If you can’t beat them, make sure they participate with you?
That seems to be the Texas Longhorns’ Thinking after they allegedly hired Sean Miller as their next main basketball coach.
Miller coached XavierThe Texas team lost in their first four matchup to be quickly bounced from the NCAA tournament, which eventually led to the dismissal of Rodney Terry.
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Xavier Musketeers head coach Sean Miller views the Illinois against Illini in Milwaukee on March 21, 2025 in the first half. (Benny Sieu-Imagement Images)
Texas announced on Sunday that it had moved from Terry. The Austin American-Statesman reported that Miller, the old head coach of Arizona who returned to the musketeers, the team he led for five seasons before coaching The WildcatsWould take over the program.
Terry had been in place as head coach of Texas since the suspension of Chris Beard during the 2022-23 campaign, where he was eventually fired due to an accusation of domestic violence. In that case the costs were eventually withdrawn.
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Texas pays Terry $ 5.4 million in a buy-out, who was part of his five-year contract that he signed after making an elite eight run during that 2022-23 season. The Longhorns eventually lost from No. 2 Miami just before the last four.
“I am so grateful that I have served the University of Texas and our basketball program for men for 13 seasons,” Terry said in a statement. “It was a dream of mine to be the head coach of the Longhorns, and I have been able to live that dream. I want to thank all our coaches and current and former players who have not only helped us to win many games, but more importantly represented this great university in a first -class way.”
Miller is a seductive rent and Longhorn’s copper clear like what they saw from Xavier, even if it meant that Texas from the NCAA -Tournament Before the first round started.
Xavier chief coach Sean Miller screams against his defense in the first half of the NCAA Tournament match for the first round against Illinois in Milwaukee on March 21, 2025. Xavier was eliminated from the tournament after losing. (Imagn)
Xavier defeated Texas, 86-80, despite the Longhorns who led during the first four matchup during the break. The Longhorns were already a surprising choice as one of the last teams to reach the 68-Team Beugel after being 19-15 (6-12 in the SEC) in the year.
But Xavier earned the number 11 seed for which they played, but they could not let Cinderella run after no. 6 Illinois had taken them down in the first round, 86-73. The Musketeers were only five points slaughtered at the break, but the Illini fighting lists finally ran away with it.
Miller has just ended his third season with the musketeers, with whom he had a reunion after 12 seasons with the Wildcats of 2009-21.
Miller was fired at the end of the 2021 season, which was covered with controversy as an FBI corruption research into college basketball led to released victories for Arizona. Miller was accused of being involved in illegal payments to ensure that Star Center Deandre Ayton landed with Arizona instead of Kansas with the program of Bill Self.
Sean Miller can be seen during the first half of the first round of the NCAA Tournament match against Illinois in Milwaukee on March 21, 2025. (Imagn)
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Now the NIL rules allow a pay-to-play system, but it was strictly forbidden at the time of the investigation.
During his time at Arizona, Miller led the wildcats to seven NCAA tournaments before his return to Xavier for the 2022-23 campaign also appeared. After missing the tournament last season, Xavier fought his way in after 22-12 in the year in 2024-25.
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