At the young age of eight, after getting hooked on basketball, Miller enjoyed a fruitful high school and collegiate sports journey. She has now taken over from Natasha Adair to become the new head coach for the ASU Sun Devils.
Molly Miller, the basketball coach who led the Grand Canyon Antelopes women’s basketball team to their inaugural appearance in the NCAA tournament, has now been appointed as the head coach for the Arizona State University women’s basketball team, according to USA Today.
As the head coach of Grand Canyon University, Miller led her team to clinch the championship with a win over the UT Arlington Mavericks during the 2025 WAC Tournament. Her popularity surged after the game when she was seen doing snow angels in Gatorade on the locker room floor during a post-game celebration; afterward, her players lifted her up joyfully onto their shoulders.
Following five years with the Lopes, Miller is set to take charge of the Sun Devils. She steps into the role vacated by Natasha Adair, who was dismissed after the team recorded an unimpressive 29-62 mark over three seasons under her guidance.
Who is Molly Miller, the two-time winner of the NCAA D-II Coach of the Year award, whose appearance is often likened to that of a renowned gymnast?
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Molly Miller’s athletic career
Molly Miller (née Carter) was raised in Springfield, Missouri. At age eight, during her time serving as a ball girl for the Missouri State Lady Bears, she discovered her talent for basketball, notes the GCU Athletics site. She went on to attend Kickapoo High School, leading her team—the Lady Chiefs—to two state championship titles, as reported by USA Today. Her profile on the Drury University Athletics webpage states that she graduated first in her class prior to enrolling in the MBA program at Drury, information also found on her LinkedIn page. During her college years, playing as a point guard, Molly accumulated 1,570 points, placing her among the top four highest scorers ever recorded at Drury University, mentions the New York Post. Additionally, she excelled with second place in steals and third place in assists records. By her final year, she received both the Leading Athlete Paragon Award from the GLVC and achieved an All-American status within NCAA Division II competition.
She worked in marketing
Following her graduation from Drury in 2008, Miller spent four years serving as the marketing director at the Springfield Neurological and Spine Institute at CoxHealth, according to her LinkedIn profile. Meanwhile, she also coached part-time, as mentioned on the GCU Athletics site. She rejoined Drury as an assistant coach for the Lady Panthers in 2012, despite accepting a smaller paycheck. Two years later, she took over as head coach. Under her leadership, her teams secured spots in the NCAA II tournament five times and won multiple GLVC titles.
She is wed with kids.
Molly Miller is married to Derek Miller, who played college football at Missouri State University according to the Drury site. They have a daughter named Crosby June and a son called Cy Carter, as reported by the New York Post. Crosby has shown early interest in basketball, which her mother proudly shares on social media.
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