In turn, her teams have played uptempo, player-predicated motion offense that averaged 90.2 points per game this season. Growing up in Springfield as Molly Carter, she found her love of basketball at age 8 as a ball girl for national power Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State). The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Miller took over the Division 1 program at Grand Canyon in 2020. Drury. GCU finished third in the country in steals per game (12.6), steals (404) and 10th in turnovers forced (21.72) a season ago. On the court, Coach Miller is all about pressure defense. All the while, she put an emphasis on her players being students first, learning life skills and acting as community stewards. With the resources and the excitement behind the athletic program and specifically the womens basketball program, theres real momentum there. In turn, her teams have played uptempo, player-predicated motion offense that averaged 90.2 points per game this season. In her first job, Miller spent four years as a marketing director for Springfield Neurological and Spine Institute, putting her master of business administration to use while giving basketball instruction to players on the side. Molly Miller - Head Coach - Grand Canyon University Athletics Her leadership capabilities and strong faith background make her an ideal representative of the University. Drury won by 27.9 points per game in 2018-19 and 28.5 per game in 2019-20. She challenges them on the court, invests in their lives off the court and keeps an open-door policy to form long-term relationships. Molly Miller College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Molly Miller - Women's Basketball Coach - Grand Canyon University Athletics Miller maintained Drury's tradition upon becoming head coach at age 28 and she ascended the program to reach the 2019 Division II Final Four and post a 32-0 record in 2019-20, when the Panthers were ranked No. Were going to be very family-oriented at GCU. Miller's teams have played with frenetic energy to dominate in Division II and she exudes a similar intensity on the sideline. "With the resources and the excitement behind the athletic program and specifically the women's basketball program, there's real momentum there. The .914 winning percentage tops any active Division I, II or III men's or women's basketball head coach with at least five years of experience and includes a stunning 67-1 mark over the past two seasons.