Kathy McConnell-Miller
Head Coach
On May 14, 2024, Kathy McConnell-Miller was named the new head coach of the Carnegie Mellon Women's Basketball program. McConnell-Miller, who has coached at the high school, college and professional levels.
After graduating from the University of Virginia and playing four years of college basketball, McConnell-Miller began her coaching career at the University of Pittsburgh in 1991 as an assistant coach. She later served as an assistant at Rutgers University and the University of Illinois.
McConnell-Miller's first head coaching opportunity came at the University of Tulsa, where she led the Golden Hurricane from 1999-2005. After taking over a program that had won just 23 games in the three years prior to her arrival, McConnell-Miller led Tulsa to a 91-88 mark over six seasons and Women's NIT appearances in her final two years at the helm.
In 2005, McConnell-Miller left Tulsa to become the head women's basketball coach at the University of Colorado, where she served for five seasons and led the team to a top-25 national ranking while competing in the Big 12. Following her tenure with the Buffaloes, McConnell-Miller was an assistant coach with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock. She then returned to the University of Pittsburgh, where she was associate head coach from 2013-18.
Most recently, McConnell-Miller has been at the helm of the Trinity Area High School Girls Basketball program. In her five years with the program, McConnell-Miller helped the Hillers become one of the most competitive teams in Western Pennsylvania.
A national recruiter, McConnell-Miller has landed seven top-25 recruiting classes throughout her coaching career – at Rutgers, Illinois, Colorado and Pittsburgh. With 10 different states represented on last year's Carnegie Mellon Women's Basketball team roster, McConnell-Miller will put her national experience right to work as she recruits the next classes of Tartans.
McConnell-Miller takes over a program that will have a new home for the 2024-25 season, as the Tartans prepare to move into the new state-of-the-art Highmark Center for Health, Wellness and Athletics. The Highmark Center will have a new arena, as well as a practice gym, varsity weight room, sports medicine suite, new lockers rooms and more.
McConnell-Miller and her husband Brad live in the Mt. Lebanon area. They are the proud parents of Brice, Mackenzie and Macie.