The quick intro
On March 22, 2025, Molly Miller agreed to join ASU as its next head coach of the women’s basketball program. ASU hired a proven winner in Miller who guided Grand Canyon University to a 32-3 record this season which included a 30-game winning streak and GCU’s first berth in the NCAA Women’s Tournament. One year later, the Sun Devils are coming off their first NCAA appearance since 2019 and posted so many "first time since" notes it was hard to keep up, we list many of them here. Molly and her husband, Derek have two children, Crosby and Cy.
Quickly on CMM
Miller went 117-38 (.760) at GCU, and overall is 321-66 (.829) at the collegiate level that also includes 180 wins in six seasons at her alma mater (Drury), where she served as an assistant coach and was a four-year letterwinner.
Active WBB career best winning percentage, per NCAA
Geno Auriemma, UCONN (41 years): 1,288-166 (.886)
Kim Mulkey, LSU (26 years): 783-130 (.858)
Molly Miller, Arizona State (12 years): 321-66 (.829)
(Minimum of five years as a Division I head coach; includes career record from four-year colleges only)
Five years erased in one
ASU was 24-11 and 9-9 in the Big 12 in Coach Molly's first season. How much did she flip the Sun Devil script that had been struggling for a half decade? The previous five years ASU was 53-88 and 17-65 in conference play
Transfer to ASU, get better under CMM and her staff
Just how good of a move was it to transfer to ASU last year? McKinna Brackens averaged 6.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in 58 career games prior to last season, then jumped to 14.4 ppg. and 6.4 rpg. last year). Heloise Carrera averaged 4.9 minutes and 1.7 ppg in her first year, then came to ASU for sophmore season and averaged 26.6 minutes and 10.4 ppg.
Fan appreciatioh building
The program set a record for total attendance (61,695) in 2025-26 that included a 15-0 start, a three-game sweep of Arizona, a two-game sweep of Utah, a 15-2 home record and nine wins away from home.
👀ICYMI @MollyMiller33 talking ASU hoops today on @sportscenter 🤩🙌 pic.twitter.com/OJFaevY5TI
— Sun Devil WBB (@SunDevilWBB) February 17, 2026
What Dr. Crow said upon the hiring
“We are excited to have Coach Miller join us and restore women’s basketball to national prominence,” ASU President Michael Crow said. “For us, it is about attaining the highest level of competition possible with high achieving student athletes.”
So much to read, all of it good
--How Molly Miller orchestrated turnaround in her first season (by Jeff Metcalfe, sports360az.com/March 18, 2026)
--‘The game is never over’: Defense drives ASU women’s basketball to new heights (by Alex Swift, Cronkite News/Feb. 17, 2026)
--Defense, buy-in and belief fuel Arizona State’s surge under Molly Miller (by Cydney Henderson, USA Today/Jan. 21, 2026)
--How Molly Miller has transformed Arizona State into a national competitor (by Dylan Kane, The IX Basketball/Jan. 8, 2026)
--Nothing But Net Podcast with Debbie Antonelli (Jan. 9, 2026)
--Video: The Difference Maker Podcast - Molly Miller (November, 2025)
--Video: Between the Aisles: Molly Miller PowHERed by Sprouts (Big 12 Conference/Posted Nov. 27, 2025)
--ASU building ‘impact’ culture (by Jenna Ortiz, azcentral.com/Nov. 25, 2025)
--ASU women’s basketball fueled by new energy, coach Molly Miller (by Javier Delgado, Cronkite News/Oct. 22, 2025)
--Molly Miller reflects on getting her 300th career win with Sun Devils (by Aya Abdeen, Devils in Detail/Nov. 20, 2025)
--Q&A, tweets, links and fun things with Coach Molly Miller (SunDevils.com/Oct. 1, 2025)
--New ASU women’s basketball coach has sights set on championships (by Scott Bordow, ASU News/Mar. 24, 2025)
--Arizona State first-year head coach Molly Miller: 'We're relentless' (by Talia Goodman, On3Sports/Oct. 8, 2025)
--Coach Molly Miller with AZFamily Original/Yetta Gibson (azfamily.com/July 2025)
--State of the Sun Devils: ASU WBB coach Molly Miller wants rock solid foundation for program (98.7 FM/YouTube/May 6, 2025)
What Graham Rossini had to say at the time of the hiring
“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Coach Molly Miller to the Sun Devil family. Molly’s track record of excellence — both on and off the court — aligns seamlessly with our vision for ASU women’s basketball,” said ASU Athletics Director, Graham Rossini. “She has built winning cultures at every level, from her days as a high school state champion and valedictorian to becoming one of the most exciting and sought-after coaches in Division I basketball.”
What Coach Molly had to say at the time of the ASU hiring
“I am incredibly excited and grateful to be named the head coach at Arizona State. I want to express my sincere appreciation to President Dr. Michael Crow and Athletics Director Graham Rossini for their belief and trust in me. Their vision for the program's future aligns perfectly with my own, and I am eager to work alongside them to build a championship-caliber team both on and off the court. The comprehensive resources, clear commitment to women's basketball, and compelling vision for the program's future at ASU truly made this opportunity stand out. I can’t wait to start working with our dedicated student-athletes and staff to build a successful and thriving program that the Sun Devil community is proud of."