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Brown Men's Basketball Coach Glen Miller

Glen Miller (Northeastern, 1984)
Fifth year at Brown -- 57-53 (33-23 Ivy)

No coach in Brown basketball history has won more games in his first four years than Glen Miller. After winning a school-record 17 games for each of the last two years, including a school-record 12 Ivy wins in 2002-03, Miller has put the Ivy League on notice that the Brown basketball team is -- and will continue to be -- a viable contender for the Ivy League title.

Miller guided last year's team to its first-ever National Invitation Tournament appearance against Virginia, after coaching the Bears to wins in 14 of their last 16 regular season games. He piloted the Bears to a season sweep over Princeton for the first time ever, scoring 88 points against the Tigers in the second meeting, the most ever for a Brown team against the Tigers.

The Bears won 12 Ivy games -- the first Ivy League team other than Penn and Princeton to win 12 league games since 1968. Miller has coached the Bears to the most single season wins (17), the most wins in a two year period (34), the most wins in a three-year span (49), and the most wins over a four-year period (57). Brown's nine-game winning streak in 2002-03 was the longest since the 1938-39 Bears won 11 straight games.

Miller's 2001-02 squad registered a 17-10 record, winning the unofficial Rhode Island Championship for the first time in 48 years, beating both Providence College and the University of Rhode Island. The Bears also led the Ivy League in scoring (77.4 ppg) and free throw percentage (.753), finishing 17th nationally from the charity stripe.

In 2000-01, Brown roared to first winning season since 1986, finishing with a 15-12 overall record, the fifth time in Brown's 94-year history the Bears have won 15 or more games. Miller's team closed out its season by winning eight of its last nine games, vying for the Ivy title in the last weekend of the season, before finishing second in the Ivy League standings.

With Miller at the helm, the Pizzitola Sports Center was transformed into a dangerous den for the Bears' opponents, with his 2000-01 team posting the most home wins since 1985-1986 (10), and the best home winning percentage (10-2, .833) since 1944-45. Brown's 6-1 home Ivy record was only behind the 7-0 slate by the 1973-74 Bears.

The 28th head coach in Brown's 97-year basketball history, Miller led Connecticut College to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the NCAA Division III Final Four in 1999. He posted a perfect 24-0 regular season mark in 1998-1999 at Connecticut College, and captured three straight games in the NCAA Tournament before falling in the National Semifinal. With a 28-1 overall record, Miller broke his own school record for victories.

The 41-year-old Miller was the head coach at Connecticut College for six years, orchestrating one of the most dramatic turnarounds in Division III basketball. After going 10-38 in his first two seasons, Miller's teams compiled an impressive 85-20 record over the last four years.

Miller guided the Camels to a then school-record 22 wins and their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 1998. Connecticut College went 22-4 and earned the number two seed in the Northeast region. The Camels advanced to the "Sweet 16" before falling to St. Lawrence University, the top-seeded team in the East region.

In 1998 and 1999, Miller was recognized as the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III Northeast Coach of the Year. He also earned the New England Basketball Coaches' Association Division III Coach of the Year award.

During the 1995-96 season, Connecticut College rebounded from a 4-20 mark the previous year to qualify for the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) New England Division III Tournament. The Camels went 18-8 and advanced to the semifinals in their first post-season appearance since the 1984-85 season.

Miller enjoyed a standout collegiate career at Northeastern University. As a senior, he averaged nine points a game and helped lead the Huskies to a 27-5 record and an appearance in the second round of the 1984 NCAA Tournament. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut, graduating in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology.

Miller enjoyed an outstanding high school career at Robert E. Fitch High School in Groton, Connecticut. Miller was an All-America and averaged 30 points per game during his senior season. He earned three letters, and was a three-time all-conference and All-State slection. He and his wife, Yvonne, have four children, Tony, Genelle, Jillian, and Emma.