Sean Miller buzz grows with Texas basketball after Rodney Terry firing
03/23/2025 02:13 PM
2024-25 was an interesting season in Austin for Texas basketball, but one thing was clear the entire time: Rodney Terry was not meeting expectations. Even though the Longhorns did just enough to reach the NCAA Tournament, an immediate exit spelled danger for head coach Rodney Terry.
In a move that had been expected ever since Texas lost to Xavier 86-80 in the First Four on Wednesday night, Terry was officially fired by Texas on Sunday morning. In somewhat of an ironic shift, Xavier head coach Sean Miller is the favorite to land the job and take over in Austin, according to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein.
“Sources: Rodney Terry will not return as Texas’ head coach next season,” Rothstein reported on X, formerly Twitter. “Xavier’s Sean Miller is expected to be among Chris Del Conte’s top candidates to be the Longhorns’ next head coach.”
Miller would certainly welcome a return to the top of college basketball after a fat from grace since his exit from Arizona. However, he did a great job to get a Xavier team that was banged up all season long to the NCAA Tournament and win a game against Texas.
Miller will be free now after Xavier was swiftly eliminated by No. 6 seed Illinois in the Round of 64 in an 86-73 rout that was not as close in the second half as the final score suggests. He feels like the likely option for Texas now and will be able to work with more resources in the SEC.
Terry’s exit had been expected as the end of this season neared, as the Longhorns failed to meet expectations for the second consecutive season. The former Texas assistant looked like the right man for the job during his first season as the interim head coach after replacing Chris Beard, when he led the team to the Elite Eight, but he hasn’t been able to compete for championships since.
It will be interesting to see how expansive the coaching search for Texas basketball ends up being or if Miller just ends up being the guy in Austin.
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