| Molly Miller | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Grand Canyon |
| Current Conference: | WAC |
| Contract: | $250,000 |
| Birth Date: | 19 October 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 2004–2008 |
| Player Team1: | Drury |
| Coach Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Coach Team1: | Drury (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 2014–2020 |
| Coach Team2: | Drury |
| Coach Years3: | 2020–present |
| Coach Team3: | Grand Canyon |
Molly Miller (; born October 19, 1986) is an American women's college basketball coach at Grand Canyon University. As of 2023–24, she is leading the Antelopes women's basketball team in her fourth season after taking over in 2020–21. Miller was previously the coach at her alma mater, Drury University, a Christian university in Springfield, Missouri, where she played college basketball.[1]
Miller attended Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri where she played basketball[2] for four years, winning two state championships.[3] [4]
She later played college basketball for Drury University for four years and left as the school's second on the records for scoring (1,570 points), assists (439), and steals (407). In 2007, she was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame.[3]
Sources[5]
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | Drury | 31 | 218 | 39.4% | 25.7% | 63.1% | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 7.0 | |
| 2005-06 | Drury | 33 | 355 | 47.7% | 37.7% | 74.8% | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 10.8 | |
| 2006-07 | Drury | 33 | 515 | 42.4% | 33.3% | 76.6% | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 15.6 | |
| 2007-08 | Drury | 32 | 473 | 40.2% | 35.9% | 78.5% | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 14.8 | |
| Career | 129 | 1561 | 42.4% | 34.4% | 74.7% | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 12.1 |
Miller began coaching at her alma mater, Drury, in 2012. She was an assistant for two seasons before taking over as head coach in 2014 following the resignation of Steve Huber.[6] Drury finished 32–0 in Miller's final year at the university, and was the top seed in the NCAA Division II tournament.[2] The tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] During her stay with Dury, she was a two time WBCA Division II National Coach of the Year.[8]
In April 2020, Miller was hired as the head coach of the Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team, replacing Nicole Powell who left to take the over as head coach at UC Riverside.[9] At Grand Canyon, Miller has led the Lopes to 2 Western Athletic Conference finals games.[10]