PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Holy Family University director of athletics Sandra Michael is pleased to announce Mark Miller has been named as the head coach of the women’s basketball team on Friday. Miller is the fourthhead coach in the program’s history.
 
“My family and I are very excited about coming to Holy Family University. I have to thank [University president] Sister Francesca Onley and Sandy for making this opportunity possible,” stated Miller. “I know what has gone on here before me, and I want to build on that success and take it to the next level.

Miller comes 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 made appearances in three consecutive Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) post-season tournaments and one NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.

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 served as an assistant women's basketball coach at Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets qualified for the NIT in 2000 and the NCAA Championship Tournament in 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).

“We conducted a nationwide search that afforded us many qualified candidates. Mark brings experience, dedication to women’s basketball, and has expressed a philosophy that best represents the mission of Holy Family University,” said Michael. “I look forward to witnessing our women’s basketball program reach even higher goals. Ultimately, we want to be in a position to win the NCAA National Championship.”

He is a 1997 graduate of Shepherd University with a bachelor of arts in general studies.