Molly Miller


Molly Miller is an American college basketball coach. She is the head coach for the women's team at Arizona State University, beginning with the 2025–26 season. She was the head coach at Grand Canyon University from 2020 to 2025. Miller was also the head coach at her alma mater, Drury University, a Division II university in Springfield, Missouri, where she also played college basketball.

Playing career

Miller attended Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri, where she played basketball for four years, winning two state championships.
She later played college basketball for Drury University for four years and ranks second on the school's all-time record book for scoring, assists, and steals. In 2012, she was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame.

Drury statistics

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YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2004–05Drury3121839.4%25.7%63.1%2.23.43.20.07.0
2005–06Drury3335547.7%37.7%74.8%1.82.72.90.110.8
2006–07Drury3351542.4%33.3%76.6%3.43.52.90.115.6
2007–08Drury3247340.2%35.9%78.5%4.24.03.60.214.8
Career129156142.4%34.4%74.7%2.93.43.10.112.1

Coaching career

Drury University

Miller began coaching at her alma mater, Drury, in 2012. She was an assistant for two seasons before taking over as head coach in 2014 following the resignation of Steve Huber. Drury finished 32–0 in Miller's final year at the university and was the top seed in the NCAA Division II tournament. The tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During her stay with Drury, she was a two-time WBCA Division II National Coach of the Year.

Grand Canyon University

In April 2020, Miller was hired as the head coach of the Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team, replacing Nicole Powell who left to take the over as head coach at UC Riverside. At Grand Canyon, Miller led the Lopes to two Western Athletic Conference finals games in her first two seasons.
In 2024-25, she led GCU to their greatest season in school history. Using a 30-game winning streak, the Lopes won the WAC regular season championship with a 16–0 conference record, the and 2025 WAC Tournament championship, and a #13 seed in the 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. It marked the school's first WAC Tournament title, the longest win streak in conference history and the first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history.

Arizona State University

In March 2025, Miller was hired as the head of the Arizona State Sun Devils, replacing Natasha Adair.
Under Miller, the Sun Devils started the 2025–26 season on an extended winning streak. On December 6, they defeated San Francisco to improve their record to 10–0 and set the program record for consecutive wins to start a season. The previous record was 9–0 by the 1992–93 team. With wins in their first two Big 12 conference games, the Sun Devils moved to 15–0, tying the 2008–09 and 2015–16 teams for the longest win streak in school history. The 15-game win streak ended January 3, 2026 with a 71–62 loss at BYU.

Awards

On June 24, 2025, the Springfield, Missouri, News-Leader ranked Miller number 4 among its top 25 coaches in the first 25 years of the 21st century in southwest Missouri.

Personal

Miller married Derek Miller in September 2012. Derek is a Missouri State University graduate where he played college football and currently works as a CRNA. The couple has two children, daughter Crosby and son Cy.

Head coaching record