Texas head coach Sean Miller was clearly not prepared for a question about a former boy band star during his most recent NCAA Tournament postgame press conference.
Miller was riding high when he spoke to reporters Saturday after 11-seed Texas’ upset of 3-seed Gonzaga at Moda Center in Portland, Ore. But not every question was about the Longhorns’ gritty 74-68 victory against the Bulldogs in the second round of March Madness.
The Texas head coach received an interesting question from The Athletic’s Lindsay Schnell about a former student manager from his past life as an assistant at Miami (Ohio).
Reporter: “I am so excited to ask you this question. Back in the ’90s, you were an assistant at Miami of Ohio. One of the people on your bench, you might say, an integral member of your team, was student manager and future boy band star Nick Lachey.
Miller: “I’m embarrassed. I mean, I have an amazing rapport and relationship with managers, and I obviously wasn’t the head coach, but you’re the first person that’s ever brought that to my attention. Wow. I apologize. I may have to get his number and give him a ring.”
The Athletic continues its hard-hitting journalism pic.twitter.com/p3nWG0pG6I
— Big On Basketball 🤘🏽 (@BigOnBasketball) March 21, 2026
Schnell then asked Miller if he watches the Netflix show “Love is Blind,” which is hosted by Lachey. The Texas coach admitted that he is not as plugged into the dating reality program.
Some fans felt like the question was out of place, considering Texas had just pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the tournament so far. One would have thought any sports journalist would be “excited” to ask a question about the game rather than rehash something from decades ago.
Miller himself, however, had no problem with the question and even sounded impressed to learn something new about his early coaching days. It’s hard to be upset after pulling off an NCAA Tournament upset.
