Arizona State tabs GCU's Molly Miller as women's basketball coach

Field Level Media|published: Sat 22nd March, 14:02 2025

GCU Lopes head coach Molly Miller yells out to her team as they take on the ASU Sun Devils at GCU Arena in Phoenix on Nov. 30, 2022. Ncaa Womens Basketball Asu Women S Basketball At Grand Canyon University Asu At Gcu

Arizona State didn't have to go far to find its next women's basketball coach, hiring Molly Miller away from Grand Canyon.

Miller led Grand Canyon to its first NCAA Tournament this season. The 13th-seeded Lopes lost their first-round game to fourth-seeded Baylor, 73-60, on Friday in Waco, Texas.

The defeat shattered the 30-game winning streak for Grand Canyon, which finished the season 32-3. The Sun Devils had yet to make the news official as of midday Saturday, but Grand Canyon athletic director Jamie P. Boggs issued a statement thanking Miller and said the next Lopes coach would be revealed Monday.

"We want to thank Coach Molly Miller for her five seasons leading our program, culminating in the first conference title and NCAA tournament appearance for women's basketball," Boggs said. "We wish her the best in her new opportunity."

An update from @JamieBoggsJD on the @GCU_WBB program. #LopesUp pic.twitter.com/YQPNssFgen
— GCU Lopes (@GCU_Lopes) March 22, 2025

Miller, 38, had a 117-38 at Grand Canyon since taking over the program before the 2020-21 season. She began her coaching career at her alma mater, Division II Drury, were her teams were 180-17 over six seasons.

Earlier this month, Arizona State fired coach Natasha Adair, who was 29-62 over three seasons.

--Field Level Media

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