Sean Miller
Sean Miller (born November 17, 1968)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Xavier Musketeers
Current conference: Big East Conference
Arizona record: 252-109 (.698) **
Xavier record: 163-75 (.685)
Overall record: 415-184 (.693) **
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 10 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023) **
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 7 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023) **
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (2012, 2024)
- Big East Regular Season Champion: 0
- Pac-12 Regular Season Champion: 3 (2011, 2014, 2015) **
- Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champion: 3 (2007, 2008, 2009)
- Big East Tournament Champion: 0
- Pac-12 Tournament Champion: 1 (2015) **
- Atlantic 10 Tournament Champion: 1 (2006)
Awards:
- Pac-12 Coach of the Year: 3 (2011, 2014, 2017)
- Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year: 1 (2008)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2022-present | Xavier |
| 2009-2021 | Arizona |
| 2004-2009 | Xavier |
| 2001-2004 | Xavier (asst) |
| 1996-2001 | NC State (asst) |
| 1995-1996 | Pittsburgh (asst) |
| 1993-1995 | Miami (OH) (asst) |
| 1992-1993 | Wisconsin (grad. asst) |
Sean Miller Facts
- Sean Edward Miller
- Born November 17, 1968
- Hometown: Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
- Alma Mater: University of Pittsburgh (BA, 1992)
- Played point guard at Pittsburgh from 1987-1992 for head coach Paul Evans
- Started coaching in 1992 as a graduate assistant under head coach Stu Jackson at Wisconsin
- Spent seven seasons as an assistant to Herb Sendek – two at Miami (OH) and five at NC State
- Also served as an assistant for one season under Ralph Willard at his alma mater, Pitt
- Was an assistant to Thad Matta at Xavier for three seasons before taking over as the XU head coach in 2004
- Went to four NCAA Tournaments in five years at Xavier, including runs to the 2008 Elite Eight and 2009 Sweet Sixteen
- Hired as Arizona’s head coach in 2009 and brought quick success to the program; the Wildcats finished with 30 wins following an Elite Eight run in Miller’s second season (2010-11)
- Went to seven NCAA Tournaments and one NIT, winning five* Pac-12 titles and three* Pac-12 Tournaments
- Miller was fired in April 2021 after missing multiple NCAA Tournaments in a row
- In December 2022, the NCAA vacated 50 wins, two NCAA appearances, two Pac-12 titles and Pac-12 Tournament titles from the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons as a result of the Adidas corruption scandal
- In March 2022, Miller returned to Xavier for a second stint as the Musketeers’ head coach
- His first year back, XU went 25-9, were ranked as high as #8 in the country and reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen as a 3-seed
- His younger brother is Archie Miller, is also in college basketball, currently the head coach at Rhode Island
Sean Miller Coaching Tree
- Joseph Blair (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
- Chris Mack (Louisville, Xavier)
- Archie Miller (Rhode Island, Indiana, Dayton)
- Joe Pasternack (UC Santa Barbara)
- Travis Steele (Miami OH, Xavier)
- Damon Stoudamire (Pacific)
- Jason Terry (Grand Rapids Gold)
- James Whitford (Ball State)
** Listed records and accomplishments for this coach do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA