Matt Miner became the assistant coach for the St. Edward’s University women’s basketball team in 2015. He enters his third year in the role after helping the Hilltoppers to back-to-back trips to the Heartland Conference tournament finals.
In the 2016-17 season, Miner helped guide SEU to Heartland Conference regular-season and tournament titles on the way to the program’s second-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Miner assisted in developing the program’s first all-American in the NCAA era and three All-Heartland Conference performers. He helped J.J. Riehl to a 20-9 overall record and 13-3 conference record – the most Heartland wins in program history.
Miner’s first year as assistant coach featured a runner-up finish for SEU in the nationally broadcasted Heartland Conference Tournament Championship game. Miner assisted Riehl in producing the Hilltoppers’ first Heartland Conference Newcomer of the Year recipient and three All-Heartland Conference players. Miner spent the 2014–2015 season as the graduate assistant coach for the team. He helped lead the team to a 15-12 record and a third place finish in the Heartland Conference.
The New York native also helped found the annual Cowan Elementary Mentoring Program, where student-athletes tutor, mentor and assist elementary students in classroom activities, and facilitate recreational events. In 2016, the Austin Independent School District named St. Edward's University women's basketball as the Cowan Elementary Campus Community Partner of the Year.
Miner came to the Hilltopper coaching staff after lettering four seasons for the St. Edward's University men's basketball team. During his time, Miner appeared in 77 games, tallied 281 points (3.6 ppg), and knocked down 43 career three-pointers. He was named to the Heartland Conference President’s Honor Roll twice (2011–2012, 2013–2014), and to the Dean’s List five times.
Miner played his prep basketball at Shenendehowa High School in Clifton Park, N.Y., where he was fourth on the all-time scoring list (971 points) averaging 21.0 points per contest. He was named New York Section II Player of the Year his senior season and helped lead his team to the Suburban Council Championship all four seasons.
Miner graduated from St. Edward’s in 2014 with a degree in Finance with cum laude distinction. He is currently enrolled in the MBA Program at St. Edward’s.
He married the former Laura Colley (St. Edward's, '12) Summer of 2017. The couple resides in Austin.
