Reports: Xavier's Sean Miller to be named Texas coach
March 24 - Sean Miller is leaving Xavier to take over as head coach at Texas, according to multiple reports Monday.
Miller, 56, was in his second stint at Xavier and took the Musketeers to the NCAA Tournament this season. After winning its First Four game against the Longhorns, 86-80, 11th-seeded Xavier seed lost 86-73 to No. 6 Illinois in the first round.
Over his eight seasons at Xavier (2004-09, 2002-23) and 12 seasons at Arizona (2009-21), Miller has a 487-196 career record.
His teams have made 13 NCAA Tournament appearances with a 22-13 record.
He would replace Rodney Terry, who was fired Sunday after a 62-37 record and three NCAA tourneys in three seasons since taking over from Chris Beard on an interim basis in 2022. He led the Longhorns to the Elite Eight in 2023, but they could not duplicate the success.
Texas finished the season 19-16 overall, 6-12 and in 13th place in its first season in the Southeastern Conference.
The Musketeers were 22-12 (13-7 Big East).
Miller was fired from Arizona after the Wildcats missed the NCAA Tournament in 2021 and amid an investigation into the program. Arizona was accused of five Level I rules violations.
As an assistant coach, Miler worked at Miami (Ohio), Pitt, North Carolina State and Xavier before being named to coach the Musketeers following the departure of Thad Matta.
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