Texas officially announces the hire of Sean Miller as head men's basketball coach
Texas officially announced the hire of Sean Miller as head men’s basketball coach on Monday afternoon. Miller becomes the 27th head coach of Texas Longhorns basketball. He’s set to be introduced at a press conference on Tuesday, per release.
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UT System Board of Regents chairman Kevin Eltife, UT interim president James E. Davis, and UT athletics director Chris Del Conte all released statements listed below.
Kevin Eltife, Chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents
“Coach Miller is a guy who consistently builds winning programs, he develops great players and is an absolutely brilliant coach and basketball tactician. He’s without a doubt the perfect choice to lead our men’s basketball program. When you watched his teams at Arizona and Xavier, they were extremely well-coached, won at the highest level, made deep runs in the NCAA tournament, and played a fun and exciting brand of basketball. I couldn’t be more thrilled to watch him bring all of that to our program here on the Forty Acres.”
James E. Davis, Interim President of The University of Texas at Austin
“Sean Miller is a proven winner who will bring excellence to our men’s basketball program. Coach Miller has the experience, the leadership, and the expertise to build a championship-level program with players of the highest caliber on and off the court. I want to thank and congratulate Chris Del Conte for landing the right coach to lead our program and start an exciting new chapter in the storied history of Longhorn men’s basketball.”
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Vice President and Lois and Richard Folger Athletics Director Chris Del Conte
“I’m so excited about the future of our men’s basketball program and thrilled to add another phenomenal coach to our Longhorn Family. 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. Like all our decisions in athletics, and everything we do, we couldn’t have made this happen without the incredible leadership of our chairman of the board of regents and our president. Chairman Eltife and President Davis are such key parts in every decision we make, they’re people I lean on heavily, and I am beyond grateful for their counsel, support and friendship. Together, they help us make awesome days like today happen for Longhorn Nation, and I can’t thank them enough.
“Coach Miller has long been known as an exceptional program builder and tremendous developer of players with a highly-respected basketball coaching mind. He’s someone I’ve known for a long time and have enjoyed following throughout his career, and I’ve been impressed with the outstanding teams he produces year in and year out. Anyone who is familiar with college basketball history knows he played at a very high level himself back in his day. He has taken that passion for the game and turned it into an accomplished coaching career, cares deeply about the players he coaches and consistently brings the best out of all of them. Coach Miller’s energy is infectious, he is driven to succeed, and he is a truly special person, too. I’m confident our players and coaches will thrive under his leadership, and he will build a successful program that we will all be extremely proud of. Longhorn Nation is going to absolutely love him. The future is bright, and I can’t wait to get him here with our elite group of head coaches.”
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A native of Beaver Falls, Pa., Miller and his wife, Amy, have three sons, Austin, Cameron and Braden. A legend at Blackhawk High School in the Pittsburgh area, Miller was inducted into the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Hall of Fame in 2012.
