|
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.
|