Nebrasketball : coach Tim Miles and a Big Ten team on the rise / Scott Winter ; foreword by Tom Izzo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winter, Scott, author.

Izzo, Tom, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Nebraska Cornhuskers (Basketball team)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Miles, Tim, 1966-.

Miles, Tim.

University of Nebraska--Lincoln--Basketball.

University of Nebraska--Lincoln.

Basketball coaches--Nebraska--Biography.

Basketball coaches.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska ; London, England : University of Nebraska Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"When fall rolls into winter, most sports fans in Nebraska long for spring football. But Coach Tim Miles has given hibernating fans a reason to cheer through winter for the first time in twenty years. Since taking over the men's basketball program in 2012, Miles has gone from being relatively unknown outside college coaching circles to a big name on the national stage as an up-and-coming, funny, and fan-friendly college coach. Miles scores big with Nebraska's fans with his social media acumen--he tweets during halftime--and his fan interaction--he applied (and failed) to become the leader of the student section at Pinnacle Bank Arena. But on the court and in practice, Miles is all about winning. His combination of toughness, togetherness, and humor has rejuvenated Nebraska basketball.Nebrasketball provides a full-access account of Tim Miles's path to Nebraska and his team's inaugural season in the $186 million Pinnacle Bank Arena. With full access to Miles and the team, Scott Winter provides basketball fans with an intimate look at a rising star in college basketball, detailing what it's like to coach an NCAA men's program today with all of its triumphs and struggles, along with Miles's larger story as a transformational coach who has made Nebraska basketball, and other college programs, relevant. The book also shows the small-town legacy and tenacity that created Miles, including his mother's prodding, his benching as a college player, and his significant history of losing, which he claims was his most important mentor"-- Provided by publisher.

"An episodic biography of Nebraska men's basketball coach Tim Miles, and a chronicle of the memorable 2013-2014 season"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Contents ""; ""List of Photographs""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Prologue""; ""1. Money at the Bank""; ""2. Making Do""; ""3. Us Always""; ""4. Planting Two Feet""; ""5. Tougherness""; ""6. Why Not Us?""; ""Epilogue""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8032-9932-X

0-8032-9930-3