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We will be networking with other businesses, enjoy a buffet lunch and hear from new Wichita State Men's Basketball Coach, Paul Mills. 

Reserve your seats early!

Wichita State announced Paul Mills as its 27^th head men’s basketball coach on Mar. 22, 2023 and formally introduced him the following day.

A longtime Baylor assistant under Scott Drew, Mills took his first head coaching job at Oral Roberts and ran with it, transforming the Golden Eagles from Summit League bottom dwellers to undefeated champions over a six-year span (2017-23) with NCAA tournament bids in two of the last three years.

In 2021 Mills became just the second coach to guide a No. 15 seed to Sweet 16, upsetting Ohio State and Florida in the first two rebounds before losing a heartbreaker to Arkansas in the South Regional Semifinal.

Mills raised the bar again in 2023 when he led ORU to a 30-5 record and swept the Summit’s regular season and tournament crowns. The Golden Eagles became just the second team in conference history to go 18-0 and their No. 12 seed in the Big Dance was the program’s best in nearly four decades.

Mills was a finalist for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award as well as the NABC’s Skip Prosser Man of the Year honor, presented annually to a coach who achieves success on the basketball court and displays moral integrity off the floor.”

Mills’ teams are fast-paced, yet efficient, annually ranking among the NCAA leaders in tempo, scoring and three-point field goals while playing tough, gritty defense.  Over the years Mills has also demonstrated a knack for finding and developing talent.