Texas hired Xavier's Sean Miller to take over the Longhorns basketball program on Monday, turning to the coach who had just knocked them out of the NCAA Tournament a few days earlier in an attempt to spark a program that struggled in its first season in the Southeastern Conference.

The University of Texas announced Sean Miller as its next head coach Monday night. Reports say Miller signed a six-year deal with the Longhorns.

A major domino on the coaching carousel fell on Monday. Miller's move to Austin makes a super-deep SEC all the more robust