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Jeff Bolzero
ESPN Staff Writer Basketball Recruit Insider. I joined ESPN in 2014. Graduated from the University of Delaware. March 24th, 2025, 12:34pm
Xavier’s Sean Miller has reached an agreement to become the Texas Longhorns’ next head coach, sources confirmed with ESPN on Monday.
Miller is a veteran head coach and has made his team appear in 13 NCAA tournaments in his career, including two of his past three seasons with Xavier. Miller won 487 games, bringing him a win rate of over 71%.
He will replace Rodney Terry, who was informed Sunday that he will not return to lead the Texas program.
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Terry took over on Chris Beard’s interim basis in 2022, leading Texas to the 2023 Elite 8, before he was given official work. He led the Longhorns to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons, but did not advance in the first weekend of either year.
Xavier beat Texas in the first four on Wednesday, eliminating a 13-point deficit to score 86-80. The Musketeers shook off a 1-4 big East start and reached the NCAA Tournament, winning the final seven regular-season games, winning with Marquette, Turmeric and Clayton. Xavier finished fourth in the league 13-7.
Miller has achieved success as Arizona State head coach, including three appearances in four regular season Pac-12 titles and Elite 8. In his first stint at Xavier from 2004-2008-2009, he led the school to four NCAA tournaments and an Elite 8.
Xavier hired Miller in 2022 after being fired from Arizona for missing out on the NCAA tournament in 2019 and 2021. Miller’s success in Arizona faded amid shrouds of a federal basketball investigation that included five level 1 allegations against the school.
Miller, a native of Pittsburgh, began his coaching career shortly after a four-year playing career at Pitt. He spent time as an assistant coach for Miami (Ohio), Pitt, North Carolina and Xavier before being promoted to replace Sadomatta in 2004 as head coach of musket players.
News of the Miller agreement was first reported by the Austin American State.
