 Historically, the Cornhuskers have fielded one of the weakest high-major college programs in Division I, making the NCAA Tournament only six times before Miles' arrival and losing in the first round all six times.In 2014, Miles' second season, he coached the Huskers to the NCAA tournament, the school's first tournament berth since 1998, but the Cornhuskers lost to Baylor in the first round.After three seasons of single-digit conference wins, Miles guided the team to a 22–11 record in the 2017–18 season, achieving a program record 13 conference wins before falling in the first round of the NIT.