Wildcats News: Sean Miller Hints That He'll Be Back Next Season

TUCSON, AZ – It looks like that Sean Miller will be back prowling the sidelines next season. The Wildcats coach hasn't made an official announcement but he's definitely dropping hints.

There had been rumors that he was a candidate to take over the head coaching gig at the University of Pittsburgh.

On Wednesday, he shot down those rumors.

"I am not a candidate for the University of Pittsburgh men's basketball head coaching vacancy," Miller said in a statement released by the university. "I wish them well in their search for a new coach."

Miller has also been seen making recruiting trips since the team's upset loss to Buffalo in the NCAA tournament.

if he comes back, he'll likely be hoping for a less tumultuous season.

Last season, started out with the team in Barcelona for exhibition games as a terrorist attack struck the city. While no players were injured, it did leave members of the team shaken.

Returning to the United States, they were next hit with news that will likely carry into next season – the arrest of assistant coach Book Richardson by the FBI as part of an ongoing probe into corruption in college basketball.

While Miller has not been charged, he was drawn into the controversy toward the end of the season when ESPN reported that he was caught on tape by the FBI discussing the possibility of a payment to a recruit.

Miller has denied any wrongdoing and there was no indication that the payment went beyond the discussion phase.

The team then went on to a strong start, winning 12 of their first 15 games. They even reached number two in the country.

While they entered the tournament ranked four in their region, they suffered the greatest loss by a four team to a 13-seed in tournament history.

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