The Arizona Wildcats went 30-4 this season, were Pac-12 regular season co-champs, and Pac-12 Tournament champions, all while missing its leading returning scorer for 19 games, its only true point guard suffering an ankle injury, the top-rated recruit of the class bailing for Australia, and another top recruit suffering a career-ending knee injury in the preseason.
Yet Sean Miller is not one of the four finalists for National Coach of the Year.
The Atlanta Tipoff Club, who is responsible for this particular award, announced the four finalists on Thursday, and they are: Mark Few (Gonzaga), Chris Collins (Northwestern), Bill Self (Kansas), and Jay Wright (Villanova).