Memphis East hires Maurice Miller as boys basketball coach
Maurice Miller has been hired by East High as it new boys basketball coach.
Miller replaces Shelvie Rose, who left after one season to become coach at First Assembly Christian School. East was 8-19 overall and 5-5 in district play.
“I’ve always looked at East as the mountaintop,” Miller, a former Georgia Tech player from 2007-11, told The Commercial Appeal on Wednesday. “They have a great culture. I just want to give the East alumni and Binghampton representatives something to be proud of. We’re just ready to put the work in. I can’t wait to get started.”
Miller comes to East from Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis, where he served as an assistant coach for three seasons under head coach Jerry Stephens.
At Arlington, Miller led the Tigers to a 45-13 overall record in two seasons, including 19-6 in 2020-21. The Tigers' season ended in the Class AAA sectionals both years. Before that, Miller coached at his alma mater, Raleigh-Egypt, for four seasons. He led the Pharaohs to the Class AA quarterfinals the year before he left.
Miller, who was a 6-foot-2 guard during his playing career, won the 2007 Class AAA Mr. Basketball award and led the Pharaohs to a state runner-up finish as a sophomore. He was the No. 2 prospect in Tennessee, No. 13 point guard in the country and No. 75 overall prospect in the nation coming out of high school, according to the 247Sports Composite.
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After a decorated high school career, Miller played for the Yellowjackets, averaging 6.4 points and 3.0 assists in 115 career games.
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