coach. Smith served as an assistant at NDSU national championship game in 2007. for three seasons before accepting the head men’s basketball position at Mayville State. In his first season as a head coach in 2004-05, Smith resurrected a program that had only won a single Smith is a 1996 graduate of the University of North game prior to his arrival and immediately earned a Dakota with a bachelor’s degree in secondary educa- berth in the NAIA II national tournament. Smith fol- tion. He earned his master’s degree from Northern lowed that up in 2005-06 with a 28-6 mark, setting a State in teaching and learning. Smith and his wife, record for most wins in school history while winning Darcy, have three boys - Landon (6), Brady (4) Carson MSU’s first ever Dakota Athletic Conference regular (2). season and tournament championships. MSU advanced all the way to the national quarterfinals before losing to the eventual national champions.

Last season MSU finished with a 27-9 record under Smith’s leadership, winning MSU’s second consecu- tive DAC regular season and tournament championships while advancing all the way to the NAIA II national championship game. Mayville’s run to the national championship game marked the first time any men’s basketball team from North Dakota has ever played for a national title.

Smith was named the NAIA II National Coach of the Year in 2007. He was also named Dakota Ath- letic Conference Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2007. Smith’s MSU teams have always been characterized by their hard work and first-class attitude on and off the court. Mayville State’s 2006-07 team was honored and recognized nationally with the Dr. James Naismith- Emil Liston Sportsmanship Award.

A native of Stephen, Minn., Smith began his collegiate coaching career at Mayville State University during the 1996-97 season. An assistant to then May- 34 Josh Dees serves as the CSU men’s basketball graduate assistant after a successful playing career at Western Carolina and the University of Wyoming. Dees, who Josh graduated from Western Carolina in August with a de- Dees gree in political science, brings several years of basketball experience to the staff. Gr ad u a t e As s i s t a n t First Year at CSU Western Carolina, ‘07 In 2007, Dees was named the Western Carolina Stu- dent-Athlete of the Year and earned All-Southern Con- ference Academic Team honors.

While at Wyoming Dees worked both the men’s and women’s basketball camps, serving as a defensive coach. He also handled strength and conditioning and did individual team coaching.

Dees is the son of Nancy and Benny Dees. His mother coached at West Georgia while his father has coached several programs including Mountain West rival Wyoming. Dees makes his home in Fort Collins.

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