Molly Miller back with team ahead of ASU’s First Four matchup

Arizona State women’s basketball head coach Molly Miller is back with her team ahead the program’s First Four game on Thursday.

Miller didn’t travel with the team earlier this week due to illness, though the team was hopeful she would be back in time for the game.

ASU went 24-10 in its first season under Miller, taking one of the last remaining at-large spots for the tournament. The Sun Devils need to beat Virginia on Thursday at 6 p.m. on ESPN2 to reach the Round of 64.

Associate head coach Stephanie Norman, filling in for Miller, called it a “precarious situation.”

“Obviously, our leader is not here. And we’re hoping for the best, so she can recover and be with our team,” Norman told reporters Wednesday. “That’s kind of the status, it’s hour to hour. I’m hoping she’s taking care of all of the things that she can in her power.

“We miss her dearly, but at the same time we have a job to do, so we’re focused on that.”

Norman, who played at ASU (1984-88), spent the previous 18 seasons on the Louisville staff, reaching the Sweet 16 or better 12 times.

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