History of Travis Steele in Timeline

Travis Steele is an American college basketball coach currently leading Miami (OH). Before this role, he was the head coach at Xavier University. His career has focused on coaching basketball at the collegiate level.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

November 12, 1981: Travis Steele's Birth

On November 12, 1981, Travis Andrew Steele was born. He is an American college basketball coach.

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2001: Assistant Coaching at Ben Davis HS

In 2001, Travis Steele began his coaching career as an undergraduate at Butler University, where he assisted the varsity boys basketball team at Ben Davis HS.

2004: End of Assistant Coaching at Ben Davis HS

In 2004, Travis Steele ended his time assisting the varsity boys basketball team at Ben Davis HS.

2005: Assistant Coach at Wabash Valley

In 2005, Travis Steele landed his first college coaching position as an assistant coach at Wabash Valley.

2006: Video Coordinator at Indiana

In 2006, Travis Steele moved to Indiana and started as the team's video coordinator.

2008: Assistant Coach at Indiana

In 2008, Travis Steele was elevated to assistant coach for the remainder of the season at Indiana after Kelvin Sampson's contract termination.

2008: Hired by Sean Miller at Xavier

In 2008, Travis Steele was hired by Sean Miller at Xavier for the 2008–09 season.

2017: Elite Eight Run with Xavier

In 2017, Travis Steele was part of the Musketeers program that made an Elite Eight run.

March 31, 2018: Promotion to Head Coach at Xavier

On March 31, 2018, Travis Steele was promoted to become the 18th head coach in Xavier history, replacing Mack.

2019: NIT Appearance with Musketeers

In 2019, Travis Steele led the Musketeers to the NIT tournament in his first season as head coach.

March 16, 2022: Fired from Xavier

On March 16, 2022, Travis Steele was fired from Xavier after four years as head coach.

March 31, 2022: Hired as Head Coach at Miami

On March 31, 2022, Travis Steele was hired as head coach at Miami University.

2025: Miami RedHawks Season Start

In 2025, the Miami RedHawks started the season 25-0.

2026: Potential Speedo Hoist

In 2026, Travis Steele committed on College GameDay to Rece Davis to be hoisted while in a Speedo if the team won its final 6 games and the MAC tournament.