Murray State University Athletics
Men's Basketball
Kaine, Tim

Tim Kaine
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- tkaine@murraystate.edu
- Phone:
- (270) 809-6746
Tim Kaine (pronounced cane) is in his first season with the Racers as an assistant coach.
He joins Murray State after serving as an assistant in the 2014-15 season at Georgia Southern where the Eagles had a 22-9 record.
Kaine has carved out a career in college basketball which includes six seasons at Florida Atlantic. Prior to his time at Florida Atlantic, Kaine coached at Winthrop, Austin Peay, Newberry College and Guilford College.
He Kaine brings 13 years of college experience to Murray State and will be an asset to the Racer team. He is well known and respected in the college game and has served at every level and has been involved in every aspect of running a successful program. Kaine learned a lot about the game from Coach Mark Byington at Georgia Southern and Coach Mike Jarvis at FAU.
Kaine graduated from Winthrop in 2002 with a degree in sports management and then earned a master’s degree in sport management from Austin Peay in 2003.
Before playing at Winthrop, Kaine’s playing career started at UT Martin where he played for Racer coaching legend Cal Luther.
Kaine is married to Jenny Kaine (Ashworth) and the couple has two children, Tory (2) and new born Avery.
Kaine is a native of Oak Ridge, Tenn.
He joins Murray State after serving as an assistant in the 2014-15 season at Georgia Southern where the Eagles had a 22-9 record.
Kaine has carved out a career in college basketball which includes six seasons at Florida Atlantic. Prior to his time at Florida Atlantic, Kaine coached at Winthrop, Austin Peay, Newberry College and Guilford College.
He Kaine brings 13 years of college experience to Murray State and will be an asset to the Racer team. He is well known and respected in the college game and has served at every level and has been involved in every aspect of running a successful program. Kaine learned a lot about the game from Coach Mark Byington at Georgia Southern and Coach Mike Jarvis at FAU.
Kaine graduated from Winthrop in 2002 with a degree in sports management and then earned a master’s degree in sport management from Austin Peay in 2003.
Before playing at Winthrop, Kaine’s playing career started at UT Martin where he played for Racer coaching legend Cal Luther.
Kaine is married to Jenny Kaine (Ashworth) and the couple has two children, Tory (2) and new born Avery.
Kaine is a native of Oak Ridge, Tenn.