Xavier University Athletics
Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Sedler Family Men's Basketball Head Coach
- Email:
- geisenjc@xavier.edu
- Phone:
- 513.745.3417
Sean Miller returned to Xavier in 2022 after 12 seasons (2009-21) as the head coach at Arizona. His first season back he led Xavier to one of the top five winningest seasons in school history at 27-10, tied the school record for BIG EAST wins in a season at 15-5 and led the Musketeers back to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
Miller, who earned a spot on the 2023 Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List. Miller had a 186-87 (.681) mark in eight seasons leading Xavier. His 186 wins at XU rank him third on Xavier’s all-time wins list. Xavier compiled a 9-6 NCAA record under Miller, including three Sweet 16s (one that advanced to the Elite Eight).
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2ND STINT AS XAVIER HEAD COACH |
Xavier, 27-10 overall for the 2022-23 season, tied the 2008-09 Sweet 16 team coached by Miller for the fifth-best win total in Xavier history. The school record of 30 wins was set by the 2007-08 Elite Eight team, also under Miller. Xavier finished 15-5 and in second place in the BIG EAST Conference, tying the school record for most BIG EAST wins.
Xavier, which reached the 2023 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, made the NCAA Tournament in five straight seasons with Miller at the helm (the final four years during his first stint in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and his first year back in 2023). Those last three appearances gave him three straight years making at least the Sweet 16 as the XU head coach (2008 Elite Eight, 2009 Sweet 16 and 2023 Sweet 16). Miller won four Atlantic 10 Championships, including three regular season titles and one tournament title, during his first stint at XU. Miller was named the 2007-08 Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year after leading Xavier to a 14-2 record and a second straight A-10 Regular Season Title. The National Association of Basketball Coaches named Miller as its 2008 NABC District 10 Coach of the Year and he was a finalist for numerous National Coach of the Year awards.
Birthday: Nov. 17
Hometown: Beaver Falls, Pa.
Education: Pittsburgh '92 (B.A.)
Wife: Amy
Children: Austin, Cameron, Braden
COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE
Xavier, Head Coach – 2022-25
Arizona, Head Coach – 2009-21
Xavier, Head Coach – 2004-09
Xavier, Associate Head Coach – 2001-04
N.C. State, Associate Head Coach – 1996-2001
Pittsburgh, Assistant Coach – 1995-96
Miami (Ohio), Assistant Coach – 1993-95
Wisconsin, Assistant Coach – 1992-93
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Pittsburgh, 1987-92
U.S. World University Games Team, 1991
