Challenges in the Life of Sean Miller in a Detailed Timeline

A closer look at the defining struggles that shaped Sean Miller's life and career.

Sean Miller is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach at the University of Texas at Austin. He previously coached at the University of Arizona (2009-2021) and Xavier University (2004-2009, and 2022-2024). Miller is known for his success in developing talented players and leading his teams to NCAA Tournament appearances.

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2008: Elite Eight Loss

In the 2008 NCAA tournament, Sean Miller's 3rd seeded Xavier Musketeers were eliminated in the Elite Eight by #1 seed UCLA after beating Georgia, Purdue and West Virginia.

2009: Sweet Sixteen Loss

In 2009, Sean Miller's Xavier team was eliminated in the Sweet 16 by another #1 seed, Pittsburgh.

2016: NCAA Vacated Wins

As a result of the 2017–18 NCAA men's basketball corruption scandal, the NCAA vacated 32 wins from the 2016–17 season.

August 2017: Vacated Wins

In August 2017, the IARP ruled that Arizona & Miller were forced to vacate all regular-season, conference and NCAA Tournament wins in which Alkins competed during 2016-17 and 2017–18, plus the two exhibition games in Spain in August 2017 that Pinder played in.

2017: NCAA Vacated Wins and Corruption Scandal

During the 2017–18 season, the NCAA men's basketball corruption scandal caused the NCAA to vacate 18 wins from the 2017–18 season. The scandal also had vacated 32 wins from the 2016-17 season