Tim Floyd
Tim Floyd (born February 25, 1954)
Teams coached: Idaho Vandals, New Orleans Privateers, Iowa State Cyclones, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Hornets, USC Trojans, UTEP Miners
Idaho record: 35-25 (.583)
New Orleans record: 126-59 (.681)
Iowa State record: 82-46 (.640)
USC record: 64-49 (.566) **
UTEP record: 138-99 (.582)
Overall record^: 445-278 (.615) **
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 7 (1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2009) **
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 2 (1997, 2007)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 5 (1989, 1990, 1994, 2011, 2015)
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2014)
- Sun Belt Regular Season Champion: 1 (1993)
- American South Regular Season Champion: 3 (1989, 1990, 1991)
- Pac-12 Tournament Champion: 1 (2009)
- Big Eight Tournament Champion: 1 (1996)
- American South Tournament Champion: 1 (1990)
Awards:
- Big Eight Coach of the Year: 1 (1996)
- Sun Belt Coach of the Year: 1 (1993)
- American South Coach of the Year: 1 (1989)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2010-2017 | UTEP |
| 2005-2009 | USC |
| 2003-2004 | New Orleans Hornets |
| 1998-2001 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1994-1998 | Iowa State |
| 1988-1994 | New Orleans |
| 1986-1988 | Idaho |
| 1977-1986 | UTEP (asst) |
| 1976-1977 | Louisiana Tech (asst) |
Tim Floyd Facts
- Timothy Fitzpatrick Floyd
- Born February 25, 1954
- Hometown: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Alma Mater: Louisiana Tech University (BS, 1977)
- Walked on at Southern Miss and then transferred to Louisiana Tech, playing for head coach Emmett Hendricks
- Started his coaching career at his alma mater, spending one season as an assistant under Hendricks
- Spent the next nine seasons as an assistant at UTEP under Hall of Fame head coach Don Haskins
- Collegiate head coaching stops include Idaho, New Orleans, Iowa State, USC and his last position at UTEP
- Won four conference titles in six years at New Orleans, going to the NCAA Tournament twice and NIT three times
- Led Iowa State to the NCAAs in each of his first three seasons there, including a Sweet Sixteen run in 1997
- After several years in the NBA (see below), returned to the collegiate ranks to coach at USC for four seasons
- Had 21 wins from the 2007-08 season vacated by the NCAA as a result of a recruiting scandal around O.J. Mayo
- The scandal ultimately led Floyd’s resignation as the USC coach in June 2009
- Finished his career at UTEP where he had been an assistant several decades prior, leading the Miners for 7+ seasons
- Announced his retirement six games into the Miners’ 2017-18 season, citing his health and desire to give another coach a chance
- Compiled an overall record of 445-278 at the D-I level, went to seven NCAA Tournaments, five NITs and one CBI
- Was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls (1998-2002) and New Orleans Hornets (2003-04) of the NBA, with an overall record of 90-231
- Along with his wife, Beverly, has one daughter
Tim Floyd Coaching Tree
- Gib Arnold (Hawaii)
- Randy Bennett (Saint Mary’s)
- Jeff Bower (Marist, New Orleans Hornets)
- John Brady (Arkansas State, LSU, Samford)
- Bill Cartwright (Chicago Bulls)
- Kermit Davis (Ole Miss, Middle Tennessee, Idaho, Texas A&M)
- Bryce Drew (Vanderbilt, Valparaiso)
- James Green (Jacksonville State, Mississippi Valley State, Southern Miss)
- Larry Eustachy (Colorado State, Southern Miss, Iowa State, Utah State, Idaho)
- Alvin Gentry (New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Suns)
- Fred Hoiberg (Nebraska, Chicago Bulls, Iowa State)
- Phil Johnson (UTEP, San Jose State)
- George Lynch (Clark Atlanta)
- Joey Stiebing (New Orleans)
- Jim Wooldridge (UC Riverside, Kansas State)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only
** Listed accomplishments for this coach do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA