Overview
- Miami University announced Wednesday that it signed head coach Travis Steele to a contract extension running through the 2033-34 season.
- The extension follows Steele’s 2025-26 season in which Miami went undefeated in the regular season, won the MAC regular-season title, earned the conference’s first at-large NCAA bid since 1999, and won a First Four game against SMU.
- Steele collected multiple coaching honors after the season, including MAC Coach of the Year and NABC East District Coach of the Year, while the team set program records for wins, scoring, field-goal percentage, and consecutive home and road wins.
- Athletics director David Sayler framed the deal as a continuity move tied to long-term plans and said Steele will help lead the program into a new arena scheduled to open in 2028.
- The extension could boost recruiting and revenue by promising stable leadership during the arena build and fans can expect Miami to emphasize sustained competitiveness and roster investment as the program seeks to build on its national rise.