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Women's Basketball
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Women's Basketball
Miller, Pierre
Pierre Miller
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- pierre.miller@duke.edu
Pierre Miller joined the Duke women’s basketball staff in May of 2023 as the director of player development before being elevated to an assistant coach on July 1.
The 2024-25 season saw Miller aid Duke to a 29-8 overall record, including a 14-4 mark in ACC play, while helping Duke capture the program's ninth ACC Tournament title and advance to its 12th Elite Eight. Miller also helped coach Toby Fournier (ACC Rookie of the Year, All-ACC First Team, ACC All-Freshman Team), Jadyn Donovan (ACC All-Defensive Team) and Ashlon Jackson (All-ACC Second Team) to major conference honors.
In his first season at Duke, Miller helped lead the Blue Devils to a 22-12 overall record and the 2024 NCAA Sweet 16. He assisted two Blue Devils to major conference accolades, as Oluchi Okananwa was tapped the 2024 ACC Sixth Player of the Year and selected to the ACC All-Freshman Team) while Reigan Richardson garnered All-ACC Second Team status.
Miller joined the Blue Devil family after serving as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech during the 2022-23 season, where he assisted with all aspects of the program, primarily with perimeter players and guards. In his lone year with the Lady Techsters, Miller helped guide the team to 19 wins, 12 in Conference USA, and an at-large selection to the WNIT. The 12 conference wins marked the most for the program since 2016.
Additionally, Miller worked on the defensive side of the ball and helped guide the LA Tech defense, which ranked No. 2 in C-USA in points allowed per game (61.2) and opponent field goal percentage (.387), while checking in third in opponent three-point percentage (.298).
Miller coached the team’s point guards and developed Salma Bates and Silvia Nativi into the best statistical point guard combo in the conference. Bates (No. 4) and Nativi (No. 9) were the only two teammates to rank inside the top-10 in C-USA in assists and assists per game. Nativi also ranked among the best guards in the country during the season in assist-to-turnover ratio, reaching as high as No. 2 in the NCAA.
Prior to his time at La Tech, Miller served a six-year stint on staff with Campbell women’s basketball, working as an assistant coach for five seasons before being promoted to associate head coach ahead of the 2021-22 campaign. During his time with the Camels, Miller helped the team compile a 119-61 record (.661), win a pair of Big South regular season titles (2019-20, 2021-22) and make postseason appearances in the WBI (2018-19) and WNIT (2021-22).
The Camels were also one of just five Division I programs to rank top-10 nationally in scoring defense in five of the past six seasons, including the top-ranked defense in 2017. Miller worked closely with 16 All-Big South Conference players, including 2017 Defensive Player of the Year MaKala Rouse.
Before Campbell, Miller spent three seasons (2013-2016) as an assistant coach for his alma mater Presbyterian. He assisted with all elements of the program, including recruiting, scouting, and monitoring student-athlete progress rates. During his time with the Blue Hose, Miller helped mentor four all-conference selections, including 2015 Big South Freshman of the Year Desean Murray.
Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Miller was a standout guard for the Blue Hose from 2007-2012. A 2012 graduate in sociology with an athletic coaching minor, Miller finished his career just shy of 1,000 points while totaling more than 300 assists. He owned numerous records in the Presbyterian record book at the time of his graduation, including program-bests in assists (328) and games played (119), while also ranking third with 207 made three-pointers.
Miller is married to the former Maurissa Strickland, and the couple has three children - Julia, Noah, and Lilah.
The 2024-25 season saw Miller aid Duke to a 29-8 overall record, including a 14-4 mark in ACC play, while helping Duke capture the program's ninth ACC Tournament title and advance to its 12th Elite Eight. Miller also helped coach Toby Fournier (ACC Rookie of the Year, All-ACC First Team, ACC All-Freshman Team), Jadyn Donovan (ACC All-Defensive Team) and Ashlon Jackson (All-ACC Second Team) to major conference honors.
In his first season at Duke, Miller helped lead the Blue Devils to a 22-12 overall record and the 2024 NCAA Sweet 16. He assisted two Blue Devils to major conference accolades, as Oluchi Okananwa was tapped the 2024 ACC Sixth Player of the Year and selected to the ACC All-Freshman Team) while Reigan Richardson garnered All-ACC Second Team status.
Miller joined the Blue Devil family after serving as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech during the 2022-23 season, where he assisted with all aspects of the program, primarily with perimeter players and guards. In his lone year with the Lady Techsters, Miller helped guide the team to 19 wins, 12 in Conference USA, and an at-large selection to the WNIT. The 12 conference wins marked the most for the program since 2016.
Additionally, Miller worked on the defensive side of the ball and helped guide the LA Tech defense, which ranked No. 2 in C-USA in points allowed per game (61.2) and opponent field goal percentage (.387), while checking in third in opponent three-point percentage (.298).
Miller coached the team’s point guards and developed Salma Bates and Silvia Nativi into the best statistical point guard combo in the conference. Bates (No. 4) and Nativi (No. 9) were the only two teammates to rank inside the top-10 in C-USA in assists and assists per game. Nativi also ranked among the best guards in the country during the season in assist-to-turnover ratio, reaching as high as No. 2 in the NCAA.
Prior to his time at La Tech, Miller served a six-year stint on staff with Campbell women’s basketball, working as an assistant coach for five seasons before being promoted to associate head coach ahead of the 2021-22 campaign. During his time with the Camels, Miller helped the team compile a 119-61 record (.661), win a pair of Big South regular season titles (2019-20, 2021-22) and make postseason appearances in the WBI (2018-19) and WNIT (2021-22).
The Camels were also one of just five Division I programs to rank top-10 nationally in scoring defense in five of the past six seasons, including the top-ranked defense in 2017. Miller worked closely with 16 All-Big South Conference players, including 2017 Defensive Player of the Year MaKala Rouse.
Before Campbell, Miller spent three seasons (2013-2016) as an assistant coach for his alma mater Presbyterian. He assisted with all elements of the program, including recruiting, scouting, and monitoring student-athlete progress rates. During his time with the Blue Hose, Miller helped mentor four all-conference selections, including 2015 Big South Freshman of the Year Desean Murray.
Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Miller was a standout guard for the Blue Hose from 2007-2012. A 2012 graduate in sociology with an athletic coaching minor, Miller finished his career just shy of 1,000 points while totaling more than 300 assists. He owned numerous records in the Presbyterian record book at the time of his graduation, including program-bests in assists (328) and games played (119), while also ranking third with 207 made three-pointers.
Miller is married to the former Maurissa Strickland, and the couple has three children - Julia, Noah, and Lilah.
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