Texas basketball hires Xavier's Sean Miller to replace Rodney Terry
One era of Texas basketball came to an end on Sunday, and one day later the school announced the start of another one.
The Longhorns announced Monday the hiring of Xavier coach Sean Miller after the school fired Rodney Terry following an exit from the NCAA Tournament in the First Four at the hands of Miller's Musketeers.
"I'm so excited about the future of our men's basketball program and thrilled to add another phenomenal coach to our Longhorn Family," Texas athletic director Chis Del Conte said in a statement. "When we were considering our next head coach, Sean Miller was a name that immediately came up as a perfect fit for us. He certainly checks all the boxes, is exactly what we're looking for in every facet as a leader, and in talking with him, he has a great plan and vision for our program."
Miller was also a rumored candidate when the Longhorns had an opening t two years ago, before Texas ultimately decided to remove Terry's interim head coaching tags and make him the Longhorns' full-time coach after an Elite Eight run.
Terry led the Longhorns to a 62-38 overall record and three NCAA appearances during his tenure, including an Elite Eight in 2023.
The move to Texas marks a return to the Power Four level for Miller, who spent 12 seasons at Arizona between his two stints at Xavier. In three seasons during his second run at Xavier, Miller led the Musketeers to a 65-40 overall record with two NCAA and one NIT appearance.
Before returning to Xavier in 2022, Miller spent a year off from coaching after being fired by Arizona following the 2020-21 season. During his time with the Wildcats, the school self-imposed a one-year NCAA Tournament ban and were forced to forfeit all results for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 season as part of an NCAA probe that was triggered by FBI investigation into several prominent Division I schools. Miller was cleared of any wrongdoing by the NCAA in 2022.
An official announcement of Miller's hiring at Texas has not come from the Longhorns at the time of this writing.
Sean Miller coaching history
Here's a look at Miller's coaching career:
Head coach unless otherwise specified. Assistant role listed in parentheses
- 1992-92: Wisconsin (assistant coach)
- 1993-95: Miami (Ohio) (assistant coach)
- 1995-96: Pittsburgh (assistant coach)
- 1996-2001: NC State (associate head coach)
- 2001-04: Xavier (associate head coach)
- 2004-09: Xavier
- 2009-2021: Arizona
- 2022-2025: Xavier
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