Archie Miller and Dayton agree to a contract extension

Before any power conference programs with job openings could swoop in and lure Archie Miller away this spring, Dayton has signed its coach to a contract extension.

The Flyers announced the agreement Thursday morning. It runs through the 2021-22 season, though all the extension really means is that Miller is likely off the market this year.

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Only once in recent years has a coach agreed to an extension only to take another job days later. UCLA was able to woo Steve Alford away from New Mexico two years ago even though the Lobos coach had agreed to a new contract less than two weeks earlier.

Miller is a coveted name among athletic directors with coaching vacancies because of what he has done at Dayton the past two years.

Last season, he led a deep Flyers team to the Elite Eight, knocking off Ohio State, Syracuse and Stanford in the process. This year, Dayton went 27-9 and won two more NCAA tournament games even though the Flyers had only six scholarship players and nobody taller than 6-foot-6 for the final three months of the season.

Dayton has a chance to be even better next season with every key player expected back besides guard Jordan Sibert and reinforcements on the way to provide size and depth. The best available jobs so far are Alabama and Arizona State, though Texas has not announced whether it will retain Rick Barnes, nor has Indiana confirmed Tom Crean will be back.

Based on what Miller told the Dayton Daily News on Thursday, it may not matter which jobs come open the next few weeks.

"It’s a privilege to coach at a place like this,” Miller told the newspaper. “Me and my family feel really grateful. (Athletic Director) Tim (Wabler) has been outstanding to work with. There’s not a day that’s gone by that we haven’t had everything we need to be successful."

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