Curt Miller (born October 6, 1968) is an American basketball coach, currently the head coach of the

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of the WNBA. He previously served as the head coach of the Connecticut Sun from 2016-2022 and

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from 2001–2012 and

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from 2012–2014, and spent one season as an assistant to

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with the

Assistant coaching career

Miller served as an assistant coach at

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, helping the school to an 81-20 (.802) overall record during his three seasons there. He also served as an assistant at

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and

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. On March 31, 2015, the

hired Miller as an assistant coach.

Head coaching career

Bowling Green

During his tenure at Bowling Green he compiled a 258–92 record including 135–41 in the

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. He was named MAC Coach of the Year 6 times, and won the conference regular season title 8 straight times between 2005–2012. His best season came in 2006 when he led the Falcons to a 31–4 mark, including a sweet sixteen appearance in the NCAA tournament.

Indiana University

When Miller was negotiating a contract extension with Bowling Green in 2005, he included a "dream clause" in which Miller could list a few of his personal destination jobs. The

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were on that list and, when an opening for head women's basketball coach occurred at the school in 2012, he applied for and got the position. Miller signed a six-year deal worth $275,000 a year. Miller resigned on July 25, 2014 citing health and family reasons.

Connecticut Sun

After one season as an assistant with the

, Miller returned to the head coaching ranks. He was announced as the new head coach of the

Connecticut Sun The Connecticut Sun are an American professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut that competes in the Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was established ...

on December 17, 2015. In his second season with the Sun in 2017 he was named WNBA coach of the year. While working with the Sun, Miller was "the first openly gay, male coach in college or professional basketball". His 2019 team made the

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but lost to the

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in the five games. The Sun were knocked out in the

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in 2020. His 2021 team finished the regular season in first place with a 26–6 record. but were upset in the

by the

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. He was named WNBA coach of the year for the second time in 2021.

Head Coaching Record

NCAA

WNBA

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References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Curt 1958 births Living people American women's basketball coaches Baldwin Wallace University alumni Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball coaches Cleveland State Vikings women's basketball coaches Colorado State Rams women's basketball coaches Connecticut Sun coaches Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball coaches Los Angeles Sparks coaches People from Erie County, Pennsylvania Syracuse Orange women's basketball coaches American LGBT sportspeople Women's National Basketball Association general managers