After four bleak, underwhelming seasons, Indiana is looking for a new head coach.
The university fired Archie Miller on Monday, ending one of the least successful coaching tenures in program history. According to a statement released by athletic director Scott Dolson, IU will pay for Miller’s $10 million buyout through “private philanthropic funding.”
In other words, the boosters really, really wanted him gone.
“As the Director of Athletics, I wanted to wait until the conclusion of the season before evaluating the leadership of our men’s basketball program,” Dolson said in a statement. “In the days following the completion of our season in the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, I have spent a great deal of time evaluating our recruiting, student-athlete development, leadership development, and playing philosophy and strategy.