Xavier has signed men’s basketball coach Sean Miller to a two-year contract extension that runs through the 2028-29 season, the school announced Thursday.
Miller went 27-10 last season and took the Musketeers to the Sweet 16 as he started his second stint at Xavier after coaching at Arizona for 12 seasons.
“We are proud of the season we had last year and even more excited about the future,” Miller said in a statement. “Xavier’s tradition and the Big East Conference have always held special places in my heart. We are competing in the best league and on the biggest stage in college basketball. We have a big challenge ahead but there is no place where I would rather be.”
Miller’s tenure with the Wildcats ended in April 2021 after Arizona became entangled in the federal investigation into corruption in college basketball that began in 2017. One of Miller’s assistants, Emanuel “Book” Richardson, was arrested and ultimately pleaded guilty to a felony count after being accused of accepting $20,000 to steer Arizona players to aspiring sports agent Christian Dawkins. Miller was allegedly linked to payments to then-Wildcats player Deandre Ayton based on an FBI-intercepted call between Richardson and Dawkins. Miller denied the allegations.