Marwan Miller enters his sixth season as an assistant coach for the Bobcats in 2021-22.
In 2020-21, Miller helped coach Cece Hooks to an Honoroable Mention All-America honor, Ohio's first since 1986 when Caroline Mast was named the same. Hooks added the All-America honors to an already impressive list of awards. Hooks was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year, MAC Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team All-MAC and MAC All-Defensive Team. Hooks finished the year ranked third in the nation in points per game and was just the second player in school history to record a triple-double after scoring 31 points, 11 assists and 10 steals against Miami.
Ohio made the WNIT in 2020-21 and won one game in the tournament when they took down Fordham, 81-64. The Bobcats finished the season 15-10.
Miller and the Bobcats placed three - Cece Hooks, Erica Johnson and Amani Burke - on the All-Mid-American Conference team in 2019-20. Ohio advanced to the MAC semifinals after defeating Western Michigan before the COVID-19 crisis canceled the remainder of the season. In non-conference play, Ohio took down Ohio State, 74-68, for the first time in program history on the road in Columbus. Ohio’s team became the first in program history to have four 1,000-point scorers on one team (Erica Johnson, Cece Hooks, Amani Burke, Gabby Burris) when Erica Johnson scored her 1,000th point in the MAC Quarterfinals win over Western Michigan.
Miller helped guide the Bobcats to a 30 win season and a round of eight appearance in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. Miller helped Ohio place three on the All-MAC list, with Cece Hooks making the first team and Erica Johnson and Amani Burke making the third team. Ohio rewrote the record book this season, scoring more points (2,746), making more field goals (980) and making more threes (341) than any other team in program history. Ohio's Erica Johnson won Mid-American Conference Sixth Player and Freshman of the Year, while Cece Hooks - who broke the single season steals record (112) - won MAC Defensive Player of the Year. Hooks ended up making first-team All-MAC, while Johnson and Amani Burke were placed on the third team.
In 2017-18, Cece Hooks won MAC Freshman of the Year as Ohio advanced to the MAC Quarterfinals. The Bobcats placed four on the Academic All-MAC team and picked up a road win against Purdue on the road in West Lafayette.
Miller served as an assistant coach at Saint Francis (Pa.) last season as an offensive coordinator. The team averaged 74.5 points per game in a fast paced system, which produced the 2016 NEC Freshman of the Year. Miller recruited in the state of Ohio and helped recruit two of Saint Francis’ current players.
During the 2015 season at Ohio, Miller filled in as an assistant coach to the women’s basketball team during an assistant coach’s maternity leave. He was on the floor coaching as well as recruiting and scouting during the team’s 2014-15 Mid-American Conference Regular Season and MAC Tournament championships.
Prior to his year at Saint Francis (Pa.), Miller served as a Director of Operations at Ohio from 2013-15. At that time he was responsible for all logistics of travel and lodging, while also planning and organizing camps.
Prior to 2013, Miller was a senior staff member for the Ohio Girls Basketball Report, where he evaluated the talent of perspective student-athletes. He was also the head coach of the Ohio Glory Basketball Club from 2004-12 and worked with the OGBR Ohio Legends Exhibition team from 2004-07. Miller was the head varsity girls’ basketball coach at Columbus South High School during the 2008-09 season, and assistant varsity girls basketball coach for the 2006-07 season with the Columbus Africentric Early College.
Miller received his Bachelor’s degree from Franklin University in 2012, and his Associate’s degree from Columbus State Community College. He is a member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and the Adidas Top Ten All-American Selection Committee.
Miller is married to his wife, Mia, who is a nurse at the VA.
