Report: Wes Miller Returning to Cincinnati For 2025-26 Season

UC just lost a crucial home game to Kansas State and will go under. 500 in the Big 12 again.

Mar 5, 2025; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Wes Miller yells to his team in the second half against the Kansas State Wildcats at Fifth Third Arena. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images | Katie Stratman-Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — No NCAA Tournament appearances across four seasons won't be a death knell for Wes Miller. The Enquirer's Jason Williams reported Miller is coming back for a fifth season after a conversation with Cincinnati athletic director John Cunningham.

Miller is 1-11 in Quad 1 games this season and has yet to lead the program to an NCAA Tournament appearance since being hired in 2021.

“Wes Miller will be our coach next year," Cunningham said to Williams. "I believe in Wes, and I trust him to get this program back to where it’s supposed to be – in the NCAA Tournament, competing for championships. That’s the standard. We are in constant communication. There are still games left this season, and I expect us to continue to fight.”

Cunningham did not dive into details about why Miller is being retained, but it's not hard to see why. Money talks and it's screaming that the head coach's buyout is too expensive at this point in the calendar.

According to The Athletic, Miller's buyout if fired before April 1, 2025, is $13 million based on the contract extension he inked in 2022.

That number drops to $9.9 million in April and drops again on April 1, 2026, to $4.69 million. That final number is much easier to deal with than $13 million or $9.9 million. Miller has said all the right things and worked to the bone to try to get this right, but eventually, you have to go dancing and show improvement at a school like Cincinnati.

Check out more on his contract here.

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