Arizona State Coach Molly Miller Transforms Basketball Program

Molly Miller, the new head coach of the Arizona State women's basketball team, has turned around a losing program through her exceptional leadership skills. In March 2025, the Sun Devils were seeking a coach who could end a drought that had seen them go without a NCAA Tournament appearance or even a winning season since 2019-20. The choice was Molly Miller, a proven and successful head coach at Grand Canyon University.

Miller had led the Lopes to their first NCAA Tournament appearance and a 32–3 record in her final season with the team – a benchmark for the program and an important accomplishment within the broader scope of college basketball. She soon turned around Arizona State, leading them to a 24-11 record and a first appearance at the NCAA Tournament in six years, although their season ended in the First Four.

{{IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER}}

Unsurprisingly, much of the discourse on the internet was not based on her leadership skills, but rather on her appearance. The phenomenon of