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University of Arizona Men’s Basketball Coach Sean Miller

By Frank Angst, About.com

MILLER

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Name:
Sean Miller
Birthdate:
November 17, 1968
Birthplace:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Education:

Blackhawk High School

University of Pittsburgh, bachelor’s degree in communications, 1992

Coaching Background:

University of Arizona, head coach, current

Xavier, head coach, 2004-09

Xavier, associated head coach, 2001-03

North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Miami University, and Wisconsin, assistant coach

University of Pittsburgh, player, 1987-91

Accomplishments:

Guided Xavier to four straight NCAA appearances

Xavier teams won three straight Atlantic-10 regular season titles

2008 Xavier team reached NCAA Elite Eight

2009 Xavier team reached NCAA Sweet 16

Earned Gold Medal as a player in the 1991 World University Games

Named to Pittsburgh’s All-Centennial team

Quotable, Sean Miller:

"I believe I have the opportunity of a lifetime to become the head basketball coach at the University of Arizona, a place that has competed for a national championship for more than two decades. To be in charge of a new era of Arizona basketball and to build this program toward winning a national championship again is where my heart is. I look forward to this new day in my family's life in Tucson, Arizona."

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