Texas fires Rodney Terry to hire Sean Miller

Xavier Musketeers head coach Sean Miller coaches players in the second half of a NCAA men’s basketball game between the Xavier Musketeers and Creighton Bluejays, Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Cintas Center in Cincinnati. Musketeers won 83-61.

Rodney Terry‘s Texas career has come to an end after three seasons and three NCAA Tournament appearances. The former assistant coach replaced Chris Beard after he was dismissed by the Longhorns and led this program to the Elite Eight in 2022. After word leaked out earlier in the week, athletic director Chris Del Conte officially fired Terry on Tuesday.

He will be replaced by the man who beat him in the First Four. Sean Miller will be the next head coach at Texas.

BREAKING: Texas is hiring Xavier's Sean Miller as its next head basketball coach, @MattNorlander reports🤘https://t.co/VCVaflDl8o pic.twitter.com/DfploeaoBT
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The two-time Xavier head coach finished his recent stint at the private school in Cincinnati with 185 wins in three seasons and two NCAA Tournament appearances. Miller, 56, is a former Pittsburgh point guard and Xavier assistant under Thad Matta who became a head coach in 2004 at age 34. Miller led the Musketeers to the Elite Eight in 2008. Miller left Xavier following the 2009 season for the Arizona job.

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During 12 seasons in Tucson, Sean Miller won five conference titles and three conference tournament titles. Arizona finished 302-109 (.735) under his watch but could never get to the Final Four. The Wildcats made the Elite Eight three times. Miller was fired due to the college basketball corruption scandal that involved the FBI and also led to the Rick Pitino firing at Louisville. The head coach was forced to vacate 50 wins.

After taking one season off, Sean Miller re-emerged at Xavier. Now he’s at one of the best jobs in college basketball. The SEC just another accomplished coach to the conference.

Sweet 16: Tip times, TV schedule

Game	Region	Date	Time	Channel	Announcers
No. 6 BYU vs. No. 2 Alabama	East (Newark)	Thursday	7:09 p.m. ET	CBS	Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce
No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 1 Florida	West (San Francisco)	Thursday	7:30 p.m. ET	TBS	Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Shehadi
No. 4 Arizona vs. No. 1 Duke	East (Newark)	Thursday	9:39 p.m. ET	CBS	Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce
No. 10 Arkansas vs. No. 3 Texas Tech	West (San Francisco)	Thursday	10:09 p.m. ET	TBS	Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Shehadi
No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 2 Michigan State	South (Atlanta)	Friday	7:09 p.m. ET	CBS	Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson
No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 2 Tennessee	Midwest (Indianapolis)	Friday	7:39 p.m. ET	TBS	Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn
No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 1 Auburn	South (Atlanta)	Friday	9:39 p.m. ET	CBS	Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson
No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 1 Houston	Midwest (Indianapolis)	Friday	10:09 p.m. ET	TBS	Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn