Bio

Glen Miller, the all-time winningest coach in USJ men’s basketball history, enters his fifth season as head men’s basketball coach at USJ in 2025–26, having been elevated to the position in November 2021 following the retirement of Jim Calhoun. Prior to his appointment, Miller spent three seasons on the Blue Jays’ staff as associate head coach. Under his direction, the Blue Jays have posted a 96–17 overall record, including an impressive 62–2 mark in GNAC play. With Miller at the helm, the men’s basketball program has made three NCAA Tournament appearances (2022, 2023, 2024), captured two GNAC Championships (2022, 2024), and claimed four GNAC Regular-Season titles (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).

During his tenure, Miller has coached and developed two All-Americans, two Conference Players of the Year, two Conference Rookies of the Year, four Conference Defensive Players of the Year, one D3hoops.com Northeast Region Rookie of the Year, four NABC All-District selections, five D3hoops.com All-Region honorees, and 11 All-Conference players.

In the 2022–23 campaign, Miller guided the Blue Jays through a historic season that saw USJ ascend to No. 1 in the national rankings and No. 1 in Region I. Under his leadership, the Blue Jays posted a 29–2 record, the most wins in program history, including a perfect 18–0 mark in GNAC play to extend the program’s conference unbeaten streak to 41 games. USJ fell in the GNAC Championship game but continued its remarkable season by earning the conference’s first-ever at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. The Blue Jays advanced to the Sweet Sixteen after defeating Chatham University in the First Round and Williams College in the Second Round, becoming the first team in USJ history to win an NCAA Tournament game and just the third GNAC program ever to reach the Sweet Sixteen.

Statistically, USJ continued to excel defensively in Miller’s second season, finishing first in the nation in field-goal percentage defense. For his efforts, Miller was named GNAC Coach of the Year, D3hoops.com Region 1 Coach of the Year, and NABC District 1 Coach of the Year.

In 2021–22, Miller took over the reins midseason and led the Blue Jays to a 26–2 record and a perfect 18–0 GNAC mark. After securing the GNAC regular-season title, USJ carried its momentum into the postseason, capturing its second straight GNAC Championship with a win over rival Albertus Magnus. The team earned its second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, competing in the Worcester, Mass., regional, where it fell in the opening round to Penn State Harrisburg. The Blue Jays ranked first nationally in field-goal percentage defense and ninth in field-goal percentage offense that season. Miller was named the 2021–22 GNAC Coach of the Year.

Miller joined the USJ staff in October 2017, immediately partnering with Hall of Famer Jim Calhoun to build the University’s first-ever men’s basketball program—a program that reached the 2019 GNAC Championship with an all-freshman starting five. The Blue Jays followed with their first GNAC title in 2020 and earned a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament in Springfield, Mass.

Prior to USJ, Miller returned to UConn, spending seven years on the Huskies’ staff, including five as associate head coach. During that time, he helped lead UConn to NCAA National Championships in 2011 and 2014 and a Big East Tournament Championship in 2011. Miller played a key role in practice planning, game strategy, player development, recruiting, scouting, and academic support.

Before rejoining UConn, Miller served as head coach at the University of Pennsylvania, beginning in 2006. In his first season, he led the Quakers to the Ivy League Championship and an NCAA Tournament berth, setting a school record for Ivy League wins by a first-year coach. His 2006–07 team also set the program record for scoring average in a Philadelphia Big 5 season (83 points per game). Miller recruited and developed Tyler Bernardini, the 2007 Ivy League Rookie of the Year and the first Quaker to earn Philadelphia Big 5 Rookie of the Year honors, and also coached former Ivy League Player of the Year Ibrahim Jaaber.

Miller’s Division I head-coaching career began at Brown University in 1999–2000, where his teams set school records for wins over two-, three-, four-, and five-year spans, as well as the most Ivy League wins in a season. In 2002–03, Brown tied the program record with 17 wins, earning its first-ever NIT berth. The Bears posted 12 Ivy League wins, the most in school history, and recorded the program’s first-ever win at Princeton. Miller was named the 2003 CollegeInsider.com Ivy League Coach of the Year. In total, he recruited and developed 10 all-conference players, including two three-time First Team honorees, the 2005 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, and the 2004 Ivy League Player of the Year.

Prior to Brown, Miller enjoyed a standout tenure at Connecticut College, where he transformed the program into a Division III powerhouse. In 1997–98, he led the Camels to their first NCAA Tournament appearance, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen. The following year, he guided Conn College to its only undefeated regular season (24–0), achieving the No. 1 national ranking and advancing to the 1999 NCAA Final Four. The team finished 28–1, the best record in program history.

Miller began his coaching career at UConn in 1986, spending seven seasons with the Huskies before being named head coach at Connecticut College in 1993.

A native of Groton, Conn., where he starred at Fitch High School, Miller played two seasons at UConn before finishing his collegiate career playing for Jim Calhoun at Northeastern.

Born Aug. 20, 1961, Miller and his wife, Yvonne, reside in Hartford, Conn., and are the parents of four children: Tony, Genelle, Jillian, and Emma.

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