Nyla Milleson
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Nyla Milleson is the women's basketball coach of the Lady Bears
of Missouri State University
in Springfield, Missouri
.
Milleson began her coaching career in 1989-90 as the head coach of Junction City High School, where she turned a struggling program into one of the top-ranked teams in the state of Kansas
. In just her third season, she helped Junction City to a 19-6 record, leading the squad into the Kansas state Class 6A tournament in 1992.
Then it was off to Missouri after being recruited by then-Springfield R-12 (and current Drury University
) athletic director Edsel Matthews to provide a spark to the program at Glendale High School. That she did, compiling a 157-39 record from 1992 to 1999, including a state Class 4A championship in 1996. That effort earned Missouri Basketball Coaches Association and Associated Press Coach of the Year honors for Milleson.
Her final two teams at Glendale finished third in the state (1997) and made it to the state sectionals (1998) before she was handed the keys to the inaugural Drury program.
All told at Glendale, Milleson’s teams won four Ozark Conference titles, three district crowns and a state Top 10 ranking in each of her seven seasons at Glendale. She produced five first team all-state selections, two first team MBCA all-academic players and 10 players who moved on to play college basketball (including six at the NCAA Division I level).
Milleson is a 1985 graduate of Kansas State University
, where she was a team captain of the Wildcats’ rodeo team. She earned a degree in psychology
/education
and received a masters in education and administration with honors (magna cum laude) from K-State in 1989.
Prior to attending Kansas State, Milleson was a student-athlete at Seward Community College, a stint preceded by a prep career in Goodland, Kansas
that included academic honors as well as athletic honors in basketball, volleyball and track.
Born September 8, 1962, Milleson and husband Brent have two sons: Barrett (16) and Caylor (11).
Missouri State Bears
The Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears are the athletic teams representing Missouri State University. Missouri State athletics date back to 1908. Missouri State is in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, and most teams compete in the Missouri Valley Conference...
of Missouri State University
Missouri State University
Missouri State University is a public university located in Springfield, Missouri, United States and founded in 1905. It is the state's second largest university, with an official enrollment of 20,802 in fall 2011...
in Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...
.
Milleson began her coaching career in 1989-90 as the head coach of Junction City High School, where she turned a struggling program into one of the top-ranked teams in the state of Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
. In just her third season, she helped Junction City to a 19-6 record, leading the squad into the Kansas state Class 6A tournament in 1992.
Then it was off to Missouri after being recruited by then-Springfield R-12 (and current Drury University
Drury University
Drury University is a private liberal arts college in Springfield, Missouri.The university enrolls about 1,550 undergraduates, over 2,000 adult part-time undergraduates and around 400 graduate students in six master's programs...
) athletic director Edsel Matthews to provide a spark to the program at Glendale High School. That she did, compiling a 157-39 record from 1992 to 1999, including a state Class 4A championship in 1996. That effort earned Missouri Basketball Coaches Association and Associated Press Coach of the Year honors for Milleson.
Her final two teams at Glendale finished third in the state (1997) and made it to the state sectionals (1998) before she was handed the keys to the inaugural Drury program.
All told at Glendale, Milleson’s teams won four Ozark Conference titles, three district crowns and a state Top 10 ranking in each of her seven seasons at Glendale. She produced five first team all-state selections, two first team MBCA all-academic players and 10 players who moved on to play college basketball (including six at the NCAA Division I level).
Milleson is a 1985 graduate of Kansas State University
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
, where she was a team captain of the Wildcats’ rodeo team. She earned a degree in psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
/education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and received a masters in education and administration with honors (magna cum laude) from K-State in 1989.
Prior to attending Kansas State, Milleson was a student-athlete at Seward Community College, a stint preceded by a prep career in Goodland, Kansas
Goodland, Kansas
Goodland is a city in and the county seat of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,489.-History:...
that included academic honors as well as athletic honors in basketball, volleyball and track.
Born September 8, 1962, Milleson and husband Brent have two sons: Barrett (16) and Caylor (11).