Curt Miller (2017) - Hall of Fame - Bowling Green State University Athletics

Curt Miller

Induction:
2017

Miller, a native of Girard, Pa., was one of the most successful women's basketball coaches in Mid-American Conference history. The Falcons' head coach from 2001-12, He went 258-92 overall, with a MAC record of 135-41 in his 11 seasons at the helm.

The Falcons won an unprecedented eight-straight MAC Divisional titles over his final eight seasons, with seven outright league regular-season crowns during that span. BGSU made national postseason appearances in each of those seasons, with five trips to the NCAA Tournament from 2005-07 and 2010-11. The Falcons participated in the WNIT in 2008, 2009 and 2012.

The 2007 team was perhaps the greatest in program history, advancing to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen as the No. 7 seed, defeating No. 10 seeded Oklahoma State and No. 2 seeded Vanderbilt.

Miller was named MAC Coach of the Year a league-record six times and earned Russell Athletic/WBCA Region 4 Coach of the Year accolades on four occasions. He left BGSU as the third-winningest coach in MAC women's basketball history in league games, ranking second in MAC annals in overall victories. Miller was the fastest coach in MAC history to record both 200 and 250 overall wins. His players earned six MAC Tournament MVP awards, four MAC Player of the Year honors and were named All-MAC 23 times.

In has 11 years as head coach, every student-athlete who played four years at BGSU under Miller graduated, won a MAC regular season title and played in an NCAA Tournament. His teams earned WBCA Academic Honor Roll (top 25 in the nation) accolades in each of his last five years, including fifth in the nation in 2008-09 and sixth in 2009-10.

Miller left BGSU to become the head coach at Indiana University, spent a year as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA and was named head coach of the Connecticut Sun in December of 2015. Miller, the 2017 WNBA Executive of the Year and two-time Coach of the Year (2017, 2021), spent seven seasons with the Sun, serving as GM as well as head coach during the final six seasons. In that span, the Sun went 126-66 – the best mark among all WNBA teams during that time (2017-22). During Miller’s tenure, the Sun went to the WNBA Playoffs six consecutive times, including two Finals appearances (2019, 2022). He was the fifth-fastest coach in league history to reach 150 wins.

Miller then spent two years as head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks, before being named Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Dallas Wings.