When Sean Miller was hired as the new/old coach of the Xavier Musketeers in March 2022, he played to the home crowd by extolling the virtues of Cincinnati institutions Skyline Chili and Graeter’s ice cream. He declared that Xavier has “a culture that I love and trust.” He was still under investigation for NCAA violations that occurred while he was the head coach of the Arizona Wildcats, but the school that employed him from 2001–09 was willing to take some flak to bring him back.
“It’s very, very exciting to coach at a place where there is a shared vision and alignment,” Miller said at his introductory news conference, which came 13 years after he left Xavier the first time and less than a year after he’d been fired by Arizona. “To have that opportunity to come back to it … I’m just excited about that.”
