Arizona head coach Sean Miller and Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke have discussed the head coaching vacancy, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette. Miller issued a statement saying that he is not a candidate for the job.
“I am not a candidate for the University of Pittsburgh men’s basketball head coaching vacancy," Miller said. "I wish them well in their search for a new coach.”
Miller played for Pitt from 1987 to 1992. He served as an assistant for the school during the 1995-96 season. He got his first head coaching job at Xavier in 2004 and stayed there for five seasons and a 120–47 record.