Paul Mills (basketball)
Paul Kerry Mills (born April 4, 1972) is an American college basketball coach and current head coach for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team.[1]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Oral Roberts |
Conference | Summit League |
Record | 44–61 (.419) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Houston, Texas | April 4, 1972
Alma mater | Texas A&M |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1996–1999 | North Belt Christian Academy |
1999–2002 | Fort Bend Baptist Academy |
2002–2003 | Rice (video coord.) |
2003–2017 | Baylor (assistant) |
2017–present | Oral Roberts |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 44–61 (.419) |
Coaching career
After graduating from Texas A&M University in 1996, Mills began his coaching career in the high school ranks in Texas at North Belt Christian, where in three years he led the team to a 63-17 record and three district championships. From 1999 to 2002, Mills was the head coach at Fort Bend Baptist Academy (now Fort Bend Christian Academy) until becoming video coordinator at Rice under Willis Wilson.[2]
In 2003, Mills joined Scott Drew's staff at Baylor, where he stayed for 14 years, and was part of seven NCAA appearances by the Bears.[3]
On April 28, 2017, Mills was named the head coach at Oral Roberts, replacing Scott Sutton.[4]
Head coaching record
The following table displays Mills' head coaching record at the collegiate level.
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (Summit League) (2017–present) | |||||||||
2017–18 | Oral Roberts | 11–21 | 5–9 | T–5th | |||||
2018–19 | Oral Roberts | 11–20 | 7–9 | T–5th | |||||
2019–20 | Oral Roberts | 17–14 | 9–7 | T–4th | |||||
2020–21 | Oral Roberts | 5–5 | 2–0 | ||||||
Oral Roberts: | 44–61 (.419) | 23–25 (.479) | |||||||
Total: | 44–61 (.419) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Paul Mills Named New ORU Head Men's Basketball Coach". 28 April 2017.
- "Paul Mills". Rice Owls. Archived from the original on March 10, 2003. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- "Paul Mills Bio - Baylor Official Athletic Site".
- Paul Mills introduced as new Oral Roberts head coach, CoachesDatabase.com, May 1, 2017.