Mark Miller is in his seventh season as the head coach of the Holy Family University women’s basketball team in 2015-16, and tenth season overall as a head coach. He became the program’s fourth head coach on May 29, 2009.
In his previous nine seasons, Miller has compiled a career record of 201-65 (.755 winning percentage). He has led his teams to nine conference tournaments and six NCAA Championship Tournaments.
Last season, Miller guided the Tigers back to the CACC Championship game and defeated cross-town rival Philadelphia University, 79-75, to win his third title as head coach. It marked the program’s sixth conference title since joining Division II and ninth since joining the conference in 1999. The victory also gave Miller win number 200 in his career.
Holy Family earned the CACC’s automatic qualifying bid into the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Tigers went on to upset top-seed and host Adelphi University in the East Region quarterfinals, 84-79. It was the first time an eighth seed defeated a one seed in the East Regional since the 64-team field came into creation (2004).
In 2013-14, the Tigers finished 18-10 overall and 15-4 in the CACC to earn the second seed out of the South Division. Holy Family qualified for the conference tournament for the 11th straight season in the team’s NCAA era and advanced to the semifinals for the tenth time in that span.
In 2012-13, Miller guided the Tigers to their second straight CACC Championship and as a result advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the tenth consecutive year. Holy Family advanced to the East Region semifinal for the eighth straight year. The Tigers wrapped up the 2012-13 season with a 28-3 overall record and finished conference play with an 18-1 mark winning the CACC South Division Regular Season Title. Miller was also voted the CACC Coach of the Year for the first time in his career.
In 2011-12, Holy Family finished the year with a 26-8 overall record and a 17-2 mark in conference play to claim its fifth straight South Division Regular Season Title and 12th consecutive overall. The Tigers went on to win the CACC Championship with a 71-46 victory over the University of the Sciences. It marked the programs sixth conference championship and first under Miller. Holy Family earned its ninth straight NCAA Division II tournament appearance and advanced all the way to the East Regional Final.
In 2010-11, Miller guided Holy Family to a 24-5 overall record as the Tigers advanced to the CACC Championship Final and earned their eighth straight NCAA Division II Tournament bid. The Tigers earned the second seed in the East Regional and advanced to the regional semifinals for the sixth consecutive year. Holy wrapped up the season ranked 20th nationally. In the classroom, the Tigers were among 25 teams honored by the WBCA in the Academic Top-25 Honor Roll for the 2010-11 season. Holy Family was ranked fifth marking the second straight season the Tigers were ranked in the top-10. Holy Family was ranked sixth in 2009-10.
In his first year with the Tigers, the team went 30-3 overall and reached the NCAA Division II East Region final. It was the second time in program history that the team played in the region final. Holy Family ended the season ranked 13th in the USA Today/ESPN Division II Coaches Poll.
Nationally, Holy Family finished the year in the top-10 in five different statistical categories. For the second straight season, the team led Division II in scoring defense allowing 51.5 points per game during the 2009-10 season. The Tigers finished second in rebounding margin (+12.1), sixth in field-goal defense (33.7 percent), seventh in free-throw percentage (78.0 percent) and 10th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.15).
Miller came to Holy Family after a three-year stint as the women’s basketball head coach at Division III Norwich University in Vermont. Under his guidance, the Cadets went 54-25 and made appearances in three consecutive Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) post-season tournaments and one NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. In 2006-07, Norwich posted a 24-win season (24-4).
Prior to Norwich, Miller logged nine seasons at the Division I level. He spent the 2005-06 season as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Miller served for four seasons as the associate head women’s basketball coach at Loyola (Md.) College. From 1998 to 2001, Miller was as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets qualified for the NIT in 2000 and 2001. His collegiate coaching career started in the 1991-92 season when he was an assistant coach at Mount St. Mary’s for the first time.
Miller was also a very accomplished high school basketball coach, serving two stints as head girl’s coach at Middletown (Md.) High School. In 11 seasons, he led the Knights to two Maryland State titles (1989 and 1993) and 237 victories. Middletown was also state tournament runners-up three times and won six regional titles under Miller’s guidance. He was tabbed as the Frederick County Coach of the Year in 1993 and 1995).
Miller is a 1997 graduate of Shepherd University with a bachelor of arts in general studies.
Mark Miller's
Year-By-Year Coaching RecordYear School Record Postseason 2006-07 Norwich 24-4 GNAC Final/NCAA 1st Round
2007-08 Norwich 12-14 GNAC Semifinal
2008-09 Norwich 18-7 GNAC Semifinal
2009-10 Holy Family 30-3 CACC Final/NCAA East Regional Final
2010-11 Holy Family 24-5 CACC Final/NCAA East Regional Semifinal
2011-12 Holy Family 26-8 CACC Champs/NCAA East Regional Final
2012-13 Holy Family 28-3 CACC Champs/NCAA East Regional Semifinal
2013-14 Holy Family 18-10 CACC Semifinals
2014-15 Holy Family 21-11 CACC Champs/NCAA East Regional SemifinalCareer (8 Years) 201-65 (.755)
