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NCAA basketball: Top 25 highest-paid college basketball coaches for 2020

By Cody Williams

Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils talks with John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils talks with John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /
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20. Archie Miller, Indiana

Salary: $3.3 million | Buyout: $13.7 million

The brother of the aforementioned Sean Miller, Archie Miller is another coach that went straight from the floor to the sidelines. He played point guard at NC State for four years and, after one year off, ended up at Western Kentucky as an assistant. He bounced around some big programs for a few years after as an assistant and ended up earning the Dayton Flyers head coaching job in the 2011-12 season after a stint at Arizona as an assistant under his brother.

Miller quickly proved he was a name to watch in the coaching ranks while at Dayton. Though he failed to make the NCAA Tournament in his first two seasons, he came through in a big way in the 2013-14 campaign, taking the Flyers to a 26-11 season and an Elite Eight appearance. Miller’s teams won 27, 25 and 24 games, respectively, over his final three seasons with the program.

His success with the Flyers caught the attention of the Indiana Hoosiers as they were looking to get back to their former glory. Given his success at a mid-major like Dayton, Miller seemed like a worthy candidate to rebuild the Hoosiers.

Over Miller’s first three seasons, Indiana hasn’t been close to cutting down banners by any stretch. They went only 16-15 in his first season, 19-16 in his second campaign and then 20-12 this past season. Indiana has been on the rise steadily, which is what Miller promised as he’s instilling infrastructure and culture. We’ll see soon enough just how high that can take the Hoosiers.