Now
in
the
WNBA's
offseason,
Baldwin
Wallace
alumnus
Curt
Miller
'90,
head
coach
and
general
manager
for
the
Connecticut
Suns,
finds
there
is
no
true
offseason
as
he
continues
to
balance
new
opportunities
and
consistent
successes.
Miller
earned
his
B.A.
in
health
and
physical
science
and
business
administration
and
was
also
a
BW
Alumni
Merit
Award
winner
in
2015.
Career
trajectory
After
BW,
Miller
celebrated
a
number
of
successes
including
coaching
for
Cleveland
State,
Colorado
State
and
Syracuse.
In
11
seasons
coaching
at
Bowling
Green
and
two
seasons
at
Indiana
University,
he
was
a
five-time
finalist
for
Division
I
Coach
of
the
Year.
Moving
to
the
WNBA,
he
spent
one
season
as
an
assistant
with
the
Los
Angeles
Sparks
before
accepting
his
current
position
as
head
coach
for
the
Connecticut
Suns,
where
he
has
enjoyed
tremendous
success,
earning
WNBA
Coach
of
the
Year
honors
in
2017.
After
completing
his
third
season
with
the
Suns,
Miller
was
appointed
to
the
prestigious
2017-2020
USA
Basketball
Woman's
National
Team
player
selection
committee,
tasked
with
selecting
the
2018
USA
World
Cup
team
and
2020
USA
Olympic
team.
"It's
a
fun
added
hat,"
Miller
told
The
Day.
In
June,
he
was
inducted
into
the
Erie
Metro
Chapter
of
the
Pennsylvania
Sports
Hall
of
Fame.
Resource
and
role
model
Miller,
recognized
as
the
first
openly
gay
male
coach
of
a
professional
sports
team,
was
featured
in
inspiring
and
moving
profiles
in
the
New
York
Times
in
August
and
the
Hartford
Courant
in
July.
He
told
the
Courant
he
has
overcome
fear
and
embraced
his
role
as
an
LGBTQ
role
model.
"I
want
to
be
a
resource,
someone
people
can
reach
out
to.
That's
the
way
I
can
be
a
role
model
-
to
share
my
journey,
show
the
hard
times
but
also
how
well
I've
been
accepted."
