Indiana sent out a tweet from its official Twitter account Saturday afternoon confirming the hire.
Miller has been a hot commodity on the coaching market for years after leading the Flyers to the NCAA Tournament the last four seasons. The 38-year-old has a 139-63 record in his six years at Dayton.
The deal makes sense for both sides, particularly after other top candidates like Brad Stevens and Steve Alford made it clear they weren"t leaving their current gigs for Indiana. Miller gets a high-profile job running one of college basketball"s most storied programs, and the Hoosiers find a proven winner who is capable of taking them to the next level.
The Bellagiohotel in las vegas was placed on lockdown following reports of an armed raiderwearing a pig maskstorming a Rolex store and "firing shots".
Reports of gunshots from those inside the hotel sparked widespread panic, though a Las Vegas spokesman said reports of an active shooter on site were false.
Police have confirmed that at least aburglar fired shots but there was no "active shooter". They have taken one person into custody for questioning while parts of the hotel remain closed off.
Quinnipiac University: One University. Three Settings. Infinite Moments
Theres an unexplained phenomenon at my house. It seems the only time anyone feels the need to have an extended conversation with me is either three seconds after Ive dozed off on the couch or three seconds after Ive shut the bathroom door.
Its been said that for a mid-major, the media hype that comes with reaching the Sweet 16 is the equivalent of a larger program making the Final Four. We saw it firsthand around these parts this week.
Quinnipiacs underdog run in the womens basketball tournament ended with a 42-point loss to South Carolina in the Sweet 16 on Saturday. The blowout loss on ESPN was disappointing; the journey there unleashed a whole new wave of exposure. Thats saying something for a school thats played in two national championship mens hockey games since 2013.
Hockey is a niche sport, popular in the Northeast and large swaths of the Midwest. Basketball brings true national attention and media. Quinnipiac has gone to great lengths to expand its brand and cultivate an image. The past two weeks have brought it to new heights. The final piece of the puzzle is mens basketball.
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Expect an announcement from quinnipiac in the next couple of days on its new mens basketball coach. The school made a point not to divert attention from the womens team, which saw its season end on Saturday in the Sweet 16.
Several candidates have been interviewed. Those confirmed include Villanova assistant Baker Dunleavy, Iona assistant Jared Grasso and Southern Connecticut State coach Scott Burrell.
Others believed to be in the mix are Albany coach Will Brown and Robert Morris coach Andy Toole. Vermont coach John Becker, a candidate earlier in the process, announced this week he will remain at his current job.
So which way will Quinnipiac go? Dunleavy, Grasso and Burrell make the most sense.
Dunleavy, son of longtime NBA coach Mike Dunleavy, brings the most impressive coaching resume even though hes only worked at one place. He played for Jay Wright and was hired away from Wall Street by Wright in 2010, working his way from director of basketball operations to associate head coach in three seasons. Last year he won a national championship.
Grasso and Burrell would also be home-run hires for Quinnipiac.
Grasso is an alum whos helped make Iona the premier team in the MAAC over the past seven years. Hiring away the chief recruiter of your leagues top gun is a nice strategic move, too. Burrell, a Hamden native, has extensive NBA experience as a player and reached the NCAA Division II tournament twice in two seasons at Southern.
Quinnipiac is the dream job for both.
For Quinnipiacs sake, lets hope the hiring goes a little smoother than the debacle at UMass. Pat Kelsey signed a contract to be the new coach only to back out a half-hour before his introductory press conference. UMass athletic director Ryan Bamford, who worked as an associate AD at Yale a decade ago, may hold Kelsey over the coals for a $1 million contract buyout Kelsey agreed to before his change of heart.
Tommy Amaker has a sweet gig going at Harvard, but is being mentioned as a candidate at Georgetown, which just fired John Thompson III.
The most fascinating trend at the NCAA tournament continues to be the insistence of taking a 3-pointer, almost always contested, while down by one on the final possession of a game.
Former University of New Haven basketball star turned heavyweight boxing prospect Cassius Chaney goes for his 10th victory in 10 professional fights on April 15 at Mohegan Sun. He beat Tommy Washington in Philadelphia two weeks ago, and faces his stiffest challenge as a pro in Juan Goode (8-4, six KOs).
At least players seem to care about winning the World Baseball Classic. And thats a good thing. Raw emotion and genuine excitement goes a long way toward making any sporting event a success. Those who took the time to watch were rewarded with great baseball thats a heck of a lot more interesting than spring training.
New Havens Josh Zeid parlayed an outstanding performance for Israel at the WBC 10 scoreless innings into a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Glen Miller, UConns associate head coach, is leaving the program. Could Tom Moore be on his way back to UConn as an assistant?
How tough is it to find a serviceable quarterback in the NFL? The Bears finally dumped Spaulding Smails look-alike Jay Cutler. Theyll replace him with either Mike Glennon or Mark Sanchez. Glennon, whos made five starts over the past three seasons as Tampa Bays Backup, will make $15 million annually. And Sanchezs will forever be known as the b**t fumble guy. The Bears might want to think about playing without a QB this season.
With Didi Gregorius on the shelf for six weeks, rumors are the Yankees could be in the market for Nick Ahmed of the Diamondbacks. Ahmed, a UConn product, is considered one of the games best defensive shortstops.
For all the TV games and national coverage, theres no better profile-raiser for an up-and-coming womens basketball program than Geno Auriemma strutting around in a Quinnipiac T-shirt.
Chip Malafronte, the Register sports columnist, can be reached at cmalafronte@nhregister.com. Follow Chip on Twitter @ChipMalafronte.
West Virginia vs. Gonzaga: Final Moments SPOKANE, Wash. -
Gonzaga Athletic Director, Mike Roth, said it best in 1999.
I think that over the next couple years we will see the effects of this, said Roth following the Bulldogs first Elite Eight appearance. We will see the effect in admissions, I think we will see the effect of the knowledge of who Gonzaga is, what we are, and where we are.
Roth was spot on.
Applications at Gonzaga rose nearly 12 percent from fall of 1998 to fall of 1999 after the team reached the Elite Eight. During that same time frame, Gonzaga"s endowment increased nearly 70 percent.
After reaching the tournaments quarter-finals in 1999, student applications double by 2003-04 (resulting in an 65 percent increase in the freshman class size during that same time), as well as an increase in alumni donations from $8.4 million in 1996-97 to $16.5 million in 1999-2000.
But GUs success expands beyond the classroom.
We certainly know theres a lot of attention on gonzaga, said senior director of Marketing and Communications for Visit Spokane, Tim Robinson. We hope there is a ripple effect where people who are watching are hearing the name Spokane.
Like Roth in 1999, Robinson was right.
According to Google Trends, Spokane was trending during Thursday evenings Sweet Sixteen game against West Virginia.
Specifically, people were searching Where is Gonzaga?
What we really hope is that meeting planners will see Spokane when they look up Gonzaga, said Robinson. And theyll look into Spokane a little more and say Hey Id like to hold my meeting or convention in that city.
Kobe Speaks at Shaq"s Statue Ceremony | March 24, 2017
With Shaquille O"Neal and a host of former Los Angeles Lakers in attendance to celebrate the former three-time NBA Finals Most Valuable player"s statue at staples center, the LA Lakers snapped a six-game losing streak and beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in overtime, 130-119.
Jordan Clarkson scored 35 points and made eight of his 10 three-point attempts, both of which set new career-highs for the third-year guard. The combo-guard who recently returned to the starting lineup also scored seven points in the overtime period and only missed out on game-high honors by a single point.
Andrew Wiggins, who fouled out in overtime, finished with 36 points in the loss.
What started out as a back-and forth contest witnessed the Lakers falling behind by 12 points at halftime. LA appeared headed for a seventh consecutive loss and trailed by as many as 15 points in the third quarter.
However, LA"s backups worked to get the Lakers back into the game and closed the gap to only eight points entering the fourth quarter. Less than five minutes into the fourth quarter, the Lakers" reserves had chopped the deficit entirely and faced a tie ball game with the home crowd roaring to mark O"Neal"s special night with a rare victory at Staples Center.
In particular, Corey Brewer fueled the comeback with energetic defense and 10 points in the fourth quarter against his former team. Still, when Lakers home P.A. announcer Lawrence Tanter repeated his customary notification of "Two minutes" remaining in the contest, LA trailed by five points and seemed destined to fall short.
Eighteen seconds later, Clarkson hit a three-pointer and got fouled for a four-point play. Suddenly, LA had all the momentum, and when the game went to overtime, LA rode the crowd and Clarkson"s career night to a victory.
South Carolina basketball definitely is getting some national attention now.
The Gamecocks and their upset win against Duke on Sunday night worked its way into Jimmy Fallons monologue on The Tonight Show.
Yesterday was crazy, Fallon said. South Carolina pulled off a huge upset. They beat Duke to move onto the Sweet 16. The only question is whether Russia helped.
South Carolina beat Duke 88-81 on Sunday night, winning two games in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history and advancing to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 44 years.
related: next for south carolina basketball? Why not win it?
The Gamecocks face Baylor at 7:29 p.m. Friday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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