Pittsburgh vs. Xavier: 2023 NCAA Tournament

Xavier basketball coaching staff: Who coaches the Musketeers?

Coach Sean Miller's No. 3-seeded Xavier Musketeers are on their way to the Sweet 16 following their 84-73 second-round win over No. 11 seed Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Musketeers made it past the second round for the first time since 2017.

Miller, who was re-hired for a second stint with the program last year, and his staff have done an excellent job leading the team to an NCAA berth after five years. Xavier (27-9) went 15-5 and finished second in the Big East.

Ad

Sean Miller and his staff deserve plenty of credit for turning the team's fortunes around after they endured multiple losing seasons under Travis Steele between 2018 and 2022. Miller's staff consists of associate head coach Adam Cohen and assistants Dante Jackson and David Miller.

All coaches have much experience in college basketball.

Miller has spent 17 years as a head coach, winning nine conference championships and reaching 11 NCAA Tournaments, including four Elite Eights and three Sweet 16s.

Ad

Cohen has spent 11 years as an assistant for programs like Stanford, Vanderbilt, Harvard and Rice.

Jackson is a former player with the Musketeers, who was recruited by Miller in 2007. He has five years of experience as an assistant. Meanwhile, David Miller spent seven years under Sean Miller in Arizona before joining him at Xavier.

Ad

Sean Miller guides Xavier basketball program to Sweet 16

Sean Miller has yet again found success with the Xavier basketball program. In his first stint with the Musketeers, Miller led them to four NCAA Tournaments in five years. They finished with the best record in the Atlantic 10 Conference three times and recorded a winning season every year under Miller.

The second stint has gotten off to an excellent start as well. Miller led the team to the second-best record in the Big East this time(15-5). Xavier is the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region of this year's NCAA Tournament.

Ad
.@XavierMBB coach Sean Miller has now won 8 straight Round of 32 games.

Only head coaches w/ longer streaks are Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski and John Calipari

They fought hard to avoid upsets in the first two rounds, topping No. 14 seed Kennesaw State 72-67 and No. 11 seed Pittsburgh 84-73. The Musketeers will face No. 2 seed Texas (28-8) in Sweet 16, whichi is on a six-game winning streak and finished second in the Big 12 conference. A win in that game would be a huge result for Sean Miller's team, as they are the underdogs entering the contest.

Ad
Edited by
Arhaan Raje
 
See more
More from Sportskeeda